St Boswells Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 25^th January, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Prime stock sale of cattle and sheep

Sold 77 Clean Cattle, 43 Cast Cows, 1186 Prime Lambs and 403  Cast Ewes
Bullocks (16) averaged  222p per kg and sold to 249p  (-5.0p  on the week)
Heifers (60) averaged  229p per kg and sold to 253p (+1.0p on the week)
1 Young Bull sold to 153p
43 Cast Cows averaged 150p per kg and sold to 198p  (+2.0p on the week) Top price £1576
1186 Hoggs averaged 240p per kg (-20p on the week) and sold to £134, top price 314p per kg for Beltex Hoggs
403 Ewes averaged £84 and sold to £129 for Texel Ewes
Heavy Ewes averaged £104, light ewes sold to £87 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £68

CATTLE: Cattle were short of buyer requirements.
Bullocks per head:
(280-464kgs): Wester Ulston £1062, Standhill, Hawick £1011.52
(465-555kgs):  Conker Cottage £1320
(556+kgs):  Galagate £1517.92, Lurdenlaw £1432.64, Venchen £1415.40, Penston £1389.42

Bullocks per kilo:
(280-464kgs.  Average 217.4p):  Wester Ulston 236p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd
(465-555kgs.  Average 230.78p): Conker Cottage 240p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd
(556kgs +  Average 221.92p):  Penston 249p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Lurdenlaw 242p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Huntington 234p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Heifers per head:
(400-484kgs): Dunslaw £1064.80
(485+kgs): Bee Edge £1505.68, £1500.96, Lennoxlove £1488.40, Bee Edge £1487.64, £1478.64, Lennoxlove £1472.58, Bee Edge £1467.72, £1464, £1462.68

Heifers per kilo:
(400-484kgs.  Average 211.96p): Dunslaw 220p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd
(485+ kgs.  Average 230.05p):  Bee Edge 253p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Conker Cottage 253p J & J Mather, Lurdenlaw 247p J & J Mather, Longnewton 246p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Nisbet 245p J & J Mather

Cast Cows per head: East Loanend £1576.80, Kersknowe £1496.88, Huntington £1444.20, Kedzlie £1440.88, Rumbletonlaw £1432.60, Kedzlie £1392.92, Kersknowe £1392, Rumbletonlaw £1376.16, Rumbletonrig £1334.88, Wester Middleton £1305.08

Cast Cows per kilo: Glendearg 198p, Kedzlie 194p, Rumbletonlaw, Glendearg 190p, Rumbletonlaw 183p, East Loanend 180p, Rumbletonrig 174p, Rumbletonlaw 173p, Huntington 167p, Kedzlie 166p

HOGGS: More weight forward, returns reduced.

Hoggs per head: Suffolk: £134 Butterdean, £131 Belmont, £128 Butterdean, £126, £122 Bonjedward, £122 Edrom Mains, Bonjedward, £120 Threepwood, £114.50 Stoneypath, £114 Butterdean, Chesters Brae, Broomilees, £113 Stoneypath, £112 Headshaw, L, £111 Bonjedward, £110 Braid Lea, Millheugh, Edrom Mains, Texel: £132 (3), £129, £128 Butterdean, £126 Bonjedward (2), Woodhouse, £125 Butterdean, £124 Bonjedward, £121 Wedderlie, £120 Threepwood, Muircleugh, Boggs Holdings, £119 Butterdean, Wedderlie, Woodhouse, Stoneypath, £118 Bonjedward (2), Beltex: £129 Threepwood, £117 Lylestane, £115 Threepwood, £107 Huntington, £104 Lylestane, North Country Cheviot: £123, £117 North Synton, £115 Buchtrig, £112 North Synton, £111 Stagehall, £108.50 Kirklands, A, £107 Millheugh, Dod, £104 Stagehall, £103 Birneyknowe, £102.50 Kirklands, A, £102 Dod, £101 Mainside, £100 Bonjedward, Bluefaced Leicester: £121, £120, £113 Kirkstead, Blackface: £114, £107 Kirkstead, £100 Stoneypath, Cheviot Mule: £112 Millheugh, £110 Stoneypath, £108.50 Broomiebank, Charollais: £111, £105 Berryhill, Greyfaced: £108 Stoneypath, £107, £103.50 Burncastle, Half Bred: £105.50 Headshaw, L, £102 Bonjedward

