St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 97  Clean Cattle,  45 Cast Cows, 788 Prime Lambs, 231 Prime Hoggs and 372 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (38) averaged 293p per kg and sold to 316p  (+11p on the week)

Heifers (59) averaged 292p per kg and sold to 330p (+7p on the week)

Cast Cows (43) averaged 206p per kg and sold to 247p (+4p on the week)

Top price £1952

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 171p per kg and sold to 175p.

Top price £1890

Lambs (778) averaged 394p per kg (-25p on the week) £168 per head and sold to £224 for Texel Lambs

Top price 453p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Hoggs (231) averaged 250p per kg (-50p on the week) £122 per head  and sold to £180 for Texel Hoggs

Top price 365p per kg for Texel Hoggs

Cast Sheep (372) averaged £130 and sold to £188  for Suffolk Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £160, light ewes sold to £133 for Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £114

PRIME CATTLE-

Bullocks per head: Wellheads £2194.56, £2182.40, £2146.20; Bee Edge £2097.60, Learielaw £2072.96, Dunslaw £2017.56

Heifers per head: Wellheads £2093.28, £2032.32, Bee Edge £2032.80, Lennoxlove £2003.20, Penston £1988.60, Bee Edge £1963.44

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 316p, Whitrighill 312p (2), Wellheads, Learielaw(2) 310p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 330p W.Kirkup & Sons, Bee Edge 330p, 324p (2), Penston 327p, Penston 326p Forsyths of Peebles, Whitrighill 322p (2), Bee Edge 321p

CAST COWS-

Cast Cows per head: Honeyburn £1952.20, Hexpath £1918.78, Kersknowe £1883.40, £1874.88, Honeyburn £1835.70, £1806.30

Cast Cows per kilo: Soutra 247p, Honeyburn 227p, Woodhouse, Hexpath 225p, Upper Nisbet, Honeyburn 223p, Bankhouse, Corsbie 221p

CAST BULLS-

Cast Bulls: Honeyburn £1890 (175p), Falsidehill £1750.16 (167p)

PRIME LAMBS-

Good show forward.  Returns better than expected.  Average 394p (42.6kgs) £168

Lambs per head-

Texel: £224 Whitsome West Newton, £216 Corsbie, £213 Sunnycroft, £212 Grange Moor, £211 (2) Roxburgh Mill, £210 Edrom Mains, Thornington; Suffolk: £210, £199 Sunnycroft, £179 Coltcrooks, £176 Belmont, £175 Edrom Mains, £172 (2) Mowhaugh, £170 Edrom Mains; Beltex: £204 Whitsome West Newton, £193 New Channelkirk, £190 Lochside; Charollais: £170 Whitemire; Cheviot Mule: £170 Nisbet Mill

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: 453.3p Whitsome West Newton, 448.8p New Channelkirk, 441.9p Lochside; Texel: 439p, 438.3p Lochside, 436.2p Huntington, 436.2p, 435.8p, 433.3p (2) Whitsome West Newton, 430.6p Roxburgh Mill; Suffolk: 411.8p, 398p Sunnycroft, 397.8p Coltcrooks, 397.7p Edrom Mains; Cheviot Mule: 381.2p Nisbet Mill

PRIME HOGGS-

Hoggs per head-

Texel: £180 Cauldshiel (2), Hardens, £170 Byrewalls, £161 The Anvil, £160 Nether Tofts; Suffolk: £180 Gallowshill, £160 Byrewalls, The Anvil, Bedrule, £150 Nether Tofts, Kirktonhill; Greyfaced: £161 The Anvil; Beltex: £160, £150 Bedrule; Blackface: £150 (2) Elmscleugh; Easycare: £150 Godscroft; Hill Cheviot: £130 Whitefield, Earlston

CAST SHEEP-

All types slightly easier on the week

EWES

Suffolk: £188 Yett, £175 Huntington, £163 Nether Tofts, £161 Huntington, £160 Woodside; Texel: £183 Letham Farming, £175 Leaston, £171 Huntington, £167 Belmont, £165 Nether Tofts, Stoneypath; Beltex: £180 Huntington; Charollais: £160 West Lodge South; Greyfaced: £158 New Channelkirk, £157 Whitfield, £147 Leaston, £146 Kirktonhill, £142 Middle Monynut, £141 Letham Farming; Cheviot Mule: £157 Bedrule, Stoneypath, £140 Woodside; Lleyn: £143, 135, £129 Middle Monynut; Zwartble: £143 New Channelkirk; North Country Cheviot: £133 Hardens, £125 Hethpool, Bonjedward, Kirktonhill; Hill Cheviot: £119 Whitefield; Blackface: £111 Elmscleugh, £109 Bedrule, £101 Yett

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester: £185 Woodside; Texel: £170 Nether Tofts, £140 Bonjedward; North Country Cheviot: £151 Woodside; Blue Texel: £139 Dunorran; Blackface: £121 Yett; Easycare: £119 Godscroft