MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 17TH AUGUST. Forward: 48 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 27 Cast Cattle. 4,004 Prime Sheep comprising 3,519 Spring Lambs, 485 Cast Ewes, Rams, Hoggs & Goats. 62 Rearing Calves.

One of Skipton’s famous fibreglass sheep returns to the fold at auction One of the original members of Skipton’s famous flock of decorated fibreglass sheep has made a welcome return to the town after being bought in an online auction by local town centre shop owner and artist Helen Peyton. Mrs Peyton, who runs The Magpie in Albion Square, had to go well into three figures to bag the sheep, one of 25 life size sculptures commissioned by Skipton Town Council to capture the feel of a Dales sheep as part of its highly successful tourism-boosting Flock to Skipton initiative in 2010.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs Forward: 8,171 Head 7817 Store Lambs Overall av £72.05 354 Breeding Ewes **IMPORTANT** Store Lamb Vendors – ALL LUCK MUST BE CLEARLY STATED ON THE WHITE VENDOR FORM. LUCK IS NOW DEDUCTED ON THE ROSTURM AND CAN NOT BE DEDUCTED IN THE OFFICE. Thankyou.

Forward: 48 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 28 Cast Cattle 3,482 Prime Sheep comprising 3,056 Prime Lambs & 426 Cast Ewes, Rams & Hoggs 49 Rearing Calves 62 Dairy: 14 Craven Dairy Auction, 37 Dispersal Cattle, 11 Maiden Heifers & 16 Lots of Straws of Semen

Youthful quality in demand by a discerning crowd at CCM for the Wharfedale Dispersal Without doubt dairy sales at CCM Skipton have started with a bang in August. Buyers old and new vied to secure quality stock of all ages and types from both new vendors in the fortnightly dairy sale; as well as long-established regular sellers, and a first-class offering from Howard Blackburn and family, of nearby Storiths, who sold the milking portion of their long established Wharfedale Holstein herd. (Monday, Aug 10)

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle. 70 Heifers, 45 steers, 11 bulls, 2 in-calf cows. Friesian bulls set off to a flying trade with a small entry of 15 forward all around the 3-7 months the breed avg came to £446. Blue Steers again a nice trade with a good show of 4-10 months mainly forward.

MARKET REPORT – ONLINE TIMED AUCTION 8th AUGUST 2020 This week, CCM Auctions conducted their second online timed auction of Machinery, Implements, Vehicles, Stone, Reclamation and other general items which ran over 2 days and closed on Wednesday evening.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle. Forward: 600 head of cattle, Comprising: 498 Feeding Cattle (84 Young Bulls, 35 Beef Feeding Cows, 379 Bullocks & Heifers) & 102 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 29 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 10 Cast Cattle. 3,012 Prime Sheep comprising 2788 Spring Lambs, 224 Cast Ewes, Rams & Hoggs. 52 Rearing Calves. ** ONLINE MACHINERY SALE – WEDNESDAY 5TH & THURSDAY 6TH AUGUST** VIEW ALL LOTS ONLINE – CCM AUCTIONS WEBSITE – ONLINE AUCTIONS – TIMED AUCTIONS – MACHINERY

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs, Breeding Sheep & Rams Forward: 6290 Head. 5638 Store Lambs Overall av £75.25. 652 Breeding Sheep & Rams av £130.84.

Forward: 53 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 29 Cast Cattle. 3,965 Prime Sheep comprising 3289 Spring Lambs, 676 Cast Ewes & Rams. 50 Rearing Calves. 9 Dairy.

Two new world record prices for young dogs set at Skipton’s first virtual online sale Kevin Evans’ Eve first lady on price at £12,550 Not one, but two new world-record prices for working sheep dogs at an official sale have again been established at Skipton Auction Mart – this time a staggering £12,000 for a dog under one-year-old, along with a heady £2,350 for an unbroken five-month-old pup

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 487 head of cattle Comprising: 405 Feeding Cattle (106 Young Bulls, 56 Beef Feeding Cows, 243 Bullocks & Heifers) & 82 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 33 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 16 Cast Cattle. 4,195 Prime Sheep comprising 3148 Spring Lambs, 1047 Cast Ewes, Rams, Hoggs & Goats. 40 Rearing Calves.

Numbers and selling averages soar at Skipton store lamb opener Skipton Auction Mart’s opening store lamb sale of the 2020 season began on a real high note, with a major rise in both entry numbers and trading levels. (Wed, July 15) As in past years, the annual highlight offered a wide selection of lambs for short, medium and long-term keep, and the 4,302 head successfully sold represented an increase of over 1,200 sheep on the year, while the overall selling average of £73.54 per head itself showed a solid rise of £8.95 on 2019.