St Boswells Sale of Store Sheep & Cattle

STORE SHEEP

A smaller show of Feeding Hoggs forward still sell to a strong trade. 

Topping the sale was an outstanding Beltex Hogg from Mr M.Dagg, Craighouse selling to Mr G.Maxwell, Faughhill with the proceeds being kindly donated to the Margaret Kerr Unit

Beltex: £117, £107 Craighouse
Texel: £108 Craighouse
North Country Cheviot: £99.50, £91 Craighouse
Blackface: £52 Horseupcleugh

STORE CATTLE

Marvellous trade throughout.  Topping the days trade was a pair of Charolais Heifers from Messrs Green, The Craggs at £1620.

Messrs Dun, Brothershiels topped the pence per kilo section with a pen of Charolais.x Bullocks at 289p

Bullocks per head-

Aberdeen Angus: £1140 Monklaw, Limousin: £1150, £1100 Wester Dawyck, £1100 (2) Papple, £1070 Orchard, Hawick, Simmental: £1130, £1100 Angelrow, £1100 (2) Papple, Charolais: £1140, £1125, £1120 Brothershiels

Bullocks per kilo-

Aberdeen Angus:  225p Earlston Mains, Limousin: 276.2p Greenhead, S, 268.3p Papple, 264.2p Orchard, H, Simmental: 285.7p, 274.6p, 262.8p, 261.3p Angelrow, Charolais: 288.5p, 263.5p Brothershiels

Bullocks averaged 252.82p per kilo

Heifers per head-

Aberdeen Angus: £1120 Monklaw, Limousin: £1310, £1195, £1155 Woodhouse, Jedburgh, £1090 Wester Dawyck, Simmental: £1190 Woodhouse, J, Charolais: £1620 The Craggs, £1155 Brothershiels, £1025 Adderstonshiels, £1010 Brothershiels

Heifers per kilo-

Aberdeen Angus: 228.6p Monklaw, Limousin: 271.8p Papple, 257p, 253.8p Woodhouse, J, 251.9p Wester Dawyck, Charolais: 249.3p, 248.4p, 243.6p Brothershiels,

Heifers averaged 242.83p per kilo