Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females 2023

Thursday 28th September 2023

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: 599 Sheep comprising 491 Ram Lambs, 39 Shearling Rams, 24 Aged Rams, 28 Gimmer Shearlings and

7 Gimmer Lambs & 10 Ewes.

Ram Lambs

1st & Champion - 87 - J Pirie, Blarnaivaid, £11,000

2nd & Reserve - 523 - RD Archer & Son, Carry House, £14,000

3rd - 616 - RW & CM Ridley & Son, Shitlington, £5,500

4th - 610 - J Bell, Cottage, £8,000

5th - 611 - J Bell, Cottage, £6,500

6th - 545 - WC Porter & Son, Riddings, £4,500

Leading Prices:

A Mckillop, £35,000, £32,000, £9000, M Thornborrow, £28,000, W & D Lawson & Son, £19,000, A & H Watson, £16,000,

RD Archer & Son, £14,000, £12,000, £10,000, £9000, £8000, £7500, £4600, £4000, M/S Lawson, £14,000, £5000,

J Hunter & Sons, £12,000, £8000, £6500, JC Walker & Son, £12,000, A Campbell, £12,000, £7,500, M Pirie, £11,000,

WM Hutchinson & Son, £10,000, NC Marston, £10,000, £8000, £5500 x2, WM Reed & Sons, £8500, £5000,

G & HR Shields, £8500, £7000, £4000, J Bell, £8000, £6500, G Loughery, £8000, £6500, Breck House Ent Ltd, £7500, £6000,

C Campbell, £6500, J Wight & Sons, £6000 x2, WA Dinsdale & Son, £6000, £4000, RJ Shennan & Sons, £6000,

J Buckle, £5800, £4500, MW & CM Ridley, £5500, £4500, £4000, WC Porter & Son, £5000, £4500, £4000, WA & A Booth, £4500,

J Allison & Sons, £4500, M Porter, £4500, M/S Lord, £4400, KA Brown & Sons, £4400, JA & R Caton, £4200,

S Allan & Sons, £4000.

Average: £2207

Leading Flock Averages:

A Mckillop, £10,800 for 8, RD Archer & Son, £8011 for 9, Mr A Campbell, £6900 for 3, A & H Watson, £6475 for 4,

G Loughery for £5700, JC Walker & Son, £5466 for 3, J Pirie £5233 for 5, J Hunter & Sons £4957 for 7, J Bell £4850 for 4,

W & D Lawson, £4500 for 7, WM Reed & Sons £4200 for 5, G & HR Shields, £3857 for 7, M Thornborrow, £3708 for 12,

M/S Lawson, £3333 for 9, NC Marston £3273 for 15, A Caton, £3200 for 2, C Campbell £3166 for 3, J Buckle £3075 for 4,

Breck House Ent Ltd £2957 for 7, M Porter, £2750 for 2, WM Hutchinson & Sons £2712 for 8, MW & CM Ridley £2525 for 8,

M/S Lord £2471 for 7, RJ Shennan & Sons £2400 for 6, J Wight & Sons £2346 for 13, A Macgregor £2166 for 3,

WA Dinsdale & Son £2144 for 9, WC Porter & Son £2007 for 13.

Shearling Rams

1st - 41 - GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, £1,000

2nd - 84 - JC & N Throup, Thelker, £1,000

3rd - 70 - DIL & E Jones, Llanilltyd, £1,000

4th - 42 - GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, £550

Leading Prices:

WC Porter & Son, £3500, £1300, £1000, J Wight & Sons, £1500, £1200, JS Cloughton, £1300, £1200, £1000 x3,

Breck House Ent, £1200, £1100 x2, £800, GA & BB Ainslie, £1000, DIL Jones, £1000, JC & N Throup, £1000, £900,

Bank House Farms, £800, £700, J Herdman, £750, £700.

Average: £832

Aged Rams

1st - 83 - JC & N Throup, Thelker, £1,100

2nd - 69 - DIL & E Jones, Llanilltyd, £1,000

Leading Prices:

WA & A Booth, £4200, £3200, JC & E Pedley & Sons, £1800, £700, Breck House Ent Ltd, £1800, A Mckillop, £1400, £700,

JA & R Caton, £1300, JC & N Throup, £1100, R & PE Hargreaves, £1000, DIL Jones, £1000, Bank House Farms, £850, £700,

PJ Broughton, £800, BD & A Horner, £750, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £700,

Average: £1052

Gimmer Shearlings

1st & Champion Female - 700 - GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, £1700

2nd - 718 - AJ Steedman, Dunbrach, £550

3rd - 719 - AJ Steedman, Dunbrach, £900

4th - 723 - AC & K Pye, Emmetts, £1200

Leading Prices:

GA & BB Ainslie, £1700, £1000, AC & K Pye, £1200, £900, AJ Steedman, £900, £800, £550, AH Barker, £700, £500, I Borthwick, £600, A & H Watson, £500, £400, £300, JC & E Pedley & Son, £500, £300, P Sowerby, £450, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £350,

AC Hutchinson, £350,

Average: £552

Ewe

1st - 691 - P Sowerby, Langton, N/S

Leading Prices:

WA &A Booth, £1300, AC Hutchinson, £450, £250, £200 x2, £150 x3, LJ Winspear, £200.

Average: £339

Gimmer Lambs

1st - 722 - AJ Steedman, Dunbrach, £450

2nd - 721 - AJ Steedma, Dunbrach, £800

3rd - 688 - R Barker & Sons, Crossfell Farm, N/S

Leading Prices: