St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 99  Clean Cattle, 97 Cast Cows, 1670 Prime Lambs, and 783 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (32) averaged 339p per kg and sold to 388p

Heifers (64) averaged 350p per kg and sold to 414p

Young Bull (3) averaged 262p per kg sold to 296p

Cast Cows (95) averaged 219p per kg and sold to 287p

Top price £2541

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 165p per kg and sold to 169p

Top Price £2011

Lambs (1670) averaged 325p per kg,  (+18p on the week) £150 per head and sold to £224 for Texel  Lambs

Top price 390.4p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (783) averaged £142.80 and sold to £300

Heavy Ewes averaged £168, Light Ewes sold to £190 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £112.42

PRIME CATTLE-

Great show met a great trade

Bullocks per head: Wellheads £2569, £2475, £2449.28, £2428.80, £2363.68, £2359.60, £2330.24, Bee Edge £2415.60, £2301.40

Bullocks per kilo: Greenknowe 388p, Wellheads 374p, Fowberry Moor 372p, Bee Edge 370p, 366p, Greenknowe 359p J.A Waters & Sons, Wellheads 356p, 352p(2), 350p, Greenknowe 341p John Saunderson Ltd, Wellheads, Fowberry Moor, Wester Ulston 340p, Gospelhall 338p, Crookhouse, Wester Ulston(2), Gala Farms 336p

Heifers per head: Learielaw £2554.40, Penston £2545.24, Learielaw £2500.96, £2496.96, Wellheads £2471.60, £2461.60, Penston £2449.28, Bee Edge £2432.08, Penston £2431.68, Longnewton £2401.20

Heifers per kilo: Greenknowe 414p, Learielaw 412p, 408p, 406p, Penston 408p, Bee Edge 404p, 400p, Learielaw 396p, Greenknowe, Bee Edge 396p, Greenknowe, Bee Edge, Penston 394p, Bee Edge 392p, Greenknowe, Bee Edge 390p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

Young Bull per head: Wolfstar £2368, £2175

Young Bull per kilo: Wolfstar 296p, 290p

CAST COWS –

Good trade

Cast Cows per head : Kersknowe £2541.84, Wolfstar £2371.68, Kersknowe £2282.06, Burnhouse Mains £2207.52, Middle Moneynut £2049.30, Rumbleton £2008.10, Corsbie £2005.64, Brockholes £1975.34, Trabroun £1957.50, Burnhouse Mains £1935.50

Cast Cows per kilo: Corsbie 287p, Brockholes 283p(2), Rumbleton 279p, Burnhouse Mains 269p, 267p(2), Kersknowe 267p, Burnhouse Mains, Middlethird 261p, Burnhouse Mains 259p, Brockholes 255p, Kersknowe 253p, Burnhouse Mains 251p

Cast Bulls per head: West Newbigging £2011.10, Upper Samieston £1691.76

Cast Bulls per kilo: West Newbigging 169p, Upper Samieston 159p

PRIME LAMBS:

Good show forward.  All types wanted.  Average 325p, £150, 46.1kgs

Lambs per head –

Texel: £224, £217 Legars, £210 Crookston, £205 Legars, £198 Legars, The Knock, £197 Crookston, The Anvil, Huntington; Beltex: £198(2) Crookston, £195 Belvedere, Crookston, £190 Wester Ulston, £184 Belvedere, £180 Threepwood; Suffolk: £181 Bluecairn, £180 The Anvil, Gospelhall, £176.50 Bonjedward, £176 Smailholm Mains, Stoneypath(2); North Country Cheviot: £173 North Synton, £155 Mainside, Blegbie; Charollais: £162 Wester Ulston, £142 Trabroun; Cheviot Mule: £159 Blegbie, £150, £145 Wester Ulston; Blue Texel: £158 Broomiebank; Blackface: £150 Huntington, Stobbs Farm; Greyfaced: £146, £145 Longcroft; Berrichon: £143 Springwood; Dutch Spotted: £142(2) Harden Mains; Ryeland: £133 Coltrcrooks; Hampshire: £127 Broombank; Herdwick: £124 Duke Street, Hawick (Elliot)

