St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 64 Clean Cattle, 57 Cast Cows,  1575 Prime Lambs and  1224 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (24) averaged 282p per kg and sold to 296p  

Heifers (39) averaged 278p per kg and sold to 318p

Young Bulls (1) sold to 166p

Cast Cows (56) averaged 195p per kg and sold to 257p Top price £1876

Lambs (1575) averaged 237p per kilo (-1p on the week), £107 per head and sold to £154 for Texel Lambs

Top price 315p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (1224) averaged £78.92, and sold to £163 for Suffolks

Heavy Ewes averaged £109, light ewes sold to £113 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £68

PRIME CATTLE

Small show met a fabulous trade.

Bullocks per head: Upper Nisbet £1870.44, Lurdenlaw £1843.20, £1830.40, Upper Nisbet £1827, Lurdenlaw £1809.60

Bullocks per kilo: Lurdenlaw 296p Hugh Black & Sons, Standhill 293p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Faughhill 292p (2) Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Lurdenlaw and Upper Nisbet 290p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Heifers per head- Hoselaw £2054.08, Bee Edge £1927.08, £1883.70, £1848.32, Mosstower £1902.32, Penston £1842.20, Bee Edge £1833.30, Fishwick Mains £1829.84, Mosstower £1829.52, Upper Nisbet £1823.76

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 318p Denholm Meat Supplies, Mosstower 316p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 315p (2) Forsyths of Peebles and Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Mosstower 315p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge, Mosstower and Greenknowe (2) 308p to Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Upper Nisbet 306p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Young Bulls – Southfield, Hawick (G.Wark) £1580.32(166p)

CAST COWS  

More feeding types forward.

Cast Cows per head: Muircleugh £1876.70, Hoselaw £1860.68, Kersknowe £1842.30, Muircleugh £1801.10, Ramrig £1787.04, Hoselaw £1785.06, Corsbie £1698.50, Kersknowe £1693.02, Corsbie £1676.70, Hoselaw £1666.56

Cast Cows per kilo: Hoselaw 257p, 249p, Muircleugh 245p, Greenhead, Selkirk 233p, Ramrig 219p (2), Hoselaw, Cockburn, Muircleugh and Greenhead, Selkirk 217p

PRIME LAMBS

More lean types forward.  Returns similar.  Average 237p (45kgs) £107

Lambs per head-

Texel: £154 Huntington, £145 Pikiestane, £144 Huntington, £140 Corsbie, Symington Mains, Brothershiels, £139 Huntington, £138 Symington Mains, Haltree, £137 Woodhouse, £136 Brothershiels, £133 Hermiston, Symington Mains, £131 Brothershiels, Woodhouse, £130 Greenhead, Reston, Suffolk: £142 Saughtree, Smailholm Mains, £135 Broomilees, £130 Corsbie, £128.50 Symington Mains, £127.50 Headshaw, Lauder, £124 (2) Haltree, Beltex: £134, £133, £126 Wauchope, £125 Wester Ulston (2), Halidean Mill, Pikiestane, £122 Threeburnford, £121 Clarilawmuir, £120 Wester Ulston, North Country Cheviot: £129, £126 Symington Mains

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: 315.3p, 309.3p, 303.6p Wauchope, 294.1p Halidean Mill, Pikiestane, 290.5p Threeburnford, Texel: 268.6p Woodhouse, 268.1p Pikiestane, 264.4p Huntington, 264.2p Corsbie, 261.5p Brothershiels, 260p Corsbie, Berrichon: 257.6p Springwood Lodge, North Country Cheviot: 252p Symington Mains, Suffolk: 250p Headshaw, Lauder and Corsbie, 243.2p Earlston Mains, 243.1p (2) Haltree

CAST SHEEP

A strong number of Cull Ewes forward with a good percentage leaner and hill bred sorts.  Stronger and fleshier types short of buyer requirements.

Sale top of £173 with a monstrous Suffolk Tup from R.G Laing & Son, Oxmuir.  A fantastic Ewe from W.N Sandilands, 2/3 Ruecastle Cottages peaked at £163

EWES-

Suffolk: £163 Ruecastle Cottages, £139 East Gordon, £119 Greenhead, Reston, Threepwood, £117 Cockburn, Texel: £143 Threepwood, £137 Crookston Stables (A.Gully), Symington Mains, £135 Upper Samieston, Wester Ulston, £127 Blegbie, £125 Upper Samieston, Threepwood, Cheviot Mule: £117 Meigle, £115 Blegbie, £103 Saughtree, £101 Upper Samieston, £99 Halidean Mill, Beltex: £117 Lylestane, £116 Ruecastle Cottages, £111 Lylestane, £109 Wester Ulston, Berrichon: £117 Springwood Lodge, Half Bred: £117 Smailholm Mains, £107 East Gordon, Zwartble: £115, £109 Crookston Stables, £113 Faughhill, North Country Cheviot: £113 Symington Mains, £99 Blackburn Mill, Blue Texel: £109 The Burrows, Greyfaced: £105 Oxmuir, £103 Middlestead, £101 Hopton, Meigle, £99 Wooplaw, £97 Cockburn, Brothershiels, Blaceface: £93, £75 Wooplaw , £71 Middlestead, £67 Leithen Water,  Lleyn: £95 Boggs Holdings (E.Main), £83 Hagbrae, Jacob: £91 Standhill, Bathgate, Herdwick: £85 Hyndfordwells, Norfolk:£83 Crumstane, Swaledale: £73 Hyndfordwells

RAMS

Suffolk: £173 Oxmuir, £143 Smaiholm Mains, £117 Belmont, Texel: £129 Wester Ulston, £123 Stoneypath, £121 Huntington, £119 Wester Ulston, North Country Cheviot: £117 Langlee Mains, Blackface: £93 Cammerlaws, Norfolk: £75 Crumstane