MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVERMBER 2013 STORE CATTLE FORWARD: 508 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 125 Young Feeding Bulls, 245 Bullocks & Heifers, 39 Breeding Cattle, 99 Pedigree Cattle The fortnightly sale pulled another good entry of over 500 head even though we are now in November, and on top of this there are another 125 Stirks and weaned calves entered for the Monthly sale this Saturday at 10am.

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2013:546 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 108 Young Feeding Bulls, 433 Bullocks & Heifers, 5 Breeding Cattle The Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle at Skipton Mart on Wednesday attracted a large entry of 546 head of cattle. Included in today sale was the autumn Show & Sale of Suckled calves and over year stores with show potential. Results and main prices as below.

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER: 566 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 90 Young Feeding Bulls, 447 Bullocks & Heifers, 17 Breeding Cattle & 12 Pedigree Cattle. Including Craven Autumn Pedigree Event

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER; 654 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 76 Young Feeding Bulls, 553 Bullocks & Heifers, 25 Breeding Cattle An increased entry of 654 head of Store & Breeding Cattle was presented at the fortnightly sale at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. Trade generally was a touch cheaper than the previous sale, although overall the cattle were not as strong either with more in the 12 month to 17 month old region than previously seen.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2013 FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 547 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 82 Young Feeding Bulls, 452 Bullocks & Heifers, 13 Breeding Cattle A great show of strong store cattle attracted seasonal buyers from down country who produced a very strong trade for all types. Buyers were keen and potential vendors are encouraged to take advantage by selling strong store cattle whilst the large numbers are here to attract buyers travelling some distance. No shortage of cattle at 4 figure prices. Another feature of the sale were some good runs of Angus cattle which sold well. Next Sale – Wednesday 25th September

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 28th AUGUST 2013 FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 344 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 63 Young Feeding Bulls, 262 Bullocks & Heifers, 19 Breeding Cattle A very nice show of strong cattle was presented at the fortnightly sale and proved very easy to place to a keen ringside of regular customers. Bullocks topped at £1435 from Greame Coates, Barrowford, with plenty of others from £1200 to £1300. Heifers followed suit and Donald Sunderland sold Charolais heifers to top at £1335 and he also presented a pen of 3 Charolais at £1100.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST 2013 FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 368 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 102 Young Feeding Bulls, 208 Bullocks & Heifers, 58 Breeding Cattle A nice mid-summer entry of store and breeding cattle were forward for sale at Skipton today. The usual company of buyers made all classes a straight trade, not as many of the big strong short keep cattle on offer today, with a lot of 12 to 18 month grazing cattle making up the entry. Quite a few runs of Charolais bred cattle were keenly bid for, as were native bred bullocks and heifers. Not many of the premium cattle about today, but what were available were as usual good to sell. Breeding cattle continue to come forward in good numbers and offer anybody looking for replacement cows a good selection to choose from.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 31st July 2013 FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE & BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 419 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 102 Young Feeding Bulls, 6 Grazing Cows, 247 Bullocks & Heifers, 64 Beef Breeding Cattle A good entry presented for the fortnightly sale were of a rather more mixed quality than of late but they found a decent trade with feeders looking to keep fields and sheds topped up. A large show of breeding cattle included a production sale of Pedigree Beef Shorthorn cattle from the Beautry herd of Mr Stuart Currie that provoked quite a bit of interest from the ringside. Rowan Lea Erika a 2011 red and white daughter of Cairnsmore Zidane was top call of the day. Erika was offered for sale with her red bull calf at foot sired by the Beautry Stock bull Excaliber and there is every chance that the calf may be noted again after joining Tracy Severn’s “Highlee” Beef Shorthorn herd for £2400. The very saleable Roan heifer Rowanlea Edith by Zidane made £2280 when sold with her Roan heifer calf at foot to W Denham of Barnard Castle for £2280.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 17th JULY 2013 FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 328 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 123 Young Feeding Bulls, 178 Bullocks & Heifers, 27 Breeding Cattle CCM Auctions held their fortnightly cattle sale at Skipton Mart on Wednesday where a good entry was presented for sale. Trade was strong for what was generally a younger selection of cattle. Bulls again sold well with a full ring side of customers, but please make sure all cattle are pre-entered so buyers can be properly informed. The premium bulls are still selling away well over £1200, and an overall average of nearly £1000 per head. In the store ring there were some notable runs of cattle, bullocks to £1450 and heifers to £1440. But it was the nice yearling cattle that really sold above expectations. James Huck, Hubberholme selling British Blue heifers, 9 months old at £1170 and £1110, John Greenhalgh had 12 month old Charolais heifers at £1100 and David Johnson had Limousin heifers at £1045. Bullocks also found a good following, Jim Howarth’s pen of 10 Charolais bullocks at 14-15 months old selling at £1190 each, 5 more at £1100. John Cheetham had 2 yearling Charolais at £1100. Peter Fox’s 14 month Charolais at £1450 and £1300, and blue heifers at £1200. G&R Bulmer, Wakefield had Limousin x 12 months old at £1160 and £1150. A great pen of 3 Friesian type bullocks only 12 months old from G Pickersgill & Son sold at £920. A mixed selection of cow & calves sold to £1580 on 2 occasions and averaged £1254 overall.

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 461 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 168 Young Feeding Bulls, 1 Feeding Cow, 238 Bullocks & Heifers, 54 Breeding Cattle

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 571 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 210 Young Feeding Bulls, 282 Bullocks & Heifers, 79 Beef Breeding Cattle

Fortnightly sale of young feeding bulls, store bullocks & heifers, breeding cattle including special spring multi breed sale pedigree cattle FORWARD: 509 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 206 Young Feeding Bulls, 243 Bullocks & Heifers, 60 Breeding & Pedigree.

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 668 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 183 Young Feeding Bulls, 394 Bullocks & Heifers, 78 Breeding Cattle & 13 Pedigree British Blues (Separate Report)

Cumbrian success at CCM Skipton store cattle show

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 504 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 187 Young Feeding Bulls & 317 Bullocks & Heifers.