St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 107 Prime Cattle, 75 Cast Cows, 1665 Prime Hoggs, and  627 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (29) averaged 355p per kg and sold to 386p

Heifers (75) averaged 364p per kg and sold to 412p

Young Bulls (3) averaged 278p per kg and sold to 296p.

Cast Cows (69) averaged 240p per kg and sold to 327p.

Top price £2366

Hoggs (1665) averaged 338p per kg (-14p on the week) £154 per head and sold to £225 for Texel Hoggs.

Top price 400p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(627) averaged £167.36 and sold to £340

Heavy ewes averaged £218, light ewes sold to £238 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £146.42

PRIME CATTLE-

Marvellous trade from start to finish

Bullocks per head: Bee Edge £2649.20, Nether Falla £2612.20, Learielaw £2568.80, Wester Ulston £2539.64, Smailholm Mains £2526.72, Whitsome West Newton £2511.60, Learielaw £2509, £2498.32, Penston £2472.12, Nether Falla £2468.84

Heifers per head: Penston £2661.52, Longnewton £2653.56, Headshaw, Lauder £2635.20, Longnewton £2619.36, Learielaw £2603.04, Penston £2578.56, Learielaw £2534.40, Bee Edge £2488, Whitrighill £2456, Penston £2451.80

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 386p, 380p, Penston 378p, Smailholm Mains 376p, Learielaw 374p, Bee Edge, Shidlaw, Nether Falla 370p, Wester Ulston 367p, Nether Falla 366p

Heifers per kilo: Penston 412p, 410p, Bee Edge, Penston, Longnewton, Learielaw 408p, Bee Edge(2), Whitrighill 400p, Bee Edge 400p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Whitrighill 398p, Learielaw(2), Bee Edge, Whitrighill 396p

Young Bulls per head – Rennie Livestock £2154.88(296p), £1834.80(278p)

CAST COWS –

Good trade

Cast Cows per head: Sunlawshill £2366.80, Kersknowe £2308.32, Symington Mains £2261.88, Fordel Parks £2246.12, Penston £2233.90, Marvingston £2225.62, Headshaw, Lauder £2221.54, Symington Mains £2207.96, Bow £2180.50, Marvingston £2178.68

Cast Cows per kilo: Symington Mains 327p, Rumbleton 315p, Upper Samieston 313p, 309p, Symington Mains, Upper Samieston, Rumbleton 309p, Sunlawshill 305p, Upper Samieston 301p, Rumbleton 295p, Symington Mains 289p

Cast Bulls per head– Lamberton(Budge) £1993.02, Ruletownhead £1871.54, Roxburgh Mill £1762.92

Cast Bulls per kilo- Laings Hill 197p, Ruletownhead 181p, Roxburgh Mill, Lamberton(Budge) 177p

PRIME LAMBS: 

Returns slightly easier on the week.  Average 338p, £154, 45.5kgs

Lambs per head –

Texel: £225 Legars, £197, £196, £195, £194 Crookston, £190 Rennie Livestock, Huntington, Hexpath, Mainside; Beltex: £200 £196(2), £194, £192, £186 Crookston, £170 The Anvil; Suffolk: £180 The Anvil(2), Oxmuir, £175 Cortleferry, Abernethy, £172 Cortleferry, The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: £170 Rennie Livestock, Laidlawstiel, Bowmont Farming, £168 Gilston, £165 Bowmont Farming, £160 Gilston; Half Bred: £163 Bonjedward; Romney: £160 Rennie Livestock; Greyfaced: £155 Bowden Moor, £150 Leithenhope, Tollishill, £145 Cortleferry; Blackface: £155 Hethpool, £150 Ashcraig, Tollishill; Cheviot Mule: £150 Middlethird, £146 Lylestane, £145 Cortleferry, Woodside

