CCM Auctions held their March Agri-Trader Auctions and Saturday Collective Livestock Sale at Skipton Mart on 16th March. The Livestock section was one of the best supported yet with 112 head of stirks and 100 head of ewes with lambs at foot forward for sale. In the sale yard and car park there were 2,049 lots forward for sale in the various sections with a very good trade for various items of large machinery. Anything sheep/ lambing time related or muck handling equipment were very much in demand. With 664 separate vendors and purchaser’s onsite today this created a wonderful spring time atmosphere at this very popular sale.
FORWARD:
112 Stirks, Weaned Calves & Young Store Cattle
223 Breeding & Store Sheep and Ewes with Lambs at foot
8 Goats & 2 Ponies
330 Lots of Poultry & Waterfowl
135 Lots of Hatching eggs and Poultry Equipment
565 Lots of Machinery, Farm Implements and Builders Plant
851 Lots of general items of reclaim, salvage and timber
168 Lots of Furniture, Household items and collectables
LIVESTOCK
Stirks –
Heifers
Charolais to £400 T Atkins
Simmental to £400 av £360 T Atkins
Limousin to £400 av £366 T Atkins
Blonde to £580 D Sayer
Brit Blue to £420 av £353 P Stephenson
Ab Angus to £580 av £378 D Sayer
Saler to £400 T Atkins
Bulls
B&W to £265 W Fortune
Hereford to £240 A Roebuck
Simmental to £265 A Roebuck
Limousin to £300 av £251 H&E Collier & Son
Brit Blue to £375 av £336 H&E Collier & Son
Shorthorn to £450 av £430 D Holgate
Mont Bel to £240 A Roebuck
Pathanais to £400 D Holgate
Steers
B&W to £405 av £355 G&L Newburn
Hereford to £370 T Atkins
Simmental to £410 T Atkins
Limousin to £645 av £536 T Atkins
Shorthorn to £285 T Atkins
Galloway to £400 A&G Greenwood
Ab Angus to £400 av £367 T Atkins
Saler to £440 av £422 T Atkins
Mont Bel to £400 av £373 T Atkins
Ewes & Lambs –
Gimmer Lambs
Down to £61 W&M Barry
Mule to £48 K Chapman
Stores to £61 JE&ME Grange
Ewes with Singles
Down to £43 JW Baker
Texel to £170 av £143 R Caton
Ewes with Twins
Suffolk to £158 av £129 M Sharp
Texel to £195 av £171 R Caton
POULTRY
Show Results
Class 1 – Best Pen of Bantams
1st – K Chatburn
2nd – WB&A Whipp
3rd – J Worsdale
Class 2 – Best Pen of Large Fowl
1st – R Pickles
2nd – G&L Newburn
3rd – M Rangley
Class 3 – Best Waterfowl
1st – HJ Walmsley
2nd – HF Tyldesley
3rd – M Trevors
Champion – R Pickles
Reserve – K Chatburn
MACHINERY
The biggest entry for many years sold to an exceptional trade. With the rain holding off there was a buoyant atmosphere down the machinery lines.
Tractors sold to £2500 for a MF 35X consigned by Mr R Caton, Stainforth. A 1967 David Brown 780 selectamatic tractor made the days 2nd top price tractor at £1950.
A Welger Baler topped the machinery section selling for £2400 and a 4 furrow reversible plough
sold for £1000. A Major 600 rotary spreader achieved £1200.
Trailers peaked at £1680 for a 7ton tipping trailer.
Many other items made over £1000 and the clearance rate exceeded 92%.
STONE
Again another good entry of stone & Timber. Some principle prices - Pallets of stone sold for £290 & £260. A stone face achieved £260. A pair of gate posts made £260.