Big day for commercial breeding sheep at CCM Skipton A Bank Holiday sheep day bonanza at Skipton Auction Mart, on Monday, incorporated 556 head of commercial breeding sheep, with annual show classes for single sheep with lambs. The Ribble Valley’s Ian and Mary Lancaster, and their son Richard, of Coldcotes Farm, Wiswell, produced runs of Beltex sheep with lambs at foot that sold to a top of £650 for a pure-bred black 3-crop ewe by a ram acquired from fellow Red Rose breeder Andrew John Wood, who runs the Withy Trees Beltex flock near Preston.

CCM Skipton Bank Holiday Blues pedigree fixture anything but The inaugural ‘Bank Holiday Blues’ sale of pedigree Blue Texel females at Skipton Auction Mart, on Monday, featured a catalogue entry of 26 sheep with lambs at foot, along with empty ewe hoggs, all attracting a good crowd of bidders ringside.

Forward: 20 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 10 Cast Cattle 1,857 Prime Sheep comprising 1137 Spring Lambs, 284 Hoggs & 436 Cast Ewes & Rams 35 Rearing Calves 556 Breeding Sheep 28 Pedigree Blue Texel Females

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle. Forward: 612 head of cattle Comprising: 572 Feeding Cattle (131 Young Bulls, 44 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 397 Bullocks & Heifers) & 35 Breeding Cattle & 5 Pedigree Cattle.

Forward: 27 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 17 Cast Cattle 1,634 Prime Sheep comprising 589 Spring Lambs, 601 Hoggs & 444 Cast Ewes & Rams 14 Rearing Calves 343 Breeding Sheep 40 Dairy

Nine-week-old Lassie rockets to £7,600 world record price sheep dog pup Skipton working dog sale again produces multiple highlights Four five-figure sales to a top of £13,800 for fully broken dogs, plus a new world record price of £7,600 for an unbroken puppy just turned nine-weeks-old, were recorded at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest two-day timed online working sheep dog sale this week. (Tues & Wed, May 18 & 19)

Forward: 35 Prime cattle comprising 13 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 22 Cast Cattle. 1,360 Prime Sheep comprising 488 Spring Lambs & 682 Hoggs & 190 Cast Ewes & Rams. 66 Rearing Calves. 475 Breeding Sheep. 1 load of Produce.

Ayrtons take title as rearing calf shows make welcome return at CCM Skipton Rearing calf shows made a welcome return at Skipton Auction Mart on Monday for the first time since January and bridging the gap to lift the title on resumption were local husband and wife, Andrew and Louise Ayrton, of Bower House Farm, Eastby. (Mon, May 17)

CCM Auctions conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle on Saturday at Skipton. There was plenty of trade about today for the 167 on sale. All sorts of quality in today with young 5/6 month continentals the trade of the day. A&SL Throup & Son topped the Blue blks at £900 for a 14 month old.

Tomschoice supreme championship and top price double at Craven Limousin Day highlight Procters Farm and Oddacres bulls real eye-catchers in both show and sale James and Sarah Cooper’s well-known Tomschoice pedigree Limousin herd at Hill Top Farm, Dacre, Harrogate, picked up yet more high profile successes when securing both top price and supreme championship coups at Skipton’s Auction Mart’s annual Craven Limousin Day highlight. (Wed, May 12)

Pedigree Limousin Cattle Report

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 692 head of cattle Comprising: 607 Feeding Cattle (114 Young Bulls, 54 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 439 Bullocks & Heifers) & 4 Breeding Cattle also 81 Pedigree Limousin Cattle (separate report)

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 11th MAY 2021. Weekly Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot. Forward: 632 Breeding Sheep. A flying trade today with prices increased on the week, aided by the weeks’ worth of showery rain and slightly warmer days bringing out more purchasers. Texel Hoggs with singles from E Crisp, Calton selling to £255, £252.

Forward: 40 Prime cattle comprising 10 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 29 Cast Cattle. 3,942 Prime Sheep comprising 412 Spring Lambs & 2,597 Hoggs & 933 Cast Ewes & Rams. 45 Rearing Calves. 4 Dairy.

PEDIGREE BREEDING CATTLE Top price of the day at the Craven Native Day was 2000gns ‘Yearsley Royal Lion’ a well grown Rawburn Jackson Eric son bred from one of the Yearlsey herds best cow families Yearlsey Royal Lady and shown by TA&P Johnson from Brandsby selling to Robert Gemmell.