Forward: 30 Prime cattle comprising 3 Clean Cattle(under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 26 Cast Cattle 2,276 Prime Sheep comprising 346 Spring Lambs, 1,404 Old Season Lambs, 521 Cast Ewes & Rams & 6 Goats 1,497 Breeding Sheep comprising 539 Sheep with 838 Lambs @ Foot & 120 Geld Hoggs 32 Rearing Calves 33 Dairy Cattle 4 Loads of produce

2,540 Breeding Sheep The annual special sale of hoggs and lambs and geld gimmer hoggs was held at Skipton auction today. With 97 different successful purchasers during the sale, the ringside was packed and this helped produce a highly satisfactory sale. Our thanks to today’s judges and the prize awards are listed below. Next week’s sale will see an entry of approx 500 outfits of Hoggs, Shearlings, Ewes with Lambs @ Foot. Catalogue online from Friday Lunchtime.

Forward: 55 Prime cattle comprising 12 Clean Cattle ( Under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (Over 30 mos) & 41 Cast Cattle 4,634 TOTAL SHEEP including 2,094 Prime Sheep comprising 172 Spring lambs, 1,508 Old Season Lambs, 414 Cast Ewes & Rams 2,540 Breeding Sheep comprising 840 Hoggs, Shlgs & Ewes with 1130 Lambs at foot and 570 Geld Gimmer Hoggs. 62 Rearing Calves 3 Loads of produce

Tim Robinson clinches first Skipton prime lamb title Red Rose sheep farmer Tim Robinson won his first-ever prime lamb championship at Skipton Auction Mart at the May Day bank holiday Monday show. Mr Robinson, of Springs Farm, Dillworth Bottom, Longridge, who has a flock of 600 sheep, clinched victory with a pair of home-bred 41kg Texel-cross lambs, which were awarded the title by show judge Paul Watson, of Hellifield, who then backed his judgement when purchasing the pair for £130 each, top price in show.