St Boswells Primestock Sale

ST BOSWELLS – Sold 77 Clean Cattle, 44 Cast Cows, 2328 Lambs and 694 Ewes.

Bullocks (34) averaged 284p per kg and sold to 314p (+4.0p on the week)

Heifers (42) averaged 290p per kg and sold to 330p (-10.0p on the week)

5 Young Bulls sold to 255p per kg (n/c on the week)

44 Cast Cows averaged 182p per kg (-8.0p on the week)

2 Cast Bull Averaged 165p per kg. (no change on week)

Lambs (2328) averaged 286.17p per kg (-21p on the week) £125 per head and sold to £171

Top price 346p per kg for Tex.

Ewes averaged £95.98 and sold to £167 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £125, light ewes sold to £121  for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £79.

PRIME CATTLE- All types slightly less in line with national trend

Bullocks per head: Learielaw £2097.52, Bee Edge £2034, Learielaw £1978.72, Penston £1921.92,

Heifers per head: Bee Edge 1988.60, £1986.60, Penston £1964.80, £1931.04, Bee Edge £1927.08

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 314p, Penston 312p, Learielaw 312p, Faughhill 308p, Wester Ulston 308p, Dunslaw 302p.

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 330p & 326p, Broachrigg 326p, Penston 324p & 320p.

Young Bulls per head: Ramrig £1764.72

Young Bulls per kilo: Ramrig 262p

CAST COWS: Good demand for all types

Cast Cows per head: Fordel Parks £1855.42, Woodhouse J. £1798.30, Nettlingflat £1552.50

Cast Cows per kilo: Woodhouse J. 245p, Greenhead 219p, Upper Samieston 211p, Thorneydykes 207p, Nettlingflat 207p.

PRIME LAMBS- Lamb trade less, though in line with national trend

Lambs per head- Texel: £171 Traprain. £164 Huntington. £163 Wauchope. £163 Huntington. £160 Headshaw. £156 Whitsome West Newton. £154 Haltree. £154 Whitsome West Newton. £150 North Synton.£150 Fountainhall. £150 Greenhead. Beltex: £160 Collielaw. £145.50 Headshaw. £135 Collielaw. Charolais: £160 West Lodge. £135, £125 West Lodge. Suffolk: £154 Sunnycroft. £146 Fallhills. £138 Leetside.£137 Blegbie.

Lambs per kilo- Texel: 346.30p Wauchope. 327.70pHaltree. 319p, 313.60p Whitsome West Newton. 313.50p Huntington. 310p Wauchope. 309.40p Huntington. 309.30 Lochside. 308.50p Leaston. 308.30p Huntington. 307p Corsbie. Beltex: 323.30p Headsjaw. 293.50p Collielaw. 289.90p Threeburnford. Suffolk: 297.80p Hadden Farm Cotts. 292.90p , 290.70p Marvingston. 290.60 Sunnycroft. NCC: 290.20p Threeburnford. Charolais: 287.20 West Lodge South.

CAST SHEEP- A larger show of cast sheep forward, sold to a stronger trade on the week as numbers lacking elsewhere in the country.  

EWES- Texel: £167 Crailing Nook. £157, £145 Headshaw. £155, £145(2) Lochside. £147 Lumsdaine. £139 Fairnilee. £135 North Synton. £133 Huntington. Suff: £157 Haltree. £153 Belmont. £151 Fishwick. £145 Lochside. £145 Blegbie. £143 Headshaw. £141 Haltree. £141 Greenhead. Cheviot: £109 East Redford Green. £105 Carterhaugh. E/Care:  £109 Elwartlaw. Ch/Mule: £123 Blegbie. £119 Nisbet Mill. £117 Lumsdaine. £113 Blegbie. NCCheviot: £121, £115 Nisbet Mill. £117, £115 Haltree. £111 Dryden.£107 Stobshiel. Zwar: £115 Howden , Jed. Lleyn: £109 Nether Howden. E/Care: £95 Godscroft. Blackface: £90 Fallhills. £89 Berryhill. £87 Whitelaw Cotts. £81 Lumsdaine.

RAMS- Beltex: £147 Fallhills. BF/Leics: £139 Fallhills. Tex: £121 Elwartlaw. Chev: £111, £109 East Redford Green.