St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 83 Clean Cattle,  40 Cast Cows,  301 Prime Lambs,  1068 Prime Hoggs  and  337 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (38) averaged 305p per kg and sold to 334p

Heifers (45) averaged 311p per kg and sold to 332p

Cast Cows (38) averaged  222p per kg and sold to 271p

Top price £2029

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 215p per kg and sold to 221p

Top price £2638

Lambs (301) averaged 335p per kg (-15p on the week). £159 per head and sold to £200 for Texel Lambs

Top price 416p per kg for Texel Lambs

Hoggs (1068) averaged 284p per kilo (+2p on the week) £140 per head, and sold to £200 for Texel  Hoggs

Top price 322p per kg for Texel Hoggs

Cast Sheep (337) averaged £93.03 and sold to £170 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £136, light ewes sold to £125 for North Country Cheviot  Ewes, and averaged £89

PRIME CATTLE- Marvellous trade throughout

Bullocks per head: Elwick £2280.42, Learielaw £2270.88, Springhill £2259.20, Learielaw £2184.36, Bee Edge £2169.60, Learielaw £2164.80, £2132, Dunslaw £2114.52

Heifers per head: Kersknowe £2246.24, £2131.20, Bee Edge £2131.20, Elwick £2112.32, Penston £2082.08, Lennoxlove £2054.40, Bee Edge £2053.80, Dunslaw £2032.32

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 334p, 332p, Elwick, Learielaw (2), Penston, Springhill, West Garleton 328p, Penston 326p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 332p, Lennoxlove 330p, Elwick, Lurdenlaw, Faughhill, 328p, Bee Edge 328p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lurdenlaw 327p, Broachrigg, Bee Edge 326p, Lennoxlove 326p Forsyths of Peebles.

CAST COWS Buoyant trade

Cast Cows per head: Headshaw, L £2029.20, Girrick £2023.50, Headshaw, L £1952.88, Ramrig £1871.80, Bonjedward £1841.98, Gateshaw £1837.08, Thirlestane £1820.28

Cast Cows per kilo: Headshaw, L 271p, 267p, Woodhouse 259p, Ramrig 245p, Gateshaw 243p, Headshaw, Lauder 237p, Rumbleton and Thirlestane235p

CAST BULLS
Cast Bulls per head: Shidlaw £2638.74 (221p), Rumbleton £2616.68 (209p)

PRIME LAMBS- Good show of lambs forward.  Plenty weight on offer.  Average 335p, £159, 47.4kgs

Lambs per head- Texel: £200 Ballencreiff, £185 Thornington, £184(2), £182(2), £180 (2) Ballencrieff, £179 Huntington, £178 Ballencrieff; Charollais: £189, £156 (2) Ladyflat; Suffolk: £180 Belmont, £172 Ladyflat, £169 Whitmire, £167 Edrom Mains, £166 Coltcrooks, £164 Belmont, Whitemire, Edrom Mains, £163 Thornington; Hampshire: £162 Easter Howgate, £156, £152 Redpath East End

Lambs per kilo- Texel: 416.3p Huntington, 400p, 388.9p Lochside, 379.1p Huntington, 376.9p, 372.8p Lochside, 372.1p, 367.8p Belmont, 357.9p Huntington, 356.3p Belmont

PRIME HOGGS- More meat forward.  Returns similar.  Average 284p, £140, 49.3kgs

Hoggs per head- Texel: £200, £194, £190 Wester Ulston, £192 Boghall, £187 Helmburn, £186 Woodhouse, £183 Boghall, £182 Whitsome West Newton, £180 (2)Bettyfield; Suffolk: £194, £190 Greenknowe, £190 Ruecastle Cottages (N.Sandilands), £187 Boghall, £183 Lochside, £182 Boghall, New Blainslie, £179 Boghall (2), Greenknowe; Blue Texel: £178 Dunorran (Paxton); Hampshire: £170, £159 St Clements Wells; Zwartble: £150 Boghall; Bluefaced Leicester: £138 Broomiebank, North Country Cheviot: £135, £126 South Ord; Cheviot Mule: £133 Lochside; Greyfaced: £130 Boghall, £127 Shielswood, £123 Berryhill; Blackface: £126.50 Berryhill; Charollais: £120 Fairlaw, Reston (MacGregor)

Hoggs per kilo- Texel: 321.6p Helmburn, 315.6p New Blainslie, 315.5p Boghall, 312.3p Faughhill, 309.5p Helmburn, 308.8p Boghall; Suffolk: 322.5p, 309.1p Boghall, 305p Lochside, 300.8p Boghall, 297.7p New Blainslie, Shielswood, 296.7p Greenknowe, 295.6p, 294.5p, 293.4p Boghall, Blue Texel: 306.9p, 287p Dunorran (Paxton); North Country Cheviot: 296.7p, 296.5p South Ord, 296.3p Broachrigg; Hill Cheviot: 296.4p Broachrigg, 295.3p Shielswood; Hampshire: 290.9p Fairlaw, Reston (MacGregor); Kerryhill: 293.8p Broachrigg; Blackface: 287.5p Berryhill, 281p Elmscleugh; Greyfaced: 288.6p Shielswood, 286p Berryhill

CAST SHEEP- A varied show of Cast Sheep forward saw all classes sell to a fiery trade.

Sale top of £170 for a Texel Ewe from James Anderson & Son, Headshaw Farm, Lauder.  Tups peaked at £165 for a Suffolk.x Tup from C.R Ogilvie & Sons, Ballencrieff

Texel: £170 Headshaw, Lauder, £157 Harelawside, £155 Helmburn, £153 Headshaw, Lauder, £151 Elmscleugh, £150 Huntington, £145, £143 Venchen;  Hampshire: £165 St Clements Wells; Suffolk: £155 (2) Ballencrieff, £149 Huntington, £147 Venchen, £145 Hermiston, Headshaw, Lauder, £143 Huntington,  Zwartble: £153 St Clements Wells; Blue Texel: £145 The Burrows; Greyfaced: £133 Hermiston, £131 Helmburn, £127 Broomilees, £127 Venchen, £119 Burncastle, Helmburn, £117 Synton Parkhead, £115 Broomilees; North Country Cheviot: £119 Headshaw, Lauder, £115 Bonjedward, £113 The Bungalow, Pogbie (Collins), £107 Broomiebank, £105 Broomiebank (M.Kelly), £103 Woodside;  Hill Cheviot: £119 The Burrows; Blackface: £111 Elmscleugh, £103 Burncastle, £91 Synton Parkhead, £89 Elmscleugh, £87 Stottencleugh, £85 Mainhill; Cheviot Mule: £105 Broomiebank; Jacob: £109 Kirkhope Steads (J.Elliot); Hebridean: £93 Rhodes Holdings; Shetland: £41 Huntlaw (K.Lyon)

CAST TUPS- Suffolk: £165 Ballencrieff, £147 The Bungalow, Pogbie; Beltex: £149 The Bungalow, Pogbie (Collins); Texel: £147 Harelawside;  Blackface: £117, £103 Middle Moneynut;