Lazonby Swale & Blue Faced Leicester Ram Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Limited, Carlisle

Lazonby Swale & Blue Faced Leicester Ram Sale

Saturday 10^th October 2026

On Saturday 10^th October, Lazonby Mart held the annual sale of Swaledale ewes and rams whereby an entry of 1000 ewes were forward. This sale included the sale of Bluefaced Leicester rams.

Females: The sale averaged £209. A sale that consisted of mainly 4-6 crop ewes, with all classes meeting extreme rated. This years Judge Mr Steven Brown undertook proceedings and awarded the championship to Messrs Green, The Hill whose pen sold to £290. The second prize and Reserve Champion pen went to James Thompson, Howburn which later sold to a top price of the day of £310.

Messrs Green sold a super pen of dark ewes to £300 and sold 110 to average £274.55. Shearlings topped at £260 from Messrs Maw, Wintershields and Messrs MacDonald, Hammer Shields. Broken mouthed ewes were a delight to sell with Kilstown Farms selling 95 5 crop Swales to £195 averaging £185. Many More could have been sold, ewe lambs topped ay £160 from Messrs Reed, Dyke Nook.

Swale Ewe Show Results

1^st Messrs Green, Hill - £290

2^nd Messrs Thompson, How Burn - £310

3^rd Messrs Thompson, How Burn - £270

Shearlings

1^st Messrs MacDonald, Hammershields - £260

2^nd Messrs Maw, Wintershields - £260

Rams topped at £1800 from Alan Watson for a strong shearling. The Champion was awarded to Chris Purdham who later sold his lamb for £800. Chris also sold a lamb to £1000, aged rams sold to £1000 for a 2 shear from Val & Robert Edmondson, Manesty. Phillip Dawson, The Lodge sold a shearling to £1400 & £900 where Messrs Watson sold shearlings to

£1300 x2. Blue Faced Leicester females topped at £1000 from Chris Hodgson, Hill House West. Swaledale rams topped at £900 from Messrs Martin, Hesleywell.

Swale Leading Prices

Ewes: £310, £275, £270, £230, £220, How Burn, £300, £290, (x2), £275, £260, £240, Hill Farm, £280, £270, £240, Roachburn Farm, £265, £250, Quarry Farm, £250, £200, £170, Farney Shields, £210, £180, Townfoot Farm, £195 Kilnstown.

Shearling Gimmers: £260, £225, Wintershields Farm, £260, Hammershields, £240, Townfoot Farm.

Ewe Lambs: £160, £115 Dyke Nook Farm, £132, £130 Hargill House, £110, Hesleywell.

Rams: £900, £450 Hesleywell, £400 Randalholme

Blue Faced Leicester Show Results

Rams

1^st Messrs Watson, Sanders Close - £1800

2^nd Messrs Dawson, Lodge - £450

3^rd Messrs Edmondson, Manesty - £1000

Ram Lambs

1^st Messrs Purdom, Albury - £800

2^nd Messrs Purdom, Albury - £400

3^rd Messrs Moore, Highside

Ewe Lambs

1^st Messrs Purdom, Albury

2^nd Messrs Purdom, Albury

3^rd Messrs Purdom, Albury

Champion: Ram Lamb; Messrs Purdom, Albury

Reserve Champion: Shearling Ram; Messrs Watson, Sanders Close

Blue Faced Leicester Leading Prices

Aged Rams: £1,000, Manesty, £950, £450, (x2), Haresceugh Castle.

Shearling Rams: £1,800, £1,300, (x2), £800, £600, Sanders Close, £1,400, £900, £450, £400, (x2), The Lodge, £600, Scarrowmanwick, £500, Haresceugh Castle, £500, Eden Park.

Ram Lambs: £1,000, £850, £800, £550, £400, Albury, £700, £500, Hill House West, £550, Highside Farm, £550,5 Eden Park.

Females: £1,000, Hill House West, £350, Haining House Farm.