Suckled calves to the fore at CCM Skipton bovine bounty Cattle took centre stage in the midst of the hectic sheep sales season at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Autumn show day.

FORWARD: 931 Breeding Ewes & 35 Rams. Some useful runs of sheep in today with strong ¾ bred Texel Shearlings from Tony Bell, Silsden reaching £215, but in the main Texel crosses being first cross commercial types.

MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 11th OCTOBER 2021. Forward: 72 Registered Aged and Shearling Swaledale Rams

Forward: 38 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 14 Cast Cattle 5,016 Prime Sheep comprising 4141 Prime Lambs & 875 Cast Ewes & Rams 38 Rearing Calves 9 Dairy 2 Loads of Produce.

Winterburn champion heifer bags £2,600 top call at CCM Dairy Auction Trade was swift for October’s first Craven Dairy Auction show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart,

Stockdale Cowperthwaites claim championship and £1,400 top price at CCM Swaledale rams showcase Horns-a-plenty were on parade as Swaledale rams made their annual exodus from the northern hills and fells for the hardy breed’s annual evening show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.

Pedigree Charollais Inlamb Females and Ewe Lambs A nice sale today, and a fairly good clearance rate as well. Mr Oliver Chapman of Louth was the judge for the day and his chosen champion was a Shearling Ewe from CW Marwood & Son.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle Next Sale – Saturday 6th November Today Forward – 150 head cattle.

435 lots of Agri, Reclaim & Stone - NEXT SALE: MARCH 2022

Marwood Foulrice flock supreme championship and top price coup at CCM Skipton Charollais females highlight The Marwood Charollais sheep championship bandwagon rolled on when a shearling ewe from the family’s top-performing Foulrice flock at Whenby, north of York, was crowned supreme champion, also scooping 1,400gns top price honours at the British Charollais Sheep Society’s annual autumn show and sale of registered breeding females at Skipton Auction Mart.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs Forward: 7,138 Head, Overall av £84.74 An excellent entry of lambs given the recent wet weather, but cows now getting housed and grass keep coming available, there was a packed ringside of customers right from the off at 10am and a very sharp trade ensued all sale.

CCM Auctions held their third fortnightly sale of gimmer lambs at Skipton Mart - ANNUAL SALE OF MASHAM GIMMER LAMBS ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE M.S.B.A. ANNUAL SALE OF SWALEDALE GIMMER LAMBS THIRD SEASONAL SHOW & SALE OF NORTH OF ENGLAND MULE GIMMER LAMBS ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF DALES MULE GIMMER LAMBS

Mashams and Mules perform well at third CCM Skipton gimmer lamb highlight The October gimmer lamb showcase at Skipton Auction Mart – the third sale of the season – attracted a turnout just short of 4,000 head and followed the trend seen this autumn,

Forward: 42 Prime cattle comprising 27 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), & 15 Cast Cattle. 3,810 Prime Sheep comprising 3,133 Prime Lambs & 677 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 1 Load of Produce.

Ribble Valley successes at monthly Skipton prime shows Ribble Valley exhibitors landed the spoils at Skipton Auction Mart’s October prime shows, the Baines family in Gisburn consigning the cattle champion, the Whalley-based Irelands the title-winning lambs.