St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 123 Clean Cattle, 67 Cast Cows,  1465 Prime Hoggs and 480 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (51) averaged 295p per kg and sold to 318p(2)

Heifers (70) averaged 306p per kg and sold to 348p

Young Bulls (2) sold to 258p per kg

Cast Cows (65) averaged 207p per kg and sold to 300p

Top price £2067

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 140p per kg and sold to 157p

Top price £1683

Hoggs (1465) averaged 322p per kg (-7p on the week). £138.50 per head and sold to £184  for Texel/Beltex

Top price 395p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (480) averaged £107.08 and sold to £205 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £141, light ewes sold to £147 for North Country Cheviot, and averaged £86

PRIME CATTLE-

Great Show met a great trade

Bullocks per head: Whitrighill £2220.40, Smailholm Mains £2176.20, Whitrighill £2169.44, Dunslaw £2083.20, Learielaw £2079.72, £2072.96, Whitrighill £2070.90, Bee Edge £2046.72, Dunslaw £2044.04, Windywalls £2028

Heifers per head: Whitsome West Newton £2182.40, £2115.84, Upper Nisbet £2065.80, Learielaw £2065.04, Bee Edge £2021.76, The Hagg £2003.76, Longnewton £1988.16, Upper Nisbet £1984.32, Bee Edge £1980

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw, Greenknowe 318p, Learielaw 316p, Greenknowe, Lennoxlove 314p, Penston, Bee Edge, Lennoxlove 312p, Learielaw 311p, Greenknowe 310p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 348p Forsyths of Peebles, Greenknowe 336p, Learielaw, Penston 332p, Bee Edge, Upper Nisbet 330p, Bee Edge 330p Denholm Meat Supplies, Whitrighill 330p, 328p, Penston 328p

Young Bulls: Hoselaw £1702.80(258p)

CAST COWS

Exceptional show, very buoyant

Cast Cows per head: Whitrighill £2067.78, Dunslaw £1973.58, £1939.50, Cortleferry £1909.44, £1897.56, £1855.36, £1839.20, Dunslaw £1830

Cast Cows per kilo: Dunslaw 300p, Upper Blainslie 283p, Dunslaw 273p, 267p, Cortleferry 265p, Dunslaw 259p, Fairnielee 257p, Blegbie 255p, Gateshaw 249p, Upper Blainslie 249p

CAST BULLS: The Hagg £1683.04 (157p)

PRIME HOGGS-

Mixed show forward.  All types wanted.  Average 322p, 43kgs, £138.50

Hoggs per head-

Beltex: £184 Threepwood, £180 Grange Moor, £179 Faughhill (2), Threepwood, £175 Faughhill, £174 (2)Halidean Mill,  £171 Threepwood;Texel: £184 Threepwood, £180 Butterdean, Threepwood, Headshaw, L (2), £179, £178 Bonjedward, £173 Threepwood; Suffolk: £176 Bonjedward, £172, £170(5) Butterdean, £170 Bonjedward, Threepwood; North Country Cheviot: £155 Chatto, £150 Top Cottage, Chatto (H.Brown), £149 Hethpool, £145 Hardacres, £142 Pawston, Kirklands, A,  Chatto; Cheviot Mule: £154 Kirklands, A; Greyfaced: £147 Hethpool, £141 Broomilees; Blackface: £141 Hethpool

Hoggs per kilo-

Texel: 395.3p Woodhouse, 345.5p New Blainslie, 342.2p Headshaw, L, 340.9p Kirkwood Farm, 340.9p Grange Moor, Kirkwood Farm, 340.4p Butterdean, 339.5p Woodhouse, 339.3p Kirkwood Farm; Beltex: 391.3p Grange Moor, 380p Threepwood, 365p Halidean Mill, 364.4p Faughhill, 363.6p Halidean Mill, 361.7p Grange Moor, 361.1p Faughhill; North Country Cheviot: 340.8p Headshaw, L, 330.2p Pawston, 330.2p, 330p, 329.3p Kirklands, A, 329.3p Hethpool; Suffolk: 329.1p Headshaw, L, 328.9p Threepwood, 326.8p New Blainslie, 325.6p Gala Farms, 325.6p, 325.3p Hunthill, 325.3p Blackburn; Blackface: 320.5p Hethpool;  Greyfaced: 319.6p Hethpool

CAST SHEEP-

A mixed show of Cast Sheep sold to a lightning trade throughout.

Sale peak of £205 for a Texel Ewe from W.Arnott & Co, Butterdean.  Tups topped at £180 for a Texel from J.W Girvan, Gateshaw

Numbers required to meet buyer requirements

EWES- Texel: £205 Butterdean, £155 Nether Tofts, £153 Butterdean, £151 Elmbank, £150, £145 Romvale, £145 Butterdean, £141 Nether Kidston; Suffolk: £173 Butterdean, £170 Woodside (Walker), £169 Smailholm Mains, £157 Blackburn Cottages (Montague), £155 Butterdean, £151 Woodside (Walker), Romavale, £149, £147 Butterdean, £147 Bonjedward; North Country Cheviot: £147 Bonjedward, £131 Elmbank, £123 Blegbie, £117 Elmbank, £115 Hethpool, £111 Blegbie; Romney: £131, £117  Gateshaw, £113 Romavale,  Half Bred: £139 Bonjedward, £133 Smailholm Mains; Lleyn: £131 Harden Mains, £127, £113 Windshiel, £111 Harden Mains; Cheviot Mule: £127 Blegbie, Craighouse, £123 Blegbie; Bluefaced Leicester: £121 Kilnknowe Place (I.Borthwick); Greyfaced: £121 Gateshaw, Woodside (Walker), £119 Butterdean, £115 Gateshaw, Woodside (Walker), Falside; Blackface: £113, £107(2), £105 Tollishill, £97 Middle Moneynut, £80 Aikeyside, £79 Laings Hill; Charollais: £111 Berryhill; Jacob: £91 Boggs Holdings (Kay)

RAMS- Texel: £180 Gateshaw, £153 Threepwood, £145 Woodside (Walker), £141 Threepwood; Beltex: £149, £147 Threepwood; Bluefaced Leicester: £135 Middlethird; Ryeland: £105 Eckford House