St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 94 Clean Cattle, 97 Cast Cows, 1852 Prime Lambs, and 818 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (46) averaged 325p per kg and sold to 368p

Heifers (47) averaged 330p per kg and sold to 394p x 2

Young Bull (1) sold to 292p

Cast Cows (91) averaged 213p per kg and sold to 285p

Top price £2542

Cast Bulls (6) averaged 181p per kg and sold to 233p

Top Price £2343

Lambs (1852) averaged 307.5p per kg, (-1.5p on the week) £142.50 per head and sold to £191 for Texel Lambs

Top price 397p per kg for Texel Lambs

Cast Sheep (818) averaged £136.42 and sold to £255

Heavy Ewes averaged £168, Light Ewes sold to £188 for NCC Ewes and averaged £110.46

PRIME CATTLE-

Best very easily sold, commercial types slightly easier.

Bullocks per head: Wellheads £2662.88, £2656.00, £2604.80, Bee Edge £2584.76, Wellheads £2556.80, Bee Edge £2520.32, Wellheads £2474.04, Bee Edge £2414.20, Wellheads £2407.68, Learielaw £2369.92, £2357.04, Wellheads £2314.00

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 368p, 366p, Penston 360p, Bee Edge 358p, Wellheads 356p (x2), 355p, Bee Edge 354p, 352p, Wellheads 352p (x2), Wester Ulston 350p

Heifers per head: Longnewton £2461.60, Learielaw £2442.80, £2393.20, Penston £2391.36, Longnewton £2365.44, Muircleugh £2361.60, Bee Edge £2340.36, Wellheads £2331.60, Bee Edge £2308.28, £2300.56, Penston £2283.12, Bee Edge £2273.28, £2210.88

Heifers per kilo: Learielaw 394p, Bee Edge 394p Denholm Meat Supplies, Faughhill 388p, Bee Edge 386p, Learielaw 386p, Bee Edge 386p, 384p Hugh Black & Sons, Penston 378p J.A. Waters & Sons, Bee Edge 376p Hugh Black & Sons, Penston 376p, Longnewton, Bee Edge 362p

Young Bull per head: Wolfstar £2178.32

Young Bull per kilo: Wolfstar 292p

CAST COWS –

Good demand

Cast Cows per head : East Loanend £2542.20, Kersknowe £2520.04, Muircleugh £2329.54, Huntington £2275.74, Kersknowe £2259.24, Muircleugh £2233.00, Huntington £2117.68, Sunslawshill £1983.52, £1981.14, Falsidehill £1974.00, £1952.16, Buskin £1937.98

Cast Cows per kilo: East Loanend 285p, Kersknowe 281p, Muircleugh 275p, 269p, Huntington 269p, Sunlawshill 267p, Huntington 257p, Sunlawshill 257p, Buskin, Sunlawshill 253p, Kersknowe 251p, Falsidehill 249p

Cast Bulls per head: Sunlawshill £2343.98, Buskin £2067.46, Kirktonhill £1743.84

Cast Bulls per kilo: Sunlawshill 233p, Ruletownhead 181p, Kirktonhill 173p

PRIME LAMBS:

Plenty weight forward, all types similar. Avg 307.5p, £142.50, 46.3kg

Lambs per head –

Texel: £191 Skilmafilly, £177, £176 Crookston, £175 Skilmafilly, Belvedere, £172 Haltree (x2) , Huntington (x2), £171 Skilmafilly (x 2) Suffolk: £177 Haltree, £171 Threepwood , £169 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £167 Symington Mains £165 Broomilees, Haltree (x2), £164 Belvedere, Threepwood, £162 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, Stoneypath Beltex: £174 Threepwood, Huntington, £170 Threepwood, £169 Crookston, £167 Huntington, £165 Broombank, Twizell, £164 Blackadder Mains, Threepwood, £162 Crookston, Corsbie (x2), £160 Twizell Blue Texel: £158 Hermiston Bluefaced Leicester: £158 Burncastle North Country Cheviot: £162 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £156 Symington Mains, £154 Haltree, £152 Symington Mains, £142 Blackadder Mains Cheviot Mule: £147 Blegbie Greyfaced: £141 Blackadder Mains Lleyn: £142 Trabroun Valais Blacknose: £139 Belvedere Blackface: £160 Huntington Jacob: £138 Upper Nisbet, £135 Springhouse Romney: £132 Broombank Charollais: £135 Belvedere Hampshire: £135 Broomilees Easycare: £135 Muircleugh

