Craven Dairy Auction (48 head) A mixed show of cattle with support for all types, right from the word go. Regular show toppers the Lawson family were once again Champions with a lovely Pedigree Newly Calven Heifer 5 weeks calved and giving 34kgs eventually getting knocked down to the returning father and son team of Stephen and Edward Jeanes, Glusburn. Reserve Champion heifer from Robin & Cath Jennings, a fine beast calved 12 days and giving a tank filling 35kgs reaching a straight price of £2020 to regular Jennings supporter Brian Blezard of Ribchester.

Forward: 36 Prime cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos),1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 32 Cast Cattle 2,307 Prime Sheep comprising 1,625 Spring Lambs, 198 Old Season Lambs & 484 Cast Ewes & Rams 145 Breeding Sheep comprising 63 Ewes & Lambs and 82 Geld Hoggs 65 Rearing Calves 43 Dairy Cattle 3 Loads of Produce

FORWARD - 42 Prime cattle comprising 15 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle 1,610 Prime Sheep comprising 1,004 Spring Lambs, 279 Old Season Lambs, 327 Cast Ewes & Rams 51 Rearing Calves 30 Breeding Sheep 3 Loads of produce

Lingfields Beef Cattle Fair (Multi-Breed) The Oddacres Limousin herd property of John & Claire Mason headed up the prices for the second successive sale at the Lingfields Cattle Fair. Oddacres Inca the 13 month old son of Homebyres Dixon was picked out by show judge Richard Brown as his reserve champion in the pre-sale show and went on to join Messrs JJ Dalby & Son of Wetherby for 4100gns. The Oddacres herd also produced the 2009 Stock Bull Econome bred by Earl Mazaud which sold to local dairy farmer John Howard for 2300gns.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 511 head of cattle Comprising: 136 Young Feeding Bulls, 250 Bullocks & Heifers, 105 Breeding Cattle & 20 Pedigree Bulls. A busy ringside of customers present helped to produce a trade that would be better than expected for the young bulls, and the vast majority of store cattle as well. All cattle were well contested as feeders like to keep sheds topped up and grazers wanting to take advantage of an abundance of grass.

80 Rearing Calves & 22 Dairy Cattle. Rearing Calves to £600. B&W av £47 Cont av £358 Native av £153. Newly Calven Heifers: to £2500 av £1938 GB Moorhouse

Forward: 16 Prime cattle comprising 4 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 12 Cast Cattle 1,398 Prime Sheep comprising 509 New Season Lambs, 549 Old Season Lambs, 340 Cast Ewes & Rams 502 Breeding Sheep comprising 221 Sheep with 281 Lambs at foot 80 Rearing Calves 22 Dairy Cattle 3 Loads of produce

Moorhouse milker champion again at Craven Dairy Auction A standout newly calven heifer bagged another Craven Dairy Auction championship for local breeders Brian and Judith Moorhouse at Skipton Auction Mart’s bank holiday Monday show and sale.The Moorhouses, who run the Aireburn pedigree Holstein herd at Hesper Farm, Bell Busk, clinched the latest in a long line of titles with a home-bred daughter of the Worldwide Sires’ dairy bull Regancrest Mr Sam, who has been well utilised by the couple, having been responsible for past Craven Dairy Auction champions and prizewinners.

Forward: Head - 104 Store Cattle, 22 Sheep & Goats & 52 Breeding Sheep. 289 lots of Poultry. 739 lots of Reclaim & Salvage. 440 lots of Machinery. 152 lots of Border Fine Arts. 135 lots of Furniture.

612 Breeding Sheep comprising 262 Hoggs & Ewes with 350 Lambs @ Foot. A smaller show sold well. A good full ringside of buyers assembled late in the season and quality Continental sheep sold well for the equivalent of £80 to £100 per life regardless of age. Strong Mule Hoggs with lambs £185 to £205 the outfit, but some with not just the same power at £160 to £180 the outfit.

Forward: 34 Prime cattle comprising 5 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle 2,379 Prime Sheep comprising 487 Spring Lambs, 1481 Old Season Lambs, 411 Cast Ewes & Rams 612 Breeding Sheep comprising 262 Hoggs & Ewes with 350 Lambs @ Foot 44 Rearing Calves 5 Loads of produce

Northern Ireland’s Hugh McKee led the field on price at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Spring sale of working sheep dogs. Mr McKee, a noted sheep dog trainer, who hails from the fishing village of Kilkeel in County Down, reeled in top price honours when selling his two-year-old fully home bred tri-coloured bitch Nell for 3,200gns.

Oddacres herd shines at Skipton pedigree Limousin showpiece The renowned Oddacres pedigree herd of John and Claire Mason in Embsay was the standout performer on Craven Limousin Day, the annual Spring show and sale of pedigree bulls and females at Skipton Auction Mart. The Masons secured the day’s leading price of 5,400gns (£5,670) with their first prize intermediate bull, Oddacres Hoggarth, a September, 2012-born son of their 10,500gns Homebyres Dixon, acquired from John Logan in Kelso, out of the home-bred Vandale daughter Oddacres Clover.

Tomschoice the top choice at 2014 Northern Limousin Extravaganza The Tomschoice pedigree Limousin herd of breed mainstays James and Sarah Cooper secured supreme championship honours at the 2014 Northern Limousin Extravaganza (NLE) at Skipton Auction Mart. Always among the leading performers at the annual early season highlight for up-and-coming halter-led pedigree and cross-bred Limousin youngsters born the previous year, the Coopers landed the overall title with their first prize 15-month-old male and pedigree champion Carwin Icaros, by the highly regarded Irish sire Roundhill Saturn.

Leading price at the Craven Limousin Day Sale was the Reserve Champion ‘Oddacres Hoggarth’ shown by John Mason of Embsay. By ‘Homebyres Dixon’ and out of the ‘ Vandale’ daughter ‘Oddacres Clover’ the first prize intermediate bull sold to Mac Townsend of Laneshawbridge for 5,400gns. Stephen and Michael Priestley, (Brontemoor) on a sortie from their base at Kirkcambeck received good support at the ringside with their pen lead by ‘Brontemoor Hawk’, the 2012 son of Elite Benn out of the good stock cow ‘Brontemoor Vanessa’ which sold to R Wood of Asygarth for 3,500gns. Supreme Champion was the Senior Bull first prize winner ‘Carlospride Henry’ travelling down from Hummerbeck in County Durham with Chris Moffett who achieved his first championship success with the ‘Wilodge Cerberus’ son which went to A Foster of Markenfield Hall for 3700gns.