St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 105 Clean Cattle,  31  Cast Cows,   1893 Prime Hoggs  and 358 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (28) averaged 300p per kg and sold to 342p

Show Bullocks 319p per kg, £1950

Heifers (75) averaged 304p per kg and sold to 360p

Show Heifers 328p per kg , £1914

Cast Cows (31) averaged  220p per kg and sold to 261p.

Hoggs (1893) averaged 305p per kilo (+14p on the week) £143 per head, and sold to £187 for  Beltex Hoggs

Top price 398p per kg for  Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (358) averaged £115.67 and sold to £221 for a Beltex Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £133, light ewes sold to £125 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £80

PRIME CATTLE-

Spring Show and Sale of Prime Cattle.  Great show presented to the judge, Mr G.Moor

Taking championship was Messrs Dixon, Whitsome West Newton with a very stylish Black Limousin.x Heifer

Reserve Champion went to Messrs Heslop, Bridge House with a flashy Black Limousin.x Bullock

Outwith the show, all types met a fast trade

Show  generously sponsored by Tarff Valley

PRIZE LIST –

SINGLE BULLOCK

1^st                           Bridge House                                     to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       342p (RESERVE)

2^nd                          Learielaw                                             to            S.I Carlisle & Co                                          320p

3^rd                           Penston                                               to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       326p

SINGLE HEIFER

1^st                           Whitsome West Newton                       to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       360p  (CHAMPION)

2^nd                          Learielaw                                             to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       336p

3^rd                           Bee Edge                                              to            Denholm Meat Supplies                              344p

 

SINGLE BULLOCK, BRED BY EXHIBITOR

1^st                           Greenknowe                                     to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                          320p

2^nd                          Upper Nisbet                                     to            Hugh Black & Sons Ltd                                    324p

3^rd                           Gospelhall                                        to            Forsyths of Peebles                                         326p

 

SINGLE HEIFER, BRED BY EXHIBITOR

1^st                           Greenknowe                                     to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       340p

2^nd                          Learielaw                                          to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       336p

3^rd                           Greenknowe                                     to            Worsley Wholesale Butchers                       328p

Bullocks per head: Bridge House £2298.24, Learielaw £2250.08, Lennoxlove £2225.80, Dunslaw £2192.52, Learielaw £2137.60, Bee Edge £2041.48, Dunslaw £2022.72, Upper Nisbet £2021.76

Heifers per head: Whitsome West Newton £2390.40, Wester Middleton £2060.80, Bridge House £2060.32, Faughhill £2034.2, Bee Edge £2015.72

Bullocks per kilo: Bridge House 342p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Learielaw 328p, Penston 326p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Greenknowe 326p, Gospelhall 326p Forsyths of Peebles, Upper Nisbet 324p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 322p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Wester Ulston 320p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Learielaw 320p

Heifers per kilo: Whitsome West Newton 360p, Bee Edge 344p Denholm Meat Supplies, Greenknowe 340p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Learielaw 336p (2) Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Penston, Lennoxlove 332p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 330p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Greenknowe 328p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 326p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

CAST COWS

Cast Cows per head: Allanbank House £2103.30, The Craggs £2014.92, Brothershiels £1999.46, Harwood on Teviot £1952.10, The Craggs £1951.30

Cast Cows per kilo: The Craggs 261p, Headshaw, Lauder 259p, Brothershiels 257p, 255p, Headshaw, Lauder 252p, Cragside 251p, The Craggs 247p, Harwood on Teviot and Brothershiels 241p

PRIME HOGGS

Great show of hoggs forward again.  Plenty weight about.  Average 305p (47kgs) £143.  SQQ 317p

Leading Prices-

                                                              Sold       weight                  Average

Whitsome West Newton                      126         60.4 kgs               £166

Boghall                                                435         51.3 kgs               £159

Waterside                                           161         56 kgs                   £162

