St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 116 Clean Cattle,  24 Cast Cows,  3 Prime Lambs, 1611 Prime Hoggs and 313 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (55) averaged 285p per kg and sold to 330p

Heifers (61) averaged 296p per kg and sold to 332p

Cast Cows (24) averaged 204p per kg and sold to 239p

Cast Bulls (3) averaged 160p per kg and sold to 165p

Top price £1958

Lambs (3) averaged 357p per kg and sold to £150 for Dorsets

Hoggs (1611) averaged 361p per kg (-16p on the week). £165.67 per head and sold to £224  for Texels

Top price 420p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (313) averaged £90.24 and sold to £187 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £142, light ewes sold to £119 for North Country Chevot Ewes, and averaged £83

PRIME CATTLE-

Large show of Native Cattle met a great demand with quality still in high demand.

Bullocks per head: Dunslaw £2235.60, Meikle Harelaw £2217.60, Dunslaw £2151.34, £2125, Learielaw £2112, Lennoxlove £2084.88, Bee Edge £2052.96, Dunslaw £2045.22, £2036.70, £2028.78

Heifers per head: Longnewton £2138.40, Bee Edge £2038.48, Mosstower £2034.48, Learielaw £2028.44, Longnewton £1990.20, Dunslaw £1980, Mosstower £1965.60, Upper Nisbet £1952, Bee Edge £1936.44, Mosstower £1927.80

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 330p, Rugley 318p, Lurdenlaw 317p J.A Waters & Son, Wester Ulston 316p, Bee Edge 314p, 312p, Lennoxlove 310p, Learielaw 308p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 332p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Longnewton 330p Hugh Black & Sons, Fowberry Moor 330p, Nisbet 328p, Upper Nisbet 326p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 326p(2), Bee Edge 322p(2) W.Kirkup & Sons Butchers, Learielaw 322p

CAST COWS

Solid trade

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £2470.84, Hoprigshiels £2073.58, Kersknowe £1817.46, Mosstower £1817.40, Priesthaugh £1757.24, Hoprigshiels £1713.80, Lee £1653.88, Corsbie £1634.38, Priesthaugh £1599.96, Mosstower £1592.22

Cast Cows per kilo: Lee 239p, Mosstower 233p, 223p, Kersknowe 223p, Corsbie 213p, 209p, 207p, Kersknowe, Hyndsidehill 207p, Lee 205p

Cast Bulls per head: Hoprigshiels £1958.40, Angelrow £1851.30

Cast Bulls per kilo: Angelrow 165p, Hoprighshiels 160p

PRIME LAMBS-

Dorset: £150 (357.14p) Putton Mill (J.Royan)

PRIME HOGGS-

Another superb show of hoggs forward.  All types wanted.  Average 361p (45.9kgs), £165.67

Hoggs per head-

Texel: £224 Threepwood, £220, £210 Rennie Livestock, £206(2) Threepwood, £203 Newton, Crathie, £202 Boghall, £200 Muircleugh, Newton, Crathie(2)Beltex: £220 Faughhill, £206, £192, £188 Boghall; Suffolk: £210(2) Oxmuir, £210 Threepwood, £200 Oxmuir, Boghall(2), Belmont, £199 Faughhill; Dutch Spotted: £200 Myreside; Romney: £193, £188, £184 Rennie Livestock; Hampshire: £183 Bridgehaughmill; North Country Cheviot: £182, £178 Gospelhall, £166 Saughtree, £163 Holybush; Greyfaced: £176 Boghall; Half Bred: £173 Bonjedward; Cheviot Mule: £172 Kirklands, Ancrum; Lleyn: £168 Over Whitlaw; Ryeland: £165 Newton, Crathie; Blackface: £165 Newton, Crathie, £160 Berryhill

Hoggs per kilo-

Texel: 420.2p Threepwood, 416.7p, 406p Newton, Crathie, 404.7p Broachrigg, 404.7p, 400p Newton, Crathie; Beltex: 417.8p, 404.2p Boghall, 400p(2) Broachrigg, 388.7p Boghall, Suffolk: 406.8p Threepwood, 400p, 397.7p Broachrigg, 394.4p, 392.2p Boghall, 386.6p Newton, Crathie, 394.9p Boghall; North Country Cheviot: 386.3p Broachrigg, 386p Saughtree, 385p, 383.8p, 382.5p, 380.7p Kirklands, Ancrum; Cheviot Mule: 386p Broachrigg; Ryeland: 375p Newton, Crathie, 363.2p Broachrigg; Romney: 371.7p Rennie Livestock; Half Bred: 368.1p Bonjedward; Hampshire: 361p Bridgehaughmill; Greyfaced: 370.7p Newton, Crathie; Blackfaced: 367.9p Broachrigg, 366.7p Newton, Crathie; Blue Texel: 361.1p Cakemuir

CAST SHEEP-

A poorer show of Cast Sheep forward saw all classes sell to a belter of a trade.

Sale top of £187 for Texels from C.B Strang-Steel, Threepwood!  Tups peaked at £173 for a Bluefaced Leicester from DZ Rock Farming, Hethpool !

Numbers short of buyers requirements!!

EWES

Texel: £187 Threepwood, £145, £133 Nether Howden, £131 Belmont, Threepwood; Charollais: £180 Runningburn; Suffolk: £169 Greenknowe, £160 Woodside, £159 Nether Howden, £157 Runningburn, £151, £145 Belmont, £140 Oxmuir, £135 Bonjedward; Cheviot Mule: £145 Greenknowe; Greyfaced: £123 Nether Howden, £121 Greenknowe, £117 Huntershall, Kirktonhill, £115 Hartside; Half Bred: £123 Bonjedward; Blackface: £113, £95 Longcroft, £93 Huntershall, Hartside, £91 Huntershall, £85 Longcroft; North Country Cheviot: £119 Glenalmond, £111 Gospelhall, £105 Boreland, Huntershall, £99 Hardacres, £95 Bowmont Farming; Hebridean: £50 Mainhill

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester: £173 Hethpool, £135 Laidlawstiel; Suffolk: 170 Oxmuir, £159 Kirktonhill; Beltex: £140 Kirktonhill, £130 Laidlawstiel; Blackface: £123 Laidlawstiel