On Thursday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their Sixteenth Annual Show and Sale of Bluefaced Leicester Rams and Females on behalf of the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association, sponsored by H. Pigney & Son, Appleby.
Judging was in the capable hands of G Inman, Witcherslack, who awarded the Champion honours to lot 10, a very classy modern shearling with great power and skin sired by F52 Hewgill which also received the championship, this was purchased by G & H R Shields, Tarn House, Ravenstonedale.
Ram Lamb also from the Hewgill flock achieved a top of £4000 by the Marriforth G23 selling to Northern Irish buyers M A Coulter.
Show Results
Aged Rams
1st Lot No 19 from Messrs S & W Maughan, Street House.
Shearling Rams
1st Lot No 10 from Messrs Lord, Hewgill House
2nd Lot No 15 from Messrs Lord, Hewgill House
3rd Lot No 2 from Mrs J S Watson, Field Croft
Ram Lambs
1st Lot No 34 from Mr J H Little, Bank End Mill.
2nd Lot No 58 from Messrs W M Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate.
3rd Lot No 30 from Messrs Lord, Hewgill House
4th Lot No 26 from Messrs D Curr and Son, Bowderdale Head.
Female
1st Lot no 70 from Messrs Lord, Hewgill House
2nd Lot No 72 from Messrs W M Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate
Male & Overall Champion
Shearling Ram from Messrs Lord, Hewgill House
Male Reserve & Overall Reserve Champion
Ram Lamb from Mr J H Little, Bank End Mill
Female Champion
Ewe Lamb from Messrs Lord, Hewgill
Female Reserve Champion
Ewe Lamb from Messrs W M Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate.
Leading Prices
Shearling Rams: £5500, £3200, £1200 (2); £1000 (3) Hewgill.
Ram Lambs: £4000, £600 Hewgill; £650 Bank End Mill; £500 Redgate; £400, £380 Lingfield Bungalow; £300 Sandersons Croft.
Ewe Lambs – £540 Hewgill House; £520 Kirkby Redgate.
