St Boswells Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 7^TH February, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Prime stock sale of cattle and sheep

Sold 93 Clean Cattle, 42 Cast Cows, 664 Prime Hoggs and 480 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (24) averaged 232p per kg and sold to 278p (n/c on the week) 

Heifers (68) averaged 251p per kg and sold to 319p (n/c on the week)

Young Bulls (1) sold to £1710

Cast Cows (41) averaged 161p per kg and sold to 219p (+9p on the week) Top price £1591

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 139p per kg.  Top price £1287

Hoggs (664) averaged 270.3p per kg, (+7p on the week) £122 per head and sold to £169 for Texel Hoggs

Top price 315.6p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (480) averaged £102.78, and sold to £189 for Texels

Heavy Ewes averaged £129,  light ewes sold to £113 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £86

PRIME CATTLE-

Mixed show forward. Quality selling to advantage.

Bullocks per head: Upper Nisbet £1647.24, Faughhill 1638, Penston £1633.92, Humbie Mill £1592.96, Crosshall £1574.80, Humbie Mill £1532.64, Venchen £1532.02, Humbie Mill £1529

Bullocks per kilo: Humbie Mill 278p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Penston 276p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Humbie Mill 262p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Upper Nisbet 259p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Crosshall 254p Mr G.Chapman, Gospelhall 254p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Faughhill 252p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Heifers per head: Bee Edge £1800, Whitrighill £1746.28, £1744.32, £1738.88, Bee Edge £1731.48, £1710.52 (2), Lylestane £1709.84, Upper Nisbet £1707.48

Heifers per kilo: Lylestane 319p Foley Bros, Bee Edge 300p Foley Bros, 298p(2) Forsyths of Peebles, Whitrighill 293p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Longnewton 292p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Lylestane 286p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Whitrighill 286p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, 284p Briggsys Butchers, Penston 283p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Young Bulls: Kersknowe £1710(180p)

CAST COWS

Good Show- good trade!

Cast Cows per head: Buskin £1591.76, Upper Nisbet £1511.58, £1493.88, Muircleugh £1447.54, Upper Nisbet £1423.08, Humebyres £1412.40, Swinewood Mill, Middlethird £1402.80

Cast Cows per kilo: Middlethird 219p, 210p, Buskin 205p, Gateshaw 203p, Cragside 199p, Buskin, Gateshaw 197p, Upper Nisbet (3) 177p

Cast Bulls: Woodhouse £1287.14 (139p)

PRIME SHEEP

Small show forward.  All types sharper.  Average 270.3p (45.1kgs) £122

Hoggs per head-

Texel: £169 Sunnycroft, £163 Treaty Park, £162 Sunnycroft, £160 Headshaw, L, £150 Wester Ulston, Huntington, £149 Faughhill, £148, £147.50, £147 Bonjedward, £147 Crookston, £146 Headshaw, L, £145 Adderstonshiels, £144 Treaty Park, Sunnycroft (2), Bonjedward, £140 Scott Road, Lauder (J.Ainslie), DJ Texels, £139 Faughhill, Suffolk: £151, £149 Bonjedward, £146 Headshaw, L, £144.50 Bonjedward, £140 Broomilees, £139 Adderstonshiels, £138.50 Treaty Park, £134 Bonjedward, £128 Headshaw, L, Beltex: £150 Huntington, £148 Crookston, £146 Craiglea, £144 Crookston, £142 Wester Ulston, £140 Craiglea (2), Faughhill (2), £135 Crookston, Craiglea, £132 Craiglea, Crookston, £130 Wester Ulston (2)Blue Texel: £125 Sunnycroft, North Country Cheviot: £143, £129 Adderstonshiels, £124 Adderstonshiels, Berryhill, £123 Adderstonshiels, Greyfaced: £136 Crookston, £124 Headshaw, L, Hampshire: £131 Treaty Park, Blackface: £131 Yett Farm, Half Bred: £124.50 Headshaw, L, Cheviot Mule: £120.50 Wester Ulston

