Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females 2022

Thursday 29th September 2022

THE ANNUAL SALE OF BLUEFACED LEICESTER RAMS & FEMALES ON BEHALF OF

THE BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

Kindly Sponsored by Farmers Guardian & I’ Anson Bros.

Forward: 563 Sheep comprising 458 Ram Lambs, 51 Shearling Rams, 9 Aged Rams, 27 Gimmer Shearlings and 17 Gimmer Lambs & 1 Ewe.

Ram Lambs

1st & Champion - 227 - JA Middleton, Wharfdale, £4000

2nd & Reserve - 377 - JC & E Pedley & Sons, Yore House, £5000

3rd - 343 - AC & K Pye, Emmetts, £3800

4th - 121 - WC Porter & Son, Riddings, £8000

Leading Prices:

M/S Lord, £40,000, £15,000, £3600, £3500, MW & CM Ridley, £40,000, £5500, £3200, £3000,

NC Marston, £34,000, £6500, £4000, £2800, £2600 x2,  J Wight & Sons, £25,000, £16,000, £6500, £3800, £3000,

M Thornborrow, £17,000, £16,000, £10,000, £5000, £3000, £3000 x2, £2600, E Harkin £16,000, M Porter, £16,000,

F Robertson, £14,000, £5000, £3500, RD Archer & Son, £13,000, £5500, £5200, £5000 x2, £2600, £2500,

W & D Lawson & Son, £13,000, £4500, £3000 x2, WA Dinsdale & Son, £10,000, £4500, £3000, £2800,

J Hunter & Sons, £10,000, £6500, £3500, J Allison & Sons, £9000, £5200, £2600 x2, WM Hutchinson & Son, £8500, £2800 x3,

WC Porter & Son, £8000, £3500, J Mcquistin & Son, £7500, £2800 x2, £2600, M Pirie, £6800,

JC & E Pedley & Sons, £6000, £5000 x2, £2800, KA Brown & Sons, £6000, £3500, £2500, JE James, £5000 x2,

J Buckle, £5000, WM Reed & Sons, £4500, M/S Lawson, £4500,£2500,  RW & JH Emmott, £4500, I & P Brown, £4500,

M/S Pears, £4500,  GT Birkett, £4200, £3800, C Campbell, £4200, J Middleton, £4000, AC & K Pye, £3800, £2600, SC Emmott, £3600, WA & A Booth, £3600, £3500, £3400, £3200, JC Walker & Son, £3500, Breck House Enterprise Ltd, £3500, £3000, 

JA & R Caton, £3500 x2, £2500, D Cowie, £3200, J & A Brown, £3200, GP Taylor & Sons, £3000, P Ayrton, £2800,

RJD & FJ Wilson, £2800, J & A Brown, £2800, R & PE Hargreaves & Son, £2600, S Allan & Sons, £2600, I Borthwick, £2500.

Average: £2373.80 

Leading Flock Averages:

M/S Lord, £8737 for 8, MW & CM Ridley, £8157 for 8, F Robertson, £7500 for 3, J Wight & Sons, £6410 for 10, E Harkin, £5766, for 3,

M Thornborrow, £5583 for 12, RD Archer & Son, £4611 for 9, NC Marston, £4300 for 15, W & D Lawson & Son, £4125 for 8,

J Hunter & Sons, £3428 for 7, WA Dinsdale & Son, £3162 for 8, GT Birkett, £3066 for 3, J & A Brown, £3000 for 2,

JE & SJL James, £2975 for 4, JC Walker & Son, £2850 for 2, KA Brown & Sons, £2800 for 6, JR & A Caton, £2614 for 7,

M Pirie, £2700 for 4, J Mcquistin & Son, £2522 for 9, J Allison & Sons, £2510 for 10, J Buckle, £2500 for 3,

JC & E Pedley & Sons, £2392 for 13, WM Hutchinson & Son, £2372 for 11, AC & K Pye, £2280 for 5, J Middleton, £2250 for 2,

WA & A Booth, £2180 for 10, WM Reed & Sons, £2125 for 4, GP Taylor & Sons, £2000, WC Porter & Son £1800 for 17,

RW & JH Emmott, £1712 for 8, M/S Lawson, £1642, Breck House Ent, £1537 for 8, WA & GR Sedgley, £1516 for 6,

HW & G White, £1500 for 5, C & R Metcalf, £1260 for 10,  S Allan & Sons, £1144 for 9 CT & JE Willoughby, £1050 for 6.

Shearling Rams

1st - 1 - GA & BB Ainslie Linkshead, £1600      

2nd - 47 - JR & A Caton,  Otterburn, £550

3rd - 33 - A & H Watson, Middleton Hall, £700

4th - 48 - Booth Brothers, High Fellside, £450

Leading Prices:

J Wight & Sons, £2000, £1800, E Fairburn & Sons, £1800, £1600 x2, £900, GA & BB Ainslie, £1600, £500, 

Breck House Enterprise Ltd, £1600, £1200, £800 x2, £550, JS Cloughton, £1600, £900, £700, Ellis Bros, £1200, £600,

N & H Bowker, £1200, R & PE Hargreaves, £1000, £800 x2, SD Thompson, £800, A & H Watson, £700, £600, £300,

Flash House Farms, £700 x3, £450, £400 x3, £350, £300, N White, £600 x2, £550 x2, £450 x2, JA & R Caton, £550,

Booth Brothers, £550, £450, BD & A Horner, £500, £450, J Sunter & Sons, £500, £400, C & JC Stephenson, £450, £300. 

Average: £785 

Aged Rams

1st - 15 - RJD & F Wilson, Low Tipalt, £700

2nd - 6 - W & D Lawson & Son, Gragareth, £5000

3rd - 30 - R & PR Hargreaves & Son, Barley   £1000     

Leading Prices:

W & D Lawson & Son, £5000, R & PE Hargreaves, & Sons, £3000, £1200, £1000, JA & R Caton, £1600, RJD & F Wilson, £700,

SD Thompson, £500, Croft Farm Ptns, £250 x2.  

Average: £1500 

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Gimmer Shearlings

1st & Champion Female - 680 - GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, £4600

2nd - 688 - P Sowerby, Langton, £500

3rd - 704 - K & C Ward, Kimrina, N/S

4th - 689 - P Sowerby, Langton, £600

Leading Prices:

GA & BB Ainslie, £4600, £400 x2, A & H Watson, £700, £550, P Sowerby, £600, £500, £350, £300, JC & N Throup, £450, £400 x2,

WA & GR Sedgley, £400, £300, K & A Woof, £300, K & C Ward, £250, £200 x3, BD & A Horner, £200. Average: £585 

Ewe

Leading Prices: I Borthwick, £600. 

Gimmer Lambs

1st - 683 - GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, £1200

2nd - 668 - MS Jenkinson Ltd, Whingill, £250

3rd - 684 - GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, £1400

4th - 669 - M/S Jenkinson Ltd, Whingill, £200            

Leading Prices: 

GA & BB Ainslie, £1400, £1200, £900, I Borthwick, £1300, £450, £250, JH Critchlow, £250 x2, M/S Jenkinson Ltd, £250, £200 x2,

JS Cloughton, £250, £200, LJ Winspear, £170, £15