St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 56 Clean Cattle, 65 Cast Cows, 2083 Prime Lambs and 407 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (19) averaged 251p per kg and sold to 268p  (+8p on the week) 

Heifers (31) averaged 252p per kg and sold to 273p (x2) (+2p on the week)

Young Bulls (6) averaged 194p per kg and sold to 222p

Cast Cows (65) averaged 156p per kg and sold to 207p (-5p on the week) Top price £1806

Cast Bulls (4) averaged 126p per kg and sold to £135

Top price £1525

Lambs (2083) averaged 220p per kg, (-6.7 p on the week) £97.65 per head and sold to £128 for Beltex Lambs

Top price 266.7p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

407 Cast Sheep averaged £89.14, and sold to £189 for Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £108, light ewes sold to £95 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £50

CLEAN CATTLE

Clean Cattle buoyant with all classes in demand.

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs): Faughhill £1392.94, Wester Ulston £1377.28, Faughhill £1351.98, Snawdon £1335.60

(556+kgs): Snawdon £1574.72, Faughhill £1537, Lurdenlaw £1532.96, Penston £1523.60, Papple £1515.72, Gala Farms £1511.16

Bullocks per kilo

(465-555kgs.  Average 252.32p): Faughhill 259p J & J Mather, 257p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Wester Ulston 256p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Snawdon 252p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(556+kgs.  Average 250.76p): Lurdenlaw 268p  Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Wester Ulston 267p Robert Pringle & Son, Snawdon 266p Denholm Meat Supplies, Faughhill 265p Shaw Fine Meats, Penston 260p Mr G.Chapman, Gala Farms 257p S.I Carlisle & Co, Papple 256p Mr G.Chapman

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs): Berriedale £1156.80

(485kgs+): Lurdenlaw £1659.20, £1550.64, Penston £1528.10, Lurdenlaw £1527.92, Oldcastles £1514.70

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs  Average 232.57p): Berriedale 241p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485+kgs.  Average 253.16p) Lurdenlaw 273p Forsyths of Peebles, Lennoxlove 273p J & J Mather, Lurdenlaw 272p J.A Waters & Sons, Lennoxlove 271p, 270p Foley Bros, Lurdenlaw 269p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Wester Ulston 268p Forsyths of Peebles

Young Bull per kilo: Ramrig 222p, 212p

Young Bull per head: Ramrig £1620, £1407.68, East Mains £966.32

CAST COWS

Cast Cows just keep on going with more hill type Cows about.

Cast Cows per head: Cragside £1806.92, Birkenside £1541.60, Wester Middleton £1511.52, £1482, Shoestanes £1446.28, Oldcastles £1406.14,

Cast Cows per kilo: Cragside 207p, Birkenside 205p, Wester Middleton 201p, Cragside 199p, Wester Middleton 195p, Oldcastles, Muircleugh 189p, Faughhill 183p

CAST BULLS

Cast Bulls per kilo-

Hyndsidehill 135p, Townhead 127p, Laidlawstiel 125p, Dunglass Home Farm 121p

Cast Bulls per head-

Laidlawstiel £1525, Townhead £1445.26, Hyndsidehill £1401.30

LAMBS

Better show forward, returns easier on the week.  Average 220p per kilo (44kgs) £97.65

Lambs per head

Beltex: £128 Crookston, £116 Brothershiels, Wauchope, £113 (3), £111.50 (2) Crookston, £110 (2), £109(2), £107.50 Wauchope, £107 Crookston, Wormerlaw, £106.50 Wauchope, £106 Woodhouse, Suffolk: £125 Symington Mains, £125 Whitehill, Kelso, £120 Symington Mains, £114 Brothershiels, £113.50 Symington Mains, £112 Chesters Brae, £110 Pogbie (E.Collins), £109, £105 Hermiston, Texel: £124 Haltree, £120 Crailing Nook, £119 Symington Mains, £118 Boggs Holdings, £117 Haltree(2), Kennels Cottage, Symington Mains, £116, £115.50, £115 Symington Mains, £115 Woodhouse, Craigsford Mains, £114 Upper Samieston, Hermiston, Chesters Brae, £113 Symington Mains, £112 Chesters Brae, £110 Castleside, Boggs Holdings, North Country Cheviot: £109 Symington Mains

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 266.7p Brothershiels, 263.2p Threeburnford, 260.5p Crookston, 257.8p Wauchope, 256.8p (2), 256.6p Crookston, 255.3p Threeburnford, 250.6p, 247.7p (2) Wauchope, 245.8p, 244.7p, 243.2p Crookston, 241.6p Wauchope, Texel: 263.4p Upper Samieston, 242.9p Crookston, 236.1p Lylestane, 234.5p Upper Samieston, 234.1p Lylestane, 232.6p Earlston Mains, 232p Symington Mains, 231.1p Earlston Mains, 231p (2)Symington Mains, 230.7p Wauchope, 230.1p, 230p Symington Mains, Suffolk: 223.9p, 222.5p Symington Mains, 220p Saughtree, Charollais: 222.4p Trabroun, North Country Cheviot: 221.1p Saughtree, Greyfaced: 219.7p Douglasdale

EWES

Mixed show of Cast Sheep forward.  Strong rate throughout.Topped by an outstanding Texel from Rory Halliday, Kennel Cottage, Cathpair at £189

Tups peaked at £145 from Messrs Walker, Cammerlaws

Texel: £189 Kennel Cottage (R.Halliday), £137 Wormerlaw, £135 Matfen Home farm, £131 Threepwood, £129 Threeburnford (2), Threepwood, £127 Threepwood, Suffolk: £141 Cammerlaws, £127 Middlethird, £123 Threepwood, £121 Elmbank, £115 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £113 Cammerlaws, £111 Hillhouse, Middlethird, Greyfaced: £111 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £107 Helmburn, £105 Matfen Home Farm, £103 Cammerlaws, £101 A & S Livestock, £99 Middlethird, £97 Elmbank, Bhalu (D.Gilchrist), North Country Cheviot: £95 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £89 Broomiebank, £83 Middlethird, £81 Birnieknowe, £79 Broomiebank, Rhodes Holdings, Jacob: £93 Standhill, Beltex: £91 Heriotsfield, Oxton, Bluefaced Leicester:  £85 Horseupcleugh, Shetland.x: £77 Elmbank, Easycare: £71 Rigside, Ryeland: £67 Lower Ashtrees, Blackface: £57 Haystoun, £55 Fairnilee, £53 Horseupcleugh, £51 Threeburnford

RAMS

Suffolk: £145 Cammerlaws, Charollais: £139 Ladyflat, Texel: £109 Helmburn, Beltex: £95 Cammerlaws