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Date: 30 August 2021 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

St Boswells, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0PP

St Boswells sold 55 Clean Cattle, 21 Cast Cows, 1795 Prime Lambs and 884 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (15) averaged 240p per kg and sold to 260p  (n/c on the week)  

Heifers (38) averaged 254p per kg and sold to 278p (+1p on the week)

Young Bulls (2) sold to £1206

Cast Cows (21) averaged 162p per kg and sold to 187p (-8p on the week) Top price £1434

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 139p per kg and sold to £145 .  Top price £1337

Lambs (1795) averaged 240.7p per kg, ( -1.3p on the week) £106 per head and sold to £150 for Beltex Lambs

Top price 307.7p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

Cast Sheep averaged £85.82, and sold to £143 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £112, light ewes sold to £113 for North Country Cheviots, and averaged £59

CLEAN CATTLE

Clean Cattle very similar trade throughout. 

Bullocks per head:

(280-464kgs): Standhill £989.72
(465-555kgs): Lurdenlaw £1402.08, Wester Ulston £1361.92
(556+kgs): Faughhill £1518.40, £1428

Bullocks per kilo
(280-464kgs):  227p, 225p, 222p (2) Standhill
(465-555kgs): Wester Ulston 256p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Lurdenlaw 254p J.A Waters & Son
(556+kgs): Faughhill 260p Mr G.Chapman, 238p S.I Carlisle

Heifers per head:
(400-484kgs): Berriedale, Pyatshaw £1147.20
(485kgs+): Bee Edge £1645.76, £1622.50, Upper Nisbet £1584.24, Bee Edge £1569.40, £1560.60, Faughhill £1541.12, Lurdenlaw £1527.36

Heifers per kilo:
(200-399kgs): Standhill 226p, 222p
(400-484kgs): Berridale 240p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd
(485+kgs): Bee Edge 278p Denholm Meat Supplies, Upper Nisbet 276p Shaw Fine Meats, Bee Edge 275p Forsyths of Peebles, Penston 274p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 270p Forsyths of Peebles, 266p Coq and Bull, Penston 265p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lurdenlaw 264p Hugh Black & Sons

Young Bull: Burnhouse Mains £1206.68

CAST COWS

Cast Cows cheaper on paper but no cheaper in the flesh

Cast Cows per head: £1434.98 Newmains, Upper Nisbet £1274.48, Haltree £1245.82, Newmains £1199.06, Haltree £1195.68

Cast Cows per kilo: Upper Nisbet 187p, 179p, Effledge 173p, Priesthaugh,  Newmains, Haltree 167p, Haltree, Queenscairn 165p

CAST BULLS

Effledge £1336.90 (145p), Shaws £1337.98

LAMBS

Show and Sale of Beltex Prime Lambs at St Boswells Mart.  Over 20 pens presented infront of the Judge, Mr Ben Gray, who awared the Champion pen to Messrs Pate, Craigsford Mains – 50kgs £150 to Briggsys Butchers, Jedburgh

Lamb trade similar on the week.  Average 240p (44kgs) £106

Class 1 Beltex (ex Suffolk Ewe)

1st           New Blainslie                     43kgs     £108
2nd          New Blainslie                     42kgs     £104.50

Class 2 Beltex (ex Continental Ewe)
1st           Craigsford Mains              50kgs     £150
2nd          Craighouse                         39kgs     £120
3rd           Elliston                                  42kgs     £122

Lambs per head

Beltex: £150 Craigsford Mains, £142 Oxnam Neuk, £140 Helmburn, Crookston, £139 Crookston, £135 Brothershiels, £127 (2)Crookston, £124 Craigsford Mains, £122 Elliston, £121.50, £120 (3) Craighouse, Helmburn, Texel: £145 Crookston, £142 North Synton, £141 Gateshaw, Crookston, £140 North Synton, £139 (2), £138 Crookston, £137 Hermiston, Haltree, £136 Venchen, Crookston, Langraw, £132 Crookston, £130 North Synton, £129 Threepwood, £128 Wauchope, Haltree, £126 Gateshaw, Threepwood, Suffolk: £139 Holydean, £132 Hermiston, Blegbie, £128 Symington Mains, £120 Hermiston, £116 Blegbie, Hermiston, £115 Langraw, Holydean, Marchcleugh, Blue Texel: £139 Oxnam Neuk, North Country Cheviot: £124 Symington Mains

Lambs per kilo

Beltex: 307.7p Craighouse, 306.8p Brothershiels, 300p Craigsford Mains, 296.3p Craighouse, 291.7p Crookston, 290.5p Elliston, 290.2p Faughhill, 290.2p Craighouse, 290p Craiglea, 287.7p, 287.5p Elliston, 285.4p, 282.5p Craiglea, 282.4p Craighouse, 282.2p (2) Crookston, 282.1p Threeburnford, 280.5p Faughhill, 280p Craiglea, Texel: 287p Crookston, 286.4p Whitsome West Newton, 283.3p Crookston, 280.4p Threepwood, 278p, 276p, 275.6p Crookston, 269.6p Hermiston, 266.7p Crookston, 265.3p North Synton, 263.9p. 263.5p Haltree, 262.5p, 260.7p Wauchope, 258.5p Hermiston, 258.1p Threepwood, 256.7p Wauchope, 256.4p Crookston, 254.5p Wauchope, 252p Threepwood, Suffolk:  256p Symington Mains, 249.1p Blegbie, Hermiston, 244.7p Holydean, 244.4p Symington Mains, 240p Whitehill, Kelso,

EWES

Again, large numbers of lean and horned Ewes forward with spaining in full swing.  Strong demand still witnessed throughout however.

Sale pinnacle of £143 for a penful of smart Texel Ewes from J.A Park & Co, Drinkstone.

Texel: £143 (2) Drinkstone, £135 Craiglea, £131 Scott Road, Lauder, The Lee, £123 Lauder Barns, £121 (2), £119 Outerston, £117 Helmburn, Suffolk: £137 Outerston, £131 Rumbletonrig, Cortleferry, £125 Langraw, £123 Lauder Barns, £121 Cammerlaws, £115 Ladyflat, £111 New Blainslie, Langraw, Beltex: £127, £111, £109 Craighouse, Cheviot Mule: £113 Outerston, £105 A & S Livestock, £103 Blegbie, North Country Cheviot: £113 Westerhall, North Synton, £111 Upper Chatto, £107 Soutra, £103 Upper Chatto, Soutra, £101 Fairview, £99 Upper Chatto, Bluefaced Leicester: £111 Drinkstone, Zwarbtle: £111 Kings Croft, £105, £97 Fairview, Lleyn: £111, £88 (2) Ellemford, £87 (2) Kirkpatrick House, £85, £81, £77 Ellemford, Greyfaced: £109 Outerston, Cammerlaws, £107 Langraw, New Blainslie, £105 Lauder Barns, £103 Scott Road, Lauder, £97 Cammerlaws, Easycare: £80. £75 Hillhouse, Blackface: £77 Bowland, Drinkstone, Lee, £69 Upper Chatto

RAMS

Lleyn: £129, £121, £119 Ellemford, Blackface: £103 Hartside