CCM announces changes at board level Anthony Hewetson, a well-known and familiar face at Skipton Auction Mart, regularly seen around all the sale rings, has stepped down as a director of CCM Auctions, for nigh on the past decade serving as chairman of the board.

Skipton sheep trade ‘fantastic’ as 2021 breeding sales begin Skipton Auction Mart launched its 2021 breeding sheep season on Monday with the traditional ewes with lambs at foot opener, which attracted a tidy turnout of 54 outfits with 83 lambs, with trade described as ‘fantastic’ throughout. (Feb 15)

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep inc BFL Females: Forward: 804 Head: 614 Store Lambs & 190 Breeding Sheep. Store Lambs Overall av £87.03

Oddacres gimmer hogg heads prices at Skipton BFL females winter sale While Skipton Auction Mart’s annual winter fixture for Bluefaced Leicester females was without the usual show classes, so preventing last year’s title winners and top price achievers, the Mason family, who run the Oddacres flock in Embsay, from defending their crown, they did head the selling prices again. (Wed, Feb 10)

CCM Auctions conducted an Online Live Bidding Farm Dispersal Sale on Tuesday 2nd February on behalf of Messrs G Lumb & Son of Greetland that included an excellent range of 558 lots of tractors, machinery, implements, livestock equipment, workshop items and small tools.

Forward: 30 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 20 Cast Cattle; 2,509 Prime Sheep comprising 2157 Prime Hoggs & 352 Cast Ewes & Rams; 30 Rearing Calves; 3 Dairy .

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 669 head of cattle, Comprising: 631 Feeding Cattle (138 Young Bulls, 52 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 441 Bullocks & Heifers) & 38 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 45 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 23 Cast Cattle; 3, 611 Prime Sheep comprising 2,938 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs & 673 Cast Ewes & Rams; 25 Rearing Calves;

Another Skipton prime cattle show coup for North Craven Smiths Just as they did at the New Year opener, North Craven father and son hill farmers, Francis and Andrew Smith, stood champion again at Skipton Auction Mart’s February prime cattle show, also adding the reserve championship with a brace of Limousin-cross entries. (Mon, Feb 1)

Skipton Auction Mart airs new Farming Country podcast CCM Auctions has become one of the first livestock marts in the UK to launch its own communications-boosting podcasts in direct response to the boom in digital audio. Now streaming live is The Farming Country Podcast. “It’s a brand-new initiative designed to keep customers old and new at the cutting edge of trade and trends at Skipton Auction Mart and out there in the wider agri-sector,” explained general manager and auctioneer Jeremy Eaton.

Kevin Evans headline performer again at Skipton online sheep dog sale with high price hat-trick and £14,300 top call Dad David sets new world record price of £6,100 for unbroken pup Welshman Kevin Evans was top dog on price yet again at Skipton Auction Mart’s first online working sheep dog sale of 2021, selling three fully broken dogs for a combined £35,600, while his father David established a new world record price of £6,100 for an unbroken pup.

Towers family triumph again at CCM Easter Spring lambs showcase Not only did North Craven’s Robert Towers clinch an eye-catching title-winning hat-trick at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Easter prime lambs show, but he won all four show classes with the six Spring lambs consigned by the family at the seasonal highlight.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs; Forward: 1701 Head. 1,585 Store Lambs & Feeding Ewes (Overall Av £83.53); 116 Inlamb Ewes Av £137.21

Forward: 41 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 16 Cast Cattle; 2,058 Prime Sheep comprising 1,677 Prime & Lightweight Hoggs & 381 Cast Ewes & Rams; 51 Rearing Calves; 5 Dairy.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle, a tremendous entry of cattle with 60 Steers 32 Heifers and 18 Bulls forward. Trade for all classes very good with buyers out in force. 35 Black and Whites averaged £431. Younger end £370-£450, Mediums £450-£520 and bigger growing end upto £720. Regular consignment of cattle from JK Roberts sold dairy bred Blue bullocks to £730 as-well as DC&EP Sayer. 5-month-old suckler bred bullocks from JA Crocker sold to £600. Blue heifers sold very well with more buyers forward for all sizes. Some 14-16 month goods sold at £800-£830. £680-£740 mediums and £560-£620 for 6/7 month goods. Next Sale – Saturday 20th February ** entries close Monday 15th Feb **