Young ladies in high demand as over 5,000 lambs sold at Skipton A bumper turnout of 10,586 head packed the sheep pens at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest fortnightly Wednesday sale, when 5,139 gimmer lambs sold for an overall average of £106.05 per head and 5,363 store lambs at £80.42.

Tuesday 7th September - Opening Show & Sale of North of England Mule Ewe Lambs on behalf of NEMSA Members. SOLD: 5,567 head at an overall average of £130.35 per head (+£25.54)

CCM SKIPTON NEMSA EWE LAMBS OPENER PRODUCES SOLID TRADE UP OVER £25 PER HEAD ON YEAR Dunsop Bridge Walkers claim memorable championship hat-trick The high profile opening North of England Mule gimmer lamb sale at Skipton Auction Mart, one of the earliest official fixtures to be staged on behalf of members of the North of England Mule Sheep Association’s (NEMSA) annual calendar, so providing a realistic barometer to potential future trading levels, did not disappoint, with 5,567 head selling at an overall average of £130.35, an increase of £25.54 on the year.

Forward: 57 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle and Young Bulls (under 30 mos) & 33 Cast Cattle 4,254 Prime Sheep comprising 3396 Prime Lambs & 858 Cast Ewes & Rams 61 Rearing Calves 2 Loads of Produce

Glorious six-timer for Threshfield Kitchings in Skipton prime cattle show A sixth monthly title win on the trot, plus the reserve championship for good measure, fell to all-conquering Threshfield beef farming brothers Charles and Richard Kitching, of Grisedale Farm, at Skipton Auction Mart’s September prime cattle show.

BELTEX SHEEP SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE RAMS AND FEMALES Skipton Mart was host to The Beltex Sheep Society when the Northern Club held their Annual Show & Sale with a catalogue entry of 436 head. Rams of all classes were a very good trade, seeing averages looking well on the year with shearlings for both commercial and pedigree in high demand to level at £932 for shearling rams and £861 for ram lambs.

ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF WENSLEYDALE SHEEP At the 130th Annual Show and Sale of Wensleydale Longwool Sheep held on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders Association turned out a success again with both vendors and purchasers old and new arriving to Skipton Auction.

ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF JACOB SHEEP At the 46th Annual Show of Pedigree Jacob Sheep saw top price at 1400gns, the Overall Supreme Champion a Thornley Vulcan sired Shearling Gimmer bred from a Mealthop Dun Boy bred ewe exhibited by Howard Walsh. Top ewe lamb was a January twin sold by M Munros Kinloch Flock which made 740gns.

Former farming journalist Howard Walsh headline performer with supreme champion and 1,400gns top price at Skipton Jacob highlight A top call of 1,400gns was recorded at the Jacob Sheep Society’s 46th annual Northern Area sale at Skipton Auction Mart and it fell to the overall supreme champion, the first prize shearling ewe from Howard Walsh, who runs the Thornley flock near Longridge, Preston.

Northern Ireland’s Artnagullion flock claims 7,000gns top call at annual Skipton pedigree Beltex Society highlight ... Irish eyes were smiling when the Artnagullion flock of Co. Antrim brother and sister, William and Libby McAllister, scooped 7,000gns top price honours at the Beltex Sheep Society’s annual show and sale of registered rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart.

Breed stalwarts dominate Skipton Wensleydale Longwool highlight ... Dyed-in-the-wool Wensleydale Longwool sheep aficionados John McHardy and Ernie Sherwin dominated the 130th Association show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart, sharing the spoils when each picking up four of the eight trophies awarded at the annual WLSBA highlight.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 532 head of cattle; Comprising: 449 Feeding Cattle (45 Young Bulls, 29 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 375 Bullocks & Heifers) & 83 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 30 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 20 Cast Cattle 2,872 Prime Sheep comprising 2287 Prime Lambs & 585 Cast Ewes & Rams 37 Rearing Calves 2 Loads of Produce

7,000-plus Skipton store lambs achieve total clearance While there was a more mixed selection forward at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest fortnightly Wednesday store lambs sale trade saw no let up, with total clearance of 7,133 head, all levelling at £81.88. (Aug 25)

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs Forward: 7,133 Head, Overall av £81.88 A more mixed selection of lambs today, but trade seeing no let up as the sale saw a total clearance at very acceptable prices, 7,133 head levelling at £81.88.