St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 77 Clean Cattle, 53 Cast Cows,  2220 Prime Lambs and 895 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (34) averaged 282p per kg and sold to 314p

Heifers (38) averaged 290p per kg and sold to 342p

Young Bulls (5) averaged 261p per kg and sold to 288p

Cast Cows (51) averaged 169p per kg and sold to 225p

Top price £1817

Cast Bulls (2) sold to 153p.Top price £1624

Lambs (2220) averaged 260p per kg (+11.5p on the week). £121 per head and sold to £163 for Texel Lambs

Top price 325p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (895) averaged £74.72 and sold to £160 for a Texel Tups

Heavy Ewes averaged £116, light ewes sold to £127 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £69

PRIME CATTLE –

Good selection with all types easily sold

Bullocks per head: Dunslaw £2138.40, £2103.72, Upper Nisbet £2091.24, Dunslaw £2041.60, £1949.40, Faughhill £1948.80, Lurdenlaw £1946.88, Dunslaw £1918.20

Heifers per head: Bee Edge £2027.04, £1983.60, £1881, Upper Nisbet £1875.20, Lurdenlaw £1858.08, Inchkeith £1828.80, Lurdenlaw £1820.16, Cowenknowe Mains £1820

Bullocks per kilo: Upper Nisbet 314p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lurdenlaw 312p, Faughhill 304p, Dunslaw 302p, Faughhill 300p, Dunslaw 297p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 342p Denholm Meat Supplies, Bee Edge 330p,328p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Upper Nisbet 320p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lurdenlaw, Oldcastles  316p, Lurdenlaw 310p, 308p, Faughhill 308p

Young Bulls per head: Headshaw, L £2107.56, Ramrig £1962.72, £1906

Young Bulls per kilo: Ramrig 288p, 282p; Headshaw, Lauder 273p

CAST COWS and BULLS –

Leaner cows, evidently less money

Cast Cows per head: Thrunton £1817.64, Upper Nisbet £1748.32, Rumbleton £1654.80, Ecclaw £1625.40, Rumbleton £1620.48, Ecclaw £1611.94, £1529.28, Corsbie £1511.64, Thrunton £1507.20

Cast Cows per kilo: Upper Nisbet 225p, 223p, Rumbeton 211p, 197p, Wester Ulston 193p, Brothershiels 189p, Ecclaw 189p, Ecclaw, Corsbie, Thurnton 187p

Cast Bulls: Craigsford Mains £1624.86(153p)

PRIME LAMBS-

All classes dearer.  Average 260p, £121, 46.5kgs

Lambs per head-

Texel: £163 Thornington, £160 North Synton, £159 Symington Mains, £152 Headshaw, Lauder, Symington Mains, £150 Huntington, £148 Symington Mains, £146 Huntington, £145.50 Symington Mains, £145 Fountainhall; Suffolk: £157 Symington Mains, £154 Philiphaugh, £152 Willowford, £150 Headshaw, Lauder, Symington Mains, £146 Headshaw, Lauder, £142 Philiphaugh, New Blainslie; Beltex: £140 Craiglea, £135 Huntington, £130, £129(2) Threeburnford, £129 Craiglea; North Country Cheviot: £137 Philiphaugh, £132 Adderstonshiels, £131 Philiphaugh; Cheviot Mule: £133 Middlethird, £122 Blegbie, £120 Middlethird; Charollais: £120.50 Sweethope, £120 Trabroun; Greyfaced: £119.50 Tollishill; Hampshire: £119 Lauder Herdwicks; Blackface: £115 Penchrise; Southdown: Sweethope

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: 325.6p Craiglea, 303.2p Rhodes Holdings, 302.3p, 300p Threeburnford, 293.2p Craiglea, 286.7p Threeburnford, 284.1p Craiglea, 281.3p Huntington; Suffolk: 316.7p Willowford, 270.7p Symington Mains, 270.5p Adderstonshiels, Byrewalls, 270p Trabroun; Texel: 290.7, 289.4p New Blainslie, 285.1p Wester Middleton, 285p Middlethird, 284.1p Hallrule Mill, 282.9p Symington Mains; Cheviot Mule: 271.6p Adderstonshiels, Gospelhall; North Country Cheviot: 267.8p Adderstonshiels; Charollais: 266.7p Trabroun, 262p Sweethope, 260.7p Nether Kidston; Hampshire: 265.9p The Finches; Greyfaced: 263.4p Berryhill; Southdown: 262.8p Sweethope; Blackface: 260p Berryhill

CAST SHEEP

A mixed show of numbers to the fore was met by solid returns for all classes throughout.

Sale top of £160 for a cracking pair of Texel Tups from James Anderson & Son, Headshaw Farm

EWES- Suffolk: £151 Headshaw, £147 Wantonhwalls, £137 Runningburn, £131 Thistleknowe, Wantonwalls, Hermiston, £125 Thistleknowe; Texel: £150 North Synton, £147 Leaston, £141 Headshaw, Lauder, £137 Philiphaugh, £135 Leaston, £133 Adderstonshiels, £129 Rochester House;  Cheviot: £127 Philphaugh, £117 Headshaw, Lauder, £115 Adderstonshiels, North Synton, £113 Soutra; Cheviot Mule: £115 Halidean Mill, £105 Saughtree, £103 Halidean Mill, £97 Wantonwalls, £95 Woolaw, Halidean Mill; Bluefaced Leicester: £107 Burnhead, Peebles, Half Bred: £107 Blackhill, Coldingham; Greyfaced: £105 Symington Mains, £99 Hermiston, £97 Bhalu, £93 Crailing Nook, £91 Hermiston, Letham Farming; Blackface: £85, £74 Tollishill, £65 Middle Moneynut; Jacob: £55 Justicehall, £53 Fairlaw, Reston; Herdwick: £41 Huntsman House, Trabroun; Shetland: £35 Fairlaw, Reston

RAMS- Texel: £160 Headshaw, Lauder; Suffolk: £137 Trows Cottage; Bluefaced Leicester: £133 Headshaw, Lauder; North Country Cheviot: £113 Springwood Lodge; Shetland: £75 Douglasdale, £57 Sweethope