St Boswells Annual Show & Sale of Native Cattle

Harrison & Hetherington held their Annual Sale of Native Store Cattle.

All cattle presented in great condition despite the weather conditions

Top call went to Messrs Weir, Cortleferry with a fabulous Aberdeen Angus.x Blk at £2080.  Top pence per kilo went to a great pen of Aberdeen Angus.x Blks at 395p per kilo.

Show results

Class 1   Best Pen of Native Bred Bullocks -             Symington Mains (pen of 9)

Class 2  Best Pen of Native Bred Heifers -               Threeburnford (pen of 8)

Class 3  Best Pen of Shorthorn.x                                Mossilee (pen of 4)

Show kindly sponsored by Performance Feeds

Bullocks per head_

Aberdeen Angus: £2080 Cortleferry, £1990 Woodhead, Ancrum, £1940, £1810 Cortleferry, £1760 Woodhead, Ancrum, £1740 Cortleferry, £1710 Nether Howden, £1680 Symington Mains, £1650 Upper Blainslie, £1620 Whitburgh; Hereford: £1590, £1510 Buskin; Luing: £1350, £1330 Tinnis; Beef Shorthorn: £1290 Mountbenger, £1230 Mossilee, £1100 Kirktonhill; Simmental: £1720 Nether Howden, £1500 Nisbet Mill, £1470 Polton Farm, £1400 Nisbet Mill; Saler: £1270, £1230 Nisbet Mill; Charolais: £1130 Kirktonhill

Bullocks per kilo

Aberdeen Angus: 395.3p Symington Mains, 394.1p Woodhead, Ancrum, 375p Symington Mains, 369.6p, 351.8p Easter Middleton, 394.4p Symington Mains, 344.1p Blackburnrigg, 343.8p Blegbie, 343.3p Blackburnrigg; Hereford: 305.8p Buskin, 302.3p Fairnilee; Limousin: 280.6p Polton; Luing: 289.1p, 284.2p Tinnis; Beef Shorthorn: 303.2p, 301.4p Kirktonhill, 300p Mountbenger; Simmental: 316.7p Kirktonhill, 313p, 311.1p Nisbet Mill; Saler: 300p Nisbet Mill; Charolais: 342.4p Kirktonhill

Bullocks averaged 315.55p per kg (+21.49p)

Heifers per head

Aberdeen Angus: £1940 Cortleferry, £1710, £1660 Newton, Hawick, £1630 Woodhead, Ancrum, £1600 Fairnilee, £1580 Cortleferry, £1570 Newton, Hawick, £1550 Nether Howden; Hereford: £1530 Fairnilee; Limousin: £1550 Birkenside; Beef Shorthorn: £1220 Mountbenger; Simmental: £1230, £1170 Nisbet Mill; Saler: £1100 Nisbet Mill

Heifers per kilo

Aberdeen Angus: 334.5p Cortleferry, 334.2p, 328.1p, 327p Symington Mains, 323.3p, 316.5p Middlethird; Hereford: 283.3p Fairnilee; Limousin: 322.90p Birkenside; Beef Shorthorn: 283.7p Mountbenger; Simmental: 311.4p, 285.4p Nisbet Mill; Saler: 305.6p Nisbet Mill

Heifers averaged 288.44p per kg (+17.81p)

*PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY