Penrith Ram Sale Sale Reports

Penrith Ram Sale

11th October 2018

Penrith

I Craig, Hanging Wells

On Thursday 11th October, Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fifteenth annual show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester rams and females on behalf of the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ Association, sponsored by H Pigney & Son, Appleby.

A very pleasing trade was had from start to finish, with averages very strong, with aged and shearling rams averaging £2,603.83 and ram lambs averaging £504.

Judging was in the capable hands of Mr I Craig, North Hanging Wells, who awarded the Champion honours to lot four, a shearling ram from M/s Lord, Hewgill House, 980/K038. This ram, sired by Marriforth 746/G023, and out of a home-bred Hewgill ewe, also topped the sale at £16,500, and was bought jointly by M/s A & K Nicholson, Swinside Farm & J R Ireland & Sons, Stock Howe Farm. This run of marvellous shearlings from the Hewgill pen with great style and class averaged £4,271.

Leading Prices
Shearling Rams – £16500, £5000, £4500, £1300, £1000 & £800 (2) West Dowgill (Hewgill)
Ram Lambs – £2200 & £1000 West Dowgill (Hewgill); £1000 & £500 Tarn House (Skeughdale); £650 & £500 Redgate (Kirkby Redgate); £600 (2) & £480 Bank End Mill (Leavyholme); £600 & £400 Hawkswell Farm (Hawkswell); £450 & £400 Old Parks (Old Parks)
Aged Rams – £1800 & £700 Hawkswell (Hawkswell); £500 Street House (Street House)
Ewe Lambs – £350 West Dowgill (Hewgill)

Aged Rams

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st Aged Rams A R Edmondson Hawkswell 1
2nd Aged Rams A R Edmondson Hawkswell 2
3rd Aged Rams S & W Maughan Street House 14

Shearling Rams

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st Shearling Rams Messrs Lord Hewgill 4
2nd Shearling Rams Messrs Lord Hewgill 6
3rd Shearling Rams S & W Maughan Street House 13
4th Shearling Rams P Sowerby Langton 3

Ram Lambs

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st Ram Lambs Messrs Lord Hewgill 26
2nd Ram Lambs W M Hutchinson & Sons Kirkby Redgate 47
3rd Ram Lambs Messrs Lord Hewgill 27
4th Ram Lambs J H Little Leavyholme 33

Ewe Lambs

Placing Class Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st Ewe Lambs Messrs Lord Hewgill 63

Bluefaced Champions

Category Exhibitor Type
Overall Champion & Male Champion Messrs Lord Shearling Ram
Reserve Overall & Reserve Male Champion Messrs Lord Ram Lamb
Female Champion Messrs Lord Ewe Lamb

Gallery

Lot 4 Champion sold for 16,500 gns (2)

Lot 26 Ram Lamb Reserve Champion sold for 2,200 gns (6)

lot 5 sold for 5,000 gns

lot 7 sold for 4,500 gns

Judge Mr I Craig

DSC_0972

DSC_0994

DSC_1012

DSC_1020

DSC_1026

Back to Archive