St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 78 Clean Cattle, 42 Cast Cows, 2122 Prime Lambs, and 852 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (40) averaged 301p per kg and sold to 328p 

Heifers (38) averaged 304p per kg and sold to 332p

Cast Cows (38) averaged 209p per kg and sold to 249p

Top price £1944

Cast Bulls (4) averaged 166p per kg and sold to 189p

Top price £1954

Lambs (2122) averaged 296p per kg (-15p on the week) £135.50 per head and sold to £180 for   Beltex Lambs

Top price 367p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (852) averaged £115.15 and sold to £222 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy Ewes averaged £156, Light Ewes sold to £157 and averaged £110

PRIME CATTLE-

Fantastic trade

Bullocks per head:

Wellheads £2418.60, £2294.60, £2249.92, £2225.80, Learielaw £2125.44, Wellheads £2123.52, Upper Nisbet £2080.80, Wellheads £2073.28, Penston £2067.20, £2060.50

Heifers per head:

Wellheads £2221.44, £2184, Bee Edge £2158.24, Wellheads £2134.08, £2124.80, Learielaw £2035.14

Bullocks per kilo:

Learielaw 328p, Penston 325p, West Garleton 323p, Penston 320p, Rumbleton 318p, Learielaw 317p, Wellheads(2), Learielaw, West Garleton 316p

Heifers per kilo:

Bee Edge 332p, 330p, Rumbleton 330p, Bee Edge (2)328p Denholm Meats, Learielaw 321p, Wellheads 320p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Penston 318p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Penston 316p

CAST COWS-

Dearer with a good show forward

Cast Cows per head:

Falahill £1944, Rennie Livestock £1773.80, Upper Nisbet £1764, Lamberton(Budge) £1752.78, Upper Nisbet £1701.70, Nether Falla £1699.44, Stoneypath £1649.20, Rennie Livestock £1648.38, Stoneypath £1644.22, Nether Falla £1624.98

Cast Cows per kilo:

Rennie Livestock 249p, 245p, Stoneypath 229p, Falahill 225p, Upper Nisbet 225p(2), Lamberton, Priesthaugh 223p, Upper Nisbet 221p

CAST BULLS-

Upper Nisbet £1954.26 (189p), Stoneypath £1887.60(165p)

PRIME SHEEP

Mixed show, flesh needed.  Average £135.50 (45.9kgs) 296p

Lambs per head-

Beltex: £180, £165, £164 The Anvil, £162, £160 Whitsome West Newton, £159 Wauchope, £156, £155 Whitsome West Newton, £155 Wauchope; Suffolk: £174 Corsbie, £168, £166, £165 The Anvil, £162 Whitehill, £156 Blegbie, £154 Symington Mains,  £152 Blegbie; Texel: £170, £166 The Anvil, £165 Corsbie, Marvingston, £164 Symington Mains, £164, £163 Huntington, £161 Threepwood, £160 Fountainhall, Threepwood; Bluefaced Leicester: £157, £149 Kirkstead; Cheviot Mule: £160 The Anvil; Charollais: £155 Marvingston; Greyfaced: £135 Townhead, £132.50 Tollishill; North Country Cheviot: £135 Symington Mains

Lambs per kio-

Beltex: 367.3p The Anvil,  365.9p, 348.8p, 340p, 337.3p Wauchope, 333.3p, 331.9p Whitsome West Newton, 331.3p Wauchope, 323.5p The Anvil, 322.9p Whitsome West Newton; Texel: 331.3p, 327.3p Huntington, 325.6p Wauchope, 325p Huntington, 321.7p Corsbie, Huntington, 320p Huntington; Suffolk: 337.9p Corsbie, 330p, 308.2p The Anvil, 304.4p Whitehill, Kelso, 302.3p Fairnilee, 302.2p Blackhill, Coldingham, 302p Symington Mains; Charollais: 310p Marvingston, 302.3p Ladyflat; Hampshire: 302.3p St Clements Wells; Cheviot Mule: 301.9p The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: 293.2p Lylestane, 290.7p Dryden; Greyfaced: 282p Tollishill

CAST SHEEP-

852 Cast Sheep flooded into St Boswells to see once again an outstanding ewe trade. Less meat on the week but again a great average of £115.15

Topping todays trade at £222 was an outstanding Texel Ewe from Messrs Fleming, Greenriggs following that was a Suffolk at £200 from Messrs Laing, Oxmuir.

EWES

Texel: £222 Greenriggs, £171 Scott Road, Lauder (Ainslie), £169 Oxmuir, £168 Lauder Barns, £164 Hyndsidehill, £161 Inchkeith,Hyndsidehill, Brothershiels; Suffolk: £200 Oxmuir, £169 Brothershiels, £167 Oxmuir, £163 Dere Street Farming, £157 Lauder Barns, Brothershiels, £155 Corsbie; Cheviot Mule: £181 Letham Farming, £169 Hyndsidehill, £161 West Lodge South, £157 Lylestane, £147 Blegbie, Over Blainslie, £143 Saughtree; Charollais: £169 Hallrule Mill; North Country Cheviot: £157 Over Blainslie, £125 Nether Falla, £121 Over Blainslie, Bowland, £114 Saughtree; Hampshire: £149, £133 Cocklawfoot; Berrichon: £147 Greenriggs; Greyfaced: £139 Threeburnford, Brothershiels, £137 Greenriggs, Crailing Nook,Scott Road, Lauder (Ainslie), Letham Farming, £131 Lauder Barns, Westruther Mains; Romney: £139 Letham Farming; Abertex: £137 Over Blainslie; Half Bred: £117 Hallrule Mill; Lleyn: £110 Over Blainslie, £100 Ruletownhead; Blackface: £99 Tollishill, £93 Bowland, £80 Tollishill, £71 The Lee;  Jacob: £93 Park Terrace, Hawick (Harper); Easycare: £85 Inchkeith; Hebridean: £75 Bankrugg; Herdwick: £67 Cowbog

RAMS

22 head with an averaged of £158.38

Topping the Cast Rams at £207 was an outstanding Texel from Messrs Wilson, Cowbog following him at £179 was a Suffolk from Messrs Fullerton, Corsbie

Texel: £207 Cowbog, £169 Woodhouse, £164 Stoneypath, £159 Woodhouse, £157 Broom, £151 Cowbog, £147 Woodhouse, Hyndsidehill; Suffolk: £179 Corsbie, £170 Oxmuir, £157 Stoneypath, Broom; Beltex: £167 Oxmuir, £164 Stoneypath; Abertex: £135 Stoneypath; Bluefaced Leicester: £137 Corsbie Cottages (Hedley); Blackface: £129 Tollishill