Mark Smith of Winterburn returns to claim Craven Dairy Auction championship Mark Smith, of Winterburn, August’s Craven Dairy Auction championship winner, returned to claim top prize again at the October 1 show. The commercial dairy farmer, of Rookery Farm, bagged a championship and reserve double in the summer and took the pre-sale championship on Monday with a sweet heifer, picked out by show judge Shaun Sowray, of Bishop Thornton.

Forward: 64 Prime cattle comprising 16 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 45 Cast Cattle. 4,735 Prime Sheep comprising 4099 Prime Lambs & 636 Cast Ewes & Rams. 54 Rearing Calves. 26 Dairy Cattle. Loads of produce

Irelands are victorious again in prime sheep show Father and son, Richard and Mark Ireland, claimed the prime sheep championship again for October after winning last month at Skipton Auction Mart. The Irelands, of Heys Farm, Whalley, were victorious with a pen of 5 Beltex crosses, which sold at £110 each, to Paul Watson, of Hellifield, who also bought the first prize mule class pen, from ASE Crisp, of Calton, for £82 per head. The monthly show was expertly judged by Mick Etherington, and there was a tremendous line up of lambs for him to make his pick from.

Mark Smith of Winterburn returns to claim Craven Dairy Auction championship Mark Smith, of Winterburn, August’s Craven Dairy Auction championship winner, returned to claim top prize again at the October 1 show. The commercial dairy farmer, of Rookery Farm, bagged a championship and reserve double in the summer and took the pre-sale championship on Monday with a sweet heifer, picked out by show judge Shaun Sowray, of Bishop Thornton.

Newfield Beef Shorthorn pedigree herd to be sold at CCM Skipton Some of the oldest and top Beef Shorthorn bloodlines in the UK will go under the hammer at a dispersal sale of Michael Abrahams’ entire Newfield herd from Mickley, near Ripon, at Skipton Auction Mart, on Wednesday, November 7

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle. Forward: 711 head of cattle. Comprising: 698 Feeding Cattle (54 Young Bulls, 40 Beef Feeding Cows, 604 Bullocks & Heifers) & 13 Breeding Cattle. Buyers looking for strong bulls which met a similar trade with the sale headed up by a pen of short keep pure limousin from Procters Farm at 12 months £1340. November 2017 bulls headed by KA&HL Fawcett with a Lim x at £1270. The mixed entry of sizes and ages caused buyers to be selective on quality and mixing cattle. Yet again a large show of Bullocks and Heifers through the ring today with strong cattle remaining a healthy trade considering the number on offer. Younger and hard summered cattle were more numerous, and their trade eased slightly, however a number of fresh faces helped move the large numbers on offer.

Second Prize Show & Sale of North of England Mule Ewe Lambs on behalf of NEMSA Members. Forward: 7,688 head at an overall average of £71.72 per head (-20.20 on 2017) CCM Auctions held their 2nd Fortnightly Sale of North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs on behalf of members of NEMSA on Tuesday at Skipton.

Walkers in driving seat with tens champs at 2nd Skipton NEMSA highlight The Walker family, from Higher Brennand Farm, Dunsop Bridge, consigned the champion pen of 10 at the second annual gimmer lamb show and sale for members of the North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) at Skipton Auction Mart. (Tues, Sept 13)

Forward: 52 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle. 2,501 Prime Sheep comprising 2183 Prime Lambs & 318 Cast Ewes & Rams. 52 Rearing Calves. 3 Loads of produce.

CCM Auctions in conjunction with United Auctions conducted the dispersal sale of the renowned Ribble Aberdeen Angus herd on behalf of Henry Rowntree. Forward – 390 head: 157 Outfits, 2 Cows Incalf, 40 Heifers Incalf, 26 Heifers & 7 Bulls

CCM Skipton Ribble Aberdeen-Angus herd dispersal a resounding success 390 head sell to joint highs of 7,500gns The dispersal sale of the entire Ribble Aberdeen-Angus pedigree herd from Henry Rowntree, of Rowntree Farms, Gisburn, was deemed a runaway success by all concerned when staged at Skipton Auction Mart. (Sat, Sept 22)

Texel Society national chair claims 3,400gns top price at CCM Skipton breed highlight Peter Woof supreme champ with ram lamb

CCM Auctions conducted the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders Club Sale at Skipton Mart on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st September 2018 – Quality was in abundance again at the NATSB Texel Sale held at Skipton Auction Mart, which saw 37 sheep sold at 4 figure prices, and solid averages with the Shearling Rams levelling at £757.36 and Ram Lambs £402.34 as this sale once again attracted a huge crowd of buyers and a fast selling trade.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep Forward: 6117 Head, Overall av £57.68 A relatively similar trade on last fortnight on paper however in reality longer keep lambs would be a shade cheaper with more buyers on better fleshed types. Mules wethers saw a good steady trade throughout the day with some short keep pens from Rayner, Pateley Bridge at £62.5 and Rosemary Berry, Cowling at £61.5. Longer keep mules were harder to place which reflected a straight average of £54.31.

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2017 Forward: 4280 Head comp: 4241 Ewes & Shearlings & 39 Pedigree Charollais CCM Auctions held their fortnightly sale of Gimmer Shearlings and Breeding Ewes at Skipton Mart on Tuesday. A larger show of shearlings than normal for the time of year met with a stronger trade than many expected, with strong sorts and smart sorts receiving keen bidding and would see prices stronger than the previous sale.