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 - WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVERMBER 2013 STORE CATTLE FORWARD: 508 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 125 Young Feeding Bulls, 245 Bullocks & Heifers, 39 Breeding Cattle, 99 Pedigree Cattle The fortnightly sale pulled another good entry of over 500 head even though we are now in November, and on top of this there are another 125 Stirks and weaned calves entered for the Monthly sale this Saturday at 10am.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2013 65 PRIME CATTLE comprising 8 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 51 Cast Cattle 4,663 PRIME SHEEP comprising 4,285 Prime Lambs, 378 Cast Ewes & Rams 84 REARING CALVES 5 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2013 Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs Forward: 5,672 Head, Overall av £58.64 The fortnightly Store Sheep sale produced the sale of the Autumn so far with all classes trading at higher levels than the previous sale, and notably significantly improved from the corresponding time last year. With grass keep coming available a packed ringside assembled to compete for lambs, which were a good selection offering something for all from strong short keep lambs to smaller wintering types.

MARKET REPORT - TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2013 LAST SALE OF BREEDING EWES AND RAMS FOR THIS SEASON. Forward: 686 Breeding Sheep & Rams

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.

MARKET REPORT - TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER DALES 2013: 38 Rams sold overall average £67.81 As ever there was a nice line up of rams for the judges, Karen Harrison & David Charnley, to inspect and their choice of champion receiving The Royston Baxter Trophy was a shearling ram presented by GC&PM Haygarth & Daughter which sold for the top price of the day 240gns.

MARKET REPORT - TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2013: CCM Auctions conducted their fourth fortnightly sale of Gimmer Lambs at Skipton Mart on Tuesday. The Mule lambs found a good following with Southern buyers out in force to purchase running lambs, leading to an average of £74.94, a fall of £9.80 on the same sale in 2012.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2013: 40 PRIME CATTLE comprising 2 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30mos) & 35 Cast Cattle 3,116 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2837 Prime Lambs, 279 Cast Ewes & Rams 92 REARING CALVES 3 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2013: 5580 Head, Overall av £55.56 (- £4.87 on 2012) CCM Auctions conducted their fortnightly sale of store sheep at Skipton on Wednesday where prices were up in the region of £5 to £7 each from the previous sale.

MARKET REPORTS - TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2013: 1,398 Breeding Sheep & 96 Rams Annual Prize Show & Sale of Lleyn Gimmer Lambs (pens of 10) for the JA Simpson Trophy Judge – Mr J Simpson

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2013: 33 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 30 Cast Cattle 6,821 PRIME SHEEP comprising 5947 Prime Lambs, 874 Cast Ewes & Rams 49 REARING CALVES 14 DAIRY CATTLE 1 LOAD OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER LIVESTOCK 2013: 93 Stirks, 45 Sheep, 50 Goats & 3 Horses.

MARKET REPORT - SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2013: 92 head of Pedigree Charollais Females CCM Auctions conducted the Annual Sale of Charollais females under the auspices of The British Charollais Sheep Society.