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Forward:

25 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 9 Cast Cattle

4,010 Prime Sheep comprising 64 Spring Lambs, 3485 Prime Hoggs, 461 Cast Sheep
27 Rearing Calves

387 Breeding Sheep & 12 Store Sheep

4 Dairy

FORWARD: 387 Breeding Sheep & 12 Store Sheep

Four-figure high for Martyn Jennings at
CCM Spring rearing calf highlight
Sowray Bros claim champion and reserve double

Forward:

13 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 2 Cast Cattle

3,006 Prime Sheep comprising 5 Spring Lambs, 2379 Prime Hoggs, 622 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats
61 Rearing Calves
211 Breeding Sheep

CCM and Craven College featured on BBC Countryfile
General Farm Worker Apprenticeship aired as shining example of best practice

TODAYS SALE AT A GLANCE…

782 Stirks and Young Stores penned and sold.

Top Prices: Bulls to £2700. Cows & Calves to £2500. Steers to £2000. Heifers to £2360

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers.

Forward:  410 head of cattle
Comprising:   410 Feeding Cattle (142 Young Bulls, 15 Beef Feeding Cows & 1 Stock Bull, 252 Bullocks & Heifers).

Champion and reserve dairy heifers reach £2700 joint top
CCM Skipton’s mid-March Craven Dairy Auction show and sale saw another strong collection of
widely admired robust, functional milkers forward. 

Forward:

24 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 8 Cast Cattle

5,505 Prime Sheep comprising 4,503 Prime Hoggs, 1,002 Cast Ewes & Rams
54 Rearing Calves

232 Breeding Sheep

10 Dairy

Eager buyers ringside for Spring show of ewes and lambs
CCM Skipton’s much anticipated early Spring show and sale of 232 ewes with lambs at foot mid-
March was judged this year by Richard Wood, Stokesley

FORWARD:
11 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 6 Cast Cattle

5,254 Prime Sheep comprising 4,586 Prime Hoggs, 668 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats
48 Rearing Calves

58 Breeding Sheep

Forward:  444 head of cattle
Comprising:   441 Feeding Cattle (127 Young Bulls, 16 Beef Feeding Cows & 1 Stock Bull, 297 Bullocks & Heifers) & 3 Breeding Cattle.

Goldies grab glory again at Craven Dairy Auction
While there was a smaller turnout on the fortnight at March’s opening Craven Dairy Auction at
CCM Skipton another total clearance saw all heifers in milk average £2,092

Forward:

14 Prime cattle comprising 7 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 7 & Cast Cattle

2830 Prime Sheep comprising 2315 Prime Hoggs, 504 Cast Ewes & Rams & 11 Goats
42 Rearing Calves
100 Breeding Sheep

7 Dairy

What a great day for the Annual Next Generation Competition. Thankyou to all competitiors, judges, stewards & sponsors. 

Working sheep dog sales set to resume at Skipton
The 2026 working sheep dog sale season at CCM Skipton launches with the annual winter
fixture, a live field-run sale on Friday, February 27,

Forward – 700 lots

A very busy day with 428 lots in the outdoor section and 272 lots indoors.
 

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 797 Head, 614 Store Hoggs Overall av £119.56. 183 Breeding Sheep

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 797 Head, 614 Store Hoggs Overall av £119.56. 183 Breeding Sheep

Forward:

12 Prime cattle comprising 6 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos),& 6 Cast Cattle

3,629 Prime Sheep comprising 3291 Prime Hoggs, 338 Cast Ewes & Rams
57 Rearing Calves

62 Breeding Sheep

768 Stirks and Young Stores penned and sold to a complete clearance

Top Prices:
Bulls to £2100         
Incalf Cows to £2720                   
Cows & Calves to £2100.
Steers to £1960                
Heifers to £2000
Overall Selling Average £1,329.88 (+£31.10 on the Month)

Forward:  426 head of cattle
Comprising:   423 Feeding Cattle (91 Young Bulls, 27 Beef Feeding Cows & 1 Stock Bull, 304 Bullocks & Heifers) & 3 Breeding Cattle.

