St Boswells Native Bred Store Cattle Sale

Harrison and Hetherington held their Annual Show and Sale of Native Bred Cattle kindly sponsored by Performance Feeds and Thomas Sherriff & Co Ltd.  Best pen of Shorthorns were supported by Morrisons.

Taking top honours for best pen of Bullocks was Ellemford Farms at £1270 while the best pen of Heifers went to Blegbie at £1100.

Topping the days trading was £1350 for a superb Aberdeen Angus.x Bullock from Messrs Weir, Cortleferry.

Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Hislop, Coltcrooks with the best pen of Shorthorn.x Bullocks at 303.8p

Bullocks per head:- Aberdeen Angus: £1350, £1340 Cortleferry, £1315, £1310 Woodhead, A, £1295 Brothershiels, £1290 Outerston, Woodhead, A, £1280 Blegbie, £1275 Outerston, £1270 Ellemford, Hereford: £1320, £1230, £1200, £1100 Buskin, Limousin: £1185, £1170 Outerston, Luing: £850 Tushielaw, Shorthorn: £1200 Coltcrooks, £1185 Pirnie Hall Cottages (J.Borland), £1070, £1060 Coltcrooks, £1065 Mountbenger

Bullocks per kilo:- Aberdeen Angus: 300p Harwood on Teviot, 297.2p, 286.1p Nisbet Mill, 285.1p Blegbie, 283.8p Upper Blainslie, 283.8p Harwood on Teviot, 282.5p Upper Blainslie, 281.7p Nisbet Mill, Red Poll: 206p Kittyfield, Hereford: 243.6p, 242.4p, 241.3p, 240p Buskin, Limousin: 252.1p Outeston, 248.1p Middlethird, 241.2p Outerston, Luing: 209.9p Tushielaw, Shorthorn: 303.8p, 264.7p, 262.5p, 258p, 254.8p Coltcrooks, 254.8p Pirnie Hall Cottage (J.Borland), 254p Harden Mains

Bullocks averaged 255.3p per kilo (-2p on the year)

Heifers per head- Aberdeen Angus: £1340 Meigle, £1270, £1220(2) Wester Middleton, £1140 Blegbie, £1105 Ellemford, £1100 Blegbie, Hereford: £1195 Meigle, Limousin: £1080 Upper Blainslie, Shorthorn: £770 Coltcrooks, £730 Kittyfield

Heifers per kilo- Aberdeen Angus: 263.6p Cortlferry, 260.2p Ellemford, 259.2p Blegbie, 256.8p Upper Blainslie, 253.3p, 250p, 248.8p Blegbie, 247.1p Ecclaw, 246.1p Blegbie, 244p Wester Middleton, Hereford: 216p Greenriggs, 213.4p Meigle, Limousin: 240p Upper Blainslie, Shorthorn: 219.4p, 216.9p Coltcrooks

Heifers averaged 229.64p per kilo (-7p on the year)