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Bluefaced Leicester female record of 14,500gns set at Carlisle

The second prize winning and reserve champion ewe hogg topped the Classy Lassies sale

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Hewgill ewe hogg which sold for record 14,500gns
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Hewgill ewe hogg which sold for record 14,500gns

Topping the sale of crossing type Bluefaced Leicesters at 14,500gns and setting a new female record for the breed was a daughter of M22 Hewgill out of a home-bred dam from Messrs Lord's Hewgill flock, North Stainmore. It sold to Messrs Hallam, Settle, for the High Birkwith flock.

Next, at 8,000gns, was the winning hogg and overall champion, a Midlock Commander daughter from Jack Buckle's Buckles flock, Kirkby Stephen, which was knocked down to Graham Jackson, High Bentham.

Ewe hogg from Jack Buckle which sold for 8,000gns
Ewe hogg from Jack Buckle which sold for 8,000gns

Making 4,000gns was a ewe hogg by R2 Hewgill out of a home-bred ewe from A. Brown's Macqueston flock, Thornhill, which sold to Messrs Sinclair, Heriot.

Ewe hogg from Macqeston flock which sold for 4,000gns
Ewe hogg from Macqeston flock which sold for 4,000gns

Messrs Fallows and Sons, Lanark, then paid 3,200gns for a gimmer by N001 Farden, in-lamb with twins to S1 Mistyburn, from Finlay Robertson's Beeches flock, West Calder.

Gimmer from Beeches flock which sold for 3,200gns
Gimmer from Beeches flock which sold for 3,200gns

Averages - 5 aged ewes, £1,186.50; 38 shearling gimmers, £1,155; 35 ewe hoggs, £1,683.90; 1 recipient, £2,940.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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