St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 92 Clean Cattle, 52 Cast Cows, 1901 Prime Lambs, and  602 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (35) averaged 304p per kg and sold to 332p

Heifers (55) averaged 301p per kg and sold to 344p

Cast Cows (51) averaged 205p per kg and sold to 277p

Top price £2167

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 123p per kg.

Top price £1333

Lambs (1901) averaged 280p per kg (+9p on the week) £130 per head and sold to £162 for Texel Lambs

Top price 340p per kg for Beltex  Lambs

Cast Sheep (602) averaged £92.62 and sold to £245 (2) for Beltex Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £149, Light Ewes sold to £120 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £88

PRIME CATTLE-

Sound trade for all types

Bullocks per head:

Wellheads £2427.04, £2273.04, Learielaw £2223.84, Penston £2203.76,Learielaw £2191.20, £2184.48, Wellheads £2136.16, Learielaw £2131.64, Wellheads £2110.08

Heifers per head:

Wellheads £2416, £2395.92, £2105.76, Bee Edge £2090.40. Wellheads £2069.76, Bee Edge £2032.80, Wellheads £2026.92, Penston £2015.26

Bullocks per kilo:

Learielaw 332p, 328p(2), Penston 326p, Learielaw 322p, Penston 320p

Heifers per kilo:

Penston 337p, Wellheads 336p, Bee Edge 335p Denholm Meat Supplies, Upper Nisbet 331p, David Comrie & Son, 330p(3) Bee Edge, 330p David Comrie & Son

Young Bulls: Butchercote £1775.60 (230p)

CAST COWS-

Good trade

 

Cast Cows per head:

Butchercote £2167, Hoselaw £1955.66, £1895.70, Muircleugh £1884.10, Butchercote £1847.56, Harehead £1847.56, Corsbie £1831.48, Muircleugh £1827.14, Huntington £1817.64

Cast Cows per kilo:

Hoselaw 277p, Butchercote 275p, Hoselaw 267p, Butchercote 247p, Huntington 243p, Muircleugh 231p, Hoselaw 229p, 227p, Muircleugh, Huntington 227p

CAST BULLS: Gallowshill £1333.32(123p)

PRIME SHEEP

More flesh forward.  Handy weights easier cashed.. Average £130, 280p, 46.4kgs

Lambs per head- Texel: £162 Huntington, £161 Burncastle, £160 Butterdean, Huntington, £158 North Synton, Penicuik Estates, £155 Tynehead, £154 Fountainhall, Corsbie, Haltree; Suffolk: £157 Butterdean, £155 Corsbie, £151 Penicuik Estates, £149, £147 Haltree, £145 Symington Mains, £142 Kirktonhill; Beltex: £155 Butterdean, £144 Corsbie, £140 Butterdean(5), Threeburnford(2); North Country Cheviot: £137 North Synton, £136 Symington Mains; Greyfaced: £142 Burncastle; Cheviot Mule: £132 Adderstonshiels, Kirktonhill, £130 Gospelhall, Saughtree; Bluefaced Leicester: £127 Greenriggs; Blackface: £107.50 Hopes

Lambs per kilo- Texel: 340.4p, 319.1p 318.2p Huntington, 315.8p Earlston Mains, 309.1p Huntington, 308.7p The Knock, 306.8p Earlston Mains, 305.2p Upper Samieston, 304.3p Adderstonshiels; Beltex: 337p Butterdean, 328.6p Rhodes Holdings, 318.2p Butterdean, Threeburnford, 311.1p, 304.3p Butterdean, 302.3p Craighouse, 301.1p Butterdean, 300p Threeburnford; Suffolk: 300p Butterdean, 295.6p The Knock, 292.3p Upper Samieston, 290.1p Adderstonshiels, 289.8p Kirktonhill, 288.1p Earlston Mains, 285.1p Saughtree; Bluefaced Leicester: 288.6p Greenriggs; North Country Cheviot: 280.4p Symington Mains; Greyfaced: 280p Pirntaton Cottage; Cheviot Mule: 275.9p Saughtree; Blackface: 262.2p Hopes

CAST SHEEP- A slightly smaller show in numbers but very similar trade considering the quality forward

Topping the sale at £245 was two outstanding Beltex Ewes from Messrs Dagg, Craighouse following that at £220 was a Texel from the same home.  Also reaching £220 was again a Texel, this time from Messrs Richardson, Upper Samieston.

Beltex: £245, £180, £175 Craighouse, £172 (2) Pirntaton Cottage, £170, £158 Craighouse; Texel: £220 Upper Samieston, Craighouse, £172 North Synton, £170 Upper Samieston, £160 Rochester House, £152 Craighouse, Upper Samieston; Suffolk: £172 North Synton, £162 Gospelhall, £148 Symington Mains, £138(2) Ruletownhead, Middlethird, £135 Symington Mains, Cortleferryl Blue Texel: £160 Craighouse, £116 Pirntaton Cottage; Lleyn: £158(2), £145, £135 Ruletownhead; Cheviot Mule: £128 Upper Samieston, £125, £100, £95 Lumsdaine; Greyfaced: £125 Hillend Farm Cottage(Forsyth), £120 Upper Samieston, £118 Hartside, £114 Symington Mains, £110 Crailing Nook, £108 Lumsdaine, Hartside; North Country Cheviot: £120 Craighouse, £118 East Mains, £112 Ruletownhead, £110 (2)Middlethird, £100 Craighouse, £98 Lumsdaine, £90 Gospelhall; Easycare: £92 (2) East Mains, £78 Inchkeith; Blackface: £72, £55 Pirntaton Cottage, £65 Hopes, £62, £55 Halflawkiln, ; Jacob: £62 Standhill; Hebridean: £50 The Paddocks (O’Keefe)

RAMS- A smaller show of Cast Rams forward with a better trade on the week.

Topping the rams at £215 was a Texel from Messrs Pate, Marvington.  Following him at £190 was again a Texel from the same home

Texel: £215, £190 Marvingston; Blackface: £122 Hartside, £120 Ashcraig, £108 Middle Moneynut; North Country Cheviot: £120 Greenhead, Selkirk; Beltex: £100 Greenhead, Selkirk