Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females 2025
Thursday 2nd October 2025
THE ANNUAL SALE OF BLUEFACED LEICESTER RAMS & FEMALES ON BEHALF OF THE BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
Kindly Sponsored by I’ Anson Bros & Castle Farm Vets
Forward: 585 Sheep comprising 512 Ram Lambs, 49 Shearling Rams, 14 Aged Rams and 10 Gimmer Lambs.
The Great Annual Show and Sale of Bluefaced Leicester breeding rams and females, held on behalf of the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association, was deemed a tremendous success with a roaring trade from start to finish. Vendors and buyers travelled from far and wide to Hawes Auction to enjoy the spectacular sale, with judging commencing at 7.15am and the final lot selling at 10.30pm.
A special thank you goes to the judges and sponsors of the sale. The championship rosette was awarded to J Hunter and Son of the Steel flock for the second year in a row, with their pen leader Steel V001, sired by the well-known Midlock Black Magic.
The sale peaked at £40,000 for a much-admired tup lamb from C & M Richards with Mcffi V001, which had already enjoyed a successful show season, winning first prize ram lamb at the Royal Welsh Show. This lamb was sired by Temain S1. The next leading price was £35,000 for the pen leader from Amy Campbell of Glenrath, with V001 sired by Steel T2. The consignment from Jimmy Bell and Rachel Buckle reached £28,000 with their third prize lamb, Cottage V001, sired by Tarnthorne S005, with other lambs from this home selling to £10,000. The annual consignment from the famous Hewgill flock of the Lord family saw Hewgill V001 sell for £28,000, sired by the homebred T023. Also selling in excess of £20,000 was the pen leader from the Ridley family of Shitlington Hall, who have enjoyed great success with their Mule gimmer lambs this autumn. Their much-admired lamb, Shitlington V1, sold for £22,000.
In the aged ram section, leading the way was the well-known Carry House P001, better known as “Ronaldo,” who created much interest and sold for £9,000. Shearling rams were in strong demand, and more could easily have been sold. The top price was £5,000 for a shearling from Ellis Bros, followed by the Breck House consignment selling to £4,200 and £4,000.
Ram Lambs
1st & Overall Champion - 408 - J Hunter & Sons, Steel, £10,000
2nd - 212 - Breck House Enter Ltd, Breck House, £6500
3rd - 249 - J Bell, Cottage, £28,000
4th - 255 - C & M Richards, Mcffi, £40,000
5th - 250 - J Bell, Cottage, £7000
6th - 84 - A & D Mckillop, Giants Causeway, £2500
Leading Prices:
Average: C & M Richards, £40,000, £7000, A Campbell, £35,000, J Bell, £28,000, £10,000, £7000,
M/S Lord, £28,000, £12,000, £5500, £4800, £4500, MW & CM Ridley, £22,000, £10,000, £5200,
Midlock Farms, £18,000, £14,000, £13,000, £11,000, £10,000, £8500, £5500, £4000 X2, WM Reed & Sons, £17,000,
CT & JE Willoughby, £15,000, G Loughrey, £15,000, £11,000, £10,000, J Buckle, £14,000, G & HR Shields, £13,000, £5000,
J Allison & Sons, £12,000, £5200, J Hunter & Sons, £10,000, M Thornborrow, £8000, £7000, £4600, £4200,
Breck House Enter Ltd, £7500, £6500, R & PE Hargreaves & Sons, £7500, RD Archer & Son, £7000 x2, £5800,
WM Reed & Sons, £7000 x2, DG Sayers, £7000, JA & R Caton, £6800, W & D Lawson & Son, £6500, £5000, AD McKillop, £6500,
JC Walker & Son, £6500, I Borthwick, £6200, RS Harker & Son, £6000, RJ Shennan & Sons, £6000, KA Brown & Sons, £6000,
R & PE Hargreaves & Son, £5200, £4200 x2, R Hallam, £4200, E Fairburn & Sons, £4200, RW & RA Booth, £4000,
WM Reed & Sons, £4000, Ellis Bros, £4000, J Mcquistin & Son, £4000, WA Dinsdale & Son, £4000.
Av. £2588
Leading Flock Averages: C & M Richards £23,500 for 2, A Campbell £12,400 for 3, J Bell £10,160 for 5, G Loughery £8040 for 5,
M/S Lord £7638 for 8, WM Reed & Sons £7520 for 5, Midlock Farms Ltd £7043 for 14, J Buckle £5700 for 3,
MW & CM Ridley £5145 for 12, G & HR Shields £4617 for 6, M Thornborrow, £4357 for 9, RD Archer & Son, £4263 for 8,
R & PE Hargreaves & Son £4217 for 6, CT & JE Willoughby £3633 for 6, RJ Shennan & Sons £3633 for 3,
JC Walker & Son, £3600 for 3, R Hallam, £3600 for 2, W & D Lawson & Son £3350 for 8, J Allison & Sons £3250 for 14,
Ellis Bros £3200 for 2, JA & R Caton £3000 for 5, F & M Moore & Son, £2933 for 3, Breck House Enter Ltd, £2911 for 9,
I Borthwick £2860 for 5, RS Harker & Son £2800 for 5, J Hunter & Sons £2709 for 12, WA Dinsdale & Son £2660 for 5,
E Hodgson £2500 for 2, RW & RA Booth £2500 for 4, J Mcquistin & Son £2240 for 5, KA Brown & Sons £2127 for 11,
WH & DA Gass £2000 for 4, P Ayrton £2000 for 3, NC Marston £1929 for 14, Knock Hall Farms £1809 for 11,
CD & RF Kitching £1800 for 2, M Pirie £1800 for 7.
Shearling Rams
1st - 32 - JC & N Throup, Chelker, £3600
2nd - 57 - H Stenton, Thornton Le Dale, £1200
3rd - 24 - CD & RF Kitching, Grisedale, £3200
4th - 20 - Ellis Bros, Ilkley Moor, £5000
Leading Prices: Ellis Bros, £5000, Breck House Enter Ltd, £4200, £4000, £2400, £2000, £1800, £1600, JC & N Throup, £3600,
CD & RF Kitching, £3200, NC Marston, £3200, £2800, Midlock Farms, £3000, £1200, JL Cloughton & Son, £2300, £1800, £1000,
JA Middleton, £1500, Ellis Bros, £1400, WC Porter & Son, £1400, H Stenton, £1200, KM & SM Sayer, £1200, £1000,
PJ Broughton, £1100, K Adam, £1000.
Average: £1489
Aged Rams
1st - 55 - C Stephenson, Pikestone, £2600
2nd - 26 - JC & N Throup, Chelker, £700
Leading Prices: RD Archer & Son, G & J Loughery & I Montgomery, £9000,
R & PE Hargreaves & Son, £5500, £3800, £3000, £2200, £1400, C & JC Stephenson, £2600, K Adams, £1800, £1000,
NC Marston, £1600, PJ Broughton, £1200.
Average: £2353
Gimmer Lambs
1st Champion Female & Reserve Overall Champion - 687 - A & D McKillop, Giants Causeway, £1800
2nd - 688 - A & D Mckillop, Giants Causeway, £1200
Leading Prices: A & D Mckillop, £1800, £1200, RJ Fallows & Sons, £1100, £900, £600, A Campbell, £750, £550, £325.
Average: £757.5
