St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 104 Clean Cattle, 60  Cast Cows, 1273 Prime Hoggs and 749 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (27) averaged 299p per kg and sold to 328p

Heifers (77) averaged 303p per kg and sold to 334p x 2

Cast Cows (58) averaged 196p per kg and sold to 249p

Top price £2111

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 160p per kg and sold to 163p

Top price £1594

Hoggs (1273) averaged 310p per kg (+34p on the week). £140 per head and sold to £193 for Texels

Top price 359p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (749) averaged £88.75 and sold to £169 for Suffolks

Heavy Ewes averaged £125, light ewes sold to £125 for North Country Cheviots, and averaged £80

PRIME CATTLE-

Good show met a great demand.

Bullocks per head: Learielaw £2190.24, £2086.40, Bee Edge £2125.44, Dunslaw £2080, Penston £2011.32, £1996.80, Greenknowe £1953.08

Heifers per head: Wester Middleton £2148.30, Whitsome West Newton £2134.08, £2115.80, Penston £2084.16, Lennoxlove £2027.04, Longnewton £2026.48, Learielaw £2025.20, Lennoxlove £2009.76, Learielaw £2007.36, Greenknowe £2001.64

Bullocks per kilo: Greenknowe, Bee Edge 328p, Learielaw 324p, Humbie Mill 322p, Penston, Learielaw 320p, Bee Edge 318p, Greenknowe (2), Penston 316p

Heifers per kilo: Penston 334p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 334p Denholm Meat Supplies, Learielaw 332p Hugh Black & Sons, Penston 330p, Lennoxlove(2)  Learielaw 328p, Wester Middleton, Lurdenlaw. Greenknowe 326p

CAST COWS

Good show, good trade

Cast Cows per head: Burnhouse Mains £2111.42, Buskin £2058.14, £1893.54, Humebyres £1873.70, Birkenside £1869.78, £1767.78, Upper Blainslie £1766.10, Muircleugh £1755.60, Nether Howden £1753.36, £1747.98

Cast Cows per kilo: Nether Howden 249p, Gateshaw 247p, Buskin 241p, Gateshaw 235p, Dunslaw 223p, Gateshaw, Nether Howden 217p, Gateshaw, Dunslaw, Buskin 215p

CAST BULLS

Cast Bulls: Morebattle Tofts £1594.14 (163p)

PRIME HOGGS-

Great show forward.  All classes in demand.  Averge 310p £140 (45.1kg)

Leading consingments –

R & R Rennie, Sydenham                                  8 sold                                67 kgs                   284p                      £190.75

J & G Sinclair, Crookston                                16 sold                               51.5kgs                 324p                      £167

A.T.C Dodds & Partners, Bonjedward             56 sold                               55 kgs                   304p                      £168

J.W Fullerton & Sons, Corsbie                        47 sold                               49.6 kgs               325.18p                £161.50

A.M Connon & Sons, Skilmafilly                  164 sold                               46.2 kgs               326.6p                   £150.93

Hoggs per head-

Texel: £193, £190, £186, £185 Sydenham, £183 Crookston, £183, £180, £178 Bonjedward, £177 Crookston; Suffolk: £189 Bonjedward, £171, £168 Corsbie, £167 Skilmafilly, £163 Yett, £160 Headshaw, Lauder, £159 Lumsdaine, Cortleferry; Beltex: £171, £170, £169 Crookston, £167 Faughhill, £164 Corsbie, £163 Crookston, Skilmafilly; North Country Cheviot: £172 North Synton, £158 Bonjedward, £156 North Synton; Kerryhill: £164 Crookston; Cheviot Mule: £150 Blegbie, £140 Adderstonshiels, Greyfaced: £149 Lumsdaine; Bluefaced Leicester: £148 Corsbie Cottages (W.Hedley); Half Bred: £145 Headshaw, Lauder; Easycare: £138.50 Muircleugh

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: 359p Faughhill, 352.4p Craiglea, 346.2p Faughhill, 345.3p Corsbie, 340.8p Faughhill, 340p, 338p Crookston, 337.5p Craiglea, 336.4p Helmburn, 335.3p Crookston; Texel: 344.7p Crookston, 344.6p Craiglea, 342.9p Headshaw, Lauder, 342.1p Grange Moor, 341.4p Crookston, 340.9p Threepwood, 339.5p Woodhouse, 338p Corsbie, Skilmafilly; Suffolk: 329.2p Bonjedward, 323.9p Skilmafilly, 320p Headshaw, Lauder, Corsbie, 318.4p Skilmafilly, 318.2p New Blainslie, 315.2p Faughhill; Cheviot Mule: 305.6p Adderstonshiels; North Country Cheviot: 308.1p Headshaw, Lauder, 303.4p Saughtree, 300p Kirklands, Ancrum, Adderstonshiels

CAST SHEEP-

Well over a third of the sale being horned Ewes.  A strong and improved trade was witnessed.  More numbers required to meet buyer demand.

Sale top of £169 for a Suffolk Ewe from W.D Mundell & Son, Meigle.

EWES

Suffolk: £169 Meigle, £147 Trabroun, £143 Symington Mains, £139 Elwartlaw, £137 Meigle, £133 Symington Mains, North Sorrowlessfield, £131 Bonjedward, Elwartlaw; Beltex: £165 Wester Ulston, £140 Faughhill, £130 Gallowshill, Wester Ulston; Texel: £160 Gallowshill(2), Leaston, £159 Fairnilee, £157 The Lee, £150 Leaston, £147 The Lee, £143 Brothershiels; North Country Cheviot: £125 Symington Mains, £117 Blegbie, £113 Fairnilee, £111 Adderstonshiels, Bonjedward, £107 Saughtree, Symington Mains; Cheviot Mule: £121 Wester Ulston, £119 Blegbie, £117, £111 Wester Ulston, £109 Meigle, £107 Lumsdaine, Bedrule; Romney: £115, £111 Mount Ulston; Greyfaced: £117 Elwartlaw, £115 Crailinghall, Pitcairn, £113 Symington Mains, £111 Brothershiels, £109 Lethem Farming, £107 Woodhouse(2), Cortleferry; Aberfield: £113, £109 Over Blainslie; Bluefaced Leicester: £109 Gallowshill; Lleyn: £105 Trabroun; Blackface: £93 Pitcairn, £85, £81 Elmscleugh, £75 The Lee, Laidlawshiel, The Yett, Lumsdaine, Elmscleugh, £71 Pitcairn; Easycare: £87 Elwartlaw; Jacob: £77 Morebattle Tofts (K.Swan)

RAMS-

Blackface: £101 Elmscleugh; Shetland: £67 Shepherds Cottage (Sherriffside)