St Boswells Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 17^th January, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Prime stock sale of cattle and sheep

Sold 72 Clean Cattle, 115 Cast Cows, 1339 Prime Hoggs and 511 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (18) averaged 241p per kg and sold to 296p (n/c on the week) 

Heifers (52) averaged 262p per kg and sold to 306p (+10p on the week)

Young Bulls (1) sold to 231p

Cast Cows (110) averaged 152.7p per kg and sold to 209p  (-9p on the week) Top price £1570

Cast Bulls (5) averaged 134p sold to 147p. (+14p on the week) Top price £1645

Hoggs (1339) averaged 257p per kg, (-12p on the week) £110 per head and sold to £ 159 for Texel Hoggs

Top price 319.8p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (511) averaged £103.49, and sold to £173 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £131, light ewes sold to £131 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £95

PRIME CATTLE-

Solid trade throughout

Bullocks per head: Penston £1829.20, Bee Edge £1770.08, Nisbet £1569.60, Gala Farms £1441.56, Crookhouse £1423.98, £1420.66

Heifers per head: Bee Edge £1758.12, Whitrighill £1714.56, Bee Edge £1713.60, Penston £1710.88, Whitrighill £1689.70, £1684.16, Longnewton £1672, Bee Edge £1664.04, West Lognridge £1660.22

Bullocks per kilo: Bee Edge 296p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Penston 269p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Gospelhall 266p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 306p Forsyths of Peebles, Penston 296p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 294p Denholm Meat Supplies, 289p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Whitrighill 288p Briggsys Butchers, Bee Edge 287p Forsyths of Peebles, 283p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Whitrighill 282p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Penston 282p Worsley Wholesale Butchers Ltd, Penston 280p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Young Bulls per head: £1312.09  (231p) Conker Cottage (R & A Crockett)

CAST COWS

Good trade with all classes well paid for.

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £1570.40, Whitburgh £1566.48, Mosstower £1501.14, £1494.72, Whitburgh £1492.98, Muircleugh £1491, Whitburgh £1475.52, Kersknowe £1463.24, Mosstower £1447.38, £1437.14

Cast Cows per kilo: Skelfhill 209p, Mosstower 197p, Greenknowe 193p, Headshaw, L 189p, Mosstower 187p, Upper Samieston, Coxydene, Headshaw, L 185p, Whitburgh 183p, Thirlestane 181p

Cast Bulls per head: Wester Middleton £1645.76, Hoselaw £1579.04, £1467.06

Cast Bulls per kilo: Hoselaw 147p, Wester Middleton, Hoselaw 139p

PRIME SHEEP

Heavy Hoggs less money, handy weights similar.  Average 257p (42.6kgs) £110

Hoggs per head-

Texel: £159, £155 Threepwood, £150 Bonjedward, £149, £148, £147 Threepwood, £145 Bonjedward, £141.50 Adderstonshiels, £141 North Synton, £138.50 Bonjedward, £136 Fountainhall, Brotherstone, £135 Bonjedward, £132 Woodhouse, £131 Wedderlie, £130 Threepwood, £129 Springhouse, £128 Outerston, Bonjedward, £127.50 Bonjedward, Suffolk: £145 Broomilees, £143, £141 Bonjedward, £136.50 Bonjedward, £129.50 Brotherstone, £127.50 Cortleferry, £123.50 Broomilees, £120 Adderstonshiels, Thorndykes, Beltex: £140 Applecross, £137.50 Wester Ulston, £131 Applecross, £130 Craighouse, £129 Threeburnford, £128 Craighouse, £127 Craigsford Mains, £121 Threeburnford, Half Bred: £139, £126 Bonjedward, North Country Cheviot: £139 Craighouse, £131 Soutra Mains, £124 Threeburnford, Nisbet Mill, £120.50 Borthwickshiels, £120 (2) North Synton, Springwood, Easycare: £122 Girrick, Greyfaced: £119.50 Broomilees, £108.50 Buckholm, Charollais: £119, £113 Berryhill, Berrichon: £117, £115 Springwood, Cheviot Mule: £115 (2) Wester Ulston, Blackface: £105 Borthwickshiels

Hoggs per kilo:

Beltex: 319.8p Wester Ulston, 304.7p (2) Applecross, 297.7p Craighouse, Applecross, 292.5p Craigsford Mains, 290.9p Threeburnford, 290p Craighouse, 288.1p Threeburnford, 282.9p Firth, 280.5p Wester Ulston, 280p Applecross, 277.9p Lylestane, 273.2p Craighouse, 272.5p Lylestane, 270.8p Craighouse, Texel: 305.8p Threepwood, 293.3p Woodhouse, 282.7p, 282.6p Threepwood, 281.4p Leaston, 281.1p Threepwood, 280p Applecross, 275p Broom, 274.1p Threepwood, 273.8p Newhouses, South Dissington, 272.7p Huntington, 270p (2) Trabroun, Blackburn, Cheeklaw, North Country Cheviot: 295.7p Craighouse, 266.3p South Dissington, 265.8p Broomiebank, 265p Wedderlie, Craighouse, Suffolk: 280p Redpath East End, 273.2p Threeburnford, 268.4p Newhouses, 265.9p Craigsford Mains, Fairnilee, 265.1p (3) Stoneypath, 265.1p Meigle, Cheviot Mule: 267.4p (2) Wester Ulston,

CAST SHEEP-

A larger percentage of leaner and weathered sorts of Cast Sheep forward, still saw trade stand firm on the week.

Topping the sale at £173 was a smart Texel from local breeder, Dale Robertson, Cheeklaw Brae Farming

A pen of 15 powerful Cheviots caught the eye achieving £131 per head.

Texel: £173 Cheeklaw, £165 Wester Ulston, £163 Philiphaugh, £159 Cheeklaw, £153 Huntington, £145 Philiphaugh, £143 Elwartlaw, £139 Cheeklaw, £135 Outerston, Huntington, Suffolk: £159 Boggs Holding, £157, £149 Meigle, £149 Bonjedward, £147 Haltree, £141 Elwartlaw, £137 Trabroun, £135 Elwartlaw, £133 Bonjedward, £127 Ruecastle Cottages (N.Sandilands), Bluefaced Leicester: £137 Philiphaugh, £107 North Cottage, Broadlaw, Cheviot Mule: £135 Rumbletonrig, £129 Philiphaugh, £123 (2) Fountainhall, £121 Baillieknowe, Wester Ulston, £117 Meigle, £115 Lumsdaine, £109 Halidean Mill, North Country Cheviot: £131 Haltree, £113 Ruletownhead, £111 Haltree, £107 (2) Ruletownhead, £101 Saughtree, Rumbletonrig, Greyfaced: £123 Blackburn, L, £119 Meigle, £113 Outerston, £109 Blackburn, L, Lumsdaine, £103 Cheeklaw, Half Bred: £121 Bonjedward, Berrichon: £119 Springwood Lodge, Lleyn: £119, £111 Trabroun, Easycare: £109 Trabroun, £103 Girrick, £99 Trabroun, £97 Girrick, Blackface: £95 Lumsdaine, £83 Burncastle, £81 Lumsdaine, £80 Meigle, Primera: £93 Innovis, Swaledale: £65 Broomilees, Hebridean: £43 South Dissington

RAMS-

Suffolk: £149 Meigle, £119 Heriot Mill, Texel: £145 Huntington, £119 Threepwood, £115 Huntington, Beltex: £139 Huntington, North Country Cheviot: £101 Borthwickshiels, Blackface: £99 Borthwickshiels, £87 Longcroft