Lambs per kilo –

Texel: 397.9p Skilmafilly, 381.8p, 377.5p Belvedere, 364.6p Skilmafilly, 363.4p Belvedere, 363p Saughtree, 355.6p Skilmafilly, 347.8p Belvedere, 342p, 340p Skilmafilly, 339.5p Crailing Nook, 332.7p Skilmafilly Beltex: 371.8p Twizell, 370.2p Threepwood, 363.4p, 360p, 358.5p, Twizell, 355.3p Rhodes Holdings, 355.1p Huntington, 355p Cheeklaw Brae Farming, 354.2p Threepwood, Twizell (x2), 350.6p Twizell Suffolk: 324.4p Belvedere, 319.1p Trabroun, 318.2p Blackhill, Saughtree, 317.2p Lauder Barns, 317.1p Broom, 314.3p Headshaw, 312.8p Cheeklaw Brae Farming, 311.1p Blackadder Mains, 310p Thorneydykes North Country Cheviot: 319.5p Haltree, 315p Symington Mains, 308.7p Blackadder Mains, 306.7p Cheeklaw Brae Farming, 304p Symington Mains Charollais: 314p Belvedere Lleyn:  315.6p Trabroun Blue Texel: 322.4p Hermiston Hampshire: 310p Broomilees, 300p Spring House Cheviot Mule: 307.3p Saughtree, 301.1p Broomiebank Greyfaced: 300p Stoneypath Romney: 300p Broombank Blackface: 300p Crookston Jacob: 300p Broomilees

EWES:

All classes of cast sheep shown to be dearer on the week.

Topping the ewes at £250 was a pen of 4 Texel ewes from Messrs Elliot, 2 Duke Street.

Texel: £250, £240 2 Duke Street, £235, £230, £225 Stobshiel Mains, £210 Broombank, £200 Haltree, £195 Stobshiel Mains, £190 Belmont, Venchen, £188 Belmont, Bedrule, £182 Belmont, £180 Broombank Cheviot Mule: £196 Bedrule, £174 Venchen, £172 Bedrule, £170 Halidean Mill, £148 Belvedere, £146 Halidean Mill, £140 Millheugh, £136 Bedrule, £134 Venchen, Aikeyside Suffolk: £192 Haltree, Edrom Mains, £190 Bonjedward, £188 Corsbie, £186 Aikeyside, £180 Middlethird, £174 Bedrule, Stobshiel Mains, £164 Bonjedward, £156 Rhodes Holdings, £152 Aikeyside North Country Cheviot: £188, £162 (x2) Stobshiel Mains, £160 Stagehall, £152 Haltree, £150, £148 Stagehall, £148 Rhodes Holdings, £145 Blegbie, £142 Blackhill, £140 Byrecleuch, £138 Middlethird Romney: £176, £170, £168, £164, £162, £156, £150 Bow Charollais: £160, £146 Whitemire Greyface: £158 Newhouses, £155 Venchen, £150 Aikeyside, Stoneypath, £146 Stobshiel Mains, £144 Whitemire, £140 Whitfield Farms, H, £138 (x2) Aikeyside, Castle Mains, £132 (x2) Blackburnrigg, £128 Venchen Zwartable: £146, £94 Kings Croft Lleyn: £144, £118 Venchen Beltex: £132 Middlethird Blackface: £118 Burncastle, £110 Berryhill, £106 Burncastle, £96 Lumsdaine, £92 Bedrule, Byrecleuch, £90 Lumsdaine, £86 Bedrule (x2), Belvedere, Byrecleuch, £84 Hartside, Stoneypath Jacob: £116 Torquhan Shetland: £76, £52 Belvedere

RAMS:

A larger show of numbers forward, with an unbelievable trade to match.

Topping the Rams and today’s sale at £255, was a Texel from Muircleugh Partners.

Texel: £255 Muircleugh, £240 Hartside, £205 Stoneypath, Muircleugh, Belmont, £198 Hawthorn Cottage, £190 Broomiebank, £162, £136 Ruletownhead Suffolk: £240 Belmont, £192 Ruletownhead, £160 Belmont, £158 Belmont, Ruletownhead, £154 Ruletownhead Hampshire: £210 Spring House, £142 Belvedere Blackface: £162 Hartside, £148 Ashcraig, £118 Borthwickshiels Kerry Hill: £158 Borthwickshiels North Country Cheviot: £130 Whitefield, E, £126 Ruletownhead Jacob: £114 Spring House