Entries are pouring in for an auction of traditional and native breeds of sheep, cattle and pigs this summer at Shrewsbury Auction Centre.
With the May 20 deadline fast approaching, auctioneers Halls have already attracted cattle, sheep and pigs from across the country and are confidently predicting a much larger entry than for the inaugural auction last year.
The auction, to be held on Saturday, July 2, will also incorporate the Shropshire Sheep Breeders Association’s Western Show and Sale, which returned to Shropshire last year after an absence of many years.
Entries for the show must be received by the Shropshire Sheep Breeders Association’s registrar Alison Schofield on Tel: 077405 30381 by May 20.
Matt Williams, who is co-ordinating the auction for Halls, said cattle entries to date include Wagyu, Ruby Red Devon, Gloucester, Dexter and Red Poll.
Sheep entries include Castle Moorit, Cotswolds, Shetland, Grey-face Dartmoor, Oxford Down, Hebridean, Jacob, Kerry Hill, Dorset Down, Teeswater, Leicester Longwool and Hampshire Down.
Already consigned to the pigs section are Berkshire, Oxford and Sandy Black, Tamworth, Saddleback and Gloucester All Spot breeds.
Mr Williams said the auction would include both accredited and non-accredited sections. "We are looking to build on the success of last year’s auction," he added.
In addition to the livestock, there will be a selection of trade stands, including rare breed books, sheep and cattle handling equipment suppliers and feed merchants.
