Forward: 50 Prime cattle comprising 23 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 27 Cast Cattle; 4,125 Prime Sheep comprising 3866 Prime Lambs & 259 Cast Ewes & Rams; 92 Rearing Calves; 6 Loads of produce.

Forward: 69 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 38 Cast Cattle; 4,081 Prime Sheep comprising 3,877 Prime Lambs & 204 Cast Ewes & Rams; 63 Rearing Calves; 26 Dairy Cattle; 5 Loads of produce;

Gambles a sure bet with five-timer at Skipton Christmas cast ewe show Annual festive shows for cast ewes and cull cows again followed hot on the heels of the big Christmas primestock fixtures at Skipton Auction Mart. Yet again, the headline performers in the former were husband and wife, Ken and Hazel Gamble, of Brickyard Farm, Easingwold, who presented the cast ewe champions for a remarkable fifth consecutive year. (Mon, Nov 27)

Forward: 117 Prime cattle comprising 63 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 53 Cast Cattle. 3,078 Prime Sheep comprising 2,673 Prime Lambs & 405 Cast Ewes & Rams. 58 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.

CCM Lingfields Christmas Primestock Shows – Sunday 26th November. The 10th Annual Craven Lingfield Christmas Primestock Show was held on Sunday 26th November. FORWARD – 52 Prime Cattle.216 Butchers Lambs.43 Lamb Carcasses.24 Prime Pigs.

Bamforth four-timer at CCM Skipton Christmas porkers show JG Bamforth & Son, of Heyknowle Farm, Slaithwaite, rattled up a fourth successive championship win with a trio of home-bred Pietrain-cross pigs at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock shows and sales. (Sun, Nov 26) Again shown by Matthew Bamforth, the first prize 88kg trio, all gilts by a White boar, sold for £240 each, top price in show, to Stanforths Butchers on Mill Bridge, Skipton, who are renowned for their pork products, especially their famous pork pies.

Malhamdale success at Skipton Christmas lamb carcase highlight Malhamdale sheep farmer Michael Hall, of Scosthrop, was supreme champion in the annual lamb carcase competition staged as part of Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock shows and sales. (Sun, Nov 26)

Ireland family Skipton Christmas prime lamb champions sell at £520 each Father and son Richard and Mark Ireland, of Heys Farm, Whalley, landed their first-ever festive prime lamb supreme championship at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock show. (Sun, Nov 26)

Young James, 3, crowned supreme champion at CCM prime cattle festive highlight Victor sells for all-time record Christmas show high A three-year-old boy owned the supreme champion heifer shown by his mother at Skipton Auction Mart’s Christmas prime cattle show and sale – the annual high profile highlight attended by independent retail butchers and meat wholesalers again seeking top quality beef for their customers’ Christmas tables. (Sun, Nov 26)

Forward: 67 Prime cattle comprising 26 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 40 Cast Cattle 4,104 Prime Sheep comprising 3,802 Prime Lambs & 302 Cast Ewes & Rams 47 Rearing Calves 21 Dairy Cattle 3 Loads of produce

Forward: 77 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Prime Bulls & 56 Cast Cattle including 2 Cast Bulls. 3,750 Prime Sheep comprising 3398 Prime Lambs & 352 Cast Ewes & Rams. 73 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.

Forward: 75 Prime cattle comprising 29 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 42 Cast Cattle. 4393 Prime Sheep comprising 3669 Prime Lambs & 724 Cast Ewes & Rams. 48 Rearing Calves. 19 Dairy Cattle. 2 Loads of produce.

GRITCHLEY & ROBINSON AT THE TOP ......................... Critchleys clinch another Skipton prime cattle coup There was another sparkling Red Rose performance in the prime cattle show arena at Skipton Auction Mart’s November highlight, when the Critchley family rattled up a championship and reserve championship double. (Mon, Nov 4)

Forward: 63 Prime cattle comprising 23 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 38 Cast Cattle 3,541 Prime Sheep comprising 3,237 Prime Lambs & 304 Cast Ewes & Rams 40 Rearing Calves 2 Loads of produce

Forward: 63 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 31Cast Cattle. 3017 Prime Sheep comprising 2759 Prime Lambs & 258 Cast Ewes & Rams. 124 Rearing Calves. 19 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce.