St Boswells Sale of Store Cattle & Sheep

STORE SHEEP

A smaller show of lambs than expected for the first sale at St Boswells.  Lambs selling to strong rates again.

Beltex:  £94 Threeburnford

Lleyn: £86 Menslaws

Texel: £86.50 Justice Park, £84  Kirk O’Er

Suffolk: £84.50, £83 Blackhaugh

Dutch Spotted: £80 Briarbank (G.Hislop)

Teeswater: £74 Woodburn

STORE CATTLE

Smaller entry forward but a fast trade was witnessed. Top of £1180 from Reston & Berwick Farming

Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Buchanan, South Common with a Limousin.x Heifer at 254p

Bullocks per head:-

Aberdeen Angus: £1140, £1060 Reston & Berwick Farming, £1040 Hownam Grange, Simmental: £1140, £1050 Reston & Berwick Farming, Charolais: £1180, £1140, £1100 Reston & Berwick Farming

Bullocks per kilo:-

Aberdeen Angus: 237.5p Reston & Berwick Farming, 235.1p, 233.7p Hownam Grange, 230.4p Reston & Berwick Farming, Simmental: 245.3p South Common, 232.7p Reston & Berwick Farming, Charolais: 232.7p, 229.1p, 226.8p Reston & Berwick Farming

Bullocks averaged 227.86p per kilo

Heifers per head:-

Aberdeen Angus: £1080 Reston & Berwick Farming, Limousin: £890 South Common, Simmental: £1000, £960 Reston & Berwick Farming, £930 South Common, Saler: £1030 Prieston, Charolais: £1080 Reston & Berwick Farming

Heifers per kilo:-

Aberdeen Angus: 234.8p Reston & Berwick Farming, Limousin: 254.3p South Common, Simmental: 238.5p South Common, 222.2p Reston & Berwick Farming, Saler: 226.4p Prieston, Charolais: 234.8p Reston & Berwick Farming

Heifers averaged 223.99p per kilo