With their sole entry, the Smearsett flock of W A and A Booth in North Craven retained the championship at CCM Skipton’s annual registered show and sale of Blue Faced Leicester females. Father and son David and Robin Booth, of Old Hall Cottage, Feizor, again clinched the title with their first prize gimmer hogg, [...]
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Snowy weather didn’t deter Bluefaced Leicester breeders from turning out for the breed association’s annual female sale at Carlisle this week where a smart ewe from the Booth family’s noted Smearsett flock topped the trade at 4,800gns. Although buyers were selective the best sheep on offer sold well and in particular the ewe lambs. This [...]
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Steady but not spectacular summed up the trade at Carlisle, lacking the fireworks from Hawes the previous week, but with a good show of sheep on offer there was good demand for the better end of sheep. A mix of the modern type and the traditional type of Leicester’s all got a look in, with [...]
A flying trade for Bluefaced Leicester ram lambs at the breed association’s major sale at Hawes in north Yorkshire achieved a record average of £1622 – up £221 on the year. Bidding twice reached £14,000 The Hutchinson family from Redgate, Kirkby Stephen Cumbria sold a ram lamb at £14,000 to mid-Wales breeders W [...]
The Annual Prize Show and sale of 70 Bluefaced Leicester and Other Breed Rams and Females at Middleton in Teesdale Mart saw Swaledale ewes sell well with the ram average up £141.14 on the year to £383.43. Swaledale ewes were good to sell as were the Rams which averaged £383.43 (+£141.14 on the year) [...]
Any other pure continental breed Vile and Norman‘s Bleu Du Maine shearling ram; res, Mrs G B Renfree’s Roussin shearling ewe. Beltex Miss C L Moorhouse’s ram lamb; res J and G Howieson’s aged ewe Berrichon du Cher Mr M C Yeo’s ram; res, Mr J Yeo’s shearling ewe. Black Welsh Mountain [...]
Gimmer hoggs hit £800 at the annual show and sale of Blue Faced Leicester females at Skipton Auction Mart. Taking the champion and reserve champion title at the show, as well as the two top prices of £800 was father and son duo David and Robin Booth, who run the Smearsett flock of Old Hall Cottage, [...]
The female championship title has been awarded to Charles Lowther and his May 2010 born heifer Lowther Capri. This one is by LS Arctic and out of LS Capri and has a SRI and TSI of +12. For his reserve, Mr Russell chose Crichton Ballerina from Mr B Walling.She is by Crichton Flyer and out [...]
Another sizzling sale for Blue faced Leicester breeders at Carlisle with a joint top price of 8000gns. The bids came for two ewe hoggs – one from Richard Hutchinson’s Kirkby Redgate flock and the other from John Lord’s Hewgill flock. Both flocks are based at Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria. The Carlisle sale completed [...]
A new centre record of £11,000 was paid for a Blue faced Leicester gimmer hogg at Hawes today (Saturday). The North Yorkshire market saw a keen trade at the breed association’s annual sale of females but it was a gimmer from the flock of noted breeders Messrs Lord, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria that topped the [...]