Lambs per kilo –

Beltex: 400p(2) Grange Moor, 390.7p Headshaw, Lauder, 388.9p Grange Moor, 387.5p Crookston, 386.5p Threeburnford, 386.4p The Anvil, 380.5p Huntington; Texel: 400p The Craggs, Huntington, 395.3p Threepwood, 383p Crookston, 381p Broomiebank, 377.8p Huntington, 372.2p Newton of Crathie; Cheviot Mule: 365p Lylestane, 351.2p Bromiebank, 345.2p Cortleferry, 342.5p Woodside; Suffolk: 355.6p The Anvil, 354.5p West Longridge, 353.5p Cortleferry, 353.3p Langraw, 350p Adderstonshiels, 346.3p Woodside, 344p, 343.8p The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: 350p Headshaw,Lauder, 345p, 341.3p Woodside, 340.9p Hethpool; Blackface: 348.8p, 333.3p Ashcraig, 340p Laings Hill; Half Bred: 332.7p Bonjedward; Greyfaced: 329.5p Cortleferry; Romney: 322.9p Rennie Livestock

EWES:

627 head forward to average £167.36

All classes of Cast Sheep in extremely high demand as St Boswells sets the bar high!

Ewes topped at £340 for a Texel from Messrs Common, Skilmafilly.  Following her at £300 was again a Texel, this time from Messrs Green, The Craggs with another Texel at £295 from Fullerton Corsbie

Texel: £340 Skilmafilly, £300 The Craggs, £295, £290 Corsbie, £290 Skilmafilly(2), £280 Hyndsidehill, Skilmafilly, £270 Skilmafilly, Hyndsidehill;  Charollais: £282, £274 Runningburn, £170, £155 Ruletownhead; Suffolk: £278 Marvingston, £268 Skilmafilly, £265 Marvingston, £260 Penston, £254 Corsbie, £252 Marvingston(2), £248 Corsbie, Marvingston, £246 Hassendean; Cheviot Mule: £244 Marvingston, £242 Middlethird, £238 Hyndsidehill, £198 Middlethird, £193 Northfield, St Abbs, £170 Gelnburnie, £158, £156 Northfield, St Abbs; North Country Cheviot: £238 Skilmafilly, £228 Hyndsidehill, £184 North Synton, £176 Middlethird, £174 Bonjedward, Ruletownhead, £168 North Synton, £150 Ruletownhead, £144 Headshaw, Lauder, Bowmont Farming; Beltex: £228 Penston; Greyfaced: £210 Brothershiels, £202 Corsbie, £184 Langraw, Newton of Crathie, £180 Longfaugh, £176 Shotton, £174 Brothershiels, £170 Caverslea; Half Bred: £208 Hyndsidehill, £196 Marvingston; Romney: £184 Over Newton, £120 Rennie Livestock; Bluefaced Leicester: £156 Broomilees; Blackface: £134 Laings Hill, £132 Newton of Crathie, £124 Leithenhope, £114, £106 Burncastle, £107 Tollishill, £90 Ashcraig, £88 Tollishill; Shetland: £126 Sorrowlessfield; Swaledale: £122, £102 Broomilees

RAMS

A lesser show in quality forward but again a very good trade.

Topping the rams at £230 was a Texel from Messrs Postlethwaite, Laings Hill.  Following him at £222 was again a Texel this time from Messrs Howey, Broomiebank

Texel: £230 Laingshill, £222 Broomiebank; Suffolk: £200 Hyndsidehill, £172 Oxmuir, £146(2) Over Newton, £144 Ruletownhead; Lleyn: £190 Sorrowlessfield, £148 Croft Terrace (D.Young); Abertex: £188 Over Newton; Beltex: £162, £132 The Craggs; North Country Cheviot: £154 Rennie Livestock, £142, £136 Hethpool; Valais Blacknose: £146, £122 Cliftonhill; Blackface: £138 Tollishill, £136 Ashcraig, £122 Hethpool, £118 Tollishill