St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 38 Clean Cattle, 80 Cast Cows,  2176 Prime Lambs and  891 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (14) averaged 245p per kg and sold to 274p  (+4p on the week) 

Heifers (19) averaged 245p per kg and sold to 286p (n/c on the week)

Young Bulls (5) sold to 256p per kg.

Cast Cows (75) averaged 144p per kg and sold to 238p (n/c on the week) Top price £1516

Cast Bulls (5) sold to 109p.

Top price £1187

Lambs (2176) averaged 237.6p per kg, (-8p on the week) £108.55 per head and sold to £145  for Texel Lambs

Top price 316p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

Cast Sheep (891) averaged £67.51, and sold to £147 for Hampshire Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £103,  light ewes sold to £105 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £50.50

CLEAN CATTLE

Clean Cattle met a good trade

Bullocks per head:

Lurdenlaw £1626.24 £1596.40, Faughhill £1494.43, £1452.20, £1430 Southdean £1412.40, Wester Ulston £1402.08

Bullocks per kilo:

Faughhill 274p J.Saunderson (Butchers), Lurdenlaw 264p J.A Waters & Sons, Lurdenlaw 260p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Faughhill 259p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Wester Ulston 254p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Heifers per head:

Bee Edge £1664.52, £1664.24, £1629.60, £1526.84, Lurdenlaw £1480.92, Philiphaugh £1443, Faughhill £1425.60

Heifers per kilo:

Bee Edge 286p Denholm Meat Supplies, 284p Forsyths of Peebles, 280p Shaw Fine Meats, 266p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Faughhill 264p Forsyths of Peebles

Young Bulls: Huntington £1269.76 (256p)

CAST COWS

Keeping up, with a good show forward

Cast Cows per head: Thrunton £1516.90, Thorndykes £1508.92, Thrunton £1500.52, £1387.68, Towford £1374.60, South Riccalton £1359, Threeburnford £1348.74, Thrunton £1343.98, £1343.58, £1325.40

Cast Cows per kilo: Thorndykes 238p, Ecclaw 200p, 199p, Thrunton 197p, Nether Firth 179p, The Fens 169p, Ellemford 167p

Cast Bulls per head: Marigold £1187.76, Over Newton £1175.02, Ellemford £1152.36

Cast Bulls per kilo:  Over Newton 109p

LAMBS

Good show of lambs forward.  Trade a touch less on the week.  Average – 237.6p (45.6kgs) £108.55

Lambs per head

Texel: £145 Crumhaughhill, Legars, £144 Haltree, £142 The Craggs, £140 Butterdean, £139 Legars, Crumhaughhill (2), £138 Huntington, £137, £136 Crumhaughhill,  £135 Haltree (2), Corsbie, Butterdean (2), Adderstonshiels,  £134 Butterdean, Crumhaughhill, Saughtree, Beltex: £145, £140 Crookston, £138 Wester Ulston, Craiglea, £137 Wester Ulston (2), £136 Crookston (2), Wauchope,  £130 Wauchope (2), Crookston, £128.50 Wauchope, £128 Crookston, £128, £127, £126 Wauchope, £125.50 Wester Ulston, £125 Crookston, Suffolk: £139 Butterdean, Headshaw, L, £138 Haltree, £134 Corsbie, Adderstonshiels, £133 Corsbie, £131 Headshaw, L, Butterdean, £130 Headshaw, L, Woodside, £128 Blegbie, £126 Thornington, £125 Blegbie, Chesters Brae, The Craggs, £120 Headshaw, L, Lleyn: £115 St Clements Wells, Cheviot Mule: £115 Blegbie, £114.50 Adderstonshiels, £110 Gospelhall, Hampshire: £115 Newmains, North Berwick, Half Bred: £111 Headshaw, L, North Country Cheviot: £110 Gospelhall

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 316.3p Wauchope, 313.6p, 311.4p (2) Wester Ulston, 306.7p Craiglea, 306p, 305.9p, 302.4p, 302.3p Wauchope, 297.6p Wester Ulston, 297.6p Crookston, 294.3p Wauchope, 294.1p Crookston, 291.9p Wester Ulston, 290p Crookston, 289.2p Wauchope, 285.7p Craiglea, 282.6p Crookston, 280p Wauchope, Texel: 293p Hawthornside, 287.1p Wauchope, 286.6p Crumhaughhill, 283.7p Wauchope, 279.6p Crumhaughhill, 278.2p Hawthornside, 278p Crumhaughhill, 275.3p Woodhouse, 267.4p Wauchope, Hermiston, 266.7p Butterdean, 263.6p Hawthornside, 262.8p Wauchope, 260p Butterdean, 257.1p Haltree, 256.6p, 255.2p Crumhaughhill, Suffolk: 247.2p Headshaw, L, 246.4p Haltree, 245.3p Headshaw, L, 242p Stoneypath, 241.8p Corsbie, 240.4p The Craggs, 240p Headshaw, L, Hampshire: 234.4p St Clements Wells, Greyfaced: 233p Drinkstone

EWES

Numbers continue to come thick and fast, albeit down on the draws for the quality shown.  Trade similar on the week.

Sale topped at £147 for a powerful Hampshire Tup from Pedigree breeder, Richard Brand & Son, East Fortune.  The same respected name produced the top Ewe price of £141 for an awesome pen of 7 Hampshires.

Hampshire: £141, £103 East Fortune, Texel: £137 Threepwood, £125 Leetside, £117 Lylestane, £113 Harelaw, Sorrowlessfield Mains, £111 Threepwood, £109 Crookston, £107 Lylestane (2)Suffolk: £119 Leetside, £115 Harelaw, £112 Corsbie, £109 Huntington, £105 Ecclaw, £101 New Channelkirk, £97 Threepwood, Beltex: £105 The Craggs, North Country Cheviot: £105 Adderstonshiels, £87 Lylestane, £83 Craighouse, Adderstonshiels, £75 Saughtree, Bluefaced Leicester: £103 Broomiebank, Greyfaced: £97, £93 Crosslaw, £89 New Channelkirk, Corsbie, Crookston, £87 Crosslaw, £83 Gala Farms, £81 Broomiebank, Dorset: £97, £84 Sanson Seal, Lleyn: £97 Harelaw, £79 Lylestane, Cheviot Mule: £93, £89Lylestane, £87 Fairnilee, £85 Wester Ulston, £83 Lylestane, Whitefaced Woodland: £75 Holybush (H.Fisher)Jacob: £85 Brockielaw, Blackface: £53 Huntershall, £52 Fauldshope, £49 Kirkhope, Gala Farms, £45 Floors Farming, Byrecleugh, £45 Huntershall, Swaledale: £51 Gala Farms,  Shetland: £29 Crumstane

RAM:

Hampshire: £147 East Fortune, Texel: £139 Headshaw, L, £109 The Craggs, £99 Grey Peel, Suffolk: £101 Ecclaw, Dorset: £93 Holybush (H.Fisher), £83 Sanson Seal, North Country Cheviot: £89 East Redfordgreen, £73 Craighouse, Blackface: £79 East Redfordgreen