White and red rose successes at Skipton prime cattle showcase Oakworth’s James Drake was crowned champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s August prime cattle show with his first prize 580kg British Blue-cross steer, an all-black snapped up for £1,476, or 254.5p/kg – both top price in class – by judge Simon Barker, of Skipton-based Stanforths Butchers, who took home three in total. (Monday, August 7)

Hall prime lamb champions head Skipton selling prices Yorkshire Dales sheep farmer Michael Hall, of Scosthrop Farm, Airton, secured championship honours at Skipton Auction Mart’s August prime lamb show with a five-strong 43kg Beltex-cross pen by home-bred tups that went on to sell to Countrystyle Meats Farm Shop in Lancaster for the day’s leading call of £138 per head, or 320.9p/kg. (Monday, August 7)

Kieran, four, outguns dad to retain Skipton young farmers’ lambs title Kieran Robinson, a four-year-old livewire from Barnoldswick, got the better of his 26-year-old father, Scott, when retaining the supreme championship he won the previous year at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual young handlers’ prime lamb show and sale.(Monday, July 31)

Forward: 64 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 10 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 44 Cast Cattle. 3,056 Prime Sheep comprising 2,411 Prime Lambs & 645 Cast Ewes & Rams. 106 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.

Forward: 70 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 46 Cast Cattle. 3,106 Prime Sheep comprising 2673 Prime Lambs & 433 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 29 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce.

Forward: 33 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 11 Cast Cattle. 2,919 Prime Sheep comprising 2,564 Prime Lambs, 22 Hoggs, 333 Cast Ewes & Rams. 81 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 40 Prime cattle comprising 13 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 27 Cast Cattle. 2,811 Prime Sheep comprising 2,320 Spring Lambs, 13 Old Season Lambs, 473 Cast Ewes & Rams. 37 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 80 Prime cattle comprising 31 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 43 Cast Cattle. 2,208 Prime Sheep comprising 1,687 Spring Lambs, 60 Old Season Lambs and mature hoggs, 461 Cast Ewes & Rams. 75 Rearing Calves. 15 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce.

First-time champion at Skipton prime lamb show Giggleswick farmer Mick Hewitt won his first championship at Skipton Auction Mart in the monthly prime lambs show. (Mon, July 3) Judge Nick Dalby, of Hartwith, selected Mr Hewitt’s pen of five Beltex-crosses, got by a Critchley tup. He sold the 39kg lambs for £101 each, or 259p/kg to Hartshead Meat Co in Mossley, who also bought the reserve champion and second prize Continental pen, for £98 apiece from the Robinson family on Tosside.

Forward: 68 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 44 Cast Cattle. 2,854 Prime Sheep comprising 2,347 Spring Lambs, 97 Old Season Lambs & Mature Hoggs, 410 Cast Ewes & Rams 46 Rearing Calves

Forward: 53 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 33 Cast Cattle 2,199 Prime Sheep comprising 1814 Spring Lambs, 141 Old Season Lambs & Mature Hoggs, 244 Cast Ewes & Rams 88 Breeding Sheep 45 Rearing Calves 22 Dairy Cattle 1 Loads of produce

Forward: 54 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 36 Cast Cattle 1,879 Prime Sheep comprising 1472 Spring Lambs, 141 Old Season Lambs & Mature Hoggs, 266 Cast Ewes & Rams 67 Breeding Sheep 65 Rearing Calves

Forward: 98 Prime cattle comprising 25 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 71 Cast Cattle including 4 Cast Bulls. 1,721 Prime Sheep comprising 1,270 Spring Lambs, 258 Old Season Lambs & Mature Sheep, 191 Cast Ewes & Rams. 22 Breeding Sheep. 45 Rearing Calves. 16 Dairy Cattle

Reigning champions retain titles at Skipton prime shows Defending champions retained their titles at Skipton Auction Mart’s June prime shows, with the Critchley family from Hutton, near Preston, winning the prime cattle championship for an unprecedented fourth consecutive month and Neil Tattersall, from Ellerton, York, returning to again lead the way with his prime lambs. (Mon, June 5)

Forward: 21 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 6 Cast Cattle 1,211 Prime Sheep comprising 570 Spring Lambs, 489 Old Season Lambs, 152 Cast Ewes & Rams 532 Breeding Sheep 36 Rearing Calves