CCM Auctions held their Mid Winter Sale of Blue Faced Leicester Females at Skipton on Wednesday. The Smearsett flock of The Booth Family of Old Hall Farm, Feizor were awarded the champion sheep prize by todays judge, Mr Thomas Walker of Appletreewick. The prize award was won by the first gimmer hogg out of their pen, sired by Gragareth E1 from David Lawson, and out of a ewe family containing a £12,000 ram sold to Marriforth, it found a new home at £500 in Ayrshire with Hugh Mongomerie. The same buyer also snapped up the highest priced sheep on the day, on this occasion from John Mason, Oddacres. A gimmer hogg by his John Park sire it sold for £580. Messrs Booth also made £500 of the third prize ewe, sired by Shafthill C1 and sold carrying triplets to a Mereoak lamb purchased in Hawes last Autumn, it sold to Kevin Wilson of Blubberhouses.
Overall there was an 80% clearance rate.
Class 1: Registered Inlamb Shearling or Ewe
1st JC&N Throup, Chelker. Lot 2.
2nd JC&N Throup, Chelker. Lot 1
3rd WA&A Booth, Smearsett. Lot 10
Class 2. Registered Gimmer Hogg
1st WA&A Booth, Smearsett. Lot 11
2nd AJ Mason, Oddacres. Lot 5
3rd R&KA Burley & Son. Sigsworth. Lot 18
Champion. WA&A Booth
Reserve. JC&N Throup
BLUE FACED LEICESTER FEMALES
Gimmer Hoggs av £332.50 to £580 AJ Mason
InLamb Ewes av £337.50 to £550 WA&A Booth