Forward: 42 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 18 Cast Cattle. 3,546 Prime Sheep comprising 2,911 Prime Lambs, 635 Cast Ewes & Rams. 74 Rearing Calves. 8 Dairy. 5 Loads of produce.

Forward: 42 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 20 Cast Cattle. 4,462 Prime Sheep comprising 3907 Prime Lamb, 555 Cast Ewes & Rams. 73 Rearing Calves. 8 Loads of produce.

Forward: 69 Prime cattle comprising 51 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 18 Cast Cattle. 4,410 Prime Sheep comprising 3,938 Prime Lamb, 455 Cast Ewes & 17 Rams. 58 Rearing Calves. 32 Dairy. 9 Loads of produce.

Keasden Head British Blue cow champion at CCM Skipton Christmas cast cattle show North Craven’s Sheila Mason, who runs the Keasden Head herd, stood champion with a 2008-born pure bred British Blue cow at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas cast cattle show. (Mon, Dec 2) Weighing in a 925kg, Keasden Head Dotty, a well-utilised flushing cow and also mother of the herd’s main stock bull, the easy calving Keasden Head Guinness, who has been responsible for Craven Champions prize winners at Skipton, went on the sell for top gross price of £1,290 when joining John Thompson in Gargrave.

The 12th Annual Craven Lingfield Christmas Primestock Show was held on Sunday 1st December. FORWARD – 48 Prime Cattle 218 Butchers Lambs 39 Lamb Carcasses 41 Prime Pigs

Hutchinsons Butchers festive buying spree at Skipton Christmas primestock highlights Hutchinsons Butchers in Ripley made multiple top-notch prize-winning acquisitions for its customers’ festive tables at Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas primestock shows and sales this month. The No 1 Main Street shop has just been taken over by Alison Kay, partner of local farmer, Dave Kirby, from long-time owner Peter Buck, who has now retired.

Lancaster family retain prime lamb championship at CCM Skipton Christmas highlight Title winners again sell to Baxenden butcher for £480 top call Ribble Valley sheep farmers Ian and Mary Lancaster, and their son Richard, were over the moon when retaining the supreme championship they won for the first time the previous year at Skipton Auction Mart’s 2019 Christmas prime lambs show. (Sunday, Dec 1)

Bordley’s John Stephenson retains prime cattle championship at CCM Skipton Christmas highlight Title winner claimed by Bacup butcher co-judge Dales farmer John Stephenson, of Bordley Green Farm, Bordley, was crowned supreme champion for the second year running at Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas prime cattle show and sale. (Sun, Dec 1)

Louise Findlay porkers champions at CCM Skipton Christmas highlight North Yorkshire teenager Louise Findlay, from Leyburn, won the prime pigs championship for the first time at Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas primestock shows and sales. (Sun, Dec 1) The 19-year-old has been a regular winner with her porkers at the annual highlight, but this was her first title win, achieved with her lightweight class victors, a pen of three 89lg pure Pietrain gilts tapped out as overall champions by judge Mick Etherington, of Eldwick.

Lancaster family champions at CCM Skipton Christmas carcase showcase with first-ever entry Cropper Family Butchers bags both champion and reserve The Lancaster sheep farming family - husband and wife, Ian and Mary, and son. Richard – won the supreme championship with their first-ever entry in the annual lamb carcase competition staged as part of Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas primestock shows and sales. (Sun, December 1)

Skipton Auction Mart festive charity showcase nets record amount Charity auctions staged alongside Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas primestock shows this year realised over £5,000 for several charities, a record amount. (Sunday, December 1) As in previous years, the main beneficiaries are Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope, Brooklands Community Special School in Skipton and national farming charity, the Addington Fund, who will all receive a share of the £4,262 raised to date, with potentially more still to come in. Between them, the three charities have shared windfalls running into many thousands of pounds since the event’s inception.

Forward: 49 Prime cattle comprising 26 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 23 Cast Cattle. 3,735 Prime Sheep comprising 3313 Prime Lambs, 407 Cast Ewes & 15 Rams. 134 Rearing Calves. 9 Loads of produce.

Forward: 38 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 14 Cast Cattle. 3,974 Prime Sheep comprising 3502 Prime Lamb, 457 Cast Ewes & 15 Rams. 27 Rearing Calves. 5 Loads of produce.

Forward: 37 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & Cast 15 Cattle. 4,043 Prime Sheep comprising 3,780 Prime Lamb, 263 Cast Ewes & Rams. 54 Rearing Calves. 7 Dairy Cattle. 6 Loads of produce.

Forward: 57 Prime cattle comprising 23 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 32 Cast Cattle. 3,016 Prime Sheep comprising 2752 Prime Lamb, 264 Cast Ewes & Rams. 75 Rearing Calves. 4 Loads of produce.