St Boswells Primestock Sale

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 still in high demand with a more traditional show forward. 

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs): Snawdon £1446.24, Oakwood £1233.96

(556+kgs): Milrighall £1736.64, Craigend £1582.36, Milrighall £1578.28, £1572.48, £1550.40, Faughhill £1494, Penston £1428.48

Bullocks per kilo

(465-555kgs.  Average 208.61p): Oakwood 226p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd,

(556+kgs.  Average 232.9p): Penston 256p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd, Snawdon 255p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Faughhill 253p W.T Tulloch

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs): Oakwood £1190.64

(485kgs+): Bee Edge £1639, £1634.80, £1626.56, £1610.24, £1563.48, Upper Nisbet £1526.84, Papple £1505.24

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average 245.5p): Oakwood 246p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Berriedale 245p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485+kgs.  Average 250.2p): Bee Edge 275p, 272p (2) Foley Bros, Forsyths of Peebles and W.Kirkup & Son (Butchers), Lurdenlaw 271p Foley Bros, Penston 271p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 268p J.A Waters & Sons, Upper Nisbet 266p Forsyths of Peebles, Lurdenlaw 260p Briggsys Butchers

CAST COWS

Cast Cows continue at same great rates.

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £1701, Wolfstar £1610.70, Kersknowe £1577.80, The Craggs £1571.62, Muircleugh £1482.12, The Craggs £1428.98, Gateshaw £1394.76, Laidlawstiel £1378.26, East Mains, L £1357.80, The Craggs £1357.80

Cast Cows per kilo: Whitfield, Gateshaw 189p, Gateshaw 187p (3), Woodhouse 185p, Whitfield,Glendearg 183p, Whitfield 181p

CAST BULLS

Cast Bulls per head

Ecclaw £1551.95, Glendearg £1245.26

Cast Bulls per kilo

Wolfstar 131p, Ecclaw 127p

LAMBS

Lamb trade less with more lean types forward.  Average 228p per kg (45kgs) £102.50

Lambs per head

Texel: £149 Craigsford Mains, £146 Bluecairn, Hawthornside, £141 Wauchope, £139 Ruecastle, £136 Helmburn, Symington Mains, £134 Wauchope, £131 Hawthornside, £130 Wauchope, Chesters Brae, £129 Symington Mains, £128 Headshaw, L, £127 Haltree, £126 Threepwood, Symington Mains, £124 Hermiston, £123 Hawthornside, Redden, Whitsome West Newton, Beltex: £124 Redden, £122 Philiphaugh, £121 Helmburn, £119 Rhodes Holdings, £112 Helmburn, £110 Threeburnford, £107.50 Threepwood, £106 Adderstonshiels, North Country Cheviot: £112 Redden, Charollais: £112 Whitsome West Newton, Romney: £110 Towford, Cheviot Mule: £109 Philiphaugh, £105, £103.50 Gospelhall, £102.50 Philiphaugh

Lambs per kilo

Texel: 290.9p Headshaw, L, 282p, 273.5p Wauchope, 267.4p Whitsome West Newton, 264.4p, 260.9p Wauchope, 257.4p Hawthornside, 256.8p Wauchope, 256.3p Hawthornside, 254.1p Redden, 253.6p Helmburn, 252.9p Symington Mains, New Channelkirk, 251.5p Haltree, 251.4p Outerston, 250.6p Highfield Farming, 250p, 248.9p Wauchope, 247.7p, 247.3p Symington Mains, Beltex: 287.1p Philiphaugh, 283.3p Rhodes Holding, 269.6p Redden, 263.2p (2), 262.5p Threeburnford, Suffolk: 263.5p Haltree, 257.4p Headshaw, L, 245.8p Haltree, 244p, 235p Symington Mains, 234.8p Marvingston, 234.6p Adderstonshiels (S.Hunter), Charollais: 228.2p Trabroun, 228p Ladyflat

EWES

Larger numbers of leaner and weathered Cast Sheep forward, albeit still a strong trade.  Strong and well fleshed sorts short of buyers requirements.

Sale peaked at £169 for a powerful pair of Texel Ewes from June Scott, 6 Chesters Brae

Tups again a strong trade, selling to heights of £161 for a strong Suffolk from John Elliot, Roxburgh Mains

Texel: £169 Chesters Brae, £147 Greypeel, £141 Redden, £139 Chesters Brae, £131 Wantonwalls, £129 Corsbie, Chesters Brae, £121 Corsbie, Cullomailie, Suffolk: £141 Bonjedward, £137 Corsbie, £135 Bonjedward, £131 Ecclaw, Hardacres, Bonjedward, £119 Ecclaw, £117 Corsbie, £115 Ecclaw, Cheviot Mule: £129 Millheugh, £111 Blegbie, £107, £105 Bonjedward, £101 Nisbet Mill, Romney: £115 Towford, Greyfaced: £115 Wantonwalls, £111 Tynehead, £105 Woodhouse, £101 Whinfield, Rawburn, £100 Whinfield, £97 Heriot Mill, Blue Texel: £109 The Burrows, North Country Cheviot: £109 Blegbie, £101 Nisbet Mill, £97 Millheugh, Easycare: £99 Heriot Mill, Blackface: £90 Lauderhill, £79 Hardacres, £71 Lauderhill, £63 Mainhill, Jacob: £87, £75 Fordswell, Lleyn: £81 Ruletownhead, Blackburn Mill

RAMS

Suffolk: £161 Roxburgh Mains, Texel: £159 Wantonwalls, £131 Hartside, Bluefaced Leicester: £143 Hartside,  Jacob: £99 Fordswell, Blackface: £87 Lauderhill