St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 95 Clean Cattle, 32 Cast Cows, 1645 Prime Lambs and 433 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (32) averaged 307p per kg and sold to 332p

Heifers (62) averaged 308p per kg and sold to 400p

Young Bulls (1) sold to 274p

Cast Cows (32) averaged 172p per kg and sold to 221p

Top price £1616

Lambs (1645) averaged 263p per kg. (-1p on the week) £120.50 per head and sold to £178 for Texel Lambs

Top price 320p per kg for Texel Lambs

Cast Sheep (433) averaged £87.96 and sold to £185 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £121, light ewes sold to £109 for a North Country Cheviot Ewe, and averaged £72

CLEAN CATTLE

Harrison and Hetherington held their Annual Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Cattle. Kindly sponsored by H & H Insurance Brokers.  Great show presented to the judge, Mr Granville Moor on behalf of W.Kirkup & Sons Butchers, Longtown, Langholm & Silloth with 58 being expertly put forward for judging.

Taking todays Championship was weekly supporter Messrs Hamilton, Bee Edge with a superb Limousin.x Heifer raising 400p per kilo to the judge, Messrs Kirkup on behalf of his 3 shops in Longtown, Langholm and Silloth

Champion Christmas Show 2023 - Messrs Hamilton, Bee Edge

Sponsors - Mr Craig Dickson from H & H Insurance presenting Mr W.Hamilton, Bee Edge with the Championship

Reserve Champion went to Messrs Dandie, Learielaw with a fabulous home bred heifer which also went to the judge at 3.60p per kilo

Reserve Champion

Show kindly sponsored by H & H Insurance

PRIZE LIST

PRIME CATTLE

Class 1 – Single Bullock – Native Bred

1^st           Sunnycroft                          582kgs                  332p      Briggsys Butchers

2^nd          Penston                               608kgs                  315p      Coq & Bull Butchers Ltd

3^rd           Hollybush                            592kgs                  300p      Ballards Butchers

Class 2 – Single Heifer – Native Bred

1^st           Mosstower                         590kgs                  340p      Denholm Meat Supplies

2^nd          Mosstower                         564kgs                  328p      Worsley Wholesale Butchers

3^rd           Upper Nisbet                     548kgs                  300p      Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

Class 3 – Single Bullock by Limousin Sire

1^st           Learielaw                             686kgs                  325p      R & G Moor

2^nd          Pogbie                                  612kgs                  320p      J.A Waters & Sons

3^rd           Bee Edge                             642kgs                  330p      Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

Class 4 – Single Heifer by Limousin Sire

1^st           Bee Edge                             622kgs                  400p      W.Kirkup & Sons   (CHAMPION)

2^nd          Wester Middleton           626kgs                  345p      Foley Bros          

3^rd           Longnewton                      554kgs                  340p      Forsyths of Peebles        

Class 5 – Single Bullock by any other Continental Sire

1^st           Bee Edge                             788kgs                  298p      R & G Moor

2^nd          Learielaw                             618kgs                  318p      R & G Moor

3^rd           Bee Edge                             556kgs                  310p      R & G Moor            

Class 6 – Single Heifer by any other Continental Sire

1^st           Penston                               546kgs                  328p      Worsley Wholesale Butchers

2^nd          Lylestane                             546kgs                  295p                      Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Class 7 – Single Bullock bred by exhibitor

1^st           Upper Nisbet                     624kgs                  320p                      Worsley Wholesale Butchers

2^nd          Fowberry Moor                574kgs                  310p                      Worsley Wholesale Butchers

3^rd           Learieaw                              618kgs                  325p                      G.Moor

Class 8 – Single Heifer bred by exhibitor

1^st           Learielaw                             610kgs                  360p                      W.Kirkup & Sons                              RESERVE CHAMPION

2^nd          Wester Middleton           632kgs                  325p                      Worsley Wholesale Butchers

3^rd           Mosstower                         520kgs                  338p                      Worsley Wholesale Butchers

OVERALL CHAMPION – Bee Edge

RESERVE CHAMPION – Learielaw

Bullocks per head: Bee Edge £2348.24, Learielaw £2229.50, Ramrig £2136.96, Bee Edge £2118.60, Learielaw £2060.64, £2008.50, Upper Nisbet £1996.80, Penston £1965.60, Oldcastles £1965.24

Heifers per head: Bee Edge £2488, Learielaw £2196, Wester Middleton £2084.96, £2054, Mosstower £2006, Threeburnford £1960.20, Bee Edge £1950.56, Mosstower £1950

Bullocks per kilo: Sunnycroft 332p Briggsys Butchers, Bee Edge 330p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Learielaw 325p(2), Upper Nisbet 320p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Pogbie 320p J.A Waters & Sons, Upper Nisbet 320p, Oldcastles, Learielaw, Ramrig 318p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 400p W.Kirkup & Sons Butchers, Learielaw 360p W.Kirkup & Sons Butchers, Longnewton 340p Forsyths of Peebles, Mosstower 340p Denholm Meat Supplies, Mosstower 338p, Upper Nisbet 335p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 334p Forsyths of Peebles, Wester Middleton 332p, Mosstower, Penston 328p

Young Bulls: Fowberry Moor £1507 (274p)

CAST COWS

Good show met a more uplifting trade.

