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Ian Atkinson on this year's autumn sales

Limousin bulls sold to a 14,000gns high, with the 29 bulls sold achieving an average of £7,053 up £1,162 on the year, and a clearance rate of 73 per cent

A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of £6,699 p £1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent

Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to an average of £3,225 this week at Stirling with 7 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 70 per cent

Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent

It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken

After breeding pedigree Charolais cattle for the past 25 years, the Blyth family look ahead to this month’s Stirling bull sales and reflect on the herd’s success so far

Jeremy Greenhalgh on Clitheroe's sales outlook

At a recent AHDB event held at Hollin Hall Farm, Ulverston, sheep farmers were offered advice on marketing lamb for better returns and making more profitable finishing decisions

Stephen Dodsworth on the future of marts