Forward: 66 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 45 Cast Cattle 2,714 Sheep comprising 654 Spring Lambs, 1774 Old Season Lambs, 286 Cast Ewes & Rams 619 Breeding Sheep 73 Rearing Calves 14 Dairy Cattle

Forward: 70 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 40 Cast Cattle 1,578 Prime Sheep comprising 345 Spring Lambs, 949 Old Season Lambs, 284 Cast Ewes & Rams 474 Breeding Sheep 24 Rearing Calves

Forward: 81 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 59 Cast Cattle. 1,303 Prime Sheep comprising 161 Spring Lambs, 879 Old Season Lambs, 263 Cast Ewes & Rams. 820 Breeding Sheep. 60 Rearing Calves. 18 Dairy Cattle.

Bank Holiday bonanza at Skipton Auction Mart The May bank holiday fixture at Skipton Auction Mart again proved one of the busiest of the entire year, with a total of 4,663 sheep penned for sale, along with 34 prime cattle, 30 rearing calves – and multiple show classes for primestock and breeding sheep. (May 1) While Skipton’s prime sheep turnout was maintained, a bank holiday shortage elsewhere resulted in a stronger afternoon trade.

Forward: 34 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 12 Cast Cattle 2,162 Prime Sheep comprising 174 Spring Lambs, 1677 Old Season Lambs, 311 Cast Ewes & Rams 2,501 Breeding Sheep comprising 819 Geld Hoggs, 1022 Hoggs & Lambs & 660 Ewes & Lambs 30 Rearing Calves

Forward: 59 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 48 Cast Cattle. 2,119 Prime Sheep comprising 56 Spring Lambs, 1776 Old Season Lambs, 287 Cast Ewes & Rams. 715 Breeding Sheep. 30 Rearing Calves. 42 Dairy Cattle. 2 Loads of produce.

White Rose mart a happy hunting ground for Red Rose butchers Red Rose retail butchers are increasingly mounting cross-border forays to Skipton Auction Mart in neighbouring North Yorkshire to meet growing demand from their customers for locally reared prime beef cattle and lambs.

Forward: 19 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 8 Cast Cattle. 2,463 Prime Sheep comprising 31 Spring Lambs, 2005 Old Season Lambs, 427 Cast Ewes & Rams. 861 Breeding Sheep. 73 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 50 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 29 Cast Cattle .,639 Prime Sheep comprising 122 Spring Lambs, 2227 Old Season Lambs, 290 Cast Ewes & Rams. 580 Breeding Sheep. 60 Rearing Calves. Dairy Cattle. 7 Loads of produce.

Butchers out in force at Skipton Easter Spring lamb highlight Wigglesworth Beltex-cross crowned supreme champion Retail and wholesale butcher buyers were again well represented at the ringside at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual seasonal Spring lamb show and sale in their quest to source new season lambs for this weekend’s Easter tables. (Mon, Apr 10)

Forward: 77 Prime cattle comprising 29 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 46 Cast Cattle. 3,044 Prime Sheep comprising 28 Spring Lambs, 2715 Prime Hoggs, 301 Cast Ewes & Rams. 311 Breeding Sheep. 75 Rearing Calves. 6 Loads of produce.

Critchleys prime cattle champions again at Skipton The Crithcley family from Mercer Farm, Hutton, Preston, landed their second successive monthly prime cattle championship at Skipton Auction Mart’s April show and sale. (Mon, Apr 3) The Critchleys - husband and wife, Richard and Julie, and their three sons, Robert, John and Thomas - saw their first prize 515kg Limousin-cross heifer awarded top honours by the show judge, Keelham Farm Shop’s James Robertshaw, who then transferred his interest to the ringside to claim his chosen champion for the day’s top call of £1,465, or 284.5p/kg.

Forward: 41 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 20 Cast Cattle. 2,782 Prime Sheep comprising 2,477 Prime Hoggs, 305 Cast Ewes & Rams. 679 Breeding Sheep. 30 Rearing Calves: B&W av £74.09 Cont av £335 Native av £192.50. 28 Dairy Cattle: Ped N/C Hfrs (av £1641): to £1820; N/C Hfrs (av £1617.33): to £1900; N/C Cows (av £1515): to £1680. 16 Loads of produce.

Forward: 46 Prime cattle comprising 23 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 22 Cast Cattle 2,206 Prime Sheep comprising 1963 Prime Hoggs, 243 Cast Ewes & Rams 208 Breeding Sheep 53 Rearing Calves to £405 X2: B&W av £75.46 Cont av £347.45 Native av £177.83 11 Loads of produce

Forward: 65 Prime cattle comprising 11 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 53 Cast Cattle 2,510 Prime Sheep comprising 2301 Prime Hoggs, 209 Cast Ewes & Rams 289 Breeding Sheep. 78 Rearing Calves to £410 X2: B&W av £60.11 Cont av £325.48 Native av £195.48. 13 Dairy Cattle: 1st Quality Heifers: av £1720 to £2020: 2nd Quality Newly Heifer: av £1320 to £1380. 10 Loads of produce.