St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 75 Clean Cattle, 77 Cast Cows, 1160 Prime Lambs, and 670 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (35) averaged 307p per kg and sold to 334p

Heifers (40) averaged 300p per kg and sold to 340p

Cast Cows (76) averaged 187p per kg and sold to 249p

Top price £1896

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 189p per kg

Top price £1780

Lambs (1160) averaged 278p per kg,  £124 per head and sold to £161 for Texel Lambs

Top price 319p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (670) averaged £99.42 and sold to £250

Heavy Ewes averaged £162, Light Ewes sold to £168 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £91.42

PRIME CATTLE-

Larger show of native breeds with all in big demand

Bullocks per head:

Bee Edge £2209.68, Learielaw £2144.72, £2130.92, Dunslaw £2123.52, Learielaw £2112.32, £2105.96

Heifers per head:

Wester Middleton £2328.80, Elwick £2076.48, Bee Edge £2074, £2070.30, Lurdenlaw £2053.56, Bee Edge £2013.92, £1960.20, £1948.80

Bullocks per kilo:

Learielaw 334p, 332p, 328p, Lurdenlaw 328p, Learielaw 326p, Bee Edge 324p James Chapman(Butchers)West Garleton 322p, 320p, Learielaw 320p

Heifers per kilo:

Bee Edge 340p, 338p, Bee Edge 336p Forsyths of Peebles, Elwick 336p, Bee Edge 335p, Broachrigg 334p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 330p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Broachrigg 330p, Bee Edge 328p, Wester Middleton 328p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

CAST COWS-

Similar trade

Cast Cows per head:

Wester Middleton £1896.30, Thorneydykes £1880.42, Wester Middleton £1828.60, Earlside £1784.16, Hermiston £1767.78, Toxside £1739.40, Huntington £1733.94, Whitrighill £1704.30, Hyndsidehill £1700.40

Cast Cows per kilo:

Kidshielhaugh 249p, Whitrighill, Huntington 247p, Whitrighill 239p, 235p, 231p, Wester Middleton 223p

CAST BULLS: Fairnilee £1780.38 (189p)

PRIME SHEEP

Better returns than anticipated.  Meat in high demand.  Average – 278p per kilo.

Lambs per head-

Texel: £161, £160, £158(2), £157, £156 Hexpath; Suffolk: £154 Alderley Lodge, £150 Headshaw, Lauder, £149.50 Haltree, £148 Belmont, £147 Alderley Lodge, £144 Belmont, £143 Headshaw, Lauder; Dutch Spotted: £149, £134 Brundeanlaws; Beltex: £147 Headshaw, Lauder, £147, £146 Rumbletonrig, £145 Threeburnford, £144 Upper Chatto;  North Country Cheviot: £139 Threeburnford, £130.50 Greenhead, Selkirk, £120 Threeburnford; Cheviot Mule: £134 Wedderlie, £130.50 Upper Chatto; LLeyn: £126 Bonnyrigg, Herdwick: £122, £119 Lauder Herdwicks; Zwartble: £125.50 Treaty Park; Charollais: £120 Ladyflat; Hampshire: £120 St Helens View

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: 319.6p Headshaw, Lauder, 302.1p Threeburnford, 300p Calaburn; Texel: 305.1p, 302.5p Pirntaton Cottage (R.Coney), 304.4p Greenhead, Selkirk, 302.2p(2) Coltcrooks, 300p Middlethrid; Suffolk: 302.4p Bonnyrigg, 293.2p Greenriggs, 290p Pirntaton Cottage (R.Coney); Lleyn: 300p Bonnyrigg; Cheviot Mule: 293.3p Upper Chatto; North Country Cheviot: 290p Greenhead, Selkirk, 275p Upper Chatto; Charollais: 289p Ladyflat; 272.7p St Helens View; Zwartble: 267p Treaty Park; Dutch Spotted: 265.3p Brundeanlaws; Herdwick: 265.2p, 264.4p Lauder Herdwicks

CAST SHEEP-

Another big entry of 670 Ewes forward averaging £99.42.

A lack of meat about with meat still shown to be easy to cash!

Topping the sale at £250 was a Texel from Messrs Pate, Stobshiel Mains.  Following her at £245 was a Texel Tup this time from Messrs Calder, Bogend.  Messrs Strang-Steel reached £225 again for a Texel Ewe.

Texel: £250 Stobshiel Mains, £225 Threepwood, £205 Bogend, £178 Threepwood, Corsbie, £175 Headshaw, Lauder, £168 Duke Street, Hawick, Thorneydykes, £165 Old Greenlaw, Threepwood; Suffolk: £192 Old Greenlaw, £188 Headshaw, Lauder, £180 Stobshiel Mains, £165 Corsbie, £152 Threepwood, £150 Stobshiel Mains, Hampshire: £175, £170, £160, £150 St Clements Wells; North Country Cheviot: £168, £165, £142, £128 Stobshiel Mains, £128 Headshaw, Lauder, £125, £122 Ruletownhead, £120 Craighouse, £118 Ruletownhead; Cheviot Mule: £158, £150, £125 Rumbletonrig; £110 Meigle, £78, £40 Woolaw; Beltex: £142, £118 Threeburnford; Greyfaced: £118 Leaston, Synton Parkhead, £116(2) Pennyhill, £110 Synton Parkhead, Meigle, Crailing Nook; Easycare: £110, £105. £95, £92, £88 Godscroft, Duns, £110 Houston Mill,  Lleyn: £88 Ruletownhead, £62, £40 Stickle Heaton; Hebridean: £70 Threepwood, £30 Westrigg; Blackface: £88 Holylee, £80, £72 Meigle, £62 Synton Parkhead, £58 Meigle, £50 Holylee, Meigle; Jacob:£55 Justicehall; Shetland: £52 Houston Mill; Herdwick: £50 Duke Street, Hawick

RAMS

Very similar to the Ewes with both numbers and trade up on the week and year

Topping the tups at £245 was a Texel from Calder, Bogend following him at £190 was a Dutch Spotted this time from Liam and Kirsty Jamieson, Glenshee

Texel: £245 Bogend, £175 Buckholm, £162, £135 Ecclaw, £68, £20 Woolaw, Dutch Spotted: £190 Glenshee (Jamieson); Abertex: £175 Leaston; Lleyn: £138 Ecclaw; Suffolk: £135 Alderley Lodge, £102 Ecclaw; Blackface: £130, £115 Elmscleugh, £62 Holylee; Blue Texel: £40 Pond House, Cavers