St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 88 Clean Cattle, 28 Cast Cows, 1023 Prime Hoggs and 268 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (28) averaged 300.48p per kg and sold to 328p

Heifers (56) averaged 301.49p per kg and sold to 330p 

Young Bulls (4) averaged 301.17p per kg and sold to 324p

Cast Cows (26) averaged 219.17p per kg and sold to 260p. Top price £2503.18

Cast Bull (2) averaged 176.92p per kg and sold to 179p.  Top price £2005.50

Hoggs (1023) averaged 258.36p per kilo (+8p on the week) £113.50 per head, and sold to  £159 for Texel Hoggs

Top price 305.6p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (268) averaged £81.18 and sold to £159 for a Bluefaced Leicester Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £125, light ewes sold to £117 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £72

CLEAN CATTLE

Bullocks per head: Bee Edge and Learielaw £2124.80, Dunslaw £2041.60, Bee Edge £2041.56, Learielaw £2040.16, Bee Edge £1995.12

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 328p, Penston 321p J.A Waters & Sons, Greenknowe, Dunslaw 320p, Bee Edge and Learielaw 320p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Heifers per head : Learielaw £2086.40, Bee Edge £2008.16, Greenknowe £1996.94, Bee Edge £1971.84, £1970.94, Broachrigg £1958.40

Heifers per kilo: Learielaw 330p, Bee Edge 327p Forsyths of Peebles, Learielaw, 326p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 326p, 321p

Young Bulls per head: Wolfstar £2452.48, Stuartslaw £2430, £2348.80, £2327.76

Young Bulls per kilo: Stuartslaw 324p, 320p

CAST COWS

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £2503.18, £2071.38, Stoneypath £1892.80, Gateshaw £1789.76, £1783.40

Cast Cows per kilo: Stoneypath 260p, Kersknowe 257p, Gateshaw 251p, Parkhill 247p

Cast Bulls per head: Cockburn £2005.50

Cast Bulls per kilo: Stoneypath 179p, Cockburn 175p

PRIME HOGGS

Good show of Hoggs forward.  All types dearer.

Average 258p (44kgs) £113.50

Hoggs per head –

Texel: £159 Eilean Farm, £158 Crookston, £152 Bonjedward, £150 Craighouse, £148 Crookston, £144 Eilean Farm, £140 Bonjedward, £140, £139 New Blainslie, £134 Bonjedward, £133 Craighouse, Bonjedward, £132 Craighouse, £130 New Blainslie; Cheviot: £153, £139 Gilmanscleugh, £139, £134, £131 Adderstonshiels, £128, £124(2) Thorlieshope (R.Walker), £123, £120 Adderstonshiels; Beltex: £140, £136, £131, £126, £123 Craighouse, £122 New Blainslie, £121 Craighouse, Rhodes Holdings, £120 New Blainslie; Suffolk: £139 (2) New Blainslie, £138 (2), £136.50 Gattonside, £126, £125(2) New Blainslie; Jacob: £124, £118 Upper Nisbet; Blackface: £120 Crookston, £114 Leithenhope Cottage, £114 (2) Stoneypath; Half Bred: £118.50 (2) Bonjedward; Charollais: £118, £117 Lanton Crag; Greyfaced: £117 KJSFarming, Stoneypath; Lincoln Longwood: £115.50 Crumstane

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: 305.6p, 300p, 295.7p, 291.7p, 291.1p, 289.7p, 287.2p, 286.1p, 281.1p, 280p Craighouse, 300p, 283.5p New Blainslie; Texel: 290.7p, 285.7p New Blainslie, 283.9p Craighouse, 282.5p Blackburnrigg, 279.5p, 278.6p New Blainslie, 277.8p Craighouse, 275.9p Swinnie, 275.6p New Blainslie, 275p Firbank (G.Sharp), 274.2p Craighouse, 273.9p New Blainslie, 270.7p Stoneypath; North Country Cheviot: 279.2p Adderstonshiels, 272.9p Kirklands, Ancrum, 268.8p Bonjedward, 267.5p Rhodes Holdings, 265.8p Kirklands, Ancrum, 263.6p (2) Saughtree, 262.8p Kirklands, Ancrum, 262.4p Bonjedward, 262.2p Pawston; Charollais: 269.2p Ladyflat, 269p Lanton Crag; Suffolk: 268.2p, 266p, 264.8p New Blainslie, 261.9p Blackburnrigg, 260.4p New Blainslie; Greyfaced: 260p KJS Farming, 257.1p Stoneypath; Blackface: 259.1p (2), 250p Berryhill; Half Bred: 252.1p Bonjedward

CAST EWES

 A show of Cast Sheep (predominantly Hill bred) saw all classes sell to a fast trade throughout.

Sale top of £159 for a powerful Bluefaced Leicester Ewe from J.P Bain, Hyndhope Hill Cotage

Bluefaced Leicester: £159 Hyndhope Hill; Suffolk: £147 Lauder Barns, Greenhead, Selkirk, £143 Thornington, £139 New Blainslie, Eilean Farm, £135 Thornington, £133 Lauder Barns, £123 Ladyflat; Texel: £141 Eilean Farm, £139 Chesters Brae, £137 Eilean, £131 Thornington, £123 Eilean Farm; Beltex: £131 Craighouse; Cheviot Mule: £111 Thornington; Blackface: £101 Burncastle, £89 Berryhill, £83 The Yett, £75 Tollishill (2), The Yett; Greyfaced: £115 Berryhill, £113 Eilean Farm, Stoneypath; Cheviot: £107 Glenogle, £95 Birneyknowe, £91 Leaderfoot

CAST TUPS

Beltex: £135 Glenogle; Texel: £119 Burncastle; Blackface: £99 Burncastle; Cheviot: £97 Saughtree