New Year trade at CCM Skipton kicks off on a high note Skipton Auction Mart began the New Year in fine style with a total of 4,377 head of livestock penned for sale and successfully sold at the first big Monday sale day of 2020. The solid turnout comprised 67 prime cattle, 4,199 prime sheep and 111 rearing calves. (Jan 6)

Last Sale of 2019 - Forward: 7 Prime cattle comprising 6 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 1 Cast Cow 4,111 Prime Sheep comprising 3706 Prime Lambs, 405 Cast Ewes & Rams 4 Loads of produce

Monday Market - Forward: 3,102 Prime Sheep comprising 2429 Prime Lamb, 673 Cast Ewes & Rams. 3 Rearing Calves. 3 Loads of produce. 551 Over Ready Poultry.

Forward: 401 head of cattle. Comprising: 399 Feeding Cattle (59 Young Bulls, 64 Beef Feeding Cows, 276 Bullocks & Heifers) & 2 Breeding Cattle.

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: 74 Rearing Calves. 8 Dairy.

Cowling’s Chris Bell crowned champion on Craven Dairy Auction debut Making his first-ever appearance in the dairy show arena at Skipton Auction Mart, Cowling’s Chris Bell made an immediate impact when crowned champion at the final Craven Dairy Auction fixture of the year. (Monday, Dec 16) Chris, who trades as NA Bell and runs the Mireclose pedigree Holstein herd at the farm of the same name, bagged the title on his debut with a 23 days calved, 27 litre and rising heifer, Mireclose Galxzy Chesakate, by De-Su Freddie Galaxy, out of a home-bred daughter of Regancrest-Mr Drham Sam. She sold for £1,920 to ringside regular Brian Blezard, of Ribchester.

8th WINTER SALE OF IN LAMB PEDIGREE BELTEX ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHERN BELTEX CLUB Forward: 27 head of Pedigree Beltex Mathew Burleigh from Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh again took the championship rosette at the Beltex Sheep Society’s Winter sale of Pedigree females at Skipton Auction Mart on Saturday.

Last Saturday livestock sal eof 2019 ….. Forward – 106 head cattle, 36 head sheep, 181 lots of poultry, 174 breeding sheep.

Matthew Burleigh championship hat-trick at CCM Skipton Beltex winter females shows Northern Ireland’s Matthew Burleigh, who runs the Matt’s pedigree flock at Shanra, near Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh, claimed a memorable hat-trick when sending out the title winner for the third consecutive year at The Northern Beltex Society’s eighth annual winter show and sale of pedigree in-lamb ewes at Skipton Auction Mart. (Sat, Dec 14)

John Hindle flies high again at Skipton Christmas poultry showcase Red Rose poultry breeder John Hindle, from Oswaldtwistle, ruled the roost yet again when once more exhibiting the champion pen of birds at the Craven Premier Poultry Christmas show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart. (Sat, Dec 14) Mr Hindle has been a high flier at all three of the mart’s poultry shows this year, standing champion at the Spring fixture with White Wyandottes and reserve champion with Light Sussex at the autumn highlight.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs, Feeding and Breeding Sheep Forward: 3,143 Head (Overall av £63.12) A Cracking trade throughout for the store lambs which saw vendors tail end lambs making just as much as their 2nd draws in previous months. An overall average of £63.12 was seen in the ring today including large runs of late season type and hill bred lambs. Continentals with frame and size getting away at £65-£73 whilst the pure bred smallest sorts getting to the same money. Better Bred large sorts getting into the 80’s to top at £95 from P Johnson. Medium Suffolks selling £60+ with the smalls mid £50s.

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.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 490 head of cattle Comprising: 469 Feeding Cattle (84 Young Bulls, 73 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 312 Bullocks & Heifers) & 21 Breeding Cattle.

More festive show success for Keasden Head herd at CCM Skipton Christmas store cattle highlight Sheila Mason’s Keasden Head herd in North Craven secured yet another championship, also picking up the reserve championship for good measure, at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas store cattle fixture. (Wed, Dec 5) Sheila, fresh from her success the previous day when also standing champion at the Christmas cast cattle show, followed up with a notable double with a brace of home-bred Limousin-cross heifers, aged 13 months and 12 months, tapped out by Scottish show judge Ian Wainwright, of Fife, who later backed his judgment in the sale ring when acquiring the principals for his Todd Hall herd at £1,100 and £1,000.