St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 72 Clean Cattle,  74 Cast Cows,  1351 Prime Lambs and  495 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (22) averaged 268p per kg and sold to 310p  

Heifers (50) averaged 287p per kg and sold to 320p (x3)

Cast Cows (73) averaged 180p per kg and sold to 247p Top price £1665

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 157p Top price £1720

Lambs (1351) averaged 250p per kilo (+10p on the week), £115 per head and sold to £153 for a  Texel.x Lamb

Top price 288p per kg for a  Beltex Lamb

Cast Sheep (495) averaged £89, and sold to £143 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £116, light ewes sold to £107 for Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £73.50

PRIME CATTLE

Brisk trade throughout.  Best sorts selling to extreme rates.

Bullocks per head: Mossburnford £2095.68, Penston £1956.60, Brothershiels £1954.88, Learielaw £1920.72, £1872.40, Penston £1842, Bee Edge £1824

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 310p, 302p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Penston 300p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 300p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Brothershiels 298p J.A Waters & Sons, Faughhill 292p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Heifers per head: Learielaw £1984, £1946.56, Mosstower £1914.36, Bee Edge £1907.20, Greenknowe £1903.44, Bee Edge £1895.28, Whitrighill £1891, Bee Edge £1866.20, Penston £1860

Heifers per kilo: Penston and Learielaw 320p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 320p Denholm Meat Supplies, Bee Edge 318p Forsyth of Peebles, Mosstower 318p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Learielaw 316p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 314p, 310p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Mosstower 310p (2) Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Young Bulls: Fallhills £1537.20 (252p)

CAST COWS & BULLS

Lean cows hard to cash

Cast Cows per head: Burnfoot £1665.30, Nether Falla £1619.34, Upper Samieston £1614.60, Rumbleton £1610.44, Fallhills £1591.76, Middlethird £1591, £1587.60, Corsbie £1536.60, Byrewalls £1531.86, Burnfoot £1528.74

Cast Cows per kilo: Rumbleton 247p, Saughtree, Upper Samieston 227p, South Riccalton 223p, Kirklands, Ancrum 217p, Wester Ulston, Middlethird 215p

Cast Bulls per head: Corsbie £1720.72  (157p)

PRIME LAMBS

Good show of lambs sold very well for all classes.

Lambs per head-

Texel: £153 Philiphaugh, £152 Traprain, £150 Philiphaugh, £147 Threepwood, £145 Corsbie, £143 Philiphaugh, £139 Traprain, £138 Philiphaugh, £137 Thornington, £136 Halidean Mill, Threepwood, £134 Philiphaugh, Corsbie (2), Threepwood (2) , Hermiston, Suffolk: £152 Brotherstone, £146 Hermiston, £141 Corsbie, £140 Brotherstone, £139 Nether Falla, Thornington, £138 Philiphaugh, £132.50 Chesters Brae, £132 Threepwood, £131.50 Chesters Brae, £131, £124 Hermiston, Beltex: £143 Philiphaugh, £141 Brotherstone, £140 Philiphaugh, £130 Wester Ulston, £128 West Lodge, £125 Adderstonshiels, Philiphaugh, Faughhill, £120 Faughhill, Cheviot: £140 Philiphaugh, £120 West Lodge, £115 Adderstonshiels, Charollais: £134 West Lodge, £110 Berryhill,Greyfaced: £124.50, £114 Burncastle, Hampshire: £117 Faughhill, £115, £113.50 Branxholm Braes,   Roussin: £112.50,  Cheviot Mule: £112 Stoneypath, £110.50 Gospelhall Norfolk: £111 Crumstane

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: 288.9p Wester Ulston, 279.1p Faughhill, 271.8p Lylestane, 271.7p Adderstonshiels, Texel: 278.7p, 270.8p Woodhouse, 269p South Riccalton, 268.9p Threepwood, 268p Corsbie, 267.4p Threepwood, Stoneypath, 267.3p Traprain, 262.7p Corsbie, 262.2p 261.5p, 260.9p Threepwood, 260.4p Philiphaugh, 260.2p Cortleferry, 260p Threepwood,  Suffolk: 269.2p Brotherstone, 264p Threepwood, 253.3p Brotherstone, 251.8p Corsbie, 251.1p Stoneypath, 250p Lanton Crag, Cheviot: 254.9p, 244.4p Lylestane, 242.4p Philiphaugh, 242.2p Gospelhall, Greyfaced: 253.3p, 250.6p Burncastle, Roussin: 252.8p Burncastle,  Charollais: 250p Berryhill, 248.1p West Lodge, 245.1p Berryhill, 240p Ladyflat, Hampshire: 250p Branxholm Braes, 248.9 Faughhill, 247.5p Yarlside, 247p Branxholm Braes, Cheviot Mule: 247.1p Philiphaugh,

CAST SHEEP

A strong trade for all classes of Cast Sheep as last weeks solid returns were maintained for all types.  Quality, well fleshed sorts lacking!

Sale top of £143 with a Suffolk cross Ewe from E.McNeil, Millheugh

EWES-

Suffolk: £143 Millheugh, £137 Langraw, £135 Venchen, £129 Middlethird, £119 Langraw, Chesters Brae, Venchen, Texel: £129 Chesters Brae, Adderstonshiels, £119 West Lodge, Woodhouse, £117 Millheugh, £115 Venchen, Woodhouse (2), Berryhill, Greyfaced: £123 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, Gateshaw, £117 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £111 Langraw, £107 Mainhill, £105 Venchen, £101 Helmburn, Gateshaw, £99 Woodhouse,  Romney: £113, £107 Bow, Charollais: £107 Springwood Lodge, Cheviot: £107 Branxholm Braes, £95 Adderstonshiels, Branxholm Braes, £87 Adderstonshiels, £85 Branxholm Braes, Lleyn: £91 Ruletownhead, Blackface: £85 Tollishill, £65 Berryhill, £61 Stoneypath, Norfolk: £77, £69 Crumstane, Lincoln Longwool: £75, £73 Crumstane, Swaledale: £59 Treaty Park

RAMS

Texel: £127 Symington Mains; Blackface: £109 Tollishill, Shetland: £59 Eckford House