Forward: 67 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 41 Cast Cattle. 4,283 Prime Sheep comprising 3917 Prime Lambs, 366 Cast Ewes & Rams.50 Rearing Calves.

Premium cattle and smart lambs in demand on Skipton prime show day Keelham Farm Shop secures champions in both sections Champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s October prime cattle show was a 555kg British Blue-cross heifer from Jim Baines, of Trawden, which made 253.5p/kg, or £1,407, while the reserve was the red rosette-winning 590kg Blue-cross steer from James Drake, of Carleton, sold at 237.5p/kg or,£1,401. (Mon, Oct 3) Both again fell to James Robertshaw, buying as usual for his family-run Keelham Farm Shops in Skipton and Thornton.

Forward: 70 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 43 Cast Cattle. 5,822 Prime Sheep comprising 4,799 Prime Lambs, 1,023 Cast Ewes & Rams. 100 Rearing Calves. 32 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce.

Forward: 37 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 23 Cast Cattle 2,833 Prime Sheep comprising 2,352 Prime Lambs, 481 Cast Ewes & Rams 43 Rearing Calves

Forward: 77 Prime cattle comprising 13 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 60 Cast Cattle. 3,710 Prime Sheep comprising 3,131 Prime Lambs, 579 Cast Ewes & Rams. 91 Rearing Calves B&W av £65.23 Cont av £323.93 Native av £256.3. 55 Dairy Cattle.

Forward: 113 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 81 Cast Cattle including 4 Mature Bulls. 5,782 Prime Sheep comprising 5061 Prime Lambs, 721 Cast Ewes & Rams. 130 Rearing Calves.

Craven Dairy Auction (51 head) The late August show and sale of Dairy Cattle welcomed the Yorkshire Holstein Club to the ring with a fine show of Pedigree and Commercial dairy cattle right the way down the Shippon. The Pedigree Championship Judged by Edward Fort was given to the Dalesbrad herd of Alan and Susan Throup of Higher House, Silsden Moor. Dalesbrad Destry Peony a superb heifer by the bull Scientific Destry was calved 28 days and giving 30kgs went on to sell for the day’s top price of £1950. The second prized heifer behind the Champion in class was a lovely 2yr old heifer from David and Dee Holmes of Castley with Holmedale Hercules Poppy 2, by the Butterfield Ingleview Hercules and boasting a lot of milk in its back pedigree this went on to sell for £1780 to Wick Williams of Nantwich. Brian Moorhouse of the Aireburn Herd took the next top price with his Aireburn Charlie Rilla heifer, the heifer whose dam a EX92 cow who has done 100 ton at Hesper Farm sold for £1700 to Brian Blezard of Ribchester.

Forward: 86 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 10 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 58 Cast Cattle. 4,336 Prime Sheep comprising 3720 Prime Lambs, 616 Cast Ewes & Rams. 80 Rearing Calves. 1 Loads of produce.

Forward: 56 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 32 Cast Cattle. 3,799 Prime Sheep comprising 3297 Prime Lambs, 502 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 35 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce.

Forward: 44 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 24 Cast Cattle. 4,111 Prime Sheep comprising 3605 Prime Lambs, 506 Cast Ewes & Rams. 127 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 46 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 25 Cast Cattle. 3,429 Prime Sheep comprising 3037 Prime Lambs, 392 Cast Ewes & Rams. 35 Rearing Calves. 1 Loads of produce.

Forward: 50 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 28 Cast Cattle. 3,495 Prime Sheep comprising 3,177 Prime Lambs, 318 Cast Ewes & Rams. 74 Rearing Calves. 50 Dairy Cattle. 1 Loads of produce.

Kieran, three, takes top prize at Skipton young farmers’ highlight A three-year-old lad from Barnoldswick emerged as supreme champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual young handlers’ prime lamb show and sale on Monday. (JULY 25) Kieran Robinson, son of Scott and Laura, won with a well-presented Beltex cross lamb and the three-year-old was smart himself in a shirt, tie and white coat. Laura, who has won the supreme champion award herself twice before, said: “He’s very keen. He loves spending time with his granddad on the farm.”

Forward: 31 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 15 Cast Cattle. 3,865 Prime Sheep comprising 3,494 Prime Lambs, 371 Feeding Ewes & Rams. 65 Rearing Calves.

Forward: 53 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 35 Cast Cattle. 3,420 Prime Sheep comprising 3,036 Prime Lambs, 384 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 1 Loads of produce.