St Boswells Ewe & Lamb and Store Cattle Sale

EWES WITH LAMBS

All classes a solid trade - similar on the fortnight, with strength fetching a premium.

Top prices( per life)-

Suffolk: £108, £98, £94 Springhill, Berwick, £86 Greenhead, Selkirk

Texel: £102 Springhill, Berwick, £94, £93 Greenhead, Selkirk, £90 Treaty Park, £84 Threeburnford, £80 Hallrule Mill

Cheviot Mule:£86(2), £82 (2) Wester Ulston

Half Bred: £82 Hallrule Mill

BREEDING & STORE CATTLE

Fortnightly Sale of Breeding and Store Cattle. 

BREEDING CATTLE

Tremendous trade throughout with all presented in full bloom.  Some great outfits forward.

Topping the days trading at £3350 was Messrs King, Gospelhall with a Limousin.x Heifer with Steer calf

Bulling Heifers topped at £1610 for a Shorthorn.x Heifer from Messrs Withers, Wester Ulston.

Bulling Heifers: Aberdeen Angus: £1450, £1410, £1400 Drinkstone, Hereford: £1420 Southdean, Beef Shorthorn: £1610 Wester Ulston; Simmental: £1300(2) Mailingsland

Cows in Calf: Simmental: £1380 East Redfordgreen

Cows & Calves: Limousin: £2100 Eden Brook; Beef Shorthorn: £2350, £2150, £2000 Eden Brook; Simmental: £2050 Eden Brook

Heifers & Calves: Limousin: £3350, £3300 Gospelhall, £3100 Sunlawshill, £3100, £3000 Gospelhall, £2900 Sunlawshill; British Blue: £3300, £2900 Gospelhall

STORE CATTLE

Great trade with all types keenly bid for.  All types forward.

Topping at £1620 from Messrs Laurie, Southdean with a Hereford.x Bullock

Top pence per kilo went to a pen of shapey Limousin.x Heifers from Messrs Grieve, The Lee at 326p per kilo

Bullocks per head-Aberdeen Angus: £1490, £1380 Broomiebank, £1300 Bemersyde, £1280 Monklaw, £1245 Bowershields, £1200 Harwood on Teviot; Hereford: £1620 Southdean; Limousin: £1100, £1000 The Lee; Luing: £1230 Tinnis, £1130 Tushielaw; Beef Shorthorn: £1480, £1440, £1300 Broomiebank; Simmental: £1260, £1230, £1200, £1150 Tinnis; British Blue: £1300 Bowershields; Charollais: £1245 Bowershields

Bullocks per kilo: Aberdeen Angus: 295p Broomiebank, 292.5p Bemersyde, 289.2p Harwood on Teviot; Limousin: 314.3p, 312.5p The Lee; Luing: 282.8p Tinnis, 272.3p Tushielaw; Beef Shorthorn: 288p Broomiebank; Simmental: 303.7p, 296.3p Tinnis, 292.5p Bemersyde; Charolais: 323.9p Adderstonshiels, 279.8p Bowershields

Bullocks averaged 275.89p per kilo

Heifers per head: Aberdeen Angus: £1410 Broomiebank, £1190 Bowershields, £1175 Harwood on Teviot; Limousin: £800 The Lee; Luing: £1100, £1000 Rawburn; Simmental: £1310 Bowershields, £1240 Tinnis; British Blue: £1120 Harwood on Teviot; Charolais: £1410 Adderstonshiels, £1190 Bowershields,

Heifers per kilo: Aberdeen Angus: 279.8p Harwood on Teviot, 276.5p Broomiebank; Limousin: 326.5p The Lee; Simmental: 270.1p Bowershields, 269.6p Tinnis; British Blue: 287.2p Harwood on Teviot; Charolais: 276.5p Adderstonshiel

Heifers averaged 264.16p per kilo