St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 68 Clean Cattle, 43 Cast Cows,  2148 Prime Lambs and 1324 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (24) averaged 276p per kg and sold to 304p  

Heifers (43) averaged 279p per kg and sold to 322p

Cast Cows (42) averaged 205p per kg and sold to 231p Top price £1957

Cast Bull (1) sold to 149p per kg.

Lambs (2148) averaged 240p per kilo (-6p on the week), £106.50 per head and sold to £183

Top price  318p per kg for Beltex  Lambs

Cast Sheep (1324) averaged £72.34, and sold to £155 for Suffolk Tups

Heavy Ewes averaged £118, light ewes sold to £145 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £71

PRIME CATTLE

Fast trade throughout

Bullocks per head: Bee Edge £1931.20, Penston £1857.12, Upper Nisbet £1847.60, Whitrighill £1837.44, £1752.80, Lurdenlaw £1791.36, Traprain £1747.20, Upper Nisbet £1731.68

Bullocks per kilo: Faughhill 304p John Saunderson Ltd, Upper Nisbet 298p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Penston 292p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Faughhill 290p J.A Waters & Sons, Whitrighill and Lurdenlaw (2) 288p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Heifers per head- Bee Edge £1811.52, Penston £1787.04, Bee Edge £1775.76, £1762.56, Dunslaw £1738.88, Bee Edge £1728.64, Greenknowe £1713.04

Heifers per kilo: Greenknowe 322p Foley Bros, Penston 316p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Rumbleton 308p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Greenknowe 306p, 302p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 306p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge and Penston 302p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Young Bulls:  Whitriggs 162p per kg.

CAST COWS  

Dearer once again

Cast Cows per head: Thorneydykes £1957.34, Roxburgh Mains £1915.88, Kirktonhill £1818.46, Upper Samieston £1772.40, Woodhouse £1732.64, Garvald Mains £1705.62, Kirktonhill £1692, Bow £1688.44, Smailholm Mains £1649.20

Cast Cows per kilo: Woodhouse 231p, Garvald Mains 229p, Roxburgh Mains 227p, Kirktonhill 225p, Bow, Woodhouse 221p, Garvald Mains 219p, Woodhouse, Garvald Mains and Kirktonhill 217p

CAST BULLS

Upper Samieston £1290.34(149p)

Show and Sale of Beltex Prime Lambs at St Boswells Mart.  Over 20 pens presented infront of the Judge, Mr J.Curle, who awared the Champion pen to Messrs Sinclair, Crookston – 45.5kgs £145

Class 1 Beltex (ex Suffolk Ewe)
1^st           Huntington                         42kgs     £115

Class 2 Beltex (ex Continental Ewe)
1^st           Crookston                           45 ½ kgs               £145   (CHAMPION)
2^nd          Craigsford Mains              49 kgs                   £139   (RESERVE CHAMPION)

Class 3 Beltex (ex A.O.B Ewe)
1^st           Craighouse                         55 kgs                   £133
2^nd          Helmburn                            45 kgs                   £113

PRIME LAMBS

Heavy lambs still easy sold.  Lighter sheep harder work.  Average – 240p (44.3kgs) £106.50

Lambs per head-

Charollais: £183, £130 Runningburn, Texel: £149 Huntington, £148 North Synton, £146 Crookston, Huntington, £144 Huntington, £143 Headshaw, Lauder, Huntington, £141 Wauchope, £140 Chesters Brae, £136 (2) Haltree, £135 Saughtree, Beltex: £145, £142 Crookston, £139, £136 Craigsford Mains, £136 Crookston, £135 Helmburn, £130.50 Craighouse, £130 (2) Woodhouse, £128 Wauchope, Craiglea, £127 (2) Craiglea, Suffolk: £141 Symington Mains, £140 Roxburgh Mains, £138.50 Marvingston, £137.50 Saughtree, £134.50 Symington Mains, £133.50 Chesters Brae, £131 Roxburgh Mains, £128.50 Chesters Brae, Dere Street Farming, £125.50 Symington Mains, £125 Headshaw, Lauder, Hampshire: £136.50 Easter Crowbutt, £119 St Clements Wells, Blue Texel: £133, £119 Hermiston, North Country Cheviot: £119 Soutra, £115 Symington Mains

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: £318.7p Crookston, 284.4p Wauchope, 283.7p Craigsford Mains, 279.5p Crookston, 279.1p Craighouse, 275.6p, 275p Crookston, 273.8p Huntington, 273.6p Butterdean, 272p Crookston, 271.4p Threeburnford, 270p Helmburn, Texel: 270.3p Wauchope, 269.8p Huntington, 266.7p, 266p Wauchope, 262.7p Crookston, 262.2p Wauchope, 262p Corsbie, 261.4p Threepwood, 261.1p Corsbie, 260.5p Headshaw, Lauder, Suffolk: 257.7p Headshaw, Lauder, 254.2p Butterdean, 251.8p Marvingston, Blue Texel: 255.9p Hermiston, Hampshire: 247.9p St Clements Wells

CAST SHEEP

Numbers forward with a good percentage of lean and light bred Ewes, which followed the national trend and would be harder work on the week.  Realistically, still a manageable trade.

Sale top of £155 with a powerful Suffolk Tup from Walker, Cammerlaws

EWES

Texel: £149, £143, £133 Buckholm, £131 Hutlerburn, £129 Roxburgh Mains, £127 Lylestane, Leetside, £123 Crailing Nook, £121 Roxburgh Mains, North Country Cheviot: £145 Philiphaugh (A.Cowens), £139 Soutra, £128 Philiphaugh, £121 Philiphaugh (A.Cowens), £113 Smiddy Hill, £109 Philiphaugh, £101 Whitehill, Kelso, £97 Lylestane, £95 Treaty Park, Suffolk: £139 Ruletownhead, Leetside, £137, £133 Corsbie, £133 Cammerlaws, Hermiston, £131 Broom, £125 Cammerlaws, Beltex: £133 Craighouse, £131 Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), £121 Craighouse, £111 Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), Bluefaced Leicester: £131 Kilnknowe (I.Borthwick), Cheviot Mule: £127, £125, £115 Craighouse, £107 Lylestane, £105 Smiddy Hill, Blue Texel: £127 The Burrows, £120 Standhill, Zwartble: £121 Brundeanlaws, Aberfield: £113 (2), £105 Southfield (Innovis Sheep Ltd), Greyfaced: £112, £109 Cammerlaws, £103 Gala Farms, Hermiston, Hutlerburn, Crosslaw, £101 Crailing Nook, Woodhouse, Lleyn: £101 Dolphinston, £99 Over Blainslie, £95 Menslaws, £81 Hillhouse, Jacob: £93 Standhill, Blackface: £79 Lauderhill, £55 Blackburn, £51 Middle Moneynut, Herdwick: £71 Middle Moneynut

RAMS

Suffolk: £155, £135 Cammerlaws, Lleyn: £107 Over Whitlaw, North Country Cheviot:  £104 Attonburn, £97 Symington Mains, Shetland: £69 Blackadder West, £65 Elvingston