MARKET REPORT - SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2013 PRESS PIES There’s no keeping a champion pie-maker down! Farmhouse Fare in Skipton won its fourth successive championship at the fifth annual Great Northern Pork Pie Competition, which ran alongside the 2013 Christmas primestock shows at Skipton Auction Mart.

MARKET REPORT - SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2013 A seven-strong haul of prize-winning prime beef cattle, among them the overall supreme champion and the male champion, fell to Keelham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, at Skipton Auction Mart’s sixth annual Lingfield Christmas primestock shows and sales.

MARKET REPORT - SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2013 PRESS LAMBS The Brown family – husband and wife Martin and Val, and their daughter Hannah, of Beechwood House Farm, Newton-le-Willows, Bedale – retained their 2012 supreme champion prime lamb championship at Skipton Auction Mart’s sixth annual Lingfield Christmas primestock shows and sales.

MARKET REPORT - SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2013 PRESS CARCASS A total of 51 lamb carcases were put forward for judging in a standalone competition class that again proved an integral and highly popular feature of Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock shows and sales.

MARKET REPORT - SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2013 CHRISTMAS PRIMESTOCK SHOW Full results and prices from the Sunday Show

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 27TH NOVERMBER 2013 Forward: 3,969 Head A decent entry for the time of year, but a lot of smaller lambs about as people tidy up the end of this season’s crop of lambs and sell their last lots. Trade not just as sharp as the previous sale, but still looking well sold when placed against the current prime trade.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2013 47 PRIME CATTLE comprising 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 43 Cast Cattle 3,989 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,714 Prime Lambs, 275 Cast Ewes & Rams 98 REARING CALVES 102 DAIRY CATTLE 4 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2013 FORWARD: 302 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 111 Young Feeding Bulls, 186 Bullocks & Heifers, 5 Breeding Cattle

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2013 41 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Clean Cattle & 40 Cast Cattle 4,714 PRIME SHEEP comprising 4,232 Prime Lambs, 482 Cast Ewes & Rams 24 REARING CALVES 7 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MONDAY MARKET - WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2013 Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep Forward: 6,432 Head – 4,913 Store Lambs & 1,519 Breeding Sheep & Gimmer Lambs. The fortnightly catalogue sale attracted a very good entry for the time of year. 4,913 Store & wether lambs were forward for the Main ring sale where all classes easily up kept the rates of the previous sale, some lambs been slightly dearer

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2013 42 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Clean Cattle(under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle(over 30 mos) & 37 Cast Cattle 4170 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,822 Prime Lambs, 348 Cast Ewes & Rams 75 REARING CALVES 8 DAIRY CATTLE 7 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2013 119 head stirks, weaned calves & young store cattle; 45 head Sheep & Goats; 347 lots Poultry & Equipment; 305 Lots of Agricultural Machinery, Plant & Implements, Stone & Timber; 10 Tractors & Misc vehicles; 689 lots of Reclaim & Salvage, Small Tools etc; 129 lots of Furniture, Collectables & Household items

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2013 PEDIGREE FORWARD: 99 HEAD OF CATTLE In the pedigree ring a solid commercial trade saw buyers selective when buying non 4yr tested cattle but an increased entry of high quality cattle saw interest from around the UK, Ireland and the Isle of man for both breeds. The Beef Shorthorn Classes saw a particularly impressive line up, with some high quality genetics for Judge Ian Matthews of Aberdeen. The South Devons were kindly judged by Richard Ford of Market Harborough.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2013: 45 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30 mo), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mo) & 42 Cast Cattle 4,119 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,674 Prime Lambs, 445 Cast Ewes & Rams 41 REARING CALVES 32 DAIRY CATTLE 4 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2013:546 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 108 Young Feeding Bulls, 433 Bullocks & Heifers, 5 Breeding Cattle The Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle at Skipton Mart on Wednesday attracted a large entry of 546 head of cattle. Included in today sale was the autumn Show & Sale of Suckled calves and over year stores with show potential. Results and main prices as below.