St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 86 Clean Cattle, 34 Cast Cows, 1099 Prime Hoggs and 335 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (23) averaged 250p per kg and sold to 286p ( +14p on the week) 

Heifers (60) averaged 255p per kg and sold to 302p    (  +2p on the week)

Cast Cows (33) averaged 174p per kg and sold to 259p ( n/c on the week) Top price £1729

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 163p.  Top price £2050

Hoggs (1099) averaged 245p per kg, (-5p on the week) £115 per head and sold to £149 for Beltex Hoggs

Top price 305p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(335)  averaged £95.84, and sold to £151 for Texels

Heavy Ewes averaged £138, light ewes sold to £131 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £88

PRIME CATTLE-

Quality easily sold with a more traditional show forward.

Bullocks per head: Whitrighill £1876.80, £1858.56, Penston £1693.12, Faughhill £1678.08, Standhill £1671.84, Penston £1606.80

Heifers per head: Bee Edge £1872, £1850.20, Whitrighill £1842.72, £1776.60, Penston £1752.24, Bee Edge £1751.60, Butchercote £1718.04, Bee Edge £1704.96

Bullocks per kilo: Penston 286p Worsley Wholesale Butchers Ltd, Faughhill 276p J.A Waters & Sons, Lennoxlove 272p Shaw Fine Meats, Whitirghill 264p Worsley Wholesale Butchers Ltd, Lennoxlove 262p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Hexpath 262p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Lennoxlove 262p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 302p Forsyths of Peebles, 300p Foley Bros, Penston 298p Foley Bros, Bee Edge 296p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Caverton Mill 294p Foley Bros, Bee Edge 290p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

Young Bulls: Queenscairn £1376.16 (188p), Kirktonhill £1338.56(188p)

CAST COWS

As buoyant as ever

Cast Cows per head: Mosstower £1729.66, £1729, Corsbie £1712.26, Mosstower £1579.94, £1563.10, Corsbie £1529.72, Mosstower £1527.64

Cast Cows per kilo: Standhill 259p, Mosstower 247p, 203p, 197p (2), Middlestead 189p, Mosstower, Haltree 187p, Middlestead 187p

BULLS –

Hoprigshiels £2050.54 (163p)

PRIME SHEEP

Heavy show forward selling to vendors expectations.  Average 245p (47kgs) £115

Hoggs per head-

Beltex: £149 Crookston (kindly donated to the Ukraine Appeal) £143, £142, £140 Crookston, £134 Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), £130 Wester Ulston, Threeburnford (2), £129 Crookston, £128 Faughhill, £126, £125 Wester Ulston, £125, £120 Faughhill, £120 Boghall, Texel: £149, £138 Mainside, £137, £131 Crookston, £130 Cortleferry, Crookston (2), Mainside, £129 Crookston, £128 Cortleferry, £126.50 Whitrighill, £124 Bettyfield, £123 Bonjedward, Whitrighill, £122.50 Bettyfield, £122 Whitrighill, £121 Threepwood, £120.50, £120 (2) Whitrighill, Suffolk: £140, £132, £131 Boghall, £128 Cortleferry, Bonjedward, Gospelhall, £127 Gattonside Mains, £126 Mowhaugh, Boghall, £123 Faughhill, £122.50, £121.50 Boghall, £121.50 Gattonside Mains, £120 Saughtree Boghall(2), North Country Cheviot: £138 Philiphaugh, £132 Saughtree, £131.50 Nisbet Mill, £129 Philiphaugh, £127 Gospelhall, £120 Philiphaugh, Charollais: £129 Berryhill, Greyfaced: £120 Threeburnford, Blackface: £112 Stoneypath

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: 305.6p Wester Ulston, 301.3p Faughhill, 301.2p, 300p Wester Ulston, 300p, 297.6p Faughhill, 295.8p Threeburnford, 295.5p Wester Ulston, 291.7p Crookston, 290.9p Faughhill, 283.8p Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), 280.4p Crookston, Texel: 273.2p Swinnie, 271.4p Threepwood, 270p Firbank(2), Blackburn, L, 268.3p Boghall, 266.7p Faughhill, Threepwood, 265.1p (2)Threepwood, 261.9p Faughhill, 260.5p Stoneypath, Threepwood, 260p Woodhouse, Shotton, Mainside, North Country Cheviot: 260p Mainside, 259.8p Saughtree, 259.7p Shotton, 258.5p Broomiebank, Charollais: 260p Shotton, Suffolk: 255.8p Threepwood, 251.1p Boghall, 250p The Finches

CAST SHEEP

A mixed show of Cast Ewes continued to sell to the strong trade witnessed last week.  All classes short of buyer requirements.

Sale peak of £151 was achieved for a pen of Texel.x Ewes from James Neil & Son, Runninghburn.  Tups sold to a height of £149 from J & J Campbell, Wedderlie Farmhouse

Texel: £151 Runningburn, £145 Crookston, £143 Bonjedward, Sunnycroft, Runningburn, Crookston, £141 Crookston, £137 Middle Moneynut, Suffolk: £151 Runningburn, £147 Bonjedward, £145 Runningburn, £143 Thorndykes, £131 Runningburn, Half Bred: £131 Bonjedward, North Country Cheviot: £131 Haltree, £131, £105 Smiddy Hill, Greyfaced: £129 Bettyfield, £127 Sunnycroft, Kennels Cottage, Cathpair (R.Halliday), £119 Broom, Middle Moneynut, £115 Berryhill, Brockielaw, £113 Inchkeith, Beltex: £123 Ruecastle Cottages, Blackface: £99 Stoneypath, Middle Moneynut, £91 Berryhill, £89 Tollishill, £87 Byrecleugh, £81 Tollishill, Easycare: £95, £87 Hillhouse, Shetland: £47 Crookston

RAMS

Texel: £149 Wedderlie, Beltex: £139 Philiphaugh, North Country Cheviot: £127 Wedderlie