Averages – Bulls £2146.92. Bullocks £2082.37. Heifers £1979.60. OVERALL AVERAGE FOR 423 HEAD £2056.44

50 Rearing Calves & 17 Dairy. 

Calves topped at £800 with Dairy Heifers at £2700.

Forward:

20 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 6 Cast Cattle

3228 Prime Sheep comprising 2696 Prime Hoggs, 526 Cast Ewes & Rams
50 Rearing Calves

123 Breeding Sheep

17 Dairy

123 Breeding Sheep

Today we held out Opening Weekly Sale of Ewes with Lambs at foot where there was a good selection on offer to suit all requirements and pockets.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 624 Head, 542 Store Hoggs overall av £115.33 & 82 Breeding Sheep.

Forward:

10 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 5 Cast Cattle

3,313 Prime Sheep comprising 2,625 Prime Hoggs, 688 Cast Ewes & Rams
33 Rearing Calves

Forward:  436 head of cattle
Comprising: 430 Feeding Cattle (118 Young Bulls, 12 Beef Feeding Cows & 2 Stock Bulls & 304 Bullocks & Heifers)

Forward:

13 Prime cattle comprising 9 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 4 Cast Cattle

3,931 Prime Sheep comprising 3,204 Prime Hoggs, 727 Cast Ewes & Rams
48 Rearing Calves

4 Dairy

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of 1,223 Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep
Forward: 1,175 Head Store Hoggs, Overall av £110.33.
48 Head Breeding Sheep, Overall av £244.95

8 Prime cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 5 Cast Cattle

2,374 Prime Sheep comprising 1801 Prime Hoggs & 573 Cast Ewes & Rams
67 Rearing Calves

Forward:  582 head of cattle
Comprising:   582 Feeding Cattle (90 Young Bulls, 38 Beef Feeding Cows & 1 Stock Bull, 453 Bullocks & Heifers)

18 Prime cattle comprising 6 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 12 Cast Cattle

3172 Prime Sheep comprising 2561 Prime Hoggs, 611 Cast Ewes & Rams
21 Rearing Calves

6 Dairy

21 Rearing Calves & 6 Dairy. 
Next Dairy Sale - Monday 2nd February 

JANUARY STIRKS & YOUNG STORES. 
Forward – 535 head cattle.
A total entry of 535 Bulls, steers and heifers

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Hoggs & Feeding Sheep

Forward: 1735 Head, Overall av £114.31

Forward:

25 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 20 Cast Cattle

3,432 Prime Sheep comprising 2835 Prime Hoggs, 597 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats
93 Rearing Calves

A big thankyou to Mr Richard Umpleby for his time and expertise judging the calf show. A well done to Mr John Thompson of Gargrave for winning the show with a Lim bull calf which went onto sell for £820 to the judge with reserve Champion going to Rob & Sarah Marshall, Dacre selling to £880

Forward:  656 head of cattle
Comprising: 656 Feeding Cattle (89 Young Bulls, 32 Beef Feeding Cows & 2 Stock Bulls, 533 Bullocks & Heifers)

Forward:

15 Prime cattle comprising Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & Cast Cattle

3,963 Prime Sheep comprising 3,228 Prime Hoggs, 705 Cast Ewes, 26 Rams, 4 Goats.
91 Rearing Calves

7 NC Dairy

Pete Baul comes in from the cold at opening Craven Dairy Auction
The opening New Year Craven Dairy Auction at CCM Skipton saw total clearance and solid trade
despite the cold snap and even frostier milk prices. (Mon, Jan 5)
An older, but strong and robust dark coloured heifer

2025 CHRISTMAS PRINCIPAL BUTCHER BUYERS ROUND-UP ....

3,590 Prime Sheep comprising 3,054 Prime Lambs, 536 Cast Ewes & Rams

Forward:

5,988 Prime Sheep comprising 4,824 Prime Hoggs & 1,164 Cast Ewes & Rams
250 Oven Ready Poultry

Forward:

250 Oven Ready Poultry - Merry Christmas!

A strong trade for 3041 head of store lambs and feeding ewes forward with an overall sale average of £103.81.

