FORWARD: 23 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Bull (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30mos) & 21 Cast Cattle 1,738 PRIME SHEEP comprising 723 Spring Lambs, 689 Prime Hoggs, 154 Mature Hoggs & 172 Cast Ewes & Rams 39 REARING CALVES 5 LOADS OF PRODUCE

Craven Cattle Marts in Skipton was among the mainline sponsors of NSA North Sheep 2013, the National Sheep Association northern region’s biennial one-day event, this year staged at Crimple Head Farm, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, by kind permission of J M Wilson and Sons. (Wed, June 5)

PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos) At the June Primestock Show the Championship was awarded to John and Alison Spensley of Thorlby whose British Blue Heifer weighed in at 520kg and sold to Keelham Farm Shop of Thornton for 239.5p/kg or £1245.

Fortnightly sale of young feeding bulls, store bullocks & heifers, breeding cattle including special spring multi breed sale pedigree cattle FORWARD: 509 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 206 Young Feeding Bulls, 243 Bullocks & Heifers, 60 Breeding & Pedigree.

FORWARD: 24 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 19 Cast Cattle 2,091 PRIME SHEEP comprising 381 Spring Lambs, 1111 Prime Hoggs, 268 Mature Hoggs, 331 Cast Ewes & Rams 163 EWES & LAMBS 62 REARING CALVES 18 DAIRY CATTLE

FORWARD: 42 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Clean Cattle & 39 Cast Cattle 1651 PRIME SHEEP comprising 176 Spring Lambs, 1233 Prime Hoggs, 242 Cast Ewes & Rams 807 EWES & LAMBS 44 REARING CALVES 3 LOADS OF PRODUCE

May Sale of Working Sheepdogs Field Dogs JF Bell (lot 65) – 8,800gns S Richards (lot 25) - 3,500gns S Torrens (lot 26) - 2,950gns JF Bell (lot 45) – 2,800gns

The ‘Coachhouse’ herd of Barry & Gill Heald & Co of Retford exhibited the Supreme Champion at the Craven Limousin Day. ‘Coachhouse Gladstone’ a 2011 bull by ‘Mereside Daytona’ out of ‘Coachhouse Tiggy’ a ‘Haltcliffe Picasso’ cow won his Senior Bull class and went on to sell to Jack & Keith Allen at Ings, Kendal for 4000gns.

Garrowby Farms reign supreme again at Northern Limousin Extravaganza With its sole entry, Garrowby Farms, of Garrowby, York, won the supreme championship for the second year in succession at the 2013 Northern Limousin Extravaganza at CCM Skipton. (Tues, May 14)

Garrowby Farms reign supreme again at Northern Limousin Extravaganza With its sole entry, Garrowby Farms, of Garrowby, York, won the supreme championship for the second year in succession at the 2013 Northern Limousin Extravaganza at CCM Skipton. (Tues, May 14)

FORWARD: 36 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (Over 30 mos) & 33 Cast Cattle 2,185 PRIME SHEEP comprising 126 Spring Lambs, 1730 Prime Hoggs, 329 Cast Ewes & Rams. 552 EWES & LAMBS comprising 206 sheep with 346 lambs at foot 56 REARING CALVES 29 DAIRY CATTLE 5 LOADS OF PRODUCE

FORWARD: 41 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Clean Cattle (u30 mos), 1 Prime Bull (u30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 36 Cast Cattle 2,099 PRIME SHEEP comprising 97 Spring Lambs, 1717 Prime Hoggs, 285 Cast Ewes & Rams 1,751 BREEDING SHEEP comprising 282 Geld Gimmer Hoggs & 646 Sheep with 823 Lambs at Foot 29 REARING CALVES 4 LOADS OF PRODUCE

The Keasden Head herd of British Blue Cattle produced the Supreme Champion at the Skipton Blue Wednesday Sale. Owner Sheila Mason a regular leading price maker in the commercial feeding bull ring had earned considerable interest in ‘Keasden Head George Harpon’ , a 2011 son of ‘ Harpon De L’Orgelot’ out of their outstanding brood cow ‘Bringlee Doubliette’. The proven bull with tremendous muscle went on to join Malhamdale buyer Jeff Burrows for 3100gns. Joint top price was a mobile, modern bull,’ Owlden Granite’ congsigned by James and Deborah Ogden of Austwick, the 2 year old son of ‘Ballygrange Alex’ bred from a cow by ‘Tamhorn Venture’ sold to Mesrs S&P Scriven of Elslack for 3100gns. The reserve male champion came from the High Moss Herd of Jack and Tom Wallbank of Keasden.’ High Moss Funtime’ the 29 month old son of ‘Empire D’Ochain ‘is bred for from ‘Woodview Wanda’ the herd’s main brood cow and secured a bid of 2200gns from J Blake of Burnley. George and John Stapleton of the Craven Herd received strong support for their workmanlike, sound bulls’ with a 2011 son of ‘ Eclatant de la Sucrerie’ making 2850gns to Bernard Simpson of Heathfield and another 2 year old Eclatant son to Mesrs P&RM Sutcliffe of Queensbury. Regular consigner at this sale, Ken Gamble of Easingwold, produced three 2 year old sons from their show winning stock bull ‘Bringlee Clint’ at the sale making 2000gns, 2150gns and 1950gns.

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 668 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 183 Young Feeding Bulls, 394 Bullocks & Heifers, 78 Breeding Cattle & 13 Pedigree British Blues (Separate Report)

WEEKLY SALE OF EWES & LAMBS (250 Head) CCM Auctions held their weekly sale of Ewes with Lambs @ Foot, where a smaller entry than anticipated sold to an ever increasing ringside of customers. Top spot today belonged to Richard Simpson of Heathfield, Pateley Bridge whose homebred Mule Shearlings with twins sold at £230 per outfit. Younger sheep were very much in demand and were dearer on the week, although in general the overall quality was better. There were several runs of nice young Texel ewes with smart lambs selling at £120-£138.