Bordley and Beckwithshaw farmers claim victory at wether lambs show John Tennant, of Bordley, took top prize in the Swaledale show at Skipton Auction Mart on Wednesday with a pen of 50 wether lambs. (SEPT 21) Raised on the moor at Low Bucker House Farm, Bordley, the Swaledales were sold for £41 per head. David Wilson, of Beckwithshaw, picked up the red rosette for his pen of 40 Dalesbreds, all got by home-bred tups, which fetched £43 per head.

MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2016 Second Prize Show & Sale of North of England Mule Ewe Lambs on behalf of NEMSA Members. Forward: 8,550 head at an overall average of £95.04 per head (+8.26 on 2015)

Walkers win again at second Skipton NEMSA highlight Local sheep farmers landed both principal honours at the second annual gimmer lamb show and sale for members of the North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) at Skipton Auction Mart. (Tues, Sept 20) For the second year in succession, the title-winning pen of ten ewe lambs was shown by the Walker family, from Fold Farm in Appletreewick, while the champion pen of 20s came from the Kitching family at Grisedale Farm, Threshfield

Forward: 37 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 23 Cast Cattle 2,833 Prime Sheep comprising 2,352 Prime Lambs, 481 Cast Ewes & Rams 43 Rearing Calves

Peter Woof top dog on price at Skipton pedigree Texel highlight Ladies Day double for principal honours A top call of 2,600gns for a ram lamb, a 2,000gns high for a female, coupled with a ‘Ladies Day’ supreme and reserve supreme championship double, were highlights of the 35th annual two-day show and sale of pedigree rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart.

CCM Auctions conducted the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders Club Sale at Skipton Mart – FEMALES James Robinson’s ‘Kaker Mill’ flock from Carnforth headlined the Evening sale of females when his 3 rd prize Shearling Ewe bred by ‘Sportsmans Tremendous’ out of a ‘Hilltop Predator’ bred ewe made top price of 2100gns when selling to Mesrs HW&SW Jones of Llansannan.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2016 Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle Forward: 728 head of cattle Comprising: 55 Young Feeding Bulls, 645 Bullocks & Heifers, 5 Feeding Cows & 24 Breeding Cattle

Forward: 3,264 Head comp: 3,207 Ewes & Shearlings & 57 Pedigree Charollais

Father and daughter to the fore at Skipton Charollais showcase Charollais sheep breeding stalwarts, the Marwood family, who both farm near York, were the standout performers at the British Charollais Sheep Society’s annual show and sale of commercial rams at Skipton Auction Mart.

Defending champions on song again at Skipton shearling gimmer show Defending champions successfully retained their titles at Skipton Auction Mart’s second annual shearling gimmer show and sale. (Tues, Sept 13). Thomas and Sheila Binns, of Hecklin Farm, Downham, Clitheroe, again presented the first prize pen of ten Mules, while David Lucas and Angela Nairey, of Bank Hey Farm, Blackburn, were once more responsible for the red rosette-winning pen of ten pure-bred Texels.

Forward: 77 Prime cattle comprising 13 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 60 Cast Cattle. 3,710 Prime Sheep comprising 3,131 Prime Lambs, 579 Cast Ewes & Rams. 91 Rearing Calves B&W av £65.23 Cont av £323.93 Native av £256.3. 55 Dairy Cattle.

Craven Dairy Auction (55 head) A smaller show of milkers but a big show of followers today with the Final part of dispersal from David Leeming at Burnt Yates who brought 27 Incalf Heifers and 7 Maidens. In the Pre Sale show Frank Wrathall judged the two Heifers from Robert Crisp of Calton in Malhamdale to be Champion and Reserve with Brian Moorhouse of Bell Busk in 3rd with his heifer.

Crisp new calvers double tops at Craven Dairy Auction Malhamdale’s Robert Crisp, of Nelson Farm, Calton, bagged a championship and reserve championship double at Skipton Auction Mart’s opening September Craven Dairy Auction. (Mon, Sept 12) Show judge Frank Wrathall, of Gisburn, awarded principal honours to Mr Crisp’s first and second prize newly calven commercial heifers, both by a son of the renowned Genus dairy bull, Picston Shottle, and both out of daughters of another Genus sire, Garrison, who has been used to good effect by the Dales dairy farmer over the years.

CCM Auctions Conducted their Monthly Sale of Stirks, Weaned Calves and Young Store Cattle............. Forward – 109 head cattle: 19 Bulls, 87 Bullocks & Heifers & 3 Cows & Calfs.

MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2016. Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep Forward: 8,696 Head – Comprising 6,679 Store Lambs & 2,017 Gimmer Lambs Overall average: £63.36 per head (Store Lambs £59.73, Gimmer Lambs £75.77)