Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 439 head of cattle Comprising: 134 Young Feeding Bulls, 10 Beef Feeding Cows & 295 Bullocks & Heifers. Christmas Show & Sale of Store Cattle Today’s sponsors – McClarrons, Deep Roots & SWLF.

Forward: 69 Prime cattle comprising 28 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 38 Cast Cattle; 4,081 Prime Sheep comprising 3,877 Prime Lambs & 204 Cast Ewes & Rams; 63 Rearing Calves; 26 Dairy Cattle; 5 Loads of produce;

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle at Skipton on Saturday. Forward – 92 head cattle and 36 Sheep & Goats:

Gambles a sure bet with five-timer at Skipton Christmas cast ewe show Annual festive shows for cast ewes and cull cows again followed hot on the heels of the big Christmas primestock fixtures at Skipton Auction Mart. Yet again, the headline performers in the former were husband and wife, Ken and Hazel Gamble, of Brickyard Farm, Easingwold, who presented the cast ewe champions for a remarkable fifth consecutive year. (Mon, Nov 27)

Aireburn herd crowned Craven Dairy Auction Christmas champions A cracker of a newly calven heifer from husband and wife Dales dairy farmers Brian and Judith Moorhouse, who run the Aireburn pedigree Holstein herd at Hesper Farm, Bell Busk, was crowned supreme champion at the annual Christmas Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction Mart. (Mon, Dec 4)

Forward: 63 Rearing Calves; 26 Dairy Cattle

Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep Forward: 5,056 Head, (Overall av £51.75) CCM Auctions had a large entry of store sheep for the time of year, when over 5,000 were penned and sold at the fortnightly sale on Wednesday. Strong lambs were in sharp demand with several pens of smart goods making into the 80’s to a top of £86 from RJ Bailey of Reeth, with a list of Suffolk and Continentals making mid 60’s or more. Strong end Mules were in the 60’s, topping at £67.50 from Martin and Vicky Parsons of Giggleswick.

Forward: 117 Prime cattle comprising 63 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 53 Cast Cattle. 3,078 Prime Sheep comprising 2,673 Prime Lambs & 405 Cast Ewes & Rams. 58 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.

CCM Lingfields Christmas Primestock Shows – Sunday 26th November. The 10th Annual Craven Lingfield Christmas Primestock Show was held on Sunday 26th November. FORWARD – 52 Prime Cattle.216 Butchers Lambs.43 Lamb Carcasses.24 Prime Pigs.

Bamforth four-timer at CCM Skipton Christmas porkers show JG Bamforth & Son, of Heyknowle Farm, Slaithwaite, rattled up a fourth successive championship win with a trio of home-bred Pietrain-cross pigs at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock shows and sales. (Sun, Nov 26) Again shown by Matthew Bamforth, the first prize 88kg trio, all gilts by a White boar, sold for £240 each, top price in show, to Stanforths Butchers on Mill Bridge, Skipton, who are renowned for their pork products, especially their famous pork pies.

Malhamdale success at Skipton Christmas lamb carcase highlight Malhamdale sheep farmer Michael Hall, of Scosthrop, was supreme champion in the annual lamb carcase competition staged as part of Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock shows and sales. (Sun, Nov 26)

Ireland family Skipton Christmas prime lamb champions sell at £520 each Father and son Richard and Mark Ireland, of Heys Farm, Whalley, landed their first-ever festive prime lamb supreme championship at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas primestock show. (Sun, Nov 26)

Young James, 3, crowned supreme champion at CCM prime cattle festive highlight Victor sells for all-time record Christmas show high A three-year-old boy owned the supreme champion heifer shown by his mother at Skipton Auction Mart’s Christmas prime cattle show and sale – the annual high profile highlight attended by independent retail butchers and meat wholesalers again seeking top quality beef for their customers’ Christmas tables. (Sun, Nov 26)

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 382 head of cattle Comprising: 86 Young Feeding Bulls, 21 Beef Feeding Cows, 269 Bullocks & Heifers, & 6 Breeding Cattle. 79 Bulls of the 86 forward under 12 months of age and the strength and quality of the 2016 spring born calves improving every sale. Top price of the January born bulls was a Limousin x from JA&JM Wade & Son, Cononley. James Huck of Austwick sold his first draws 4 continental cross bulls born January to March 2016 to average £1143. Smaller bulls £720 to £970 throughout the sale. Overall aver of the under 12 month bulls was £933.

Forward: 67 Prime cattle comprising 26 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 40 Cast Cattle 4,104 Prime Sheep comprising 3,802 Prime Lambs & 302 Cast Ewes & Rams 47 Rearing Calves 21 Dairy Cattle 3 Loads of produce