St Boswells Sale of Suckled Calves & Breeding Sheep

Harrison and Hetherington held their Annual Show and Sale of Spring born Suckled Calves.

Taking charge of todays judging was the experienced hand of Sophie Watt.

The Championship went to Messrs Richardson, Upper Samieston with a Limousin. x Bullock

Upper Samieston also took Reserve Champion with a Charolais.x Bullock

Topping the days trading was Messrs Morton, Kaeside with a superb Charolais.x Heifer at £1400, the same animal took the top pence per kilo at 583.3p per kilo.

SHOW RESULTS

Class 1  Best Bullock Calf

1st                          Upper Samieston             (CHAMPION)

2^nd                          Upper Samieston             (RESERVE)

3^RD                          Sydenham         

Class 2  Best Heifer Calf

1st                          Upper Samieston            

2nd                        Sydenham

3^rd                           Kaeside

Class3                   Best Pen of 4 or more Bullock Calves

1^st                           Sydenham

Class 4  Best Pen of 4 or more Heifer Calves

1^st                           South Riccalton

Show kindly sponsored by Scot Agri

Bullocks per head

Up to 6 months: £1150 Sydenham, £1000, £990 Upper Samieston, £970 South Riccalton, £960 Headshaw, Lauder, £930 Kaeside, £920 South Riccalton, £900 Headshaw, Lauder, South Riccalton, Kaeside

7 to 10 months: £990 Midburn, £970 South Riccalton, Grahamslaw,South Riccalton (2), £940, £935 Angelrow, £920 South Riccalton, £910 Chapelhill, £900 South Riccalton

11-14 months: £1210, £1200 Earlside, £1140 The Lee

15-18 months: £1180, £1130 Midburn, £1090, £840 Grahamslaw, £900 Midburn, Pirnie Hall Cottages

Bullocks per kilo

Up to 6 months: 328.3p, 321.4p, 320p Kaeside, 315.8p Headshaw, Lauder, 314.3p Upper Samieston, 310.8p Sydenham, 309.7p Headshaw, Lauder, 308.8p Sydenham, 307.1p Sydenham

7 to 10 months: 321.4p Kaeside, 301.8p Chapelhill, Ecclaw, 300p Kirklands, Ancrum, 298.2p Ecclaw, 296.8p South Riccalton, 296.3p Upper Samieston

11-14 months: 247.4p Earlside, 238.2p Swinside, 238.2p Earlside

15-18 months: 247.7p Grahamslaw, 232p Nether Howden

Up to 6 months averaged 291.31p (+6p)

7 to 10 months averaged 266.69p (+9p)

11 to 14 months averaged 232.40p (-2p)

15 to 18 months averaged 226p (n/c)

Overall average 273.48p (+10p)

Heifers per head

Up to 6 months:  £1400 Kaeside, £900 Sydenham, £890 South Riccalton (2), £880 Kaeside, South Riccalton

7 to 10 months: £1060 The Lee, £910, £890 (2), £880 South Riccalton, £880 Kaeside

11-14 months: £1000, £920 Earlside

15-18 months: £1100, £980 The Lee, £930 Nether Howden, £920 Swinside Farming

19-26 months: £1240 Crookston, £930, £925 Nether Howden

Heifers per kilo

Up to 6 months: 583.3p Kaeside, 320.8p Sydenham, 320p, 311.1p, 307.7p Kaeside, 305.1p Sydenham

7 to 10 months: 324p Upper Samieston, 320p Kaeside, 296.7p South Riccalton, 292.9p Upper Samieston

11 to 14 months: 232p Headshaw, Lauder, 227.2p, 226p Earlside

15 to 16 months: 245.3p Swinside, 241.6p, 235.1p Nether Howden, 234p The Lee, 231.9p Huntershall

19 to 26 months: 241.6p, 235.1p Nether Howden

Up to 6 months averaged 291 (-2p)

7 to 10 months averaged 249.64 (n/c)

11 to 14 months averaged 221p (n/c)

15 to 18 months averaged 221.8p (+1p)

19 to 26 months averaged 226.16p (n/c)

Overall average 258.8p (n/c)

SHEEP

Breeding Sheep

4 crop Mule (Fully warranted): £114, £100 Timdendean

Store Sheep

Another outstanding show of Feeding Lambs forward at St Boswells Mart.  Strong Lambs prove to be in high demand with smaller and hill bred lambs harder cashed.

Texel: £107, £99 Crookston, £99 Skelfhill, £92.50 Stottencleugh, £92 Kirktonhill, Reavley Greens, £91.50 Huntershall, £90.50 Kirktonhill

Beltex: £106.50, £106 Crookston, £98 Threeburnford, £96.50 Cathpair

Suffolk: £85 Stottencleugh, £80 Kirktonhill, Reavley Greens

Cheviot Mule: £86.50 Skelfhill

Greyfaced: £84, £83 Douglasdale, £79 Stottencleugh, £77.50 Huntershall

North Country Cheviot: £80.50 Threeburnford, £80 Skelhill, £79 Bowershields, £77 Dryden

Hill Cheviot: £75.50 Branxholm Braes, £74 Skelfhill, £72.50 Carcant