Lambs per kilo –

Beltex: 390.4p Craighouse, 385.9p Threeburnford, 385.4p Craighouse, 383.7p Bedrule, 383p Threepwood, 380.8p Crookston(2), 376.2p, 375p Craighouse, 372.1p Belvedere; Texel: 362.7p Langraw, 356.5p Wester Ulston, 354.2p, 353.6p The Knock, 350p The Knock, Crookston, 348.1p The Knock, 346.9p The Anvil, 346.5p Helmburn; Suffolk: 340.9p The Knock, 339.4p Blegbie, 337.2p Trabroun, 336.6p The Knock, 334.7p The Anvil, 331.8p Blackburn Cottages, 331p Cortleferry; Blue Texel: 336.2p Broomiebank, 331.7p Coltcrooks; Cheviot Mule: 332.6p Broomiebank, 328.7p Gospelhall, 325p Lylestane, 324.5p Blegbie, 323.3p Upper Chatto; Dutch Spotted: 330.2p, 326.4p Harden Mains; Berrichon: 330.2p Harden, 325p Springwood; Ryeland: 324.4p Coltcrooks; North Country Cheviot: 329.5p North Synton, 318.6p Upper Chatto; Charollais: 329.3p AR Hume Farming, 326.2p(2) Trabroun, 324p Wester Ulston, 322.7p Trabroun; Greyfaced: 315.2p Longcroft; Hampshire: 313.6p AR Hume Farming

EWES:

‘Ewe won’t believe it, it keeps getting better and better!  St Boswells continues to keep it’s No.1 title as the best Cast Sheep ring in the East!  From Aberdeen to Northumberland, Ewes travel from all over’

783 head forward to average £142.80

Yet again the trade continues to go through the roof with over 40 Ewes over £200 and tups to £300

Topping the trade at £300 was a Texel Tup from Messrs Robson, Buckholm.  Following him at £236 was a Suffolk from Messrs Sanderson, Greenhead.  Shaw, Smailholm Mains then had a Suffolk at £234

Suffolk: £236 Greenhead, Reston, £234 Smailholm Mains, £228 Legars, £206 Stoneypath, £186 Bonjedward, £184 Cockburn, £176 Bonjedward, £174 Cortleferry, £154 Bonjedward, £150 Shotton; Texel: £226 Greenhead, Reston, £220 Cortleferry, £216 Stoneypath, £214 Greenburn, £210 North Synton, Whitsome West Newton, £202 The Lee, £200 Greenburn, £186 Cockburn, £184 Kilnknowe;  Cheviot Mule: £218 Greenburn, £212, £184 Nisbet Mill, £163 Halidean Mill, £156 Belvedere, £140 Halidean Mill; Greyfaced: £200 Stoneypath, £176, £164 Legars, £160 Shotton, £158 Stoneypath, £156 Whitsome West Newton, £154 Cockburn, North Synton, £151 Legars, £146 Cortleferry; Half Bred: £198 Smailholm Mains, £158 Bonjedward; North Country Cheviot: £190 North Synton, £190, £188 Nisbet Mill, £181 Belvedere, £172, £164 Nisbet Mill, £162 North Synton, £148 Springwood, £140 Nisbet Mill, Blegbie; Hampshire: £180 Belvedere; Lleyn: £164, £128 Bonnyrigg, £94 Halflawkiln (M.Reynolds); Romeny: £143  Belvedere, £142, £94 The Anvil, Easycare: £144, £140, £134 Girrick, £130, £120 Cockburn, £108(3) Hillhouse, Blackface: £130 Stobbs, £128, £118, £114, £108 Burncastle, £106 Stoneypath, £94 Dryhope, The Lee, £92 Halflawkiln (M.Reynolds); Dorper: £116 Hillhouse; Hill Cheviot: £108 Mainside(2); Hebridean: £110, £98 Meadshaw Farming Partnership; Herdwick: £84 Duke Street, Hawick (Elliot); Shetland: £82 Blackburn Cottages, £52 Belvedere

RAMS:

A better show of tups forward, again a better trade!

Topping at £300 was a Texel from Messrs Robson, Buckholm following him at £241 was again a Texel this time from Messrs Abernethey, Belvedere

Texel: £300 Buckholm, £241 Belvedere, £176 North Synton, £172 AR Hume Farming, £154 Whitsome West Newton, £144 Millheugh; Suffolk: £231 Belvedere, £178 Smailholm Mains, £132 Greenburn; Lleyn: £194 Belvedere; North Country Cheviot: £176 Nisbet Mill, £174 Belvedere, £160 North Synton; Zwartble: £176 Smailholm Mains, £130, £126 Halflawkiln (M.Reynolds), £92 Belvedere; Border Leicester: £170 Smailholm Mains; Easycare: £170 Girrick, £146, £144(2) Inchkeith; Blackface: £130, £126 Halflawkiln, £92 Belvedere; Hill Cheviot: £116, £94 Halflawkiln