MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2013: 52 PRIME CATTLE comprising 8 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos), 1 Young Bull & 40 Cast Cattle 4601 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3950 Prime Lambs, 651 Cast Ewes & Rams 39 REARING CALVES 4 LOADS OF PRODUCE

MARKET REPORT - SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER: 4,833 head. Overall Average was £91.97 (-£24.99 on 2012) CCM Auctions held their Annual Sale of Swaledale Draft Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings at Skipton Mart on Saturday. Trade was better than expected on the year, with prices not as far back as was feared prior to sale, but still offering buyers sheep at better value for money than recent years.

MARKET REPORT - FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER: RAM SALE CCM Auctions held their Annual Sale of Rams at Skipton Mart on Friday. With selling today spread across 4 sale rings the market was full to capacity with breeds covering the main sales for Blue Faced Leicesters, Suffolks, Hampshire Downs, Blue Texels and Zwartbles together with second sales for Texels, Charollais, Beltex, Lleyn, also Chamoise, Cheviot and other breeds.

MARKET REPORT - THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER: 1081 head of Registered Lleyn Sheep CCM Auctions held the Annual Sale of MV Acc Registered LLeyn Sheep at Skipton Mart on Thursday. The quality end of sheep were a reasonable trade, but the more commercial end of sheep were much harder to place than last years sale.

MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 2ND OCTOBER:6291 Head, Overall av £52.92 (£52.90 in 2012) CCM auctions held their fortnightly sale where lambs were dearer than the previous sale.

MARKET REPORT - TUESDAY 1ST OCTOBER: 2,437 head Breeding Sheep comprising 759 Correct, 1662 Broken Mouthed & 16 Rams. A mixed show of sheep met with a mixed trade, some classes of young sheep looking as well sold as at recent sales, but some classes cheaper. The broken mouthed ewes generally selling away well, with Swaledales averaging just over £30.