St Boswell Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 1^st February, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Prime stock sale of cattle and sheep

Sold 86 Clean Cattle, 73 Cast Cows, 931 Prime Lambs and 579 Cast Ewes
Bullocks (21) averaged  219p per kg and sold to 242p  (-3.0p  on the week)
Heifers (65) averaged  231p per kg and sold to 261p (+2.0p on the week)
73 Cast Cows averaged 143p per kg and sold to 187p  (-7.0p on the week) Top price £1484
931 Hoggs averaged 265p per kg (+25p on the week)  £114 per head and sold to £146, top price 346p per kg for Beltex Hoggs
579 Ewes averaged £80.60 and sold to £139 for Texel Ewes
Heavy Ewes averaged £106, light ewes sold to £109 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £72

CATTLE:
Bullocks per head:
(465-555kgs): Nisbet £1241.88
(556+kgs):  Galagate £1536.08, Venchen £1482.56, Milrighall £1482, Lennoxlove £1449.04

Bullocks per kilo:
(465-555kgs.  Average 221.06p): Nisbet 237p R & G Moor
(556kgs +  Average 219.15p):  Conker Cottage 242p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Penston 238p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd, Lennoxlove 236p Mr G.Chapman

Heifers per head:
(485+kgs): Bee Edge £1576.44, Lennoxlove £1496.14, Bee Edge £1492.02, £1478.08, £1468.88, Lurdenlaw £1465.28, Kirkend, Birgham £1465.28

Heifers per kilo:
(485+ kgs.  Average 231.26p) Bee Edge 261p, 248p Foley Bros, Kirkend 247p R & G Moor, Penston 246p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 244p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Penston 244p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Bee Edge 243p Foley Bros

Cast Cows per head: Birkenside £1484.52, Rumbletonlaw £1398.76, Muircleugh £1352.40, Rumbletonlaw £1306.26, Muircleugh £1287.70, Rumbletonlaw £1286.88
Cast Cows per kilo:  Rumbletonlaw 187p, Bankhouse, Whitrighill, Rumbletonlaw 177p, Woodhouse, J 173p, Rumbletonlaw 168p, Bankhouse 165p, Wester Middleton, Haystoun, Dolphinston 164p

Cast Bulls per head: Haystoun £1339.64, Fishwick Mains £1320.68
Cast Bulls per kilo: Fishwick 137p, Craigsford Mains 118p

HOGGS: All classes sharper, more numbers needed.

Hoggs per head: Texel: £146 Crookston, £144 Langraw, £141 Over Whitlaw, £139 Crookston, Helmburn, £138 Bonjedward, Cortleferry, £137 Bonjedward, £136 Threepwood (2), Upper Ashtrees, £135, £134 Threepwood, £134 Bonjedward, £133 Langraw, £132 South Dissington, Walkersknowe Cottage, Threepwood, £129.50 Halidean Mill, £129 Bonjedward, Beltex: £143, £141, £140, £138 Crookston, £135 Wester Ulston, £134 Crookston, Wester Ulston, Westerhouses, £130 Faughhill, Wester Ulston, £129 Faughhill, £124 Westerhouses, £122 Craighouse, £120 Halidean Mill, £110 Craighouse, North Country Cheviot: £143 North Synton, £133 Craighouse, £130 Nisbet Mill, £129 Thorlieshope (R.Walker), £128 Bonjedward, £125 Gospelhall, £120 Soutra, £119 Nisbet Mill, £118 Gospelhall, £114.50, £114 Blackburn Mill, Springwood Lodge, Saughtree, £112 Soutra, £110.50 Springwood Lodge, Suffolk: £138 Bonjedward, £136 Cortleferry, New Blainslie, £134 Bonjedward, £133, 125 Chesters Brae, £121.50 Bonjedward, £121 Cortleferry, £118 New Blainslie, Craighouse, £115 North Synton, Venchen, £110 Langraw, Half Bred: £135, £118 Bonjedward, Blackface: £122 The Yett, £119 Crookston, £107.50 Hyndhope, E, Greyfaced: £113 Hyndhope, E, Cheviot Mule: £110, £108 Wester Ulston, Lleyn: £110 Over Whitlaw

