Hexham Ram & Female Sale
25th September 2013
Hexham
L Currie, Braegarrie
It was a short but sweet sale at the 49th annual Hexham Bluefaced Leicester sale. At what was the original home of the Leicester, there was a catalogue of only 44 sheep, but the sale met with a 100% clearance.
It was the first sheep in the ring, from T Forster & Son which took all the plaudits, taking the pre sale show championship, judged by L Currie, and also making the top price of the day, selling for £1200 to Bog Hall. This strong shearling is the third Hexham champion the Forsters have had sired by “Rocket” A5 Walton, and he is out of a ewe by the home bred W15 Lowes Fell, which is leaving some great Mule lambs for the family.
James Herdman took the Reserve Championship with a son of C3 Lawson and out of a Z25 Riddings. He sold for £780.
Aged Rams – £700 Bog Hall
Shearling Rams – £1200 & £800 Lowes Fell, £780 Edlingham Newtown, £720 The Shield, £700 Lowes Fell & Edlingham Newtown, £680 Hexhamshire, £650 & £620 The Shield, £600 Lowes Fell (x3) & The Shield, £580 Alnham, £500 Hotbank, Edlingham Newtown & Hexhamshire
Gimmers – £300, £280 & £220 Shielsknowe
Aged Ram
| Placing | Class | Exhibitor | Flock Name | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aged Ram | T F C Robinson & Son | Bog Hall | 19 |
Shearling Rams
| Placing | Class | Exhibitor | Flock Name | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shearling Rams | T L Forster & Son | Lowes Fell | 1 |
| 2nd | Shearling Rams | Messrs J Herdman | Edlingham | 22 |
| 3rd | Shearling Rams | S J Charlton | The Shield | 15 |
| 4th | Shearling Rams | W R & J Barron | Hexhamshire | 34 |
Gimmer Shearling
| Placing | Class | Exhibitor | Flock Name | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gimmer Shearling | N L & E J G Sinclair | Shielsknowe | 37 |
| 2nd | Gimmer Shearling | N L & E J G Sinclair | Shielsknowe | 40 |
| 3rd | Gimmer Shearling | Messrs J H Sordy | Alnham | 42 |
| 4th | Gimmer Shearling | Messrs J H Sordy | Alnham | 44 |
Bluefaced Champions
| Category | Exhibitor | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Champion | T L Forster & Son | Shearling Ram |
| Reserve Overall Champion | Messrs J Herdman | Shearling Ram |
Gallery
Champion and top price at Hexham E8 Lowes Fell from T L Forster & Son, which sold for 1200 gns