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At the January Gems sale of Texel females at Ballymena, guest consignor, Procters Farm, Wennington, Lancashire, topped the sale at 14,000gns.

In the latest of our series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, we look back at how auction marts have risen to the challenge of operating through a pandemic.

The Lanark Crackers sale of Texel females saw the breed’s ewe lamb record smashed.

THE Red Ladies Derby sale of pedigree Limousins at Carlisle peaked at 18,000gns for Goldies Pamela from Bruce Goldie, Mouswald.

A new record of 46,000gns for an in-lamb Texel was set at the Select Seven sale at Lanark.

A new market record was set at the Christmas primestock show and sale at Darlington.

THE Dark Diamonds sale of pedigree Suffolk females at Carlisle topped at 17,000gns for a ewe lamb from Alastair Gault’s Forkins flock, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.

The Boden family, Stockport, took the top call of 20,000gns at the Christmas Stars sale of Texel females at Carlisle.

It was a different format this year for the LiveScot event held at Lanark market with no spectators and animals judged in the pens, but there was a good turnout of livestock and strong demand from buyers.

THE Three Nations sale of Suffolk females at Carlisle topped at 15,000gns for a shearling gimmer by Malinhead Maverick out of a Mountford Mustang sired ewe from Dennis Taylor’s Ballycannon flock, Colraine, Northern Ireland.