Forward: 661 head; 371 Store Lambs & 290 Breeding Sheep CCM Auctions conducted their fortnightly sale of Store & Breeding sheep at Skipton on Wednesday. A nice entry of inlamb sheep saw young ewes and shearlings trade away quite nicely, but full mouth and correct below sheep found the going very tough with customers not showing an eagerness for extra mouths to feed with the winter weather taking a turn for the worst. A mixed selection of store hoggs reflected the current prime trade, Stronger sorts in the £40’s, medium hoggs in the £30’s and long keep types in the £20’s.

FORWARD: 37 PRIME CATTLE comprising 5 Prime Cattle, 6 Cattle (under 48 mos), 26 Cast Cattle 3,144 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,675 Prime Hoggs, 469 Cast Ewes & Rams 28 REARING CALVES 1 LOADS OF PRODUCE

FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 949 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 323 Young Feeding Bulls, 610 Bullocks & Heifers, 16 Breeding Cattle The Great New Year Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle was held at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. Trade was on a high note with the overall average standing at £990 for 933 head of cattle sold through the store ring. It was great to see the sale packed with no spare room to sit or stand for most of the day, and the volume of customers helped to produce a fast sale with the first lot sold at 10:00am and the final lot sold at 5:25pm. Strong cattle were a tremendous trade with 438 head out of the 933 sold at four figure prices. Young Cattle were every bit as dear as just before Christmas with heifers especially well sought.

FORWARD: 84 PRIME CATTLE comprising 9 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) 15 Cattle (under 48 mos), 60 Cast Cattle 3,640 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,198 Prime Lambs, 442 Cast Ewes & Rams 121 REARING CALVES 26 DAIRY CATTLE 3 LOADS OF PRODUCE

Forward: 461 Store Hoggs & Feeding Sheep CCM Auctions held their opening sale of the New Year at Skipton where a smaller than usual entry than usual entry of store sheep than usual were forward for sale. There were a few pens of strong hoggs about and these sold to a good trade when compared to finished prices, whilst smaller hoggs for a few months keep appear like they could grow into money. THE NEXT SALE IS ON WEDNESDAY 16th JANUARY, INCLUDING ENTRIES TOTALLING 400 INLAMB EWES.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAT 31ST DECEMBER 2012 27 PRIME CATTLE comprising 2 Clean Cattle (under 30mos), 6 Cattle (under 48 mos), 19 Cast Cattle 3,458 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,943 Prime Lambs, 515 Cast Ewes & Rams

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2012 3814 head of Sheep - 3514 Store Lambs & 280 Breeding Sheep STORE SHEEP – av £44.06

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2012 FORWARD: 10 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Cattle (under 48 mos), 9 Cast Cattle 3,483 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,211 Prime Lambs, 272 Cast Ewes & Rams 39 REARING CALVES 15 DAIRY CATTLE 9 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2012 FORWARD: 48 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Clean Cattle, 4 Cattle (under 48 mos), 43 Cast Cattle 4,216 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,823 Prime Lambs, 393 Cast Ewes & Rams 45 REARING CALVES 8 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2012 FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE FORWARD: 412 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 180 Young Feeding Bulls, 229 Bullocks & Heifers, 3 Breeding Cattle CCM Auctions held a special Christmas Prize Show & Sale of Store Cattle at Skipton Mart on Wednesday which attracted a great December entry of over 400 head. With the show kindly sponsored by Fearing, the 4 classes were keenly contested and as the prices suggest there were some quality cattle on offer.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2012 58 PRIME CATTLE comprising 7 Clean Cattle, 8 Cattle (under 48 mos), 43 Cast Cattle 5,028 PRIME SHEEP comprising 4,546 Prime Lambs, 482 Cast Ewes & Rams 29 REARING CALVES 8 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2012 FORWARD: 55 PRIME CATTLE comprising 8 Clean Cattle, 10 Cattle (under 48 mos), 37 Cast Cattle 4,133 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,709 Prime Lambs, 424 Cast Ewes & Rams 137 REARING CALVES 44 DAIRY CATTLE comprising 38 Milkers, 3 Incalf, 2 Maidens, 1 Stock Bull 5 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - SUNDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2012 XMAS SHOW The 5th Annual Craven Lingfield Christmas Primestock show proved to be the biggest and best yet since the inception of the Sunday show & sale. The mart was packed with customers and onlookers which created a wonderful atmosphere during the judging of livestock and produce. One of the most eagerly anticipated events was the carcass competition. This created a great amount of interest with the sale producing an average of £104.50 per lamb. All prize awards and buyers for each section are as listed below.