Northumberland Suffolk breeders Mark and Helen Lewis topped the annual accredited show for the breed in Carlisle with a home-bred ram lamb which sold for 2,200gns.

Mark Lewis with the 2,200gns ram lamb

Purchasers were Iain Barbour, aged 25, and his sister, Judith, 19 for use as a stock ram in their respective Solway Bank and Ewebank flocks based at Annan. Judith's Ewebank flock has been collecting numerous trophies at local and regional shows this season.

The scrapie genotype 1 ram lamb is by Perrenpit Consort, a son of Solway Bank Ranger bred by Iain Barbour.

Perrenpit Consort was bought by the Lewises, who run their Redhill flock at Portgate, Allendale, for his colour and conformation and he has since been breeding well.

The championship, placed by judge Robert Fleming, of Hillhead, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Lockerbie, went to Annie Hutchon, of Maulscastle Farm, Lockerbie, with her Cumberland Show male champion, another ram lamb from her Evandale flock.

Billy Borthwick holding Annie Hutchon's champion

By Balmaud McCoy the ARR/ARQ lamb is out of a Blackbrae Bustino ewe with a grand dam by Cairness Pino and was placed fourth at the Royal Highalnd Show and second at Ayr this year.

Next in line at 1400gns was another ARR/ARR ram lamb sired by Stockton Sky’s the Limit and from Messrs Watson of Byresteads Farm, Cockermouth. His mother, a daughter of Stockton Caesars Son and his grand dam going back the Pankymoor breeding, this lamb was purchased by TJ Carr of Ridge House Farm, Saltburn by Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire.

Messrs Watson also sold a Glenho Golan sired ram lamb at 850gns. Another ARR/ARR genotype lamb, he was knocked down to M Quinn, Whinnyhall Farm, Kinglassie, Fife.

Perthshire breeder, Robert Neill of the Rossiebank flock sold an ARR/ARR lamb for 800gns. A son of Cairness Cruiser and out of a Cairness bred dam, he was sold to A Innes-Smith of Heddonsteads Farm, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ruth Stevenson of Howgill Foot, Kaber dispersed her Fresh flock selling up to 1,650gns for a shearling gimmer. A daughter of Cairness Golden Jubilee and out of a Hallhill bred mother, she was purchased by RD Fleming of Hillhead, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.

Averages -

5 shearling rams £464.10
47 lamb rams £459.54
8 shearling gimmers £217.88
1 ewe lamb £94.50

Fresh Flock -
13 ewes £255.23
14 shearling gimmers £458.25
10 ewe lambs £169.05

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