Forward:

13 Prime cattle comprising 4 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 9 Cast Cattle

3,663 Prime Sheep comprising 3,176 Prime Lambs & 467 Cast Ewes & Rams
26 Rearing Calves

Forward – 249 Pieces with 94% Clearance Rate

Another triumphant sale of Border Fine Arts was had at the Christmas sale. With both older and vibrant newer models meeting interest aplenty, shown with a resulting clearance of 94%. With two former sale headline prices returning to top the sale once more.

Forward – 547 Forward

Cracking stirk entry again with 130 bulls and 413 steers and heifers. Charolais bulls sold to £1900 from K Hall & Son, Huddersfield.

At Skipton on Saturday, CCM conducted their Annual Winter Sales of Pedigree Texel, Beltex and Blue Texel Females together with the ‘Winter Show Stars’ 

At Skipton on Saturday, CCM conducted their Annual Winter Sales of Pedigree Texel, Beltex and Blue Texel Females together with the ‘Winter Show Stars’

At Skipton on Saturday, CCM conducted their Annual Winter Sales of Pedigree Texel, Beltex and Blue Texel Females together with the ‘Winter Show Stars’ 

At Skipton on Saturday, CCM conducted their Annual Winter Sales of Pedigree Texel, Beltex and Blue Texel Females together with the ‘Winter Show Stars’ 

Forward:  341 head of cattle
Comprising:   341 Feeding Cattle (45 Young Bulls, 34 Beef Feeding Cows & 1 Stock Bull, 261 Bullocks & Heifers)

Forward:

7 Prime cattle comprising 7 Cast Cattle

3,857 Prime Sheep comprising 2,975 Prime Lambs & 882 Cast Ewes & Rams
56 Rearing Calves

10 Dairy

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 4,458 Head, Overall av £115.29

Forward:

18 Prime cattle comprising 18 Cast Cattle

5046 Prime Sheep comprising 4053 Prime Lambs & 693 Cast Ewes & Rams
25 Rearing Calves

Christmas Show
Forward:

24 Prime cattle comprising Clean Cattle (under 30 mos)

155 Prime Sheep comprising Prime Lambs
28 Prime Pigs

22 Lamb Carcass

Supreme champion again among multiple Robertshaw’s Farm
Shops purchases at CCM Christmas prime cattle highlight

Calderdale Midgleys return to regain title at
CCM Christmas prime lambs highlight

Brown Beltex repeat double top at CCM
Christmas lamb carcase showcase

Prime pigs sell well at CCM Christmas highlight
Tom Dyas and nephew Callum Smith, who trade as W Berry in Bentley,

Kevin Evans on another high at CCM working sheepdog online winter sale Fan takes £11700 overall top, with Ruby £4100 unbroken high

Forward: 377 head of cattle
Comprising:  377 Feeding Cattle (58 Young Bulls, 44 Beef Feeding Cows & 2 Stock Bulls, 273 Bullocks & Heifers

** CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE  ** 113 Rearing Calves. 
Top Price £960.

Forward:

12 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Heifer (over 30 mos), & 11 Cast Cattle

3996 Prime Sheep comprising 3421 Prime Lambs & 545 Cast Ewes & Rams
113 Rearing Calves 

66 Dairy 

** CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE **
66 Dairy Cattle. Champion sold for £3650. Next Sale Monday 8th December. 

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 5692 Head, Overall av £117.07

10 Prime cattle comprising 6 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 4 Cast Cattle

3,518 Prime Sheep comprising 2,617 Prime Lambs & 900 Cast Ewes & Rams & 1 Goat
36 Rearing Calves

Rosie and Rose bloom with English Winter Fair championship
Up-and-coming Long Preston teenager Rosie Garth continues to make her mark in the
agricultural show arena,

Forward:  442 head of cattle
Comprising:   378 Feeding Cattle (48 Young Bulls, 42 Beef Feeding Cows, 287 Bullocks & Heifers) & 1 Breeding Cattle plus 64 Pedigree Cattle (Separate report)

FORWARD: 64 HEAD OF PEDIGREE CATTLE
39 Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Cattle. ** Topping at 8,000gns for the Champion**

FORWARD: 64 HEAD OF PEDIGREE CATTLE
39 Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Cattle

10 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Cattle

7 Pedigree British Blue Cattle

8 Pedigree Limousin Cattle

FORWARD: 64 HEAD OF PEDIGREE CATTLE
39 Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Cattle

10 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Cattle

7 Pedigree British Blue Cattle

8 Pedigree Limousin Cattle

FORWARD: 64 HEAD OF PEDIGREE CATTLE
39 Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Cattle

10 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Cattle

7 Pedigree British Blue Cattle

8 Pedigree Limousin Cattle

The 2026 issue of CCM’s annual newsletter, CCM News will, as usual, feature a round-up in
both words and pictures of 2025 shows, plus other topical agricultural-related news and features. 

