Hayley Baines continued her sparkling run of form in the prime lamb arena at Skipton Auction Mart, securing both the championship and reserve championship at the March show on Monday.

Hayley, from Clitheroe, landed the notable double with two pens of five Beltex-cross lambs. Her 37kg title winners sold for a show-topping £121 per head, or 327p/kg, to Vivers Scot Lamb in Annan, with the 45kg runners-up selling for £113.50 each, or 252p/kg, to Felliscliffe’s Andrew Atkinson, buying on behalf of Hartshead Meats in Mossley, Oldham.

Vivers Scot Lamb also paid £109 per head, or 279.5p/kg, for the third prize 39kg Continental pen, again Beltex-cross, from Farleton’s Robert Towers. Newark’s Stephen Dorey presented the first and third prize 49kg and 50kg Suffolk-cross pens, which sold at £92 and £95 per head to the same buyer, native breeds specialist Swaledale Foods in Skipton.

Mr Dorey also had the first and second prize Mule pens, the 46kg red rosette winners knocked down at £83 each to Hellifield’s Paul Watson, buying on behalf of Dunbia Foods in Preston, with the 51kg runners-up falling for £85 each to Andrew Atkinson, who also paid £84.50 per head for the third prize from Alan Lodge, of Malham Moor.