Catherine Miller

Five generations of the Pinkerton family have carved out careers as local butchers in Kingston SE, but now after nearly 140 years in operation the respected business is up for sale.

The rampaging beef market smashed through another huge milestone last week, with the industry's key indicator, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, breaking through the 1000 cents a kilogram barrier.

For many in agriculture it was business as usual during the state's recent lockdown but the greatest confusion was about the start of the ram selling season.

Plans are "well on track" for the 2021 Royal Adelaide Show to open in five weeks, according to general manager Michelle Hocking.

A new event has been added to the annual SA Merino calendar with the inaugural Northern SA Merino Expo to be held at the Jamestown Showgrounds next month.

There may have been only a very small crowd of buyers and agents at this month's Naracoorte store cattle sale due to lockdown but they witnessed a sizzling market with prices up to $100 a head dearer than the June sale.

UPDATED: The state's week-long lockdown has created a tumultuous lead in to SA's Merino on-property ram selling season but all studs scheduled to have their ram sales in coming days are planning to forge ahead.

A childhood dream came true for Red Angus breeder Angus Llewellyn last week as he was named the senior champion herdsperson at the 2021 SA Junior Heifer Expo.

Raven Limousin stud principals, Jason and Penny Schulz are dispersing the stud they have built over the past 13 years. Included with their whole herd is their prefix, client list and performance database.

Many of the SA Junior Heifer Expo competitors borrowed heifers from studs for last week's event but one of the youngest entrants Hamish Edwards, Mount Compass, proudly paraded his own.