Gamble charity lamb makes top price at Skipton Ken and Hazel Gamble, of Brickyard Farm, Easingwold, were the latest farming family to donate a lamb at Skipton Auction Mart’s weekly Monday prime sheep sale in aid of national farming charity, the Addington Fund. (Mon, Oct 16)

Forward: 80 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle & 58 Cast & Feeding Cattle 4,505 Prime Sheep comprising 3932 Prime Lambs & 573 Cast Ewes & Rams 42 Rearing Calves 4 Loads of produce

Forward: 95 Prime cattle comprising 30 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 62 Cast Cattle including 4 Cast Bulls 4,672 Prime Sheep comprising 4282 Prime Lambs & 390 Cast Ewes & Rams 49 Rearing Calves

Forward: 77 Prime cattle comprising 30 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 41 Cast Cattle 3,211 Prime Sheep comprising 2838 Prime Lambs & 373 Cast Ewes & Rams 106 Rearing Calves 13 Dairy Cattle

Critchleys champions again in Skipton prime cattle show arena The Critchley family, from Mercer Farm, Hutton, Preston, who have been in sparkling form all year in the prime cattle show arena at Skipton Auction Mart, returned to championship-winning ways at the October show. (Mon, Oct 2) The Critchleys - father Richard and his three sons, Robert, John and Thomas – rattled up four consecutive title wins between March and June this year, then followed up with three successive reserve championships.

The Addington Fund benefits from first charity lamb sale at CCM Skipton Skipton Auction Mart has sold its first prime lamb under a new fund-raising initiative on behalf of national farming charity, the Addington Fund. The single Beltex-cross lamb was donated by Craven Cattle Marts chairman Anthony Hewetson, who farms locally in Bank Newton, and sold for £135 to Alan Beecroft, of Countrystyle Meats Farm Shop in Lancaster.

Forward: 43 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 25 Cast Cattle. 3,397 Prime Sheep comprising 2,887 Prime Lambs & 510 Cast Ewes & Rams. 75 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 60 Prime cattle comprising 26 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 34 Cast Cattle 2,622 Prime Sheep comprising 2332 Prime Lambs & 290 Cast Ewes & Rams 30 Rearing Calves 9 Dairy Cattle

Forward: 93 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 70 Cast Cattle. 3,902 Prime Sheep comprising 3,437 Prime Lambs & 465 Cast Ewes & Rams. 150 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.

90 Prime cattle comprising 33 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 52 Cast Cattle incl. 2 Mature Bulls 3,635 Prime Sheep comprising 3,372 Prime Lambs & 263 Cast Ewes & Rams 107 Rearing Calves 47 Dairy Cattle 1 Load of produce

Solid trade in Skipton prime shows arena Skipton Auction Mart’s September prime cattle show produced an excellent entry of 33 high quality under 30-month butchers’ cattle, which sold to 15 separate customers. (Mon, Sept 4) Judge David Palmer, of Scarborough, found his champion in a pen presented by Willie Timm, of Manor Farm, Selby, a 520kg Charolais-cross heifer imported from Ireland which had done well in the agricultural show arena this year, finishing first in class at both Lincoln and Otley, and runner-up at Kilnsey Show.

Forward: 26 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 7 Cast Cattle 3,677 Prime Sheep comprising 3,121 Prime Lambs & 556 Cast Ewes & Rams 47 Rearing Calves

Forward: 69 Prime cattle comprising 23 Clean Cattle & 46 Cast Cattle 4,809 Prime Sheep comprising 4,025 Prime Lambs & 784 Cast Ewes & Rams 80 Rearing Calves 8 Dairy Cattle

Forward: 56 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 40 Cast Cattle. 3,641 Prime Sheep comprising 2,976 Prime Lambs & 665 Cast Ewes & Rams. 94 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 66 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 33 Cast Cattle. 3,177 Prime Sheep comprising 2603 Prime Lambs & 574 Cast Ewes & Rams. 69 Rearing Calves. 23 Dairy Cattle.