More solid midweek trade for Skipton cattle Skipton Auction Mart’s latest fortnightly midweek cattle sale produced another firm trade for the 663 head forward. (Wed, June 10) As usual, almost all – 646 in total – were feeding cattle, with the 392 store bullocks and heifers meeting a flying trade, all entries aged 16-months and older averaging £1,041. The starring role fell to a pen of 11 Limousin-cross heifers from Andrew Rigby, of Slaidburn, which sold from £1,200 to a top of £1,580, with others at £1,560 and £1,550 twice, the Rigby consignment averaging £1,414.

MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 8th JUNE 2020 **ONLINE MACHINERY SALE ** – TUESDAY 30th JUNE & WEDNESDAY 1st JULY Entries close - Tuesday 16th June. Items MUST be entered. Speak to Ted or Kyle for more information. Forward: 49 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 24 Cast Cattle 2,106 Prime Sheep comprising 1731 Spring Lambs, 128 Prime Hoggs inc 30 Mature Sheep, 247 Cast Ewes & Rams 38 Rearing Calves. 15 Breeding Sheep. 5 Dairy

Forward: 39 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 13 Cast Cattle. 2,204 Prime Sheep comprising 1498 Spring Lambs, 315 Prime Hoggs (inc 56 Mature Hoggs), 391 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats. 31 Rearing Calves. 208 Breeding Sheep.

SKIPTON AUCTION MART MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 2020 Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 497 head of cattle Comprising: 497 Feeding Cattle (148 Young Bulls, 48 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 279 Bullocks & Heifers) & 22 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 36 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 19 Cast Cattle 1,287 Prime Sheep comprising 886 Spring Lambs, 171 Prime Hoggs (inc 13 Mature Hoggs), 230 Cast Ewes & Rams 213 Breeding Sheep 41 Rearing Calves 5 Dairy

Weekly Sale of Geld Gimmer Hoggs & Hoggs, Shlgs & Ewes with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 837 Breeding Sheep. Another decent entry of breeding sheep for our weekly sale and a nice trade generally ensued, despite several customers reporting grass scarce. Some excellent prices for strong Continental and Suffolk cross Hoggs with Nigel Peacock from Thirsk making £220 on 5 occasions, whilst Simon Bennett made £210 twice and £208 with Hogg Singles, and Ellie Crisp made £200 of Texel Hoggs with Singles. Mule Hoggs and lambs were a more variable trade, and not just as sharp as last week to be fair, J Verity & Son from Middlesmoor topped the trade at £200, with the main of them making £150 to £185.

Oddacres Osmond makes history with top price online bid at first CCM Craven Pedigree Sale John and Claire Mason’s renowned Oddacres pedigree Limousin herd in Embsay made history at its local Skipton Auction Mart, clinching top call of £4,400 with a home-bred bull when the mart staged its first-ever timed online auction of cattle. (Wednesday & Thursday, May 13 &14)

Forward: 30 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 19 Cast Cattle. 3,203 Prime Sheep comprising 923 Spring Lambs, 1672 Prime Hoggs (inc 218 Mature Hoggs), 608 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats. 56 Rearing Calves

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 609 head of cattle Comprising: 601 Feeding Cattle (148 Young Bulls, 57 Beef Feeding Cows/Bulls, 396 Bullocks & Heifers) & 8 Breeding Cattle.

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 5th MAY 2020. Weekly Sale of Geld Gimmer Hoggs & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot and Ewes with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 1265 Breeding Sheep.

Forward: 41 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 20 Cast Cattle 2,170 Prime Sheep comprising 442 Spring Lambs, 1161 Prime Hoggs, 104 Mature Hoggs, 463 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats 49 Rearing Calves 6 Dairy

Solid trade and NHS charity highlight at Skipton breeding sheep annual fixture Many quality yearly consignments were again seen among the 1,201 breeding sheep forward at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual sale of geld gimmer hoggs and hoggs with lambs at foot, the second week they were able to be sold again at UK marts.(Tues, May 5)

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 5th MAY 2020. Annual Special Sale of Geld Gimmer Hoggs & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot, together with Weekly Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 1201 Breeding Sheep.

Stage set for first online Craven Pedigree Sale at Skipton Auction Mart Catalogues have now been posted at Skipton Auction Mart’s website – www.ccmauctions.com - for the first of the new and much anticipated Craven Pedigree Sales, timed online auctions of cattle next Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 and 14. The innovative double header is purpose-designed to ensure that both vendors and buyers alike are able to trade in pedigree livestock, shows and sales of which remain suspended due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions.

Forward: 52 Prime cattle comprising 25 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 24 Cast Cattle 1,724 Prime Sheep comprising 154 Spring Lambs, 1294 Prime Hoggs, 256 Cast Ewes & Rams & 20 Goats 39 Rearing Calves