St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 120 Prime Cattle, 87 Cast Cows, 1337 Prime Hoggs, and 481 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (65) averaged 360p per kg and sold to 400p. 

Heifers (55) averaged 370p per kg and sold to 416p. 

Cast Cows (85) averaged 262p per kg and sold to 359p.  Top price £2563

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 230p and sold to 239p.  Top price £2418

Hoggs (1337) averaged 350p per kg (+30p on the week) £151.41 per head and sold to £219 for Beltex Hoggs.

Top price 443.8p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(481) averaged £151.61 and sold to £325  for a Texel Ewe

Heavy ewes averaged £186, light ewes sold to £202 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £136.42

PRIME CATTLE-

Satisfying trade

Bullocks per head: Whitsome West Newton £2920.24, £2819.96, Learielaw £2642.72, Wellheads £2598.80, £2591.92, Penston £2579.36, Learielaw £2544, Northfield £2536.40, Lurdenlaw £2528.24, West Garleton £2522

Heifers per head: Wellheads £2811.52, Soutra £2657.16, Wellheads £2625.92, Longnewton £2591.28, £2555.28, Learielaw £2554.40

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 400p, 398p, Lurdenlaw 392p J.A Waters & Sons, West Garleton 388p, Nisbet 384p, Lurdenlaw 384p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 416p, 414p Denholm Meats Supplies, Learielaw 412p(2), Bee Edge 408p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 400p, 398p, Lennoxlove 398p, Bee Edge 396p W.Kirkup Butchers, Lennoxlove 396p

COWS –

Flying!

Cast Cows per head: Corsbie £2563.26, Whitrighill £2507.34, £2490.96, Upper Blainslie £2482.20, Northfield £2451.16, Corsbie £2441.18, Toxside £2365.90, Brothershiels £2365, Penston £2359.84

Cast Cows per kilo: Corsbie 359p, Upper Blainslie 347p, Penston 344p, Corsbie 329p, 327p, Upper Blainslie, Whitrighill, Smailholm Mains 319p, Upper Blainslie, Upper Samieston 315p

Cast Bulls per head –  North Synton £2418.68, Bankhouse £2010.42

Cast Bