Robert Fielden first prime lambs draw secure Skipton championship With his first draw of prime lambs this season, Robert Fielden, from Todmorden, claimed the championship at Skipton Auction Mart’s August show and sale. (Mon, Aug 5) Mr Fielden, who farms 600 white-faced ewes, as well as hill sheep, secured the title with his first prize Continental pen, five home-bred 42kg Beltex-cross-Texel, all by tups bought out of Skipton. They sold for £99 each to regular wholesale buyer Hartshead Meat Co, based in Mossley, Greater Manchester.

John Fawcett prime cattle champion tops Skipton selling prices John Fawcett, of Dale Head Farm, Barden, stood champion with a home-bred British Blue cross heifer at Skipton Auction Mart’s August prime cattle show and sale. (Mon, Aug 5) His 530kg victor, by the well utilised stock bull, ‘Jack,’ topped both the by-weight and gross prices when claimed for 276.5p/kg, or £1,466, by George Cropper Jnr on behalf of his Sandersons Butchers shop in Baxenden. Mr Fawcett was also responsible for the third prize heifer, another Blue-cross weighing 555kg, which fell for £1,440, or 259.5p/kg.

Forward: 26 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 5 Cast Cattle. 3,643 Prime Sheep comprising 3,132 Spring Lamb, 511 Cast Ewes & Rams. 54 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of Produce.

Forward: 41 Prime cattle comprising 13 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle. 3,390 Prime Sheep comprising 2325 Spring Lamb & Hoggs and 1065 Cast/feeding Ewes & Rams. 62 Rearing Calves

Forward: 46 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 25 Cast Cattle. 3,252 Prime Sheep comprising 2,416 Spring Lamb & 836 Cast Ewes & Rams. 30 Rearing Calves. 14 Dairy Cattle.

Forward: 51 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos),2 Young Bulls, 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 28 Cast Cattle. 2,191 Prime Sheep comprising 1,849 Spring Lamb & 342 Cast Ewes & Rams. 108 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 26 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 9 Cast Cattle. 2,440 Prime Sheep comprising 2129 Spring Lamb & Hoggs, 311 Cast Ewes & Rams. 30 Rearing Calves.

Rob Marshall claims first CCM Skipton prime lambs title Nidderdale’s Rob Marshall, of Monk Ing Farm, Dacre, notched up a first time prime lambs championship success at Skipton Auction Mart’s July show. (Mon, July 1) He clinched the title with the first prize Continental pen, five 46kg Beltex-cross-Texel lambs, all home bred and the majority by a tup bought out of Skipton last year from Chipping’s Richard Seed. They sold for £106 per head to Vivers Scotlamb in Annan.

Critchleys retain monthly prime cattle championship at CCM Skipton An excellent and high quality turnout of 27 under 30-month clean cattle for Skipton Auction Mart’s July prime show and sale saw the Critchley beef farming family from Hutton, Preston, repeat their championship-winning success of the previous month with a 545kg Limousin-cross heifer. (Monday, July 1) Bought in and further improved on the farm, as in June the title winner again fell to Alan Beecroft, of Countrystyle Meats Farm Shop and Restaurant in Lancaster for 258.5p/kg, or £1,409. It was among a six-strong tally for the regular Red Rose buyer.

Forward: 42 Prime cattle comprising 27 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 15 Cast Cattle. 1,840 Prime Sheep comprising 1657 Spring Lamb & 183 Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Rams. 42 Rearing Calves. 14 Dairy Cattle

Forward: 27 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 21 Cast Cattle. 1,891 Prime Sheep comprising 1,628 Spring Lamb & 263 Cast Ewes & Rams. 42 Rearing Calves. 60 Breeding Sheep.

Forward: 49 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 27 Cast Cattle. 1340 Prime Sheep comprising 1071 Spring Lamb, & 269 Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Rams. 65 Rearing Calves. 77 Breeding Sheep.

Forward: 43 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle. 1,263 Prime Sheep comprising 961 Spring Lamb, 302 Hoggs Cast Ewes & Rams. 62 Rearing Calves. 13 Dairy Cattle. 126 Breeding Sheep (comprising 56 Sheep with 70 Lambs at foot)

Forward: 53 Prime cattle comprising 30 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 22 Cast Cattle. 1,407 Prime Sheep comprising 1,098 Spring Lamb, 311 Hoggs and Feeding Ewes/Rams. 53 Rearing Calves. 158 Breeding Sheep.

Critchleys sell, Countrystyle buy latest Skipton prime cattle champion Skipton Auction Mart’s June prime cattle show and sale produced an outstanding and quality turnout of 30 under 30-month entries, the majority high-end retail types which were again keenly sought after by both leading butchers and farm shops from across the region. (Mon, June 3)