Hoggs per kilo: Beltex: 346.2p, 343.6p Wester Ulston, 335p Crookston, 326.8p Westerhouses, 325p Crookston, Wester Ulston, 321.1p Craighouse, 311.7p Halidean Mill, 310p Westerhouses, 302.3p, 300p Faughhill, 300p, 291.7p Crookston, Texel: 317.5p Easter Fodderlie, 314.6p Hawthornside, 310p Leaston, 309.1p Threepwood, 307.3p South Dissington, 305p Wester Ulston, 301.2p Faughhill, 297.8p Threepwood, 294.3p Halidean Mill, 285.7p New Blainslie, North Synton, 285.3p New Blainslie, 281p Helmburn, 279.5p Langraw, 279p New Blainslie, 278.8p Swinnie, 278.6p Hyndhope, E, 277.9p New Blainslie, 277.6p Upper Ashtrees, 276.8p Leaston, North Country Cheviot: 309.3p Craighouse, 265.1p Saughtree, 264.6p Colmslie, 263.2p Craighouse, 260.5p Soutra, Suffolk: 273.1p, 272.5p New Blainslie, 268.3p Langraw, 262.2p Craighouse, 261.4p North Synton, 261.4p Venchen, Cheviot Mule: 268.3p, 263.4p Wester Ulston, Half Bred: 260p Bonjedward

EWES: An improved quality in the show of Ewes forward which saw all classes sell to a solid trade.
Hill Breeds were the best section to sell with a pair of smart North Country Cheviots from D.Matthewson & Son, Soutra achieving £109.  A powerful pen of 27 Blackface Ewes from A.P Clark & Son, Blakehope reached £80

Texel:L £139 Sunnycroft, £119 Leaston, £115 Buckholm, £113 Threepwood, £111 Currie Inn, £109 Cockburn, Wedderlie, Easter Fodderlie, £105 Blackburn, L, Chesters Brae, £103 Helmburn, SRUC, Oatridge, Suffolk: £127 Thorlieshope (R.Walker), £119 Blackburn, L, £109 Chesters Brae, Venchen, £105 Leaston, £101 Cortleferry, £99 Chesters Brae, £97 Cockburn, Chesters Brae, £95 Bonjedward, £91 Venchen, £89 Chesters Brae, Yarlside, Lleyn: £135 Over Whitlaw, Beltex: £111 Threeburnford (A.Halliday) £111, £87  Threeburnford,  North Country Cheviot: £109 Soutra, £97 Wedderlie, £95 North Synton, £87 Buckholm, Adderstonshiels, £85 Bonjedward, £81 Yarlside, Adderstonshiels, Bluefaced Leicester: £107 Wedderlie, £91 Cortleferry, Half Bred: £97 Bonjedward, Romney: £96 Bow, £95 SRUC, Oatridge, £91 Bow, Cheviot Mule: £95 Leaston, £89, 87 Buckholm, Greyfaced: £89, £88 Broomilees,  £87 Gala Farms, Cockburn, £85 Cortleferry (2), Gala Farms, Bettyfield, SRUC Oatridge, Crosslaw, £83 Broomilees, £82 Whitehope, £81 Broomilees, Bettyfield, Crosslaw, Blackburn, Zwartble: £87 East Bridgeglands, Hampshire: £85 East Bridgelands, Jacob: £81, £73 Broomilees, Blackface: £80 Blakehope, £79 Gala Farms, £71, £67 Blakehope, £65 Threeburnford, £63 Blakehope, £59 Whitehope, Ryeland: £79 Lower Ashtrees, Swaledale: £65, £63, £57 Broomilees, Shetland: £55 Dolphinston