Father and daughter to the fore at Skipton Charollais showcase Charollais sheep breeding stalwarts, the Marwood family, who both farm near York, were the standout performers at the British Charollais Sheep Society’s annual show and sale of commercial rams at Skipton Auction Mart.

Defending champions on song again at Skipton shearling gimmer show Defending champions successfully retained their titles at Skipton Auction Mart’s second annual shearling gimmer show and sale. (Tues, Sept 13). Thomas and Sheila Binns, of Hecklin Farm, Downham, Clitheroe, again presented the first prize pen of ten Mules, while David Lucas and Angela Nairey, of Bank Hey Farm, Blackburn, were once more responsible for the red rosette-winning pen of ten pure-bred Texels.

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.

Craven Dairy Auction (55 head) A smaller show of milkers but a big show of followers today with the Final part of dispersal from David Leeming at Burnt Yates who brought 27 Incalf Heifers and 7 Maidens. In the Pre Sale show Frank Wrathall judged the two Heifers from Robert Crisp of Calton in Malhamdale to be Champion and Reserve with Brian Moorhouse of Bell Busk in 3rd with his heifer.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle............. Forward – 109 head cattle: 19 Bulls, 87 Bullocks & Heifers & 3 Cows & Calfs.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2016. Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep Forward: 8,696 Head – Comprising 6,679 Store Lambs & 2,017 Gimmer Lambs Overall average: £63.36 per head (Store Lambs £59.73, Gimmer Lambs £75.77)

Skipton gimmer lambs up almost £10 per head on year The 2,000-plus gimmer lambs on parade at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual mid-September store lamb show and sale offered a large company of buyers an unrivalled choice of both quality and size. They sold to an overall average of £75.77 per head, a marked improvement on the previous year’s £65.94.

Great Annual Show & Sale of North of England Mule Ewe Lambs on behalf of NEMSA Members. Forward: 7,357 head at an overall average of £96.84 per head (+£6.35 up) CCM Auctions conducted their opening Fortnightly Show and Sale of NEMSA members Mule Gimmer Lambs at Skipton Auction Mart, North Yorkshire on Tuesday. The pre-sale show was of a high quality with 21 pens of ten and 12 pens of 20 presented for showing.

Booth family championship and top price double at Skipton NEMSA opener The North Craven Smearsett flock of WA&A Booth, from Old Hall Farm, Feizor, above Settle, notched up a notable double when winning both the tens and 20s show classes at the high profile opening annual ewe lamb show and sale for members of the North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) at Skipton Auction Mart.

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.

Annual Rare Breeds Show and Sale for 2016 .......

On his first visit to Skipton, Stuart Wood from Skene, Aberdeenshire topped the sale with a Shearling Ram from his Woodies Flock. Rene de coquilanout sired by perfect received fierce bidding and fell at 4,000gns to Richard & Mark Ireland of Whalley. There was a host of prices either side of 2,000gns with the Rathbone Flock of Mike Davis, Eldroth next in line at 2,400gns. This ram lamb a son of Buckles Whizz Kid out of a homebred Dooley Nissan daughter sold to Neil & Janet McQuistin of Newton Stewart.

Forward: 535 head of cattle Comprising: 57 Young Feeding Bulls, 457 Bullocks & Heifers, 7 Feeding Cows & 14 Breeding Cattle Numbers nicely growing now as the autumn period approaches. Strong cattle were a sharp trade with Bullocks and short keep heifers especially good to sell. Smart younger cattle also holding value, whilst a few harder sorts were a shade easier.

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: 43 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 24 Cast Cattle including 2 Mature Bulls. 3,344 Prime Sheep comprising 2,660 Prime Lambs, 684 Cast Ewes & Rams. 74 Rearing Calves. B&W av £84 Cont av £353 Native av £284 51 Dairy Cattle.