Hoggs per head-

Beltex: £187, £179(2), £176 Faughhill, £170, £160, £156 Waterside, £150 Chesters Brae, Halidean Mill; Suffolk: £185, £180, £179 (2) Boghall, £175 Marchcleugh, Boghall, £174 Waterside, Boghall, £171 Boghall, Waterside; Texel: £184 Whitsome West Newton, £182(2) Waterside, £178 Threepwood, £177 Waterside, £176 Bettyfield, Newton Farm, Crathie (2), £175 Waterside, £174 Whitsome West Newton; North Country Cheviot: £173 (2) Adderstonshiels, £160 Waterside, £150 Saughtree; Zwartble: £173, £170(3) Waterside; Charollais: £171 Waterside; Hampshire: £160 Faughhill, Bluefaced Leicester: £159 Middlethird; Dutch Spotted: £149 Myreside, £141 Faughhill; Greyfaced: £148.50 Newton Farm, Crathie; Blackface: £145 Waterside; Easycare: £140 Swinside

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: 397.8p Faughhill, 359p Ruecastle Cottages, 345p Faughhill, 343.6p Craighouse, 341.5p Wester Ulston, Crookham Dairy, Craighouse, 337.5p Wester Ulston(2), 334.1p Halidean Mill; Texel: 346.5p Whitsome West Newton, 343.2p Threepwood, 340.2p New Blainslie, 337.1p Boghall, 335p Newton Farm, Craithie, 332.5p New Blainslie, 331.3p Waterside, 331.2p Boghall, 331p New Blainslie, Chesters Brae; Suffolk: 347.7p, 338.6p Boghall, 335.7p New Blainslie, 335.6p, 332.6p Boghall, 327.9p Newton Farm, Crathie, 318.8p Boghall, 313.3p Shotton, 311.2p Linhope, 310.2p Boghall; North Country Cheviot: 331.1p Swinnie, 331p(3) Saughtree, 329.3p Broomiebank, 328.6p Swinnie, 327p Broachrigg, 326.1p Saughtree, 325.6p Adderstonshiels; Greyfaced: 330.7p Newton Farm, Crathie; Cheviot Mule: 316p Wester Ulston; Blackface: 316.3p Newton Farm, Crathie, 307.8p Faughhill

CAST SHEEP

A mixed show of Cast Sheep sold to a blistering trade throughout.  More could have been sold to Vendors advantage

* Sale top of £221 for a fantastic Beltex.x Ewe from J.Pate & Son, Mossilee.  Tups peaked at £193 for a powerful Texel from William Pate & Partners, Marvingston

Beltex: £221 Mossilee; Texel: £200 Middlethird, £187 Leaston, £171 Middlethird, £170 Threepwood, £159 Marchcleugh; Suffolk: £180 Meigle, £173 Fishwick, £167 Threepwood, £161 Brothershiels, £159 Faughhill, £155 Gospelhall, Marchcleugh; Half Bred: £167, £161 Blackhill, Coldinham, £147 Middlethird, £139 Marvingston; Cheviot Mule: £149, £145 Blackshiels Farming, £139 Hallrule Mill, £135 Blackshiels Farming; Greyfaced: £149 Brothershiels, £143 Blackhill, Coldingham, Hermiston, £135 Whitsome West Newton, £131 Hutlerburn, £125 Meigle; Bluefaced Leicester: £135 Middlethird,;  Lleyn: £133 Ruletownhead; North Country Cheviot: £125 Gospelhall, £123 Middlethird, £119 Gospelhall, Craighouse, £111 Bonjedward, Wester Ulston (2), Charollais: £123 Berryhill; Kerryhill: £121 New Channelkirk; Zwartble: £115 Wells Stables; Blackface: £87 Berryhill

CAST TUPS

Texel: £193 Marvingston; Suffolk: £175, £155 Marvingston; North Country Cheviot: £155 Gospelhall, £143 Craighouse; Beltex: £150, £135 Craighouse;