Cast Cows per head: Burnhouse Mains £1616.90, £1602.10, Whitburgh £1593.24, £1576.80, £1571.08, £1560.88, Sunlawshill £1533.74, Burnhouse Mains £1530.90

Cows per kilo: Sunlawshill 221p, Whitburgh 219p, Corsbie 211p, Saughtree 201p, Corsbie 195p, 193p, 191p

LAMBS: 

Returns similar on the week.  Average 263p (45.8kgs) £120.50

Lambs per head – Texel: £178 Sunnycroft, £168 Corsbie, £167 Belmont, £162 Blackadder Mains, £160, £159 Sunnycroft, £159 St Dunstain (B.Ruthven), £156 Blackadder Mains, £156, £150 Corsbie; Suffolk: £167, £160 Sunnycroft, £156 Headshaw, Lauder, £148 Saughtree, Symington Mains, £146 Corsbie, £144 Adderstonshiels, £142.50 Haltree, £141 Hermiston; Beltex: £150 Huntington, £145 Ruecastle Cottages (N.Sandilands), Leaston, £142 Huntington, £140 Blackadder Mains, £139 Threeburnford, £136 Huntington, £135 Blackadder Mains; North Country Cheviot: £144 Threeburnford, £130 Headshaw, Lauder, Symington Mains, £128 North Synton; Bluefaced Leicester: £140, £134(2), £130 Newbigging Walls; Half Bred: £134 Headshaw, Lauder; Cheviot Mule: £133, £120 Saughtree; Charollais: £132, £123 Faughhill; Greyfaced: £130, £127 Burncastle

Lambs per kilo – Texel: 320p Sunnycroft, 306.4p Belmont, 302.2p Muircleugh, 300p Firbank (G.Sharp), 294p Sunnycroft, 293.5p Hermiston, 290.7p Blackadder Mains, 290p Huntington, 289.7p, 288.5p Corsbie; Beltex: 315p Sunnycroft, 312.5p Huntington, 309.5p Threeburnford, 309.1p Huntington, 308.9p Threeburnford, 308.5p Ruecastle Cottages(N.Sandilands), 304.3p Blackadder Mains, 301.1p Threeburnford, 300p Blackadder Mains; Suffolk: 293p 290.9p Sunnycroft, 283.7p. 276p, 273.7p Headshaw, Lauder, 270.5p Saughtree, 270.4p Corsbie; North Country Cheviot: 275p Threeburnford, 270.5p Haltree, 269.3p North Synton, 269.3p Adderstonshiel; Charollais: 273.3p, 266.7p Faughhill, Cheviot Mule: 270.4p Broomiebank, 268.2p Saughtree; Bluefaced Leicester: 269.2p Newbigging Walls; Blue Texel: 266.7p The Burrows

EWES

A varied show of Cast Sheep saw all classes meeting an improved trade on the week.

Sale top of £185 for a Texel Ewe from Bruce Renwick, Legars Farm

Tups topped at £171 for a pair of Suffolks from J.W Fullerton & Sons, Corsbie

Texel: £185, £145 Legars, £137, £135 Huntington, £133 St Dunstain, Leaston, £131 Cockburn, Crailing Nook;  Beltex: £147 Huntington; Suffolk: £137 Legars, £135 Hermiston, £131 Berryhill, £127 Bonjedward, Legars, £120 Legars; Lleyn: £133 Collielaw, £115 Over Whitlaw; Greyfaced: £111 Fallhills, £109 Crailing Nook, £105 Brundeanlaws, Fallhills, £101 Leaston, £99 Cockburn, £95 Blackburnrigg; North Country Cheviot: £109 Hermiston, £89, £85, £83 Saughtree; Half Bred: £101 Bonjedward; Blackface: £90 Burncastle, £81 Fallhills, £77 Meigle, £61 Halterburnhead, £57 Burncastle; Hebridean: £47, £33 Huntington, £39 Westrigg;

RAMS

Suffolk: £171 Corsbie, £137 Meigle; Texel: £165 Meigle, £155 Corsbie, £145 Crailing Nook; Blackface: £87 Burncastle