CCM Auctions held their fortnightly sale of store & breeding sheep at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. A light entry of sheep sold very well and reflected the recent increase in the prime lamb market, with Texel lambs especially good to sell.

FORWARD: 39 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Cattle (under 30mos), 5 Cattle (under 48 mos), 31 Cast Cattle 2,558 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,267 Prime Lambs, 291 Cast Ewes & Rams 20 REARING CALVES 4 LOADS OF PRODUCE

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 753 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 295 Young Feeding Bulls, 438 Bullocks & Heifers, 20 Breeding Cattle CCM Auctions held their fortnightly cattle sale at Skipton Mart where a large entry of cattle was forward for sale. The sale included nearly 100 heifers fit for service and these drew a good crowd of farmer buyers. Special interest was shown in several runs of cattle that had been BVD tested and vaccinated with a premium in the region of £50 to £80 per head visible for these above the equivalent store animal.

FORWARD: 71 PRIME CATTLE comprising 12 Cattle (under 30 mos), 19 Cattle (under 48 mos), 40 Cast Cattle 3,383 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,855 Prime Lambs, 528 Cast Ewes & Rams 85 REARING CALVES 12 DAIRY CATTLE

FORWARD: 103 PRIME CATTLE comprising 6 Cattle (U’30mo) 16 Cattle (U’48 mos), 81 Cast Cattle 3,658 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,168 Prime Lambs, 490 Cast Ewes & Rams 52 REARING CALVES 5 LOADS OF PRODUCE

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 600 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 226 Young Feeding Bulls, 369 Bullocks & Heifers, 5 Breeding Cattle

FORWARD: 20 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Clean, 2 Cattle (under 48 mos), 15 Cast Cattle 2,929 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,634 Prime Lambs, 295 Cast Ewes & Rams 24 REARING CALVES 30 DAIRY CATTLE 890 BALES OF PRODUCE (Lying on the farm) – SPECIAL SALE OF WINTER FODDER & CROP

Forward: 661 head; 371 Store Lambs & 290 Breeding Sheep CCM Auctions conducted their fortnightly sale of Store & Breeding sheep at Skipton on Wednesday. A nice entry of inlamb sheep saw young ewes and shearlings trade away quite nicely, but full mouth and correct below sheep found the going very tough with customers not showing an eagerness for extra mouths to feed with the winter weather taking a turn for the worst. A mixed selection of store hoggs reflected the current prime trade, Stronger sorts in the £40’s, medium hoggs in the £30’s and long keep types in the £20’s.

FORWARD: 37 PRIME CATTLE comprising 5 Prime Cattle, 6 Cattle (under 48 mos), 26 Cast Cattle 3,144 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,675 Prime Hoggs, 469 Cast Ewes & Rams 28 REARING CALVES 1 LOADS OF PRODUCE

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 949 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 323 Young Feeding Bulls, 610 Bullocks & Heifers, 16 Breeding Cattle The Great New Year Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle was held at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. Trade was on a high note with the overall average standing at £990 for 933 head of cattle sold through the store ring. It was great to see the sale packed with no spare room to sit or stand for most of the day, and the volume of customers helped to produce a fast sale with the first lot sold at 10:00am and the final lot sold at 5:25pm. Strong cattle were a tremendous trade with 438 head out of the 933 sold at four figure prices. Young Cattle were every bit as dear as just before Christmas with heifers especially well sought.

FORWARD: 84 PRIME CATTLE comprising 9 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) 15 Cattle (under 48 mos), 60 Cast Cattle 3,640 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,198 Prime Lambs, 442 Cast Ewes & Rams 121 REARING CALVES 26 DAIRY CATTLE 3 LOADS OF PRODUCE

Forward: 461 Store Hoggs & Feeding Sheep CCM Auctions held their opening sale of the New Year at Skipton where a smaller than usual entry than usual entry of store sheep than usual were forward for sale. There were a few pens of strong hoggs about and these sold to a good trade when compared to finished prices, whilst smaller hoggs for a few months keep appear like they could grow into money. THE NEXT SALE IS ON WEDNESDAY 16th JANUARY, INCLUDING ENTRIES TOTALLING 400 INLAMB EWES.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAT 31ST DECEMBER 2012 27 PRIME CATTLE comprising 2 Clean Cattle (under 30mos), 6 Cattle (under 48 mos), 19 Cast Cattle 3,458 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,943 Prime Lambs, 515 Cast Ewes & Rams

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2012 3814 head of Sheep - 3514 Store Lambs & 280 Breeding Sheep STORE SHEEP – av £44.06

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2012 FORWARD: 10 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Cattle (under 48 mos), 9 Cast Cattle 3,483 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,211 Prime Lambs, 272 Cast Ewes & Rams 39 REARING CALVES 15 DAIRY CATTLE 9 LOADS OF PRODUCE