Hoggs per kilo: Texel: 314.6p Butterdean, 287.5p Headshaw, L, Broomiebank, 270.5p Stoneypath, 266.7p Faughhill, 266.2p (2) Huntington,  265.1p Threepwood, 265p Blackburn, L, 264p Boggs Holdings (Kay), 257.5p Threepwood, 257.1p Millheugh, 256.2p Stoneypath, 256.1p Broom, 253.3p Headshaw, L, 253p Faughhill, 252.3p Edrom Mains, 251.2p Blackburn, L, Broom, Woodhouse, Beltex: 307.9p Lylestane, 305.7p Huntington, 300p Threepwood, 284.9p Lylestane, 267.4p Threepwood, North Country Cheviot: 255.3p Kirklands, A, 254.8p Millheugh, 252.3p Stagehall, 250p Kirklands, A, 248.8p (2) Dod, 247.6p Stagehall, 245p, 244p Kirklands, A, 243p, 242.9p Lylestane, Suffolk: 256.8p, 254.4p Stoneypath, 254.1p Huntington, 251.2p Broom, Threepwood, Headshaw, L, 250p Broom, Belmont, 246.7p Bonjedward, 243.6p Braid Lea, Selkirk, 242.7p Craigsford Mains, Cheviot Mule: 255.8p Stoneypath, 248.9p Millheugh, Greyfaced: 251.2p Stoneypath, 240.4p Burncastle, Aberfield: 242.7p Lylestane,  Blackface: 241p Stoneypath

EWES: A catchment area of Bathgate to Northumberland produced a wide variation in the show of ewes forward.
All classes would be £2 to £3 easier on the week, albeit still selling to a solid trade throughout.  Less top end ewes about as reflected in the trade!

Texel: £129 Middlestead, £119 Hermiston, £117 (2), £115 Upper Samieston, £113 Standhill, £111, £109 Upper Samieston, £107 Over Blainslie, £105 Woodhouse, Easter Whitmuir, £103 Millheugh, £99 Easter Whitmuir, £97 Woodhouse, Suffolk: £125 Headshaw, L, £115 Cammerlaws, £113 Hermiston, £109 Millheugh, Headshaw, L, £107 Middlestead, £105 Venchen, £101 Cherrytrees, Bluefaced Leicester: £113 Kirkstead, £93 Easter Whitmuir, £91 Middlestead, Dorset: £103 The Granary, Putton Mill, Cheviot Mule: £99 Millheugh, £97 Over Blainslie, £95 Upper Samieston, £95 Stoneypath, Easter Whitmuir, £93 Lumsdaine, Greyfaced: £89 Cammerlaws, £87 Hermiston, Gateshaw, Woodhouse, £85 Lumsdaine, Broomilees (2), £83 Middlestead, £81 Broom (2), Venchen, £79 Crailinghall, Blackburn, North Country Cheviot: £87 Stagehall, Millheugh (2), Over Blainslie, Headshaw, L, £85 Over Blainslie, £83, £81 Saughtree, £75 Upper Samieston, Easter Whitmuir, Leaderfoot Lleyn: £79 Stoneypath, Blackface: £71 Lumsdaine, £65 Ettrickshaws, £59 Stoneypath, £57 Ettrickshaws, Jacob: £65 Leaderfoot, Swaledale: £63 Broomilees, Welsh Badger: £61, £53 Reedyloch, Herdwick: £55 Standhill, Bathgate

RAMS: North Country Cheviot: £95 Birneyknowe, Blackface: £79 Ettrickshaws, Kirkstead