Welshman Sion Jones twice top dog on price at CCM Skipton Summer working sheep dog sale North Wales dog trainer Sion Jones, who runs Cefn Eithin Sheep Dogs in Corwen, had a field day at Skipton Auction Mart’s summer working sheep dogs sale, claiming top call of 10,000gns (£10,500) on the trials field and repeating the feat in the unbroken pen with a 1,600gns (£1,680) youngster. It is thought to be the first time a single handler has achieved a top price double at the venue. (Friday, July 5)

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 313 head of cattle Comprising: 244 Feeding Cattle (92 Young Bulls, 35 Beef Feeding Cows, 107 Bullocks & Heifers) & 69 Breeding Cattle.

Rob Marshall claims first CCM Skipton prime lambs title Nidderdale’s Rob Marshall, of Monk Ing Farm, Dacre, notched up a first time prime lambs championship success at Skipton Auction Mart’s July show. (Mon, July 1) He clinched the title with the first prize Continental pen, five 46kg Beltex-cross-Texel lambs, all home bred and the majority by a tup bought out of Skipton last year from Chipping’s Richard Seed. They sold for £106 per head to Vivers Scotlamb in Annan.

Critchleys retain monthly prime cattle championship at CCM Skipton An excellent and high quality turnout of 27 under 30-month clean cattle for Skipton Auction Mart’s July prime show and sale saw the Critchley beef farming family from Hutton, Preston, repeat their championship-winning success of the previous month with a 545kg Limousin-cross heifer. (Monday, July 1) Bought in and further improved on the farm, as in June the title winner again fell to Alan Beecroft, of Countrystyle Meats Farm Shop and Restaurant in Lancaster for 258.5p/kg, or £1,409. It was among a six-strong tally for the regular Red Rose buyer.

Craven Dairy Auction frontrunners sell at £2,500 and £2,450 The two top-notch principals at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest Craven Dairy Auction show and sale achieved the highest prices seen in recent memory. (Mon, July 1) Taking top call of £2,500 was the overall champion, the first prize newly calven heifer from the Lawson family, who run the Newbirks Holstein Friesian pedigree herd in Arthington, Otley.

Forward: 42 Prime cattle comprising 27 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 15 Cast Cattle. 1,840 Prime Sheep comprising 1657 Spring Lamb & 183 Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Rams. 42 Rearing Calves. 14 Dairy Cattle

Craven Dairy Auction (14 head) A handy show of dairy cattle for this morning’s show & sale, pre sale judge Shaun Sowray went about his work quickly and efficiently picking a cracking heifer from the Lawson family of Arthington as his Champion and closely followed by a super grafeeti daughter bred by Brian and Judith Moorhouse of Hesper Farm, Bell Busk. These two heifers would be the envy of most farmers and quickly made their way to the top two prices of the day.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of 105 Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle A busy grass day meant for a quieter ringside of buyers for today’s sale. Trade was also impeded by the falling finished beef price with most buyers looking to buy cattle for less. Best well grown cattle for their age could still make good money. Thomas Atkins would see £300+ for some lovely runs of Friesian bullocks with Suckler bred cattle selling away nicely for well shaped consignments from vendors such as Messrs Cornforth of Thornton seeing £825 for some British Blue heifers and Messrs Ireland of Waddington seeing a pen of yearling bullocks to £730.

Rearing Calves to £400 X5 (42) B&W av £150 Cont av £366.52 Native av £164.14 £400 seemed to be the stopping point for best calves today with five bulls realising this price throughout the sale. David Smith of Sutton in Craven had a cracking pen of Charolais calves presented today with two making £400 and averaging £393 for his run.

Forward: 27 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 21 Cast Cattle. 1,891 Prime Sheep comprising 1,628 Spring Lamb & 263 Cast Ewes & Rams. 42 Rearing Calves. 60 Breeding Sheep.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 368 head of cattle Comprising: 319 Feeding Cattle (120 Young Bulls, 20 Beef Feeding Cows, 179 Bullocks & Heifers) & 49 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 49 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 27 Cast Cattle. 1340 Prime Sheep comprising 1071 Spring Lamb, & 269 Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Rams. 65 Rearing Calves. 77 Breeding Sheep.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 392 head of cattle Comprising: 365 Feeding Cattle (86 Young Bulls, 59 Beef Feeding Cows/Stock Bulls, 216 Bullocks & Heifers) & 27 Breeding Cattle. A mixed show of feeding bulls met a very good trade selling to a busy ringside. Largest increase seen in the value of Lightweight 300kg to 350kg bulls with very few below £800. Premium bulls also more expensive with a number of bulls at £1250+. 400kg to 500kg bulls a slight improvement on previous sales

Forward: 43 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle. 1,263 Prime Sheep comprising 961 Spring Lamb, 302 Hoggs Cast Ewes & Rams. 62 Rearing Calves. 13 Dairy Cattle. 126 Breeding Sheep (comprising 56 Sheep with 70 Lambs at foot)

Forward: 53 Prime cattle comprising 30 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 22 Cast Cattle. 1,407 Prime Sheep comprising 1,098 Spring Lamb, 311 Hoggs and Feeding Ewes/Rams. 53 Rearing Calves. 158 Breeding Sheep.