Ribble Valley success at Skipton prime lambs show Ribble Valley father and son sheep farmers, Richard and Mark Ireland, of Heys Farm, Whalley, warmed up for another tilt at Skipton Auction Mart’s high profile Christmas primestock fixture next month when sending out the prime lamb champions at the November show and sale. (Mon, Nov 4) They secured the title with a pen of five lambs by their highly regarded stock tup, Shamrock Beast, the first ram they bred in their pedigree Beltex flock, established four years ago.

Forward: 46 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 28 Cast Cattle. 3,456 Prime Sheep comprising 2929 Prime Lamb, 527 Cast Ewes & Rams. 75 Rearing Calves. 7 Dairy Cattle. 2 Loads of produce

Forward: 34 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 12 Cast Cattle. 3,292 Prime Sheep comprising 2,832 Prime Lamb, 460 Cast Ewes & Rams. 46 Rearing Calves. 4 Loads of produce.

Forward: 64 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 41 Cast Cattle. 4,614 Prime Sheep comprising 4,011 Prime Lambs, 603 Cast Ewes & Rams. 77 Rearing Calves. 4 Dairy Cattle. 8 Loads of produce.

Forward: 38 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 21 Cast Cattle. 3,661 Prime Sheep comprising 3201 Prime Lamb, 460 Cast Ewes & Rams. 42 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.

Jowetts claim first Skipton prime cattle championship There was a first-ever championship success at Skipton Auction Mart’s October prime cattle show for Stephen and Nichola Jowett, of Lower West Scholes Farm, Queensbury. (Mon, Oct 7) The couple secured the title with their first prize heifer, a black Limousin-cross-British Blue which had been shown on the regional show circuit all summer by their 19-year-old granddaughter, Fiona, picking up multiple rosettes, among them the Keighley Show championship.

Forward: 36 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 23 Cast Cattle. 3,420 Prime Sheep comprising 2993 Prime Lamb, 427 Cast Ewes & Rams. 126 Rearing Calves. 12 Dairy Cattle. 5 Loads of produce.

Forward: 50 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle & 33 Cast Cattle. 3,246 Prime Sheep comprising 2,852 Prime Lamb, 394 Cast Ewes & Rams. 33 Rearing Calves. 6 Loads of produce.

61 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 39 Cast Cattle. 3,200 Prime Sheep comprising 2,835 Spring Lamb, 365 Cast Ewes & Rams. 61 Rearing Calves. 3 Loads of produce.

Forward: 63 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 9 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 40 Cast Cattle. 3,590 Prime Sheep comprising 3057 Spring Lamb, 533 Cast Sheep (530 Ewes, 3 Rams). 106 Rearing Calves. 12 Dairy Cattle.

Quality again on offer at Skipton prime cattle show day Skipton Auction Mart’s September prime cattle show attracted a high quality turnout of 27 under 30-month entries, producing an overall steer average of £1,320 per head, or 236.28p/kg, across the 558kg weight average, and a heifer average of £1,277, or 241.43p/kg for the 530kg weight average. A total of18 cattle from the entry made 230p/kg or above. (Mon, Sept 2)

Forward: 59 Prime cattle comprising 27 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 29 Cast Cattle. 4,254 Prime Sheep comprising 3,749 Spring Lamb, 505 Cast Sheep (475 Ewes & 30 Rams). 46 Rearing Calves. 1 Loads of produce.

Forward: 22 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 8 Cast Cattle. 3,288 Prime Sheep comprising 2866 Spring Lamb, 422 Cast Ewes & Rams. 63 Rearing Calves. 11 Dairy Cattle.

Forward: 41 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 24 Cast Cattle. 3,740 Prime Sheep comprising 3466 Prime Lambs, 274 Cast Ewes & Rams. 70 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 39 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Young Bull, 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 16 Cast Cattle. 2,732 Prime Sheep comprising 2,458 Spring Lamb, 274 Cast Ewes & Rams. 68 Rearing Calves. 8 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce