Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Early Breeding Sheep Forward: 5,305 Store Lambs, Overall av £84.64. 526 Breeding Ewes A mixed show of Store Lambs with a larger proportion of younger, smaller and crossed lambs in today with trade for all classes selling tremendous.

Another first draw prime lambs championship at Skipton for Robert Fielden Todmorden sheep farmer Robert Fielden arrived at Skipton Auction Mart as usual at the beginning of August with his opening prime lambs consignment and, as he has done in the past, secured the championship at the monthly show with a pen of five from his first draw.

Forward: 25 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 14 Cast Cattle 3,538 Prime Sheep comprising 3164 Spring Lambs & 374 Cast Ewes & Rams 42 Rearing Calves 4 Dairy

Countdown on to Halton pedigree Hereford reduction sale at CCM Skipton The countdown has commenced to a keynote native cattle reduction sale from the local Halton pedigree Hereford herd, run by husband and wife, David and Iris Boothman, at Home Farm, Halton East. To be staged at Skipton Auction Mart, on Saturday, August 7, the sale is due to comprise 49 head – 11 cows with calves at foot, six heifers with calves, 11 maiden heifers, two in-calf heifers and a brace of bulls.

Countdown on to keynote Upsall Beef Shorthorn reduction sale at CCM Skipton The countdown has commenced to a keynote native cattle reduction sale of pedigree Beef Shorthorns from the Upsall herd, near Thirsk, at CCM Skipton Auction Mart in North Yorkshire, on Saturday, August 7.

Live working sheep dog sales make welcome return at Skipton Kevin Evans top dog on price again at 10,000gns Live working sheep dog sales, with field trials for fully broken dogs, made a welcome return to Skipton Auction Mart, when top dog again on price with a 10,000gns (£10,500) sale was leading Welsh handler and triallist Kevin Evans.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 325 head of cattle Comprising: 306 Feeding Cattle (54 Young Bulls, 31 Beef Feeding Cows, 221 Bullocks & Heifers) & 19 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 17 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 7 Cast Cattle 2,414 Prime Sheep comprising 1,900 Spring Lambs, 20 Hoggs & 494 Cast Ewes & Rams 38 Rearing Calves

Opening Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs Forward: 4,572 Head (Overall av £85.32)

Numbers and overall selling average up at CCM Skipton store lamb opener Ryders ride high with first-time prize show success Skipton Auction Mart’s high profile opening store lamb show and sale of the 2021 season proved an all-round success, with a larger entry of 4,572 head,

Forward: 21 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 9 Cast Cattle 3,468 Prime Sheep comprising 2246 Spring Lambs, 91 Hoggs & 1131 Cast Ewes & Rams 44 Rearing Calves

CCM Auctions held their July Sale of Machinery at Skipton Auction Mart on Saturday 10th June and it was very pleasing to get back to a live sale held in the yard at the mart. 248 lots of Machinery, Implements, Tractors & UTVs/ATVs together with Reclaim, Stone and Timber were forward for sale to an eager range of buyers.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle Forward – 180 head cattle. Flying trade forward with 102 steers, 63 heifers, 8 bulls, 1 feeding cow and 1 cow and calf. 57 Black and White bullocks sold to avg £456. 14/15-month-old Black and Whites £630-£680 5/7-month-olds £340-£420.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 507 head of cattle Comprising: 364 Feeding Cattle (95 Young Bulls, 41 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 228 Bullocks & Heifers) & 143 Breeding Cattle.

Primestock trade again solid at CCM Skipton Primestock trade at CCM Skipton shows no sign of letting up, with solid prices again seen across all classes of cattle and sheep at the latest weekly Monday turnout. There was a better quality entry of sheep all round - 3,244 head in total, the 2,133 Spring lambs among them a sharper trade on the week, with the overall average up £4 per head at £108.52, or 256.3p/kg.