Forward: 64 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 45 Cast Cattle. 4,735 Prime Sheep comprising 4099 Prime Lambs & 636 Cast Ewes & Rams. 54 Rearing Calves. 26 Dairy Cattle. Loads of produce

Irelands are victorious again in prime sheep show Father and son, Richard and Mark Ireland, claimed the prime sheep championship again for October after winning last month at Skipton Auction Mart. The Irelands, of Heys Farm, Whalley, were victorious with a pen of 5 Beltex crosses, which sold at £110 each, to Paul Watson, of Hellifield, who also bought the first prize mule class pen, from ASE Crisp, of Calton, for £82 per head. The monthly show was expertly judged by Mick Etherington, and there was a tremendous line up of lambs for him to make his pick from.

Forward: 52 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle. 2,501 Prime Sheep comprising 2183 Prime Lambs & 318 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 3 Loads of produce.

Forward: 47 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 30 Cast Cattle 3,483 Prime Sheep comprising 2,831 Prime Lambs, 652 Cast Ewes & Rams 76 Rearing Calves 5 Loads of produce

Forward: 68 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 47 Cast Cattle. 3,735 Prime Sheep comprising 3131 Prime Lambs, & 604 Cast Ewes & Rams. 68 Rearing Calves. 32 Dairy. 3 Loads of produce.

Forward: 51 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 31 Cast Cattle. 3,050 Prime Sheep comprising 2602 Prime Lambs & 448 Cast Ewes & Rams. 100 Rearing Calves. 3 Loads of produce.

Red Rose championship double at Skipton prime shows Red Rose sheep and beef farmers consigned both champions at Skipton Auction Mart’s September prime shows, with Whalley father and son, Richard and Mark Ireland, presenting the title-winning lambs and Ben Townsend, of Laneshawbridge, the cattle victor. (Monday, Sept 3)

Forward: 24 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 4 Cast Cattle. 1,949 Prime Sheep comprising 1644 Prime Lambs & 305 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 27 Dairy Cattle. 6 Loads of produce.

Forward: 56 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 29 Cast Cattle 2,224 Prime Sheep comprising 2044 Prime Lambs & 180 Cast Ewes & Rams 86 Rearing Calves 7 Loads of produce

Forward: 45 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 25 Cast Cattle including 2 Cast Bulls. 4,852 Prime Sheep comprising 3,580 Prime Lambs, & 1,272 Cast Ewes & Rams. 61 Rearing Calves. 10 Dairy. 9 Loads of produce.

Forward: 27 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 10 Cast Cattle. 3,319 Prime Sheep comprising 2,719 Prime Lambs, 600 Cast Ewes, Hoggs & Rams. 30 Rearing Calves. 4 Loads of produce.

Double prime champions coup at Skipton for Red Rose retail butcher Frankland Farms in Rathmell clinched a prime lambs championship and reserve championship double with a brace of Beltex-cross pens at Skipton Auction Mart’s August show and sale. (Mon, Aug 6) The frontrunners were shown by Richard Frankland and his son, Jon, who run the sheep operation at Frankland Farms, whose New Hall Farm will host NSA North Sheep in June next year.

46 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 18 Cast Cattle. 2,270 Prime Sheep comprising 1961 Prime Lambs & 309 Cast Ewes & Rams. 81 Rearing Calves. 10 Dairy Cattle. 4 Loads of produce.

Five-year-old Kieran celebrates young handlers show hat-trick at Skipton Kieran Robinson may only be five-years-young, but he is already an old hand in the livestock show area, as the West Craven youngster clearly demonstrated when taking the supreme championship for the third year in succession at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual young handlers’ prime lamb show and sale

Forward: 32 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 27 Cast Cattle. 2,742 Prime Sheep comprising 2363 Prime Lambs, 5 Prime Hoggs & 374 Cast Ewes & Rams. 48 Rearing Calves & Stirks. 1 Loads of produce.