The reserve champion went on to scoop the top price of £5000 at Penrith and District Farmers' Marts annual show and sale of crossing Bluefaced Leicesters, for Messrs Lord, Hewgill.

This shearling ram is by M39 Hewgill and found a new home with C Lowis, Waterside House. Another from the same home made £2000 welling to Messrs Richardon, Bewaldeth.

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Two others sold at £2000 to include a tup lamb sired by Highberries N1 from JH Little, Bank End Mill, purchased by Messrs Hickson, Beck Grange, Caldbeck.

The pre-sale champion, a lamb from WM Hutchinson, Kirkby Redgate, also made £2000. He is by the M1 Skeughdale, he sold to the judge, Shaun Procter, Villa, who bought him for £2000.

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averages: rams, £940.57; ram lambs, £900; females, £437.50.

LEADING prices

Shearling rams – £5000, £2500, £2200 Hewgill; £1200, £850, £700, £600 (x2), £550 West Coast; £850, £800 (x2), £700 (x2) Mains; £800, £680 Street House; £800, £550 Swathburn; £800 Bowderdale; £700 Greenhow.

Ram lambs – £2000, £1800 (x2) Kirkby Redgate; £2000, £900 Bank End Mill; £2000, £850, £700 West Dowgill; £1800 (x2) Oak House; £1300, £900 Sky High; £1200, £1000, £800 Skeughdale; £1200, £500 Old Parks; £1200 Yore House; £850, £700 Swathburn; £800 Town Head; £700 (x2), £520 Greenhow; £500 Street House; £500 Lingfield Bungalow.

Gimmers – £700, £580 Bank End Mill.

Ewe lambs – £350 Town Head.