St Boswells Sale of Store Cattle & Sheep

STORE CATTLE

Great show of cattle forward with a weather effective sale.  Trade was buoyant throughout.  Sale top of £1070 from Messrs Pass, Midburn with Shorthorn.x Blks.

Bullocks per head:

Luing: £880 Synton Mill; Beef Shorthorn: £1070 Midburn; Simmental: £1050 Midburn

Bullocks per kilo:

Luing: 237.8p Synton Mill; Beef Shorthorn: 248.8p Midburn; Simmental: 256.1p Midburn

Bullocks averaged 254p per kilo

Heifers per head:

Luing: £835 Synton Mill; Beef Shorthorn: £900 Midburn; Simmental: £985 Midburn

Heifers per kilo:

Luing: 228.8p Synton Mill; Beef Shorthorn: 236.8p Midburn; Simmental: 223.9p Midburn

Heifer averaged 235p per kilo

STORE LAMBS

Mixed show of Store Hoggs forward.  Returns inline with National trade.

Suffolk: £90 Gilston, £87.50 Stottencleugh, £78 Crosslaw, £74.50 Stottencleugh; Texel: £87.50 Blackburn Mill, £79.50 Treaty Park, £77.50 Stottencleugh, Blackburn Mill, £74 Venchen,; North Country Cheviot: £78, £77 Gilston, £75 Shaws; Half Bred: £72.50 Blackburn Mill; Hill Cheviot: £69, £55, £50 Whitefield; Greyfaced: £63 Treaty Park, £60 Stottencleugh; Blackface: £51, £41.50 Stottencleugh