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: 315.6p Wester Ulston, 311.1p (2) Faughhill, 309.3p Huntington, 307p Crookston, 302.3p (2) Wester Ulston, 300p Craiglea, 293.9p Crookston, 291.7p Craiglea (2), 290.7p Wester Ulston, 290.5p New Blainslie, 290.3p Crookston, Texel: 292p Headshaw, L, 291.4p Treaty Park, 286.7p Crookston, 285.7p Leaston, 284.3p The Dod, 282.9p Blackburn, 282.4p Sunnycroft, 280p Venchen, 279.6p Sunnycroft, 279.5p Leaston, 279p Byrecleugh (B.Paxton), 277.1p Treaty Park, 276.9p Bonjedward, 276.5p Blackburn, L, 276.1p Headshaw, L, 275.6p Berryhill, 275.3p Leaston, 275p Crookston, 271p Faughhill, 270.6p Shotton, Suffolk: 295p, 290p Blackburn, L, 286.3p Headshaw, L, 280p Blackburn, L, 276.3p Bonjedward, 276.2p Blackburn, L, 273.2p Shotton, 273p Dere Street Farming, 271.1p Adderstonshiels, 270.9p Bonjedward, North Country Cheviot: 284.9p Kirklands, 279.1p, 278.4p Headshaw, L, 275.6p Adderstonshiels, 274.4p Kirklands, 271.1p Shotton, 270.6p The Burrows, Cheviot Mule: 277p Wester Ulston

CAST SHEEP-

Cast Sheep trade following the same sound rates of last week for a very varied show.

Sale peak of £189 with smart Texel Ewes from local breeder, Huntington Partnership, Huntington Farm

Tups sold to £165 for a powerful Bluefaced Leicester from Floors Farming, Rawburn Farm (per David McLean)

Swaledale Ewes caught the eye from W & A Rennie, Berryhill selling to a summit of £89!

Texel: £189 Huntington, £183 Rawburn, £161 Cockburn, £159(2), £147, £145, £143, £141 Huntington, £141 Crookston, £139 Halidean Mill, £137 Millheugh, New Blainslie, £135 Cockburn, £125 Broomiebank, Crookston, £121 Rawburn, Huntington, Suffolk: £151 Yett Farm, £143 Bowland, £137 Millheugh, Huntington, £135 New Blainslie, £131 Dere Street Farming, £129 Cockburn, £125 Ladyflat, £123, £119 Huntington,  Cheviot Mule: £137 Millheugh, £121 Bowland, £117 Broomiebank, £117, £111 Halidean Mill, £107 Lumsdaine, £101 Halidean Mill, Bluefaced Leicester: £125 Kilnknowe Place (I.Borthwick), £101 Bowland, Greyfaced: £125 Berryhill, Gala Farms, £117 Cockburn, £115 Broomiebank, £113 Aikeyside, Lumsdaine, £109 Shotton, £107 (2) Rawburn, Cammerlaws, Ladyflat, Lumsdaine, £105 Gala Farms, Broomilees, New Blainslie, Shotton, Half Bred: £123 Bonjedward, Lleyn: £117 Woodend Cottage, £113 Aikeyside, Romney: £113, £97 Bowland, North Country Cheviot: £113 Saughtree, £111 Northfield St Abbs, Millheugh, £109 Saughtree, £107 Rawburn, £105 Lumsdaine, Leaderfoot, Northfield St Abbs, £101 Broomiebank, South Country Cheviot: £113 The Burrows, £111 Top Cottage, Zwartble: £101 Brundeanlaws Stables, Blackface: £95 Brundeanlaws Stables, £89 Lauderhill, Berryhill, £81 Crookston, Rawburn, £73 Gala Farms, Swaledale: £89 Berryhill, £81 Gala Farms, Easycare: £81 Inchkeith

RAMS-

Bluefaced Leicester: £165, £123 Rawburn, Suffolk: £157 Cammerlaws, £135 Dere Street Farming, £133 Cammerlaws, £121 Broomilees, Texel: £129, £123 Gala Farms, £111 Shotton, Blackface: £121, £111 Yett Farm, £111 Lauderhill, North Country Cheviot: £109 Saughtree, Easycare: £109, £95 Inchkeith0