Big day for commercial breeding sheep at CCM Skipton A Bank Holiday sheep day bonanza at Skipton Auction Mart, on Monday, incorporated 556 head of commercial breeding sheep, with annual show classes for single sheep with lambs. The Ribble Valley’s Ian and Mary Lancaster, and their son Richard, of Coldcotes Farm, Wiswell, produced runs of Beltex sheep with lambs at foot that sold to a top of £650 for a pure-bred black 3-crop ewe by a ram acquired from fellow Red Rose breeder Andrew John Wood, who runs the Withy Trees Beltex flock near Preston.

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 11th MAY 2021. Weekly Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 632 Breeding Sheep. A flying trade today with prices increased on the week, aided by the weeks’ worth of showery rain and slightly warmer days bringing out more purchasers. Texel Hoggs with singles from E Crisp, Calton selling to £255, £252.

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 4th MAY 2021. May Prize Show & Sale of Geld Gimmer Hoggs & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot, together with Weekly Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 2,552 Breeding Sheep.

Bumper entry at CCM Skipton ewes and lambs highlight Stapletons taste further success as show classes return Skipton Auction Mart’s annual May breeding sheep highlight for hoggs with lambs at foot and geld gimmer hoggs attracted a large entry of 2,552 head - well over double the previous year’s turnout - with the usual excellent consignments put forward for sale to a large crowd of eager buyers. (Tues, May 4)

£2K-plus raised at CCM Skipton in memory of Hannah Brown A magnificent total of £2,240 was realised when generously donated sheep were sold at Skipton Auction Mart in memory of young farmer Hannah Brown, whose untimely death in March aged just 26 left the agricultural world in deep shock.

SKIPTON AUCTION MART. MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 27th APRIL 2021. Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 716 Breeding Sheep.

Seven up for Linton’s Thomas Boothman at Skipton Easter ewes and lambs highlight Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Easter show and sale of ewes with lambs at foot produced another in a long line of successes for Thomas Boothman, who has so often dominated the early season highlights at his local mart and did so again when consigning the pen of 5s show class victors for an unprecedented seventh consecutive year

Skipton sheep trade ‘fantastic’ as 2021 breeding sales begin Skipton Auction Mart launched its 2021 breeding sheep season on Monday with the traditional ewes with lambs at foot opener, which attracted a tidy turnout of 54 outfits with 83 lambs, with trade described as ‘fantastic’ throughout. (Feb 15)

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs, Feeding Ewes & Breeding Sheep Forward: 6,042 Head: Comp 5136 Store Lambs & Feeding Ewes & 906 Breeding Sheep, Gimmer Lambs & Rams Store Lamb Overall av £70.75. Mule Gimmer Lambs av £81.44. Texel Gimmer Lambs av £82.61.

FORWARD: 221 Breeding Sheep & Rams. Today was the final Tuesday Sale for this season, and the sale was mainly taken up with rams. A good enquiry for Texel Shearling Rams with size and power, top price was £650 from S Breare of Silsden Moor who sold 7 in total to average £497.

North Craven breeders clinch top honours at Skipton Dalesbred highlight Two Dalesbred sheep aficionados from the breed’s recognised heartlands in North Craven, both farmers from Horton-in-Ribblesdale, stood champion and reserve at the Dalesbred Sheep Breeders’ Association’s final seasonal prize show and sale of rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart. (Tuesday, October 20)

FORWARD: 1,929 Breeding Sheep & Gimmer Lambs. (1752 Gimmer Lambs and 177 Dalesbred Sheep) CCM Auctions conducted their fourth fortnightly sale of Gimmer Lambs at Skipton on Tuesday where a very nice entry followed the trend of the autumn and saw prices taking a very nice rise in price on the year.

ANNUAL SALE OF RIGISTERED DALESBRED SHEEP The winner of the Royston Baxter Trophy awarded for the Champion Dalesbred sheep was Michael Carr of Bracken Bottom with a John Bradley got shearling ram bred from a homebred ewe which sold to T&CM Kelsall & Sons of chipping for 450gns.

FORWARD: 908 Breeding Ewes & 29 Rams. A late season feel to the sale but still customers supporting good runs of Mule, Lleyn and Texel Shearlings. Hill ewe customers more selective with the highlight a run of sound 4 crop Cheviot ewes. Odd sheep losing a tooth averaging £91 and their 3 crop counter parts in the same conditions averaging £102.

Solid clearance rate and strong selling averages at CCM Skipton Swaledale rams highlight Skipton Auction Mart’s annual evening fixture for registered Swaledale rams attracted a tremendous turnout of 72 head, a dozen more than last year, recording an extremely high clearance rate and increased averages. (Mon, Oct 12)