MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 6TH JANUARY PRESS CALVES The new rearing calf year at Skipton Auction Mart began as it had ended at January’s opening show and sale when brothers Shaun and Peter Sowray, of Bowes Green Farm, Bishop Thornton, followed up on their championship success at the final show of 2013.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 6TH JANUARY 2014 PRESS Brand-new year, brand-new prime cattle and lamb champions and trade branded as “strong throughout” all combined to make the opening primestock shows of 2014 at Skipton Auction Mart a runaway success. (Mon, Jan 6)

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 30TH DECEMBER 2013 38 Prime Cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle, Young Bulls & 35 Cast Cattle 4,709 Prime Sheep comprising 3,691 Prime Lambs and 1,018 Cast Ewes & Rams 2 Loads of produce

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2013 1,957 Prime sheep comprising 1434 Prime Lambs, 523 Cast Ewes & Rams 861 Turkeys, Ducks, Geese & Chickens

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2012 207 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 82 Young Feeding Bulls, 114 Bullocks & Heifers, 11 Breeding Cattle CCM Auctions held their final cattle sale of 2012 and trade signed off in good style. All classes were good to sell, strong bullocks and heifers were especially well sought, whilst suckled calves of all types could have been sold in much greater number.

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2013 Forward: 181 head of cattle Comprising: 98 Young Feeding Bulls & 83 Bullocks & Heifers, Only a relatively small entry today, but trade was generally good and provided a nice end to the year. CCM Auctions wish everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, and would like to thank all our customers for supporting the Wednesday Cattle Sales. We look forward to seeing you in 2014 when the opening sale is the Great New Year Sale of 1,000 Cattle on Wednesday 8th January 2014. Please note the earlier closing date of Monday 30th December for this Sale.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2013 42 Prime Cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle & 39 Cast Cattle 3,267 Prime sheep comprising 2938 Prime Lambs, 329 Cast Ewes & Rams 67 Rearing calves 20 Dairy cattle 1 Loads of produce

MARKET REPORT - SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2012 In lamb Show & Sale of Pedigree Texel & Beltex Females.

It’s a family affair at Skipton Beltex winter highlight A North Craven father and daughter sent out a mother and daughter to secure a memorable championship and reserve championship double – they were also responsible for the day’s three highest selling prices - at the Northern Beltex Society’s second winter show and sale of pedigree in-lamb ewes at Skipton Auction Mart

MARKET REPORT - SATURDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2013 INLAMB BELTEX & TEXELS CHRISTMAS POULTRY SHOW COLLECTIVE CATTLE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2013 Forward: 2330 Head Av £54.57 The fortnightly sale produced a good end to the year. A large crowd of purchasers decended upon Skipton to source store lambs with grass in good supply country wide. The entry was made up generally of long keep lambs and these found favour with buyers, The strong lowland lambs generally mid £60’s, medium lambs £58 to £62 and the smaller sorts in the early £50’s.

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2013 PRESS MULES RAISE MONEY FOR MANORLANDS The seventh annual charity sheep show and sale of predominantly Mule wether lambs staged by Addingham & District Sheep Breeders’ Association at Skipton Auction Mart raised a resounding £4,500 for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope, Keighley.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2013 40 PRIME CATTLE comprising 7 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos), 4 Young Bulls & 26 Cast Cattle 4,111 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,774 Prime Lambs, 337 Cast Ewes & Rams 70 REARING CALVES 1 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2013 FORWARD: 414 HEAD OF CATTLE Comprising: 205 Young Feeding Bulls, 201 Bullocks & Heifers, 8 Breeding Cattle A large show of cattle for the Christmas Show & Sale sold to a huge company of buyers who decended on Skipton to top up feeding sheds for the Christmas period.

MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2013 PRESS CULL Gambles strike it lucky with Christmas double at Skipton Ken and Hazel Gamble, of Brickyard Farm, Easingwold, achieved a notable championship double in the annual Christmas shows of cull cows and cast sheep at Skipton Auction Mart.