St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 92 Clean Cattle, 23 Cast Cows, 1101 Prime Lambs and 619 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (36) averaged 290p per kg and sold to 320p

Heifers (55) averaged 293p per kg and sold to 332p

Cast Cows (21) averaged 222p per kg and sold to 270p

Top price £2093

Lambs (1101) averaged 255p per kg (-5p on the week). £112.50 per head and sold to £149 for Texel Lambs

Top price 304p per kg for Texel Lambs

Cast Sheep (619) averaged £84.77 and sold to £139 for a Suffolk Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £121, light ewes sold to £119 for Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £77

PRIME CATTLE-

Dearer on the week.

Bullocks per head: Dunslaw £2104.32, Bee Edge £2059.64, Learielaw £2052.20, Dunslaw £2033.04, Learielaw £2016, Dunslaw £1968.40, Penston £1968.08, Dunslaw £1965.60, Learielaw £1958.88, Dunslaw £1951.56

Heifers per head: Penston £2028.60, Elwick £2009.60, Lurdenlaw £1920.72, Bee Edge, Lurdenlaw £1920, Whitrighill £1902.84, Bee Edge £1896, Oldcastles £1895.04

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 320p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Faughhill 318p(2), Lurdenlaw 312p, 310p, 308p(2), Oldcastles 308p, Elwick 306p

Heifers per kilo: Whitrighill 332p, Penston 322p, Elwick, Bee Edge 320p W.Kirkup & Sons, Lurdenlaw, Whitrighill 318p, Elwick, Whitrighill 316p, Hoselaw, Whitrighill 314p

CAST COWS

Good solid trade

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £2093.06, Blegbie £1919.90, Oldcastles £1894.78, Honeyburn £1870.60, £1870.48, Brothershiels £1845, Haltree £1777.50, Marigold £1718.64, Stagehall £1709.96, Marigold £1706.80

Cast Cows per kilo: Marigold 270p, Blegbie 263p, Marigold 251p, Oldcastles 249p, Pogbie 239p, Honeyburn 235p, Kersknowe 229p, Honeyburn 227p, Haltree, Brothershiels 225p

PRIME LAMBS-

Average 255p,  £112.50 (44.1kgs)

Lambs per head-

Texel: £149 Fountainhall, £146 Symington Mains, £146, £144 Huntington, £142, £141 South Common, £140 Hermiston, South Common, £139, £138 The Knock; Suffolk: £141 Haltree, £136 Symington Mains, £134 Haltree, £134 (2), £130 (3) Symington Mains, Threepwood; Beltex: £137 Corsbie, £135 Threepwood, £134 Crookston, £128 Lylestane, £126 (3), £125.50 Crookston; Rouge: £121 St Clements Wells; Hampshire: £119.50 St Clements Wells

Lambs per kilo-

Texel: 304.2p Huntington, 275.9p Fountainhall, 275.8p Huntington, 272.3p South Common, 272p Hallrule Mill, 271.7p Fountainhall, 271p South Common, 270p Hermiston; Beltex: 291.3p Crookston, 288.4p Corsbie, 284.4p Lylestane, 281.3p Threepwood, 280p Crookston(2), Crookham Dairy; Suffolk: 260.20p Haltree, 260p Symington Mains, Threepwood, 258.1p Trabroun; Rouge: 264.8p St Clements Wells; Hampshire: 255.2p, 254.3p St Clements Wells

CAST SHEEP-

Mixed show forward, returns similar

EWES-

Suffolk: £139 Yett Farm, £135 Brothershiels, £127 Bonjedward, Huntington, £125 Symington Mains, St Clements Wells, £120 Brothershiels; Texel: £133, £131 Huntington, £129 Lauder Barns, £125 Upper Samieston, £123 Rawburn, £121 Cairncross, £120 Legars; Charollais: £127 Whitemire; Hampshire: £123 St Clements Wells; North Country Cheviot: £119 Soutra Mains, £107, £99 Haltree; Half Bred: £105 Blackhill, Coldingham, Smailholm Mains; Greyfaced: £105 Brothershiels, £103 Nether Howden, Lauder Barns (2), Burnhouses Mains; Lleyn: £93 Ruletownhead; Beltex: £93 Broomiebank, New Channelkirk; Easycare: £65 Bankhouse; Blackface: £57 Haystoun, £47 Crookham Dairy