St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 101 Clean Cattle, 67 Cast Cows,  24 Prime Lambs,  1378 Prime Hoggs  and  322 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (49) averaged 298p per kg and sold to 333p

Heifers (51) averaged 307p per kg and sold to 346p

Cast Cows (62) averaged  226p per kg and sold to 297p.

Top price £2231

Cast Bulls (5) averaged 191p per kg and sold to 213p

Top price £2392

Lambs (24) averaged 320p per kg. £141 per head and sold to £145

Top price 322p per kg for Suffolk.x Lambs

Hoggs (1378) averaged 288p per kilo (-12p on the week) £140 per head, and sold to £184  for Beltex Hoggs

Top price 358p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (322) averaged £105.75 and sold to £165 for a Suffolk

Heavy Ewes averaged £132, light ewes sold to £147 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £89

PRIME CATTLE- Great trade throughout.  Top end very easily sold

20 Cattle over £2000 and 30 Cattle over 3.20p per kg

Bullocks per head: Dunslaw £2230.96, Learielaw £2171.28, Dunslaw £2158.32, Bee Edge £2157.84, Dunslaw £2151.72, Learielaw £2145.08, Faughhill £2105.76, Penston £2064.60, Dunslaw £2064.24, Penston £2047.28

Heifers per head: Learielaw £2157.12, £2104.20, Bee Edge £2077.76, Penston £2073.60, Lennoxlove £2040, Lurdenlaw £2028.60, Lennoxlove £2025.20, Bee Edge £2007.36

Bullocks per kilo: Penston 333p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Learielaw 332p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Lurdenlaw 329p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Faughhill 328p J.A Waters & Sons, Penston, Learielaw 326p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 324p Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Wester Ulston 320p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

Heifers per kilo: Broachrigg 346p, Bee Edge 344p, Lennoxlove 340p, Penston 336p Forsyths of Peebles, Learielaw 336p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Penston and Learielaw 334p, Lennoxlove 332p(2) Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Bee Edge 330p Worsley Wholesale Butchers

CAST COWS

Big trade

Cast Cows per head: Wolfstar £2231.30, £2148.52, Rumbleton £2140.32, South Ord £2116.28, Corsbie £2058.60, Birkenside £2046.46, Corsbie £1929.24, Harehead £1901.90

Cast Cows per kilo: Birkenside 297p, South Ord 277p, Rumbleton 273p, Wolfstar 265p, Middlethird, Harehead 261p, Wolfstar 257p, Birkenside 249p, Harehead, Cockburn 247p

CAST BULLS

Cast Bulls per head: Rumbletonlaw £2392.82, £2384.25, £2156.70, £2091.66

Cast Bulls per kilo: Rumbletonlaw 213p, 195p, 187p

PRIME LAMBS-

Lambs per head- Suffolk: £145 Broomilees; £145 Broomilees (M.Kelly); Texel: £134 Broomilees

Lambs per kilo – Suffolk: 322.2p Broomilees, 322.2p Broomilees (M.Kelly); Texel: 315.3p Broomilees

PRIME HOGGS- Another great show of Hoggs.  All classes wanted.  Average 288p, £140, 48.6 kg

Leading prices-

                                                                Sold       Weight                 Average
Traprain                                                 12         61    kgs                 £172.83
Whitsome West Newton                42         58    kgs                 £168.36
Boghall                                                 420         58.5 kgs                £167.40

Hoggs per head- Beltex: £184 Traprain, £174 Ballencrieff Mains, £165 Faughhill, £156 Craighouse, £151 (2) Faughhill, £150 Ballencrieff Mains(2), Middlethird, Texel: £182, £180 West Lodge South, £181 Whitsome West Newton,  £179 New Blainslie, Duke Street, Hawick (N.Elliot), £178, £174 Scott Rd, Lauder(J.Ainslie), £176 Boghall, £174 (2) Whitsome West Newton; Suffolk: £180, £179, £178 (2), £176(5) Boghall, £179 Traprain; Romney: £172 Carterhaugh; North Country Cheviot: £160, £150 Boghall, £150 Kingside, Carterhaugh (2); Greyfaced: £160, £145 Boghall, £139 Kingside, £137 Lee Farm; Cheviot Mule: £150 Boghall, £130 Kingside; Bluefaced Leicester: £150 Middlethird; Blackface: £150 Tinnis, £134 Kingside, £130 Faughhill

Hoggs per kilo- Beltex: 358.7p, 333.3p, 331.8p Faughhill, 337.3p Wester Ulston, 328.6p Traprain, 326.1p, 319.1p Ballencrieff Mains, 315.8p, 314.6p (2) Faughhill,  Texel: 337.7p New Blainslie, 334.6p Scott Road, Lauder (J.Ainslie), 329.2p Ballencreiff Mains, 324.2p New Blainslie, 323.6p Scott  Road, Lauder (J.Ainslie), 322.9p Ballencrieff Mains, 322.7p Faughhill, 318.2p Blackburnrigg, 317p Leaston, 312.5p Brundeanlaws; Suffolk: 320p, 304.8p, 303.4p, 300p(2)Boghall, 306.1p Whitsome West Newton, 302.3p Blackburnrigg; North Country Cheviot: 317.2p Faughhill, 300p Kingside (2), Shotton; Cheviot Mule: 296.5p Kingside; Blackface: 288.2p Kingside;

CAST SHEEP- A very mixed show of Cast Sheep forward with weathered sorts forward in numbers!

Sale top of £165 for a cracking pair of Suffolk.x Ewes from D & A Redpath, Yett Farm

Suffolk: £165 Yett, £161 The Finches, £157 Cockburn, £155 Middlethird, £143 Threepwood, £139 Bonjedward, £137 Greenknowe; Texel: £149 Threepwood, £147 Elmbank, £141 Rawburn, £139 Scott Road, Lauder; Beltex: £147 Scott Road, Lauder (J.Ainslie), £135 Blackadder Mains, £131 Wester Ulston,; Cheviot: £147 Friarshaw,Midlem, £133 Middlethird, £131 Duke Street, Hawick (N.Elliot), £129 Rawburn, £123 Scott Road, Lauder, £119 Blegbie, £115 Leaderfoot, Glenogle; Cheviot Mule: £145, £137 Scott Road, Lauder. £129 Thornington; Bluefaed Leicester: £133 Middlethird; Greyfaced: £131 Greenknowe, £129 Thornington, £127 Cockburn, Lee Farm, £123 Broomilees, Scott Road, Galashiels; £123 Kittyfield, £121 Blackburnrigg; Half Bred: £127 Bonjedward,; Charollas: £119 Lanton Crag; Lleyn: £119, £117 South Riccalton; Shetland: £51 Elmbank

CAST TUPS- Texel: £163 Greenknowe, £159, £145, £143 Thornington; Cheviot: £155 South Riccalton, £135 Blegbie; Suffolk: £153 South Riccalton; Beltex: £125 South Riccalton, Blackface: £121 Yett