St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 1661 Prime Lambs, and 352 Cast Sheep

Lambs (1661) averaged 340p per kg,  (+18p on the week) £150.75 per head and sold to £180

Top price 400p per kg for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (352) averaged £140.36 and sold to £260

Heavy Ewes averaged £156.60, Light Ewes sold to £182 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £131.72

PRIME LAMBS:

Good show forward.  Handy weights wanted.  Average 340p, £150.75, 44.3kgs

Lambs per head –

Beltex: £180 (3) Newton of Crathie, £175 Corsbie, Newton of Crathie, £172, £170 Newton of Crathie, £170 Blackadder Mains; Texel: £180The Anvil(2), Newton of Crathie, Grange Moor, £178, £177 The Anvil, £177 Bonjedward, £176 Newton of Crathie; Suffolk: £180 Newton of Crathie, The Anvil, Haltree, £178, £174 The Anvil, £173 Newton of Crathie, £170 Whitehill; North Country Cheviot: £170 Philiphaugh, £165(2), £158 Allanshaws, £155 Blackadder Mains, £153 Birneyknowe, £150 Kingside, Blegbie; Blackface: £160 Tollishill; Greyfaced: £159 Tollishill, £149 Kingside; Half Bred: £154 Bonjedward; Cheviot Mule: £155 Allanshaws, £153 Kingside, £150 Blegbie; Lleyn: £150 Over Whitlaw; Ryeland: £130 Applecross; Hampshire: £128 Lauder Herdwicks

Lambs per kilo –

Beltex: 400p, 390.2p, 382.5p, 376.5p, 375p, 370.4p Newton of Crathie; Texel: 377.8p The Anvil, 375p Grange Moor, 371.3p, 370p Huntington, 367.1p Woodhouse, 365.5p, 364p, 363.6p(2) The Anvil; Suffolk: 366.7p, 363.6p, 357.8p(2)The Anvil, 354.4p Adderstonshiels, 353.7p The Anvil, 351.1p Newhouses; North Country Cheviot: 347.7p Birneyknowe, 343.9p Treaty Park, 339.5p Philiphaugh, 338.6p Kingside; Cheviot Mule: 342.5p Threeburnford, 341.2p Adderstonshiels, 336.3p Kingside, 335.7p Newton of Crathie; Ryeland: 342.1p Applecross; Half Bred: 334.8p Bonjedward; Greyfaced: 331.1p Kingside, 325p Newton of Crathie; Lleyn: 323.3p Over Whitlaw; Blackface: 317.1p Kingside; Hampshire: 308.4p Lauder Herdwicks

EWES:

‘St Boswells ends 2024 with a bang!’

What a last 5 months it has been - 2060 more ewes in that period compared to 2023 and that’s all down to your custom and support.  We would like to thank you all and wish you the very best in 2025 and hope to see you  soon’

352 average £140.36

Messrs Runciman, Allanshaws made an appearance and topped the sale at £260 for a Texel Ewe.  Following her at £250 was again a Texel this time from Huntington Farming.

Texels also reached £225 from Messrs Strang-Steel, Threepwood

Texel: £260 Allanshaws, £250 Huntington, £225 Threepwood, £220 Redden, £218(2) Whitsome West Newton, £215 Hallrule Mill, £210 (2)Huntington, £206 Elwartlaw; Suffolk: £214 Whitsome West Newton, £202, £195 Grange Moor, £192 Whitsome West Newton, Grange Moor, £190 Elwartlaw, £170 Threepwood, £168 Bonjedward, Pirntaton Cottage, £158 Elwartlaw; Cheviot Mule: £198 Northfield St Abbs, £188 Whitehill, £174, £142, £100 Northfield St Abbs;  North Country Cheviot: £182 Allanshaws, £162 Blegbie, £156 Adderstonshiels, £146 Whitehill, £142, £138 Adderstonshiels, £136 Blegbie, £100 Pirntaton Cottage, £88 Birneyknowe; Greyfaced: £178 Kaeside, £164 Whitehill, £162 Elwartlaw, £156 Crailing Nook, £132 Halflawkiln Cottage;  Dutch Spotted: £146 Forleys Park; Jacob: £126 Forleys Park; Blackface: £116 Tollishill, £110 Burncastle, Tollishill, £108 Kaeside, £106 Halflawkiln(2), £102 The Yett, £100 Tollishill, £94 Burncastle

RAMS: Charollais: £215 Pirntaton Cottage; Texel:£206 Elwartlaw, £188 Broomiebank, £165 Aikeyside; North Country Cheviot: £182, £170 Allanshaws, £150 Philiphaugh, Birneyknowe, £136, £132 Pirntaton Cottage; Suffolk: £170, £146 Elwartlaw, £132 Aikeyside; Beltex: £156, £136 Pirntaton Cottage; Easycare: £156 Elwartlaw; Dutch Spotted: £136 Ladylands Drive, Selkirk; Blackface: £58 Halflawkiln