Messrs Lord, Hewgill, secured the championship and the top two prices of £6500 and £6000 at Penrith and District Farmers’ Mart LLP show and sale of crossing-type Bluefaced Leicesters.

The pre-sale champion, a shearling sired by the R2 Hanging Wells, sold for the top price to J Ireland and Son, Stockhow Hall.

A ram lamb by R38 Hewgill then made £6000, selling to S Procter, Great Musgrave, and J Wills, Dufton.

Hewgill also bagged the reserve honours with a ram lamb sired by S1 Sealhouses, which later made £2600 selling to G Birkett, Lonscale.

Next best at £2200 was a shearling ram from JW Twentyman, Applegarth, purchased by G Wharton, Town Head, Tebay.

Two other lambs from Messrs Shields, Skeughdale, and RB and DJ Bousfield, Renwick, made £2000.

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Leading Prices

Shearling rams – £6500, £2000 Hewgill; £2200 Gillbeck; £1600 Bowderdale; £1400, £1200 (x2), £1000, £800 Street House; £1000, £900 Sky High; £1000, £800 (x2) Skirling Mains; £850 Yore House; £850, £700 (x4) West Coast; £850 Brockholes; £800 Waterside; £800 Low Scales; £800 Cockleberry; £800 Hollins; £750, £700 Laypool; £700 White House; £700 Gillbeck.

Ram lambs – £6000, £2600, £1000 Hewgill; £2000, £1900 Skeughdale; £2000 Laypool; £1500, £900, £700 Kirkby Redgate; £1250, £1000 Sullom; £1000, £800 Binsey; £1000, £700, £550 Knock Hall; £1000, £600 Kentmere Hall; £950 Crossfell; £800, £600, £500 Oak House; £700, £550, £500 (x2) Crossfell; £700, £500 Wescoe; £700, £500 Cotehouse; £700 Waterside; £700 Applegarth; £600, £500 (x3) Todhills; £600 Yore House; £500 Ling; £500 Hegdale; £500 Leavyholme; £500 Sky High.

Aged rams – £1000 Street House; £1000 Cotehouse; £700 Brockholes; £700 Hollins.

Gimmers – £300, £200 Ling; £200 Gillbeck; £200 Laypool.

Ewe lambs – £280, £220, £200 (x2) Ling; £220 Laypool.

Ewes – £450 Ling; £400 Laypool.