St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 1619 Prime Lambs, and 372 Cast Sheep

 

 

Lambs (1619) averaged 322p per kg,  (-3p on the week) £147 per head and sold to £180 for Texel  Lambs

Top price 421p per kg for Beltex Lambs

 

Cast Sheep (372) averaged £161.72 and sold to £250

 

Heavy Ewes averaged £182, Light Ewes sold to £138 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £126.20

 

PRIME LAMBS:

 

Strong trade throughout.  Flesh easy sold.  Average 322p, £147, 45.6kgs

 

Lambs per head –

Texel: £180 Skilmafilly(4), Newton of Crathie, £176 Skilmafilly, Haltree(2); Beltex: £175 Browns Cottage, Hundalee (Sandilands), £160 Thornington, Browns Cottage, £145 Wantonwalls, £130 Threeburnford; Suffolk: £174, £173 Haltree, £170 Riverview, Threepwood(2), Anvil, Browns Cottage; Beltex: £157 Sunnycroft; Hampshire: £151 Bridgehaughhill, £150 Newmains; Cheviot Mule: £147, £144, £143, £141 Saughtree, £141 Gospelhall; Greyfaced: £147 Burncastle, £145 Lauderhill, £140 Broomilees; Half Bred: £143 Headshaw, Lauder; North Country Cheviot: £144 Adderstonshiels, £143 Gospelhall, Headshaw, Lauder, £141 North Synton, Woodside, £140 Douglas Square (Ferrie); Blackface: £134 Holylee; Jacob: £130 Coltcrooks

Lambs per kilo –

Beltex: 421.1p Thornington, 400p Browns Cottage (Sandilands)361.1p, 356.2p Threepwood, 345.2p Wantonwalls; Texel: 369.9p Woodhouse, 362.5p Newton of Crathie, 361.7p Skilmafilly, 360.5p, 355.6p, 352.9p Newton of Crathie, 352p Skilmafilly, 351.3p Cheeklaw, 351.1p Newton of Crathie; Suffolk: 341.7p Anvil, 335.7p Saughtree, 331p Adderstonshiels, 330.5p Kilnknowe (Manderson), 329.3p Douglas Square (Ferrie)328p Headshaw, Lauder; Cheviot Mule: 336.5p,

327.9p Saughtree, Gospelhall, 323.3p Broomiebank; Blue Texel: 334p Sunnycroft; North Country Cheviot: 328.6p Fairnilee, Threeburnford, 327.3p Adderstonshiels, 327.1p Saughtree, 325.9p Newton of Crathie, 322p Adderstonshiels, 320.9p Gospelhall; Half Bred: 321.3p Headshaw, Lauder; Greyfaced: 319.5p, 310p Lauderhill; Hampshire: 312.5p Newmains; Blackface: 304.9p Holylee; Jacob: 302.3p Coltcrooks

EWES:

‘St Boswells sets the Christmas spirit high and sets the bar to new heights!  A trade you won’t see anywhere else!’

372 head forward to average £161.72

A smaller show in numbers but a trade you’ll struggle to beat.  72 sheep at over £200!

Topping at £250 was a Texel Ewe from Huntington Farming following her at £245 was another Texel  this time from Messrs Neill, Thornington.  Legars also had a Texel at £245.  Also reaching £245 was Messrs Arnott, Butterdean.

Texel: £250 Huntington, £245 Thornington, Legars, Butterdean, £240 Butterdean(2), £240, £235 Huntington, £220 Gilston, £218 Huntington; Beltex: £225 Huntington (E.Runciman); Suffolk: £215 Thornington, Riverview, £212 Thornington, £210 Huntington, £206 Thornington, £205 Butterdean, £204 Huntington, £198 Thornington, £195 Legars, £194 Huntington; Cheviot Mule: £200, £195 Thornington, £188 Butterdean, £180 Thornington, £166 Over Blainslie, £164 Scott Road(Ainslie), £112 Fairnilee; Greyfaced: £180, £176 Legars, £176, £166 Thornington, £166 Burncastle, £148 Butterdean, £144 Langraw, £120 Scott Road (Ainslie), £94 Fairnilee;  Hampshire: £176 Bridgehaugh Mill; Charollais: £176 Brotherstone; Aberfield: £176 Over Blainslie; Lleyn: £146 Bonnyrigg, £138 Over Blainslie;North Country Cheviot: £138 Over Blainslie, £88 Gilston, £86 Fairnilee, £84 Woodside, £80 Over Blainslie;  Blackface: £122, £118 Burncastle, £110, £88, £54 Lauderhill, £46 Fairnilee; Jacob: £110, £86 Morebattle Tofts(Swan); Bluefaced Leicester: £98 Fairnilee

RAMS:

A lesser show of tups forward but yet again an unbelievable trade

Suffolk: £220 Gilston, £172 Symington Mains, £160 Kidston Texels, £152 Symington Mains, Broom, £140, £102 Belvedere; Dutch Spotted: £220 Belvedere; Charollais: £205 Belvedere, £166 Kidston, £150 Belvedere, £114 Kidston Texels;  Texel: £194, £188 Belvedere, £180 Symington Mains, £158, £142 Langraw, £132 Broom, £98 Belvedere; Beltex: £180 Symington Mains; Bluefaced Leicester: £152 Belvedere, £96 Gilston; North Country Cheviot: £150, £130, £120 Gilston; Valais Blacknose: £114 Belvedere; Shetland: £96 Belvedere