Forward: 12 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 11 Cast Cattle. 1,825 TOTAL HEAD OF SHEEP comp: 1,244 Prime Sheep comprising 530 Spring Lambs, 464 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 239 Cast Ewes & 11 Cast Rams. 581 Breeding Sheep. 16 Rearing Calves. 14 Dairy Cattle. 2 Loads of produce.

Forward: 43 Prime cattle comprising 43 Cast Cattle. 2,817 TOTAL SHEEP Inc: 2,303 Prime Sheep comprising 599 Spring Lambs, 1232 Hoggs, 454 Cast Ewes & 18 Cast Rams. 514 Breeding Sheep . 79 Rearing Calves. 1 Load of produce.

Forward: 63 Prime cattle comprising 2 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 60 Cast Cattle. 2,547 TOTAL SHEEP Inc: 1,482 Prime Sheep comprising 138 Spring Lambs, 1050 Hoggs, 294 Cast Ewes & Rams. 1,065 Breeding Sheep. 46 Rearing Calves. 23 Dairy Cattle. 5 Loads of produce.

Forward: 23 Prime cattle comprising 7 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 13 Cast Cattle 3,693 TOTAL SHEEP comprising: 1,484 Prime Sheep comprising 197 Spring Lambs, 1160 Prime Hoggs, 119 Cast Ewes & 8 Rams 2,209 Breeding Sheep 51 Rearing Calves 5 Loads of produce

Skipton’s May primestock shows attract strong prices A first-time prime cattle exhibitor claimed the May show championship at Skipton Auction Mart. (Mon, May 4) Bill Cowperthwaite, of Tennant Gill Farm, Malham Moor, was awarded the honour for his 630kg pure-bred Limousin steer, got by a bull bought from Proctors Farm in Slaidburn. The supreme champion was sold to Phillip Gregory, of D&A Gregory & Sons Butchers in St James Street, Bacup, for 230.5p/kg, or £1,452.

Forward: 74 Prime cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 68 Cast Cattle 3,665 TOTAL HEAD OF SHEEP – Inc: 2,641 Prime & Cast Sheep - comprising: 85 Spring Lambs, 2127 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 416 Cast Ewes and 13 Cast Rams. 1,024 Breeding Sheep 42 Rearing Calves 59 Dairy Cattle 5 Loads of produce

Forward: 26 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30mos) & 21 Cast Cattle 4,368 TOTAL HEAD OF SHEEP – Inc: 3,544 Prime & Cast Sheep - comprising: 149 Spring Lambs, 2820 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 552 Cast Ewes and 23 Cast Rams. 824 Breeding Sheep 48 Rearing Calves 4 Loads of produce

Forward: 61 Prime cattle comprising 1Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Bull (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 57 Cast Cattle 3,344 Prime & Cast Sheep - comprising: 74 Spring Lambs, 2776 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 476 Cast Ewes and 18 Cast Rams. 442 Breeding Sheep 52 Rearing Calves 41 Dairy Cattle 9 Loads of produce

Forward: 27 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 16 Cast Cattle 2,195 Prime & Cast Sheep - comprising: 32 Spring Lambs, 1860 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 288 Cast Ewes and 15 Cast Rams. 362 Breeding Sheep 64 Rearing Calves 6 Loads of produce

Forward: 31 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 25 Cast Cattle 2,638 Prime & Cast Sheep - comprising: 37 Spring Lambs, 2285 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 301 Cast Ewes and 15 Cast Rams. 591 Breeding Sheep 61 Rearing Calves 11 Loads of produce

Robert Towers, of Camp House Farm, Farleton, Lancaster, maintained his dominance of the annual Easter prime lamb show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart when again notching a championship and reserve championship double - and scooping every single prize in the Continental show classes. (Mon, March 30) It was his third successive title win at the seasonal showcase, which again attracted a packed ringside, among them independent retail butcher and wholesale buyers seeking to source top-quality local lamb for Easter tables.

MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 23rd MARCH 2015 - Forward: 39 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 38 Cast Cattle. 3,845 Prime Sheep comprising 10 Spring Lambs, 3621 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 221 Cast Ewes & 4 Cast Rams. 224 Breeding Sheep. 50 Rearing Calves. 18 Dairy Cattle. 11 Loads of produce.

MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 16th MARCH 2015. Forward: 24 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 22 Cast Cattle. 4,096 Prime Sheep comprising 3,667 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 403 Cast Ewes & 26 Cast Rams. 221 Breeding Sheep. 81 Rearing Calves. 16 Loads of produce. The largest show of hoggs this season as some of the large feeders really get into gear and sheep arriving from a very large area, with Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and even Buckinghamshire all sending representatives!!

Forward: 50 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 42 Cast Cattle 3,258 Prime Sheep comprising 2,854 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs and 362 Cast Ewes & 42 Rams 135 Ewes and Lambs at foot 70 Rearing Calves 26 Dairy Cattle 12 Loads of produce

Forward: 48 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 36 Cast Cattle 3,580 Prime Sheep comprising 3,391 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs, 178 Cast Ewes, 10 Rams & 1 Goat. 55 Rearing Calves 18 Loads of produce