Oddacres gimmer hogg heads prices at Skipton BFL females winter sale While Skipton Auction Mart’s annual winter fixture for Bluefaced Leicester females was without the usual show classes, so preventing last year’s title winners and top price achievers, the Mason family, who run the Oddacres flock in Embsay, from defending their crown, they did head the selling prices again. (Wed, Feb 10)

*INLAMB WINTER FEMALE SALE* NATSB WINTER SALE OF IN LAMB PEDIGREE TEXELS Forward: 33 head of Pedigree Texel A superb start to the year of Pedigree Sales at Skipton with the double header of Pedigree Texel and Blue Texel Females at Skipton.

PEDIGREE & PURE BRED SHEEP Annual Sale of Pedigree Beltex A small but select entry of Pedigree Beltex females at todays sale were a sharp trade and a nigh on total clearance. Leading the section at 1,000gns was Matts Endeavour, a daughter of the 3500gn Hackney Download and with the 3400gn Warrior in the Dam line, it sold carrying twins to JGE Heseltine of Bolton Abbey. The same farming sold further inlamb sheep at 850gns 650gns and 600gns a price matched by MR Davis Rathbone. (Full report to follow)

Sandwick herd 6,200gns top price coup at CCM Skipton Beef Shorthorn Club highlight A top call of 6,200gns was achieved at the North of England Beef Shorthorn Club’s 11th annual sale-only at Skipton Auction Mart for a September, 2018, heifer from Andrew and Caroline Ivinson’s Sandwick pedigree herd at Townhead, Ousby, in the Eden Valley. (Wed, Nov 11)

Airedale herd dominates annual CCM Skipton Aberdeen-Angus females sale The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s third annual autumn sale-only of pedigree females at Skipton Auction Mart was dominated by the local Airedale herd of South Craven father and son breeders, David and Josh Isherwood, of Lane Bridge Farm, Kildwick. (Wed, Nov 11)

Annual Pedigree Sale - FORWARD: 67 HEAD OF CATTLE. 24 Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Cattle. 38 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Cattle. 5 Pedigree British Blue Cattle.

Calderdale show win and top price coup at Skipton Hereford females fixture Pedigree Hereford females turned out for their second annual weekend fixture at Skipton Auction Mart, when a small, but select turnout of cattle, which continue to grow in popularity across the UK, achieved virtual total clearance. (Sat, Nov 7)

Online bidding facility boosts annual CCM Skipton Suffolk females sale Derbyshire and Cheshire breeders lead the way in show and sale While current circumstances might well have adversely affected Skipton Auction Mart’s second annual winter weekend fixture for pedigree Suffolk females this proved far from the case when the mart’s decision to add online bidding to the live auction created a strong virtual company of buyers, with internet bidders keenly contesting the majority of lots.

2nd SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE SUFFOLK FEMALES With this Winter Sale of Females now in its second, the current circumstances could have tested its success, but with online bidding made available by the auction company to customers this created a strong virtual company of buyers, and internet bidders were keenly contesting the majority of lots.

Pedigree Charollais Inlamb Females and Ewe Lambs

Strong averages and excellent clearance rates at CCM Skipton Charollais females annual highlight Good clearance rates and strong across the board averages, both showing a marked increase on the previous year, were seen at the British Charollais Sheep Society’s annual autumn sale of registered breeding females at Skipton Auction Mart. (Sat, Oct 10)

New format two-day multi-breeds sheep fixture at Skipton produces multiple highlights There were multiple ovine highlights at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual multi-breeds sale of 754 head of rams and females, minus the usual shows and staged over two days to assist with Covid-19 safe distancing regulations, a new format that was well received. Top call of 1,700gns fell to a Texel shearling ram from regular Red Rose vendor Procters Farm. (Thursday and Friday, Oct 1&2)

CCM Auctions held their Annual Sale of Multi Breed Rams & Females at Skipton Mart this year split over 2 days to help with covid restrictions. Forward: 754 head of Rams & Females. Thursday – 195 head. Friday – 559 head

North Craven Dugdales in fine form at Skipton Lleyn sheep highlight The Lleyn Sheep Society’s annual sale at Skipton Auction Mart – as usual the final society sale of the season – saw females in high demand, with rams also receiving a solid trade. (Thus, Oct 1) Interest was particularly high for shearling ewes, with five pens achieving £200 or more, the top two making £205 per head. The first, a pen of ten, came from local breeders John and James Dugdale, who run the Borrins flock at Stackhouse, Settle, selling to S Lord, Oldham, the second a pen of nine from Welsh breeders E&D Jones, of Machynlleth, sold to A Hartley, Blackshaw Head.

CCM Auctions conducted the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders Club Sale at Skipton Mart on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September 2020. As ever, this sale was witness to some fantastic runs of sheep for both pedigree and commercial use, and trade was fast for the well fancied types resulting in both shearling ram and shearling ewe averages seeing sizable rises on the year.