St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 129 Clean Cattle, 65 Cast Cows,  950 Prime Hoggs and 540 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (51) averaged 300p per kg and sold to 322p

Heifers (78) averaged 301p per kg and sold to 338p

Cast Cows (65) averaged 196p per kg and sold to 263p

Top price £2055

Hoggs (950) averaged 342.2p per kg (+20p on the week). £146.50 per head and sold to £205  for Beltex

Top price 400p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (540) averaged £106.51 and sold to £220 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £146, light ewes sold to £141 for North Country Cheviots , and averaged £86

PRIME CATTLE-

Good show of clean forward with trade still as buoyant.

Bullocks per head: Penston £2099.20, Fordel Parks £2089.38, Whitrighill £2083.84, Lurdenlaw £2065.44, Whitrighill £2046, Learielaw £2028, Bee Edge £2022.48, £2019.60

Heifers per head: Whitsome West Newton £2182.40, Mosstower £2126.60, £2111.20, Whitrighill £2111.20, Greenknowe £2101.80, Upper Nisbet £2050.24, Bee Edge £2049.60, Learielaw £2046, Whitrighill £2044.08, Longnewton £2034.72

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 322p, Penston 320p (2), Crosshall, Bee Edge 318p, Learielaw, Crosshall 316p, West Garleton, Lennoxlove 315p

Heifers per kilo: Learielaw 338p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge, Wester Ulston  336p, Learielaw, Bee Edge 330p, Bee Edge 328p W.Kirkup & Sons, Penston, Bee Edge 328p, Butchercote 326p

CAST COWS

Fast Trade

Cast Cows per head: Mosstower £2055.04, Kersknowe £2002.20, Mosstower £1948.06, Butchercote £1943.12, Corsbie £1909.38, Leaston £1855.42, Upper Nisbet £1848.36, Butchercote £1833.72

Cast Cows per kilo: Corsbie 263p, Butchercote 259p, Mosstower 257p, 247p, Gateshaw 237p, Dunslaw 230p, Butchercote 227p

PRIME HOGGS-

Less numbers forward.  All classes dearer.  Average 342.2p, £146.50, 42.8kgs

Mr A.Halliday, Heriotsfield, Oxton put forward a superb Beltex.x Hogg on behalf of Macmillian Cancer Support realising £1000 after being sold 5 times to Mr Ben Gray, Mr Daniel Kemp, J.A Jewitt Ltd, Yorkshire Halal Meats Ltd and Harrison & Hetherington

Hoggs per head-

Beltex: £205, £203 Huntington, £200, £195, £194 Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), £194, £193 Faughhill, £190 Threepwood; Texel: £205 Bonjedward, £204 Threepwood, £203, £198 Hawthornside, £193 Threepwood, £191, £190 Bonjedward, £190 Hawthornside; Suffolk: £184 Threepwood, £180 Bonjedward, £176 Saughtree, £174 Blegbie, £173 New Blainslie; North Country Cheviot: £165 Blegbie, £157 Borthwickshiels, £155 Broachrigg, £151 New Blainslie, £150 Adderstonshiels, £149 Borthwickshiels, Broachrigg; Half Bred: £164 Bonjedward; Cheviot Mule: £160 Saughtree, Borthwickshiels, £159 Blegbie, £147 Adderstonshiels; Berrichon: £158 Springwood; Blackface: £157(2) Roxburgh Mill, £154 Hartside, £150 Borthwickshiels; Hill Cheviot: £156 Whitehope, Innerleithen; Bluefaced Leicester: £155 Hartside; Easycare: £154, £149 Girrick; Greyfaced: £153 Broachrigg; Lleyn: £148. £146 Over Whitlaw; Ryeland: £144 Broachrigg; Charollais: £142 Bedrule

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex: 400p Craighouse, 394.2p Huntington, 388p Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), 381p Huntington, 368.4p Grange Moor, 367.3p Threeburnford, 366p Faughhill, 361.1p Craighouse; Texel: 386p Threepwood, 380p Adderstonshiels, 367.4p Threepwood, 365.9p New Blainslie, 365.5p Broachrigg, 365.3p Bonjedward, 365.1p Adderstonshiels, 364.1p Broachrigg, 362.5p Hawthornside; Suffolk: 369.8p Broachrigg, 361.8p Adderstonshiels, 354.4p Longwood (P & L Flockhart), 352.9p Bonjedward, 352.2p, 341.8p New Blainslie; North Country Cheviot: 357.1p Adderstonshiels, 352.4p (2) Saughtree, 350p Bonjedward, 344.3p Hethpool, 343.2p New Blainslie, 340.7p Broachrigg; Easycare: 354.8p, 342.2p Girrick; Charollais: 350.6p Bedrule; Cheviot Mule: 341.9p Adderstonshiels, 336.7p Blegbie; Lleyn: 347.6p, 340.2p Over Whitlaw; Blackface: 339.5p Hethpool, 334.9p Broachrigg; Hill Cheviot: 339.1p Whitehope, Innerleithen; Half Bred: 334.7p Bonjedward; Greyfaced: 322.1p Broachrigg

CAST SHEEP-

A mixed show of Cast Sheep with many  smaller bred ewes forward.  All classes lift again on the week in trade.

Sale peak of £220 for a Texel Ewe from local breeder Glen Wilson, Hawthornside.  Tups topped at £200 for a Texel from J.W Fullerton & Sons, Corsbie Farm

EWES

Texel: £220 Hawthornside, £200 Hawthornside, £185 The Lee, £180 Threepwood, £171 Holylee; Beltex: £200 Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), £180 Threeburnford; Blue Texel: £170 Oxnam Neuk; Suffolk: £159 Legars, £157 Corsbie, £155 Huntington, Holylee, £151 Nether Howden, £145 Huntington, £135 Threepwood; Bluefaced Leicester: £155 Threepwood Cottage (D.Sandilands), £150 Burnhead, Peebles; £145 Hartside, £141 Threepwood Cottage (D.Sandilands); Greyfaced: £151 Oxnam Neuk, £133 Legars, £127 Lee, £125 Kirktonhill, £123 Nether Howden, £121 Letham Farming, £119 Kirktonhill, Berryhill; North Country Cheviot: £141 Kirktonhill, £125 Blegbie, £121 Kirktonhill, £111 Wester Ulston, £109 Hethpool;  Charollais: £131 Berryhill; Lleyn: £139 Blackhill, Coldingham, £131 Thorneydykes; Romney: £139, £133, £125 Bow; Charollais: £131 Berryhill; Cheviot Mule: £127 Blegbie, £125 Hawthornside, Wester Ulston; Valais Blacknose: £123 Hardens View; Norfolk: £117 Stichill Eastfield; Zwartble: £115 Brundeanlaws; Easycare: £113 Dolphinston, £105 Girrick; Blackface: £110 Hethpool, £95 Kirktonhill, £91 Hethpool, £81 Scarlaw; Shetland: £43 Stichill Eastfield

RAMS-

Texel: £200, £165 Corsbie; Beltex: £157 Corsbie; Suffolk: £155 Blackhill, Coldingham; Dorset: £140 Holylee; Blackface: £103 Holylee, £80 The Lee; Portland: £65 Craigsford