Keelham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, embarked on another buying spree of the top performers at the July prime shows at CCM Skipton.

FORWARD: 42 PRIME CATTLE comprising 6 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Young Bulls, 5 Cattle (over 30mos) & 29 Cast Cattle 2,689 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2030 Spring Lambs, 302 Prime & Mature Hoggs, 357 Cast Ewes & Rams 71 REARING CALVES 20 DAIRY CATTLE

On Tuesday evening, CCM Auctions conducted a dispersal sale at Moorside Farm, Hebden under the instructions of The Executors of the late Mr Derek Appleton. A full selection of equipment and tools associated with running a hill livestock farm were offered for sale and the result was highly satisfying with a good attendance of buyers, friends and neighbours producing plenty of competition to bid for items.

39 PRIME CATTLE comprising 4 Clean Cattle & 35 Cast Cattle 1,728 PRIME SHEEP comprising 1161 Spring Lambs, 91 Prime & Mature Hoggs, 476 Cast Ewes & Rams 31 REARING CALVES

MARKET REPORT – SATURDAY 22nd JUNE

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 571 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 210 Young Feeding Bulls, 282 Bullocks & Heifers, 79 Beef Breeding Cattle

42 PRIME CATTLE comprising 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 37 Cast Cattle inc Special TB Exempt Section, 1394. PRIME SHEEP comprising 886 Spring Lambs, 227 Prime & Mature Hoggs, 281 Cast Ewes & Rams, 36 REARING CALVES & 41 DAIRY CATTLE. 11 EWES & LAMBS

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.