Forward:

20 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 15 Cast Cattle

4,254 Prime Sheep comprising 3339 Spring Lambs & 915 Cast Ewes & Rams
31 Rearing Calves

7 Dairy

31 Rearing Calves to £730 & 7 Dairy to £3300

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 7,782 Head, Overall av £115.54

Forward:

13 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 8 Cast Cattle

4,441 Prime Sheep comprising 3,401 Prime Lambs & 1,040 Cast Ewes & Rams
87 Rearing Calves

Forward – 438 head cattle – 69 Bulls, 363 Bullock & Heifers & 6 Breeding Cattle.

Another strong entry of stirks forward with a busy ringside of buyers looking to secure all classes.

SUFFOLK FEMALE TRADE:
Shearlings to 3600gns
48 Inlamb Sheep Average £1288
36 Ewe Lambs average £823
98% Clearance Rate

Max Robinson boosts auctioneering team at CCM Skipton
Max Robinson, 18, has been appointed Trainee Livestock Auctioneer at Skipton-based Craven
Cattle Marts,

Forward:  388 head of cattle
Comprising:   381 Feeding Cattle (32 Young Bulls, 34 Beef Feeding Cows & 2 Stock Bulls, 313 Bullocks & Heifers) & 7 Breeding Cattle.

BREEDING SHEEP & RAMS

Last Tuesday Sale of the Season. 

Forward: 292 head

Forward:

19 Prime cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 16 Cast Cattle

3170 Prime Sheep comprising 2535 Prime Lambs & 635 Cast Ewes & Rams & 1 Goat
32 Rearing Calves

18 Dairy

Forward:

19 Prime cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 16 Cast Cattle

32 Rearing Calves & 18 Dairy

701 LOTS –

384 LOTS OF MACHINERY

67 LOTS OF VEHICLES, TRACTORS & TRAILERS

195 LOTS OF RECLAIM

55 LOTS OF STONE & TIMBER

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Feeding Sheep

Forward: 7,401 Head, Overall av £119.20

DALESBRED SHEEP

Forward: 101 head

CCM Auctions conducted the Annual Sale of Rams and Females on behalf of The Dalesbred Sheep Breeders Association at Skipton Mart on Tuesday

Forward: 1063 Gimmer Lambs
Overall average £116.38

CCM Auctions conducted their fourth fortnightly sale of gimmer lambs at Skipton on Tuesday where trade followed straight on from the strong trade seen the previous fortnight

Forward:

25 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 11 Cast Cattle

3,750 Prime Sheep comprising 2925 Prime Lambs & 822 Cast Ewes & Rams & 3 Goats
43 Rearing Calves

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle

Forward:  334 head of cattle
Comprising:   329 Feeding Cattle (28 Young Bulls, 31 Beef Feeding Cows & 2 Stock Bulls, 268 Bullocks & Heifers) & 5 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 810 Breeding Sheep & 68 Rams. Rams topped at 780gns. Texel Shearlings topped at £280

Forward:

22 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 21 Cast Cattle

4,684 Prime Sheep comprising 3,701 Prime Lambs & 983 Cast Ewes & Rams
38 Rearing Calves

26 Dairy

Forward:

22 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 21 Cast Cattle.
38 Rearing Calves & 26 Dairy

Forward – 347 head cattle.

BULLS –

A similar bull trade to last fortnight with a top price of £1970 for 2 Blue bulls from J Middleton

Pedigree Charollais Inlamb Females and Ewe Lambs

Forward: 51 head

A strong ringside of customers greeted the sheep on offer in the Autumn Charollais Sheep female sale, producing a top call of 2500gns

216 Pieces of Border Fine Arts & Beswicks, met a solid trade with a 90% clearance.

Next Sale - Saturday 13th December

**AUTUMN CHARMS**

Forward: 23 head

 The Fosters and Aldby flocks were this years consignors to the Autumn Charms invitational sale and the sheep on offer again created a huge buzz ringside.
 

