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Sales round up: Strong demand for Swaledale rams, HW Angus sell to 18,600gns, buoyant suckled calf sales

A round up of this week鈥檚 auction mart sales, including reports from Kirkby Stephen, Sedgemoor, Ruswarp, Dalmally, Darlington and Lanark

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Sales round up: Strong demand for Swaledale rams, HW Angus sell to 18,600gns, buoyant suckled calf sales

With a top price of 拢38,000 and 37 rams breaking the five-figure barrier, the sale of Swaledale rams at Kirkby Stephen saw the shearling ram average improve by nearly 拢600 on the year, while aged rams...

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