St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 143 Clean Cattle, 63 Cast Cows, 1258 Prime Hoggs and 495 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (31) averaged 295p per kg and sold to 328p

Heifers (110) averaged 298p per kg and sold to 336p x 2

Young Bulls (2) averaged 251p per kg and sold to 262p

Cast Cows (63) averaged 185p per kg and sold to 251p

Top price £1929

Hoggs (1258) averaged 300p per kg -10p on the week). £132 per head and sold to £169 for Beltex

Top price 361p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (495) averaged £103.66 and sold to £220 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £129, light ewes sold to £123 for North Country Cheviot , and averaged £82

PRIME CATTLE-

Tremendous show of cattle saw a great trade.

Bullocks per head: Learielaw £2125.44, £2110.08, Bee Edge £2098.80, Crosshall £2047.28, Fowberry Moor £2015.28, Shidlaw £1942.96, Crookhouse £1908, Bemersyde £1905.12, Crosshall £1877.04, Fowberry Moor £1866.84

Heifers per head: Longnewton £2277.60, Whitsome West Newton £2240.16, Fowberry Moor £2076.48, Whitsome West Newton £2069.88, Whitrighill £2016.12, West Newbigging £1983.60, Learielaw £1969.50, Bee Edge £1945.52, Faughhill £1941.76, Longnewton £1940.60

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 328p, Fowberry Moor 324p, Bee Edge 318p, Crosshall 318p, 316p, 314p, Learielaw 314p, Gala Farms 312p, Greenknowe 310p(2)

Heifers per kilo: West Garleton, Fowberry Moor 336p, Bee Edge, Wester Ulston 332p, Learielaw 330p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Fowberry Moor 330p, Bee Edge, Faughhill, Humbie Mill 328p, Greenknowe 327p

YOUNG BULLS

Fowberry Moor £1959.76(262p)

CAST COWS

Good show of cows

Cast Cows per head: Wedderlie £1929.46, Whitburgh £1917.64, Brockhouse £1812.78, Wedderlie £1804.52, Birkenside £1780.38, Wedderlie £1768.60, Whitrighill £1744.84, Birkenside £1743.46

Cast Cows per kilo: Whitburgh 251p, Brockhouse 243p, Whitrighill 241p, Thirlestane, Headshaw, Lauder 217p, Whitrighill, Headshaw, Lauder 211p,

PRIME HOGGS-

Great show forward.  Well fleshed hoggs easily sold.  Average 300p, £132, 44kgs

Hoggs per head-

Beltex: £169, £150 Corsbie, £147 Grange Moor, £145, £143 Faughhill, £140 Grange Moor; Texel: £166 Grey Peel, £164 Gattonside Mains, £160 Hexpath, Bonjedward, £158 Hexpath(2), Threepwood, £157, £156 Bonjedward, £155 Langraw; Suffolk: £164 Corsbie, £160 Bonjedward, £156 Threepwood, £146.50 Gattonside Mains, £146 Faughhill, £145 Pogbie, £144 Bonjedward, Pallinsburn; Cheviot Mule: £152 Newton of Crathie; Charollais: £150 Redpath East End, Romney: £150, £140 Attonburn; North Country Cheviot: £149(2) Soutra, £143, £130 Gilston; Hampshire: £136 Faughhill; Blue Texel: £130 Newton of Crathie

Hoggs per kilo: Beltex: 361.1p Glenogle, 342.1p Grange Moor, 336.5p Faughhill, 333.3p South Dissington, 325.3p Faughhill, 323.1p Newton of Crathie, 322.2p Faughhill, 321.1p Douglas Square (W.A Ferrie), 320p Treaty Park; Texel: 337.1p Threepwood, 326.4p Bowmont Farming, 325p Grange Moor, 324.3p Newton of Crathie, 321.7p Faughhill, 319p Chesters Brae, 318.5p Faughhill, 318.2p Bowmont Farming; Suffolk: 309.1p Glenogle, 307p Newhouses, 306.4p Bonjedward, 302.2p Threepwood, 301.1p Pallinsburn, 300p Newton of Crathie; Blue Texel: 309.5p Newton of Crathie; North Country Cheviot: 304.8p, 303.8p Bowmont Farming, 302.7p Newton of Crathie; Cheviot Mule: 302.4p Douglas Square (W.A Ferrie)Dutch Spotted: 301.4p Newton of Crathie; Hampshire: 295.3p Bridgehaughmill; Romney: 294.7p Attonburn

CAST SHEEP-

A stronger trade on the week with a good meated show forward.

Sale top of £220 for a smashing ewe from L & T Story, Rugley Farm.

Cast Tups sold to a top of £181 with a Texel from A & P Glennie, Threeburnford

EWES: Beltex: £160 Rugley, £141 Glenogle; Charollais: £155 Ruletownhead; Texel: £220, £200, £150 Rugley, £180, £150 Headshaw, Lauder, £143 Lylestane, £141 (2)Upper Samieston, £140 Headshaw, Lauder, Rugley, £139 Lylestane;  Suffolk: £151, £150 Rugley, £147 Headshaw, Lauder, Gospelhall, £141 Corsbie, £140 Rugley, £139 Lamberton (M.Budge), Pogbie, Lauder Barns; Dutch Spotted: £150 Myreside; Cheviot Mule: £139, £127 (2)Stoneypath, £117 Stickle Heaton, Upper Samieston, £115 Stickle Heaton, £105 Easter Whitmuir; North Country Cheviot: £123 Gospelhall, £111 Broomiebank, Gospelhall, £105 Ruletownhead, Lylestane, Douglas Square (W.A Ferrie); Greyfaced: £117 Rugley, £115, £111 Newhouses, £111 Headshaw, Lauder, Rugley, £109 Middlestead, £107 Berryhill, Cockburn, Rugley; Half Bred: £119 Headshaw, Lauder, £113 Bonjedward; Bluefaced Leicester: £117 Glenogle, £109 Middlestead; Wensleydale: £115 Eckford House;  Lleyn: £109 Over Whitlaw, £105 Ruletownhead;Blackface: £107, £91 Tollishill, £95 Rugley,  £85 Middlestead, £80 Stoneypath, Rugley, £75 Berryhill, Tollishill; Easycare: £91 Cockburn; Hill Cheviot: £87 Upper Chatto; Shetland: £45 Eckford House

RAMS- Texel: £181 Threeburnford, £171, £155 Upper Chatto, £150 Threeburnford, Langraw; Suffolk: £139 Middlestead, £135 Earlston Mains; North Country Cheviot: £135, £111 Upper Chatto; Beltex: £123 South Dissington, £121 Threeburnford; Hill Cheviot: £119, £111 Upper Chatto