Ewbank first-time title win at Craven Champions highlight Fawcett heifer lands £2,100 top price Nidderdale husband and wife, Mark and Fee Ewbank, were awarded the supreme championship at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Craven Champions highlight for 2019-born store cattle with show potential. (Tues, Feb 18)

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle. Forward: 902 head of cattle. Comprising: 892 Feeding Cattle (262 Young Bulls, 89 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 541 Bullocks & Heifers) & 10 Pedigree Cattle.

Females in demand at CCM Skipton beef breeding cattle fixture Total clearance of females was achieved at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual early season show and sale of pedigree beef breeding cattle. (Wed, Feb 19) Top price at 3,100gns for Mel Pickard, of Bolton-by-Bowland, was a Limousin, Prietec Nutmeg, bred in Mewith by Terry and Elaine Priestley and a 2017-born daughter of the Gallois son, Oddacres Landlord, from the Mason family in Embsay. She sold with her Lodge Hamlet heifer calf at foot and run with Tallyrock Jerry to R&A Easterby, of Westhouse,

The store cattle sale includes the Craven Champions Show & Sale and full results can be found below. Michael & Ellie Wynne kindly judged the show on held on Tuesday evening. There was an exceptional show of cattle. The cattle were sold on Wednesday and prices can be found below. Full store cattle report also available. Well done to all exhibitors and thankyou to the show sponsors; NFU Skipton – Top Tags – Thornton Breakers – Craven Farm Vets – Mulberry Asset Finance – Massey Feeds – J Sheard – Fairhurst Concrete – Great Yorkshire Show – Preston Fuels – Mitchell Wellock – Dugdale Nutrition.

Forward: 49 Prime cattle comprising 19 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 30 Cast Cattle. 3,486 Prime Sheep comprising 3136 Prime Hoggs, 350 Cast Ewes, Rams & Goats. 66 Rearing Calves. 42 Breeding Sheep. 2 Loads of produce.

The Winter sale of Blue Faced Leicester females brought a select entry from good local breeders with excellent crossing lines. Taking the championship was John Mason of Oddacres when his Micklaw sired gimmer hogg took the eye of show judge Ashley Caton. It later sold for £450 to JR Lancaster in Bordley. Top of the shop price wise was Kevin Wilson of Blubberhouses with his F1 Big head sired Gimmer hogg selling at £550 to Mrs J Pennell of Darlington.

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Hoggs & Breeding Sheep Forward: 1146 Head, 943 Store Hoggs – Overall av £77.15. 189 Breeding Sheep. 14 Blue Faced Leicester Females.

Oddacres Masons clinch crown at CCM Skipton BFL females highlight John and Claire Mason, and daughter Annabel, who run the long-established Oddacres Blue Faced Leicester flock in Embsay, improved on their reserve championship success the previous year when stepping up to take the champion’s crown at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual winter sale of Bluefaced Leicester females. (Wed, Feb 12)

Peter Baul champion again and top price at Craven Dairy Auction Bishop Thornton’s Peter Baul bagged back-to-back Craven Dairy Auction titles at Skipton Auction Mart. (Mon, Feb 10) Fresh from a championship and reserve double at last month’s second show, he returned to claim top spot at the February opener with another newly-calven heifer, the only entry from his renowned Ravensgate herd at Watergate Farm.

Forward: 41 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 12 Cast Cattle. 2,836 Prime Sheep comprising 2618 Prime Hoggs, 218 Cast Ewes & Rams. 58 Rearing Calves. 10 Dairy. 2 Loads of produce.

10 Dairy Another nice sale at the Craven Dairy Auction with 10 cattle stalled for sale and a sharp trade for the better sorts. Messrs Baul from Bishop Thornton made top price with the champion animal, when their pedigree NC Heifer sold for £2180. Robin Jennings form South Stainley topped his run of 4 Heifers at £2100 when his milky non pedigree heifer took the eye of a local buyer. A strong average of £1841 for all heifers represents a good result and we require more to help fulfil buyers requirements with a good regular attendance of local and travelled buyers. Today’s judge was Richard Throup Dalesbrad Herd. Speak to Sarah or Ted to book cattle in for the next sale on 24th February.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle. There was a very strong trade with a full ringside of buyers. Next sale Saturday 7th March. *** Forward today - 174 head cattle. Prices & averages below.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle. Forward: 872 head of cattle. Comprising: 816 Feeding Cattle (248 Young Bulls, 86 Beef Feeding Cows & 5 Beef Feeding Bulls, 477 Bullocks & Heifers) & 56 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 69 Prime cattle comprising 29 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 38 Cast Cattle. 3,067 Prime Sheep comprising 2747 Prime Hoggs, 320 Cast Ewes & Rams. 36 Rearing Calves. 6 Loads of produce.

Rearing Calves to £300 (36) B&W av £53 Cont av £244 Native av £160 A disappointing small entry today but it was expected due to the number of vendors not calving late December and in January around the festive period. More calves are needed week on week out with purchasers travelling distances to buy calves more are needed regularly.