Leyburn Mart has been in business since 1919 and is geographically ideally situated to provide services to Yorkshire's Upper Dales together with lower lying farms to the south and east as well as large areas of County Durham from which they also drawer many customers. Clients travelling from further afield find an easy access from the main A1 artery whose junctions from the north or south leave a simple twenty minute journey to the market town of Leyburn. The mart operates under the management of Stephen Walker and Company Secretary Rachael Terry together with ten farmer directors who all play an active part in the twice weekly sales and the special shows and sales of pedigree and commercial stock. First class canteen facilities are available on the premises throughout all sale days. Leyburn Livestock Auction Mart is Farm Assured under the ABM efsis scheme registration number 567 Friday's weekly sales include: 60 - 150 Rearing Calves and Stirks at 11.00am with a special monthly Stirk sale on the first Friday each month. Followed by Dairy Cattle. The Rearing calf section includes two separate prizes sponsored by Carrs Billington Agriculture and Genus for the top priced beef bred calves each month. Store Cattle and Feeding Bulls on a fortnightly basis at 10.30am or11.00am – see individual catalogues. These sales provide excellent quality suckler bred types predominately Limousin and British Blue crosses. Regular prize shows are held from October through to May culminating in the "May Fair" when 500 - 600 cattle are on offer. Special monthly Beef Breeding Cattle sales are held in conjunction with the store cattle sales. These include twice yearly shows and sales on behalf of the North East Limousin Breeders Club Wednesdays throughout the year: *Weekly Primestock sale including Prime lambs and Hoggetts; light lambs and hoggetts and cast sheep. *Prime bulls, clean cattle and cast cows and bulls. *Collection for Old Cattle Disposal Scheme. Our special seasonal sales furnish sellers with the opportunity to rub shoulders with breeding sheep buyers from all parts of the country. These include all classes of Mule, Masham and Swaledale sheep and society and association sales for the Teeswater, Charollais and Texel breeds. In March 2006 the Leyburn Spring Spectacular for Show Potential Cattle was launched. This specialist event attracts only the best quality cattle which are ready halter trained to go forward and compete at shows and sales throughout the year. In March 2007 a top price of £3,500 was achieved for a Limousin Cross Heifer. *Sales of Furniture and General Goods are held on Mondays *Sales of Farms, Agricultural Land and Property undertaken together with *Valuations and Professional work in conjunction with Robin Jessop Ltd of Bedale *Farm Stock sales conducted. *All vendors have the opportunity to collect a cheque from the proceeds of their sale immediately after their livestock is sold. First class canteen facilities are available on the premises throughout all sale days