Forward: 66 Prime cattle comprising 20 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 45 Cast Cattle 2,714 Sheep comprising 654 Spring Lambs, 1774 Old Season Lambs, 286 Cast Ewes & Rams 619 Breeding Sheep 73 Rearing Calves 14 Dairy Cattle

619 BREEDING SHEEP An increased entry of 241 sheep with 378 lambs at foot for the weekly attracted another large company of buyers to the ringside. Older sheep with strong lambs were again in high demand and would look dearer in comparison than the younger sheep with lambs at foot. Richard Caton had top price of the day with some correct Suffolk x Ewes with Twins at £195 the outfit.

Rearing Calves to £450 (73) B&W av £147.13 Cont av £370.87 Native av £190.12 A good number of calves today and an EXCEPTIONAL TRADE!!!!!!. Black and White Bulls averaged £147.13 (av 39 days old) to £290 for a belter from Michael Heron of Bramhope. Continentals had a flyer too with Heifer buyers out in force, Fred Houseman of Church Farm Enterprises to £450 and a BB Heifer average of £392. Bulls not quite as potent but with Shaun Sowray topping at £405 and an average of £405 for all Blue Bulls, the limousins weren’t much different again with heifers outstripping their male counterparts with Bulls averaging £362.50 to £400 G Pickergill & Sons, Hawksworth but Heifers av £376 to £400 PJ&JE Bolland, Airton.

Aireburn heifer bags another Skipton dairy title Brian and Judith Moorhouse’s Aireburn pedigree herd at Hesper Farm, Bell Busk, sent out yet another champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest Craven Dairy Auction show and sale. (Mon, May 22)

Forward – 134 Head of Cattle, 74 Goats and Sheep, 1 Pony. A good entry of cattle for the Monthly sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Stores. Cattle were dearer than most vendors expectations with a huge ringside of customers keen for the nice entry of quality reared calves to graze and grow on. The highlight of the Monthly sale of goats was a Toggenburg Nanny with Nanny kid at foot selling for £200!

Rearing Calves to £400 B&W av £88.30 Cont av £354.67 Native av £230 Quiet show forward this week however again trade flying for these handy calves. Straight black and whites flying off the shelves with Richard Spence at £155 for his B&W bull at 4 weeks and Chris Drake at £145 for a 5 week old Holstein bull calf. Blues pretty potent also however it was a strong limousin bull from Chris Watson of Horton Pasture that topped the days trade at £400 with John and Rob Marshall making the most of the strong trade and hitting £385 for a sweet 4 week old bull. Calves continue to be in strong demand and the auction offers the best place to maximise price. Please come and drop some of and find out.

Breeding Sheep A slightly smaller show of sheep with lambs met with a blistering trade, with all classes up on the week, and an army of buyers looking for outfits. Still plenty of trade. Thomas Boothman had hoggs and lambs at £200 as did Robert & Raymond Johnson. Neil Heseltine hit £195 for shearling and twins, whilst ewes with single lambs were keenly sought all sale long, especially anything with power, Mark Lewis having 3 packets of sheep all at £158, Frank Throup £150 and plenty of others at £135-£140. Please advise the mart office of entries by Friday Lunchtime. Thankyou.

Forward: 70 Prime cattle comprising 24 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 40 Cast Cattle 1,578 Prime Sheep comprising 345 Spring Lambs, 949 Old Season Lambs, 284 Cast Ewes & Rams 474 Breeding Sheep 24 Rearing Calves

Young Irish couple top dogs at Skipton with 9,200gns sale Moss Irish eyes were smiling when Brian White and Aoife Smith, a young and talented Irish couple from Naul in North County Dublin, were top dogs with a 9,200 guineas (£9,660) top call at the annual Spring sale of working sheep dogs at Skipton Auction Mart, which attracted another strong turnout of 120 dogs. (Fri, May 12)

Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 908 head of cattle Comprising: 146 Young Feeding Bulls, 38 Beef Feeding Cows, 615 Bullocks & Heifers, & 31 Breeding Cattle. Inc 78 Pedigree Limousin Bulls & Females

Craven Limousin Day - Head – 78 forward with a 91% Clearance rate. Judge – Mr Ian Wildgoose, Derbyshire Prices topped at 6000gns at the Craven Limousin Day when Garrowby Hurricane returned to an old hunting ground after his 2013 win at the Craven Limousin Extravaganza. Purchased at the 2013 sale by Michael and Stephen Priestleys’ Brontemoor herd, Hurricane has four crops of calves on the ground at the Priestleys’, Kirkcambeck farm in Cumbria, producing multiple show winners.

AMMUAL SHOW OF PEDIGREE & COMMERCIAL CATTLE - CHAMPION FROM JM&SP COOPER. RESERVE FROM N SLACK. PICTURES IN THE FLICKR GALLERY.

Hurricane storms to 6,000gns top price for Brontemoor herd at Skipton pedigree Limousin highlight Supreme championship falls to Gunnerfleet pedigree herd The first show class of the day for senior bulls also produced the day’s leading price of 6,000gns (£6,300) for the first prize winner, Garrowby Hurricane, at Skipton Auction Mart’s premier breed highlight of the year - Craven Limousin Day, the annual Spring show and sale of pedigree bulls and females. (Wed, May 10)

Tomschoice Matador charges to supreme championship at Northern Limousin Extravaganza Ole! was the call, as an up-and-coming pedigree bull, Tomschoice Matador, charged to a supreme championship success at the 2017 Northern Limousin Extravaganza (NLE), the opening day of Skipton Auction Mart’s annual two-day breed showcase. (Tues, May 9)

Forward: 81 Prime cattle comprising 22 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos) & 59 Cast Cattle. 1,303 Prime Sheep comprising 161 Spring Lambs, 879 Old Season Lambs, 263 Cast Ewes & Rams. 820 Breeding Sheep. 60 Rearing Calves. 18 Dairy Cattle.