Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females 2024
Thursday 3rd October 2024
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: 527 Sheep comprising 442 Ram Lambs, 29 Shearling Rams, 19 Aged Rams, 12 Gimmer Shearlings and 19 Gimmer Lambs & 6 Ewes.
Ram Lambs
1st & Champion - 98 - J Hunter & Sons, Steel, £30,000
2nd & Reserve Champion - 478 - RD Archer & Son, Carryhouse, £20,000
3rd - 521 - A & D Mckillop, Giants Causeway, £10,000
4th - 207 - M & W Porter, Skelgate, £16,000
5th - 99 - J Hunter & Sons, Steel, £45,000
6th - 4 - JA Middleton, Wharfdale, £3,200
Leading Prices:
J Hunter & Sons, £45,000, £30,000, £14,000, £9500, £6500, £5500, £4800, £3000,
M/S Lord, £35,000, £32,000, £8000, £5500, £5000, £3500, £3200,
RD Archer & Son, £20,000, £18,000, £6000, £5200, £5000, £4200, £3800 x2, £3500,
J Wight & Sons, £18,000, £10,000, £9000, £3800, £3200, £3000, M & W Porter, £16,000, £5000, J & A Brown, £10,000, £7500,
A & D Mckillop, £10,000, £3800, G Loughery, £9500, £5800, £5500 x2,
NC Marston, £9000, £5500, £5000, £4800, £4200, £3200, £3000 x2, WM Reed & Sons, £9000, £6500, £4500,
E Fairburn & Sons, £9000, £4800, M/S Lawson, £8000, £6000, £3500 x2, PL Heard, £7000, W &D Lawson & Son, £6500,
JC & E Pedley & Sons, £6000, W Ridley, £5500, I Borthwick, £5000 x2, £3000, MW & CM Ridley, £5000, £4800, £4000,
J Warnock & Sons, £4500, JA & R Caton, £4500, x2, WA & A Booth, £4500, £3800, £3600, J Allison & Sons, £4200, £3200, £3000,
C Campbell, £4000, £3800, G & HR Shields, £3800 x2, JC Walker & Son, £3800, H Huddleston & Son, £3200,
M Thornborrow, £3200, P Ayrton, £3200, R & L Browell, £3200, J Middleton, £3200, A & H Watson, £3200, WA & GR Sedgley, £3200,
S & T Fallows, £3000, KA Brown & Sons, £3000 x2, Breck House Ent Ltd, £3000, JE & SJL James, £3000, HW & G White, £3000.
Average: £2571.7
Leading Flock Averages:
J Hunter & Sons, £13389 for 9, M/S Lord, £11,800 for 8 , M & W Porter, £10,500 for 2, RD Archer & Son, £7170 for 10,
G Loughery, £6575 for 4, WM Reed & Sons, £5625 for 4, J & A Brown, £4925, for 4, I Borthwick, £4333 for 3,
J Wight & Sons, £4273 for 15, W Ridley, £3550 for 2, C Campbell £3433 for 3 , JA & R Caton, £3300 for 6, M/S Lawson £3267 for 9,
A & D Mckillop, £3089 for 9, NC Marston, £3088 for 17, WA & A Booth, £2842, for 7, PL Heard, £2700 for 4,
MW & CM Ridley, £2591 for 11, G & HR Shields, £2560 for 5, JC Walker & Son, £2400 for 3, W & D Lawson, £2386 for 7,
J Warnock, £2367 for 3, E Fairburn & Sons, £2300 for 10, J Allison & Sons, £2191 for 11, KA Brown & Sons, £2186 for 7,
M Thornborrow, £2160 for 6, H Huddleston, £2150 for 4.
Shearling Rams
1st - 1 - S Sayer, Pear Tree, £1300
2nd - 32 - JC & N Throup, Chelker, £1200
3rd - 33 - JC & N Throup, Chelker, £1700
Leading Prices:
JA & R Caton, £7500, £1800, J Wight & Sons, £3000, £1900, Breck House Ent Ltd, £2800, £1500, WC Porter & Son, £2300, £1300,
DIL Jones, £2000, JC & N Throup, £1700, £1300, £1200, x2 SD Thompson, £1600, JL Cloughton & Son, £1500, £1000,
KM & SM Sayer, £1300, £1100, K & A Woof, £1300, £1100, RJ Hargreaves, £1200, J Middleton, £1200 x2,
Bank House Farms, £1200, £1100,
Average: £1624
Aged Rams
1st - 19 - R Bland, Rachan, £2200
2nd - 12 - E Fairburn & Sons, Marriforth, £1700
3rd - 38 - M James, Dunhonw, £800
4th - 30 - JC & N Throup, Chelker, £1200
5th - 39 - J Taylor, Lunesdale, £800
Leading Prices:
JA & R Caton, £3200, R Bland, £2200, SD Thompson, £2200, Breck House Ent Ltd, £2200, £2000, R & PE Hargreaves, £2000,
E Fairburn & Sons, £1700, W Barrowman, £1400, JL Cloughton & Son, £1400, JC & N Throup, £1200, £1100,
Bank House Farms, £1100, £1000, C & M Richard.
Average: £1463
Ewe
1st & Reserve Champion Female - 631 - E Fairburn & Sons, Marriforth, £1500
2nd - 630 - E Fairburn & Sons, Marriforth, £1000
3rd - 639 - GT Davies & Son, Ty-Gwyn, £300
Leading Prices:
E Fairburn & Sons, £1500, £1250, £1000, I Borthwick & Son, £450, GT Davies & Son, £300.
Average: £900
Gimmer Shearlings
1st - 624 - A Ainslie, Linkshead, £700
2nd - 625 - A Ainslie, Linkshead, £850
3rd - 643 - GT Davies & Son, Ty-Gwyn, £600
4th - 671 - WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon Fell House, £620
Leading Prices:
GA & BB Ainslie, £850, £700, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £680, £620, A & H Watson, £620, £580, £320, GT Davies, £600, £400,
AH Barker, £300.
Average: £567
Gimmer Lambs
1st & Champion Female - 667 - A & D Mckillop, Giants Causeway, £1550
2nd - 653 - HD Bennett, Springwood, £780
3rd - 666 - A & D Mckillop Giants Causeway, £1050
4th - 627 - A Ainslie, Linkshead, £500
Leading Prices:
A & D Mckillop, £1550, £1050, £700, £300, H Bennett, £780, £480, GA & BB Ainslie, £550, £500, D Curr & Son, £320, £300.
Average: £496.6
