St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 58 Clean Cattle, 85 Cast Cows, 1665 Prime Lambs and 523 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (17) averaged 242p per kg and sold to 279p  (-3p on the week) 

Heifers (41) averaged 243p per kg and sold to 298p (n/c on the week)

Cast Cows (85) averaged 143p per kg and sold to 221p (n/c on the week) Top price £1675

Cast Bulls (2) averged 140p per kg and sold to 147p.

Top price £1328

Lambs (1665) averaged 243p per kg, (+6p on the week) £110.78 per head and sold to £151 for  Beltex Lambs

Top price 328p per kg for Beltex  Lambs.

Cast Sheep (533) averaged £68.17, and sold to £167 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £108,  light ewes sold to £109 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £56

CLEAN CATTLE

Dearer on the week with quality in high demand.

Bullocks per head:

Lurdenlaw £1651.32, Gateshaw £1615.68, Lurdenlaw £1528.92, Faughhill £1501.44, Wester Ulston £1480.92, Faughhill £1432.08, Gala Farms £1422.72

Bullocks per kilo:

Lurdenlaw 279p Michael Malone of Edinburgh, Lurdenlaw 278p J.A Waters & Sons, Faughhill 276p Forsyths of Peebles, Wester Ulston 258p Michael Malone of Edinburgh,

Heifers per head:

Bee Edge £1764.16, £1760.80, £1601.28, £1587.60, Humbie Mill £1562.16, Faughhill £1487.64

Heifers per kilo:

Bee Edge 298p Forsyths of Peebles, Faughhill 294p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 284p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Lurdenlaw 282p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 278p Shaw Fine Meats, Humbie Mill 276p Forsyths of Peebles, 271p J.Saunderson Ltd, 270p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 270p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

CAST COWS

Flesh good to sell, leaner cows harder work.

Cast Cows per head: Sydenham £1675.18, £1477.50, Whitburgh £1466.92, Kersknowe £1466.30, Sydenham £1387.46, £1372.70, Headshaw, L £1369.20, Kersknowe £1351.50, Kirklands, A £1331.82, Sydenham £1316

Cast Cows per kilo: Sydenham 221p, Whitburgh 217p, Sydenham 197p, Bowmont Farming 189p, Sydenham 185p, West Mains 185p, 183p, 181p, 179p, 177p

Cast Bulls per head: Headshaw, L £1328.88, Allanshaws £1304.10

Cast Bulls per kilo:  Headshaw, L 147p, Allanshaws 135p

LAMBS

Smaller show on the week.  Returns slightly increased.  Average 243p per kg (45.5kg) £110.78

Lambs per head

Beltex: £151 Craigsford Mains, £143 Philiphaugh, £140 Crookston, £139 Wester Ulston, Philiphaugh, £136 Crookston, £134 Whitsome West Newton, £133 Crookston, Craigsford Mains, £131 Wester Ulston, £130 Huntington, Craigsford Mains, Philiphaugh, Whitsome West Newton, £128 Huntington, £126 The Pond House, Crookston, £124 Crookston, Philiphaugh, £123 Philiphaugh, Texel: £148 (2), £141 Crumhaughhill, £140 The Craggs, £139 (2) Crumhaughhill, Corsbie, £137 Huntington, £135 Horsley Hill, £132 (2)Sunnycroft, Haltree, North Synton, £131 The Knock, Haltree, Crumhaughhill, £130 Crumhaughhill, North Synton, Hermiston, Corsbie, Suffolk: £139 Headshaw, L, £132 Haltree, £130 Headshaw, L, Corsbie, £129 Headshaw, L, Symington Mains, £128 Corsbie, Hermiston, £125 Haltree, Symington Mains, £124 Headshaw, L, Symington Mains, Hermiston, £122 Blegbie, Headshaw, L, £120 Blegbie, Belmont, Philiphaugh, North Country Cheviot: £130 Symington Mains, £120, £114 Soutra Mains, £111 Symington Mains, Cheviot Mule: £128, £121 Philiphaugh, Greyfaced: £110 Horsley Hill

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 328.3p Craigsford Mains, 323.3p Wester Ulston, 310.9p Philiphaugh, 302.3p, 300p, 296.5p Crookston, 295.5p Craigsford Mains, 292.7p Threeburnford, 289.1p Craigsford Mains, 285.1p Whitsome West Newton, 282.9p Craiglea, 281p Huntington, 278p Philiphaugh, 277.5p Crookston, 276.6p Whitsome West Newton, 275.6p Philiphaugh, 273.8p Wester Ulston, 272p, 269.2p Crookston, 267.5p Lylestane, Texel: 326.2p Huntington, 311.9p The Knock, 308.3p Crumhaughhill, 290.7p, 288.4p Huntington, 286.7p The Knock, 282p Crumhaughhill, 281.3p Horsley Hill, 281p North Synton, 278p Crumhaughhill, Corsbie, 277.9p Sunnycroft, 277.8p The Knock, 271.7p Sunnycroft, 267.3p Crumhaughhill, 266.7p Huntington, 264.4p, 260.4p The Knock, 259.6p Headshaw, L, 256.8p Lower Ashtrees, Suffolk: 268.8p,259.8p Headshaw, L, 244.9p Belmont, 243.8p Corsbie, 242.6p, 240.8p The Knock, 240.2p Woodside, 240p The Knock, North Country Cheviot: 246.2p, 241.4p Symington Mains, Cheviot Mule: 235.4p Philiphaugh, Greyfaced: 231.6p Horsley Hill

EWES

A mixed show of Cast Sheep forward sold to an improved trade on the week as numbers slowly begin to dry up

Tups topped the trade with a strong Texel at £167 from N.Elliot, 2 Duke Street, Hawick.  The same good home produced the highest priced Ewe, also a Texel at £137

Texel: £137 Duke Street, Hawick, £125 Boggs Holdings, Buxley Farm Steading, £119 North Synton, £117 Threepwood, Elmbank, Firbank, £115 Lylestane, Buxley Farm Steading, Suffolk: £119 Easter Whitmuir, £117 Cammerlaws, £115 The Craggs, £99 Buxley Farm Steading, Cheviot Mule: £119 Langlee Mains, £105 Wedderlie, £99 Saughtree, £97 Easter Whitmuir, Lylestane, Zwartble: £117 The Hirst, North Country Cheviot: £109 North Synton, £103 Smiddy Hill, £91 Nisbet Mill, Woodside, £87 Blegbie, £77 Saughtree, Wedderlie, £76 Shaws, Greyfaced: £107 Mowhaugh, £91 Crookston, £87 Cammerlaws, Elmbank, £85 Crookston, £79 Elmbank, Broomilees, Heriot Mill, Bluefaced Leicester: £91 Crookston, Jacob: £77 The Hirst, Blackface: £77 Tollishill, £65 Whitehope, £59 Tollishill, £55 Threeburnford, Tollishill, Shetland: £77 Muirhouse, £45 Crookston, £39 Muirhouse, £37 Elmbank, £35 Crookston, Swaledale: £41 Broomilees

RAMS

Texel: £167, £137, £127 Duke Street, Hawick, North Country Cheviot: £127, £115 Woodside, Suffolk: £109 Falside, Blackface: £77 Tollishill