Dewi Jenkins bitch sets 23000gns
new centre record price at CCM
Skipton working sheepdog sale
Returning visitors and buyers a key feature

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale.
Total entry of 6960 store lambs and feeding ewes forward today
with an overall average of £110.56 with more long keep, hill and
horned lambs forward on the fortnight.

CCM Auctions held their third fortnightly sale of gimmer lambs at Skipton Mart – Forward:   2418 GIMMER LAMBS.
Next Sale Tuesday 21st October

Forward: 47 Registered Aged and Shearling Swaledale Rams

Judges – Matthew Mason & David Airey

Aged Rams ave £737. Shearling Rams ave £706.

Forward:

7 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 2 Cast Cattle

3,256 Prime Sheep comprising 2786 Prime Lambs & 470 Cast Ewes & Rams
56 Rearing Calves

47 Swaledale Rams (Separate Report)

CCM AUCTIONS ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF SWALEDALE SHEEP.

Forward:  1187 head. Overall Average was £189.51 (+£50.39)

CCM Auctions held their Annual Multi Breed Rams & Females Sale at Skipton Mart.

A very busy day at Skipton today with a mart packed to the rafters with customers looking for tups and 254 different buyers successful in their search for replacement breeding stock.

CCM AUCTIONS – LLEYN SHEEP

A successful sale today with the LLeyn’s. Top price today went to Champion Tup from E&D Jones, Coch at 800gns with another strong tup sold from P Knowles, Kendal selling also at 800gns

Forward:  452 head of cattle
Comprising:   400 Feeding Cattle (45 Young Bulls, 19 Beef Feeding Cows, 336 Bullocks & Heifers) & 52 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 121 Leicester Rams & Females

The evening sale of Blue Faced Liester Rams and Females saw a great turn out of buyer looking to secure quality stock.

CCM AUCTIONS FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF BREEDING SHEEP, CORRECT & BROKEN MOUTHED.

Starting with the Continental and Mule breeding sheep saw Blue Texel shearlings selling to £250 from SH TA&M Sutcliffe

Forward:

5 Prime cattle comprising 5 Cast Cattle

4141 Prime Sheep comprising 3280 Prime Lambs & 861 Cast Ewes & Rams
45 Rearing Calves

CCM Auctions conducted the Retirement Sale at Club Nook Farm, Barden, Skipton on behalf of the Farming Business of Messrs JE Thwaite (David Pighills), following David and Fred’s decision to retire form active farming.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep

Forward: 7,492 Head, Overall av £107.05

70 Rearing Calves

3 Dairy

7 Cast Cattle. 

Forward:

7 Prime cattle comprising 7 Cast Cattle

4713 Prime Sheep comprising 3669 Prime Lambs & 1021 Cast Ewes & Rams
70 Rearing Calves

3 Dairy

70 Rearing Calves

3 Dairy

7 Prime cattle comprising 7 Cast Cattle

Forward – 455 head cattle comp 90 Bull Stirks, 365 Steer & Heifer Stirks.

Another good entry of over 450 cattle presented for sale today with a large number of cattle coming from straight out of the field.

Top price in the Shearling section was Loxley Hercules from the pen of the Loxley flock belonging to John North from Giggleswick.

Annual Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders Club Show & Sale of Pedigree Texel Rams & Females.  

Forward:  319 head of cattle
Comprising:   309 Feeding Cattle (32 Young Bulls, 13 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 264 Bullocks & Heifers) & 10 Breeding Cattle.

Old Hall Farm sale of forage reared females and Innovis performance recorded rams proved a huge success with customers travelling from far and wide

Brian Farrelly’s Jay flies to £8700 top at
CCM autumn working sheepdog online sale

Annual Second Show & Sale of Mule, Continental, Suffolk & Cheviot x Ewes & Shearlings.

Forward: 2548 Head

Forward:

15 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 10 Cast Cattle

3,222 Prime Sheep comprising 2727 Prime Lambs & 495 Cast Ewes & Rams
34 Rearing Calves