St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 122 Clean Cattle, 32 Cast Cows,  1895 Prime Hoggs  and 403 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (43) averaged 284p per kg and sold to 308p

Heifers (79) averaged 285p per kg and sold to 330p 

Cast Cows (27) averaged 218p per kg and sold to 265p. Top price £2326

Cast Bulls (5) averaged 170p and sold to 181p Top price £1842

Hoggs (1895) averaged 224p per kilo (-8p on the week), £95.17 per head and sold to £152 for Beltex Hoggs

Top price  300p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (403) averaged £93.12 and sold to £175 for Charolais Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £119, light ewes sold to £113 for Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £71

CLEAN CATTLE

Met a flying trade with an exceptional show forward

Bullocks per head: Penston £2018.40, Whitrighill £1987.20, Learielaw £1984.68, Whitrighill £1979.36, Bee Edge £1970.94, Whitrighill £1948.92, Learielaw £1920.38, Penston £1914, £1912.32

Bullocks per kilo: Smailholm Mains 308p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 307p, Greenknowe 304p, Learielaw 301p, Lurdenlaw 300p John Saunderson Ltd, Penston 300p, West Garleton, Learielaw, Whitrighill, Smailholm Mains 298p

Heifers per head: Brownchesters £2085.60, Lurdenlaw £1980.30, Penston £1960.84, Bee Edge £1946.56, £1919.12, Lennoxlove £1906.32, Learielaw £1890.28, Bee Edge £1890, £1888, Penston £1884

Heifers per kilo: Brownchesters 330p, Bee Edge 322p, Bee Edge 320p Denholm Meat Supplies, 320p Brownchesters, Bee Edge 318p, 316p, 315p, 314p Penston, Learielaw 314p CAST COWS

Smaller show met a tremendous trade

Cast Cows per head: Low Middleton £2326.70, Wester Middleton £2253.30, Kersknowe £2046.24, Low Midleton £2041.80, Marvingston £1989.12, Butchercote £1926, Wester Middleton £1840.50, Marvingston £1832.74,

Cast Cows per kilo: Low Middleton 265p, Marvingston, Wester Middleton 259p, Low Middleton 249p, Marvingston 247p, Huntershall 245p, Birkenside 235p, Kersknowe 232p, Birkenside, Huntershall 229p

Cast Bulls per head: Eilean £1842.58, Hyndsidehill £1842.12, Hexpath £1802.50

Cast Bulls per kilo: Eilean 181p, Birkenside, Hexpath 175p, Butchercote 169p, Hyndsidehill 153p

 

PRIME HOGGS

More lighter types forward, harder to sell.

Average 224p (42.3kgs) £95.17

Hoggs per head –

Beltex: 300p, 298.9p Faughhill, 286.7p Threepwood, 284.8p Crookston, 280.5p, 278.60 Faughhill, Texel: 275p Headshaw, Lauder, 273.2p Faughhill, 250p Firbank (G.Sharp), West Lodge South, 247.9p Upper Samieston, 245.5p, 244.2p, 243.9p, 242.6p, 241.5p Faughhill; Suffolk: 246p Headshaw, Lauder, 241.8p, 239.6p Waterside, 237p, 236p Headshaw, Lauder; Cheviot: 231.7p Blegbie, 231p Dod Farm, 230.2p Faughhill; Dorset: 231.7p Applecross; Cheviot Mule: 230.9p Blegbie; Half Bred: 228p Bonjedward; Charollais: 226.2p Berryhill; Hampshire: 222.6p Waterside; Blackface: 220.9p Berryhill

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: £152, £148, £147 Crookston, £135 Faughhill, £131 Crookston, £130 Faughhill, West Lodge South, £129 Threepwood, £120 Helmburn; Charollais: £147 Ladyflat; Texel: £148, £145 Crookston, £141 Headshaw, Lauder, £140 Bonjedward, £139 Waterside, £134, £131.50 Bonjedward; Suffolk: £135 Blegbie, £133 Waterside, £132 Cortleferry, £123 Headshaw, Lauder, £120 Cortleferry, £118 Marchcleugh (2), Yett, Headshaw, Lauder, £116 Waterside; Cheviot Mule: £127 Blegbie; Hampshire: £138 Waterside; Greyfaced: £118.50 Lumsdaine, £113.50 Slampton Hill; Cheviot: £117 Blegbie, £109 Nisbet Mill, Gospelhall; Half Bred: £114 Bonjedward; Blackface: £111 Yett; Blue Texel: £110 Waterside

CAST EWES

A mixed show of Cast Sheep forward met with slight resistance on the week, albeit a sound trade on the week.

Sale top of £175 for flashy Charollais Ewe from local breeder, Mr S.Ramsay, Falsidehill Farm

Cast Tup topped at £155 for a Bluefaced Leicester from R.C Woodburn & Son, Laidlawstiel.

Charollais: £175, £157 Falsidehill; Texel: £140 Upper Samieston, £137 Threepwood, £129 Upper Samieston, £123 Stoneypath, Skilmafilly, £119 Upper Samieston, £117 Bhalu (D.Gilchrist); Beltex: £139, £135 Laidlawstiel, £130 Crookston, £120 Faughhill; Suffolk: £129 Hermiston, £121 Criagsford Mains, £115 Venchen; Blue Texel: £123 Hermiston, The Burrows; Lleyn: £117 Upper Samieston; Half Bred: £117 Skilmafilly; Bluefaced Leicester: £117 Threepwood Cottages (D.Sandilands); Cheviot: £113 Skilmafilly, £109 Lylestane; £97 Stagehall, £95 Hermiston; Cheviot Mule: £113 Skilmafilly, £111 Blegbie, Threepwood Cottage (D.Sandilands); Greyfaced: £113 Hermiston, Crookston, £105 Crailinghall, Crookston, £101 Stoneypath, £99 Bhalu (D.Gilchrist); Jacob: £77 Justicehall; Blackface: £70 Laidlawstiel, £63 Stoneypath;

CAST RAMS:

Bluefaced Leicester: £155 Laidlawstiel; Texel: £147, £131 Lylestane, £119 Stoneypath; Aber: £127, £123 Carterhaugh; Beltex: £117 Lylestane; Charollais: £113 Carterhaugh; Cheviot: £103 Stagehall; Blackface: £95 Yett