Youngstock sale the highlight of 100-strong Craven Dairy Auction turnout Overwhelming demand was seen at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest Craven Dairy Auction, when an unprecedented turnout of 100 dairy cattle sold to 22 buyers sourcing stock at a packed ringside. While many purchasers were local almost a quarter of the entry sold via a live internet bidding facility to purchasers from as far afield as Scotland and Shropshire.

Springtime field day for Sowrays at CCM Skipton rearing calf highlight The Sowray brothers, who run their Holstein Friesian dairy herd at Bowes Green Farm, Bishop Thornton, had a field day at Skipton Auction Mart’s Spring rearing calf show, with six of their eight-strong offering picking up red rosettes, among them a brace of British Blue-cross that then stood both champion and reserve.

‘Key transition period for British agriculture’ - CCM News Hot off the press is Skipton Auction Mart’s annual magazine, CCM News, packed with agricultural-related features and informed comment from sector experts, both in-house and externally, along with an-in depth round-up in both words and pictures of the 2021 show and sale season.

Brackenhill herd claims £2,320 top call at Craven Dairy Auction More selective trade was seen at the latest fortnightly Craven Dairy Auction, the March opener reflecting rising costs at every turn, though buyers remained keen to take the best heifers on, while taller, more extreme animals were less sought after. (Mon, March 7)

Kilnsey champion and reserve coup at Craven Dairy Auction Ian Hall, who trades at J Dibb at Old Northcote Farm, Kilnsey, scooped his first championship success, supplementing it with the reserve championship for good measure at February’s opening Craven Dairy Auction show and sale with a pair of robot ready cubicle-trained fresh second calvers.

Robert Crisp in command again at opening Craven Dairy Auction Skipton Auction Mart’s first Craven Dairy Auction of 2022 presented both local and travelled buyers with a solid selection of 17 head, comprising seven fresh heifers, six fresh cows and a quartet of in-calf cows and heifers, over half of those forward making £2,000-plus.

Crisp champion bags £2,750 top price of year at final Craven Dairy Auction The final Craven Dairy Auction show and sale of 2021 produced the top priced Holstein of the entire year at £2,750 for the champion, the first prize heifer in milk from regular vendor, Robert Crisp, of Calton, his week-calved heifer by ABS Grazie going home with Craig Bentley and family, of Kepwick, Thirsk

Forward: 55 Cattle comp 47 Bullocks & Heifers, 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 7 Cast Cattle. 3,697 Prime Sheep comprising 3206 Prime Lambs & 491 Cast Ewes & Rams. 17 Rearing Calves. 44 Dairy.

Over 40 head sold at Craven Dairy Auction, with another Smith family sale topper The latest fortnightly Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction Mart saw 10 freshly calved heifers forward, with Mark Smith, of Winterburn, topping the trade at £2,150 for a daughter of De-Su Hartley, calved 25 days and already giving 34kg.

Winterburn champion heifer bags £2,600 top call at CCM Dairy Auction Trade was swift for October’s first Craven Dairy Auction show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart,

Shades of Autumn colour the sale ring at late September CCM Dairy Auction With this time of year resonating with the golden colours of Autumn the latest Craven Dairy Auction at CCM Skipton did similarly with a fine entry of over 40 lots sold to include Holsteins, Ayrshire, Red and White Holstein and the Autumn Jersey sale, held for the third time and again sold by leading breed auctioneer Mark Davis, of Devon-based Kivells.

Dairy and calf champions crowned at Skipton Shows for dairy cattle and dairy-bred rearing calves formed part of another busy Monday market day at Skipton Auction Mart. (Sept 13)

Barden victory and top price success at Craven Dairy Auction Dales dairy farmer Ian Parkinson, who runs his Holstein Friesian commercial herd at Holme House Farm, Barden, consigned the champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest Craven Dairy Auction show and sale. (Mon, Aug 23)

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)

Solid demand at Downs draft dairy sale at CCM Skipton CCM Auctions added an extra fixture to its already busy Spring dairy calendar with a special draft Bank Holiday Monday sale from Keith Downs, who farms with his wife Pam and son, David, at Milnerfields Farm, Bingley. (May 3)