Rearing Calves to £450 B&W av £59 Cont av £341 Native av £320 Well it seemed only british blues were on the menu this morning with 90% of the calves British blue on the passports. Top price calf of the day was the first one in the ring from John and Rob Marshall of Dacre when it sold for £450, Martyn Jennings of Cowling was next in line with another cracker at £430. British blue heifers averaged £280 however topped at £350 for an entry from Church Farm Enterprises and £330 for another strong calf from Martyn Jennings.

Forward: 69 Prime cattle comprising 18 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 50 Cast Cattle. 2,704 Prime Sheep comprising 64 Spring Lambs, 2245 Old Season Lambs & 395 Cast Ewes & Rams. 33 Rearing Calves. 630 Breeding Sheep. 7 Loads of produce.

Towers power again seen in CCM Skipton sheep show arena Red Rose farmer Robert Towers, of Camp House Farm, Farleton, has hardly put a foot wrong in the sheep show arena at Skipton Auction Mart this year. His latest success was a first prize success in the Easter show and sale of ewes with lambs at foot, following multiple prize wins at the opening ewes with lambs showcase, as well as a championship and reserve championship double at the Easter prime lambs highlight, both staged last month. Many of his frontrunners have also achieved top prices.

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle. Forward: 519 head of cattle: Comprising: 181 Young Feeding Bulls, 37 Beef Feeding Cows, 297 Bullocks & Heifers, & 4 Breeding Cattle.

Forward: 70 Prime cattle comprising 21 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 47 Cast Cattle. 4050 Prime Sheep comprising 62 Spring Lambs, 3510 Old Season Lambs & 478 Cast Ewes & Rams. 72 Rearing Calves. 629 Breeding Sheep. 4 Dairy Cattle. 4 Loads of produce.

Bacup butcher buys another Skipton prime cattle champion For the second month in succession, Rossendale Valley butcher D Gregory & Sons in Bacup snapped up the supreme champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s monthly prime cattle showcase. After purchasing both the champion and reserve in March, butcher Phil Gregory returned to the ringside for the April highlight to pay the leading gross price of £1,599 for the title winner, a 600kg Limousin-cross steer from the Critchley family, of Mercer Farm, Hutton, near Preston, who also had the reserve champion.

Cracking prime sheep turnout and trade at CCM Skipton A much larger Monday turnout of 4,049 prime and cast sheep at Skipton Auction Mart also saw prices well up on the week, with multiple three-figure pen prices throughout. (Apr 9) First into the new sales ring were 62 Spring lambs and, with numbers way short of requirements, these set the pace for the day when selling to an overall average of £135.36 per head, or 320.14p/kg.

Stainbank double at Craven Dairy Auction The Stainbank pedigree Holstein Friesian dairy herd run by Robin Jennings at Hill House Farm, South Stainley, Ripon, secured its second Craven Dairy Auction championship of 2018 at Skipton Auction Mart’s opening April show and sale, also adding the reserve championship for good measure. (Mon, Apr 9)

A large show of Store & Breeding Sheep forward for sale and quality outfits in high demand, especially younger ewes with strong lambs at foot. The 226 outfits of sheep with lambs topped at £230 for Texel Shearlings and Twins from Alan Midgley, Luddendenfoot, the same vendor with two further pens at £220. Peter Simpson of Dacre had a nice run of Texel Ewes with twins, topping at £228 and £225, with Andrew Throup of Silsden selling Texel Ewes and Twins to £225.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle Forward – 121 head cattle: 23 Bulls, 97 Heifers & Bullocks; 13 Goats; 19 Sheep & 2 Horses;

RELENTLESS TRADE IN YORKSHIRE, AS CATTLE TRAVEL ACROSS THE UK! The dispersal Sale of the very good Spellowhill herd of pedigree and unregistered Holstein Friesian dairy cattle took place on farm on Tuesday 3rd April at Lazenby Moor Farm, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire on behalf of Robert and Anne Graham of RC & PA Graham.

230 Breeding Sheep A small show today found a stronger trade by around £10 to £15 per family. Due to the poor weather, buyers are looking for outfits with lambs a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks old.

Colin Whitelock calf champion as new Skipton sales ring is launched Skipton Auction Mart’s brand-new rearing calf sales ring was packed to the rafters for the first-ever sale in the new facility on a snowy bank holiday Monday Easter. (April 2) Known as the Stirton Ring, it forms part of the impressive new sales ring complex in the heart of the mart. There is also a new standalone sheep sales ring, which was also used for the first time on Monday.

Charity lamb first to be sold in new CCM Skipton sheep sales ring The much anticipated first fixture in Skipton Auction Mart’s brand-new Lingfield sheep sales ring produced a solid turnout for an Easter bank holiday Monday of 2,657 head and another very sharp trade to match. (April 2)

Critchleys on top again in CCM Skipton prime cattle showcase Red Rose beef farmers, the Critchley family, from Mercer Farm, Hutton, near Preston, returned to top form at Skipton Auction Mart’s April prime cattle show and sale when claiming a championship and reserve championship double. (Monday, April 2)