Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep Forward: 5,584 Head (Overall av £57.60). Lambs in very sharp demand today from tops to bottom with a full ring of customers present. High demand for the smart Beltex, topping at £98 from Frankland Farms, 8 other pens at £80 plus. More of these best types of lambs needed for customers at the ringside. The strong short keep Suffolk and Texel crosses were up a gear on the fortnight by £3-£4, whilst the smaller wintering type lambs were also a better trade as seasonal buyers now begin to arrive looking for this type of lamb. A large entry of lambs needed for the next sale, please contact Auctioneers Ted Ogden 07855 958211 or Sam Bradley 07538 539077 to discuss selling your stores. Thankyou. The Next Sale also includes the late season 5th sale of Mule Gimmer Lambs and other breeding sheep, Entries to the mart office.

FORWARD: 553 Breeding Sheep & Rams. Final Tuesday Breeding Sheep Sale of Ewes and Rams. A tidy little sale to conclude the Tuesday sale season for this year with Rams in good demand, whilst the majority of the ewes were older correct below sheep selling to a reasonable trade.

CCM Auctions conducted an on farm dispersal sale at Horton in Ribblesdale on Friday 26th October upon the instruction of Mr David A Morphet, High Birkwith Farm. The sale was attended by many friends and neighbouring farms who together with other local and national buyers formed a huge crowd on the day. The quality of items on offer was tremendous and these items created intense bidding both for the large machinery and vehicles together with general equipment.

Forward: 70 Prime cattle comprising 32 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 28 Cast Cattle. 3697 Prime Sheep comprising 3334 Prime Lambs & 363 Cast Ewes & Rams. 55 Rearing Calves. 3 Loads of produce.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 705 head of cattle. Comprising: 699 Feeding Cattle (79 Young Bulls, 28 Beef Feeding Cows, 592 Bullocks & Heifers) & 6 Breeding Cattle.

Haygarth family Dalesbred champions again at CCM Skipton North Craven father and daughter, Godfrey and Alison Haygarth, of Aigden Farm, Wigglesworth, sent out another champion at the Dalesbred Sheep Breeders’ Association’s final seasonal show and sale of rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart. (Tues, Oct 23) Multiple past champions at the annual fixture, the Haygarths clinched their latest title with a shearling ram by a tup from John Kelsall in Cold Cotes, Clapham, out of a dam sired by a ram from John Harrison in Blubberhouses.

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 28th OCTOBER 2018 FORWARD: 1,532 Breeding Sheep & Gimmer Lambs. (1364 Gimmer Lambs and 168 Dalesbred Sheep) CCM Auctions conducted their fourth fortnightly sale of Gimmer Lambs at Skipton on Tuesday where there was a greater demand in evidence from a larger contingent of Southern buyers, many of whom were making their first trips North this season for sheep.

ANNUAL SALE OF RIGISTERED DALESBRED SHEEP The champion sheep at the Annual Show & Sale of Dalesbred sheep held on behalf of the Dalesbred Sheep Breeders Association was a shoutey ram shown by Godfrey and Alison Haygarth of Wigglesworth bred by a Kelsall ram of out a John Harrison bred ewe. The ram joined Mrs C Harrison at Blubberhouses for 400gns. Mesrs Haygarth also sold a John Harriosn bred shearling ram for 260gns to EW&JR Parkinson of Dunsop bridge.

Craven Dairy Auction (17 head) 17 head arrived through the door this morning with a straight show of heifers and cows on offer. Today’s Champion came in the form of a Pedigree Heifer from Peter Baul of Bishop Thornton, giving 30kg and very sweet, she ended up selling for £2,000 to the Judge Martyn Jennings of Cowling.

Forward: 68 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 44 Cast Cattle. 4,206 Prime Sheep comprising 3663 Prime Lambs & 543 Cast Ewes & Rams. 87 Rearing Calves. 17 Dairy Cattle. 3 Loads of produce

Peter Baul and Baloo heifer bag Craven dairy championship Bishop Thornton’s Peter Baul, of the Ravensgate pedigree Holstein herd at Watergate Farm, bagged his second Craven Dairy Auction championship of the year at October’s second monthly show and sale. (Mon, Oct 22) He took top honours with first prize newly calven heifer, Ravensgate Baloo Ruby 55, by the Cogent sire, Sahara Baloo, out of Ravensgate Jeeves Ruby 47. Calved for 21 days and giving 30kg, the victor sold for £2,000 top price to show judge Martyn Jennings, of Cowling.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs Forward: 5707 Head (Overall av £57.21) CCM Auctions conducted their fortnightly sale of store sheep at Skipton on Wednesday where a nice show of lambs were keenly contested and prices showing a rise on the previous sale. Continental and Down cross lambs were especially good to sell with averages for Suffolks and Texels both over £60, and Beltex’s averaging £71.05.

FORWARD: 768 Breeding & 56 Rams. Ewes and Shearlings in better demand than of late, especially Lleyn Shearlings which saw best sorts £115 to a top of £142 from Richard Paul of Arncliffe. Second quality ewes selling away well and a shade dearer than previous sales. Horned sheep finding a ready market place with the majority being correct below.

Forward: 56 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Bull (under 30 mos) & 34 Cast Cattle including 4 Mature Bulls Prime Sheep comprising Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes & Rams 78 Rearing Calves 3 Loads of produce

Rearing Calves to £520 (78) Dairy av £73.38 Cont av £304.8 Native av £177.76 £520 was the top call of the day at today’s autumn calf show with a healthy trade throughout. The champion calf presented by Shaun Sowray of A Sowray & Son, Bishop Thornton was an exceptionally well shaped British Blue bull and sold for the highest price of the day. Limousin’s saw some heady prices too with bulls averaging £381 and heifers £277, Native bulls saw some fierce competition with Sowray’s topping again at £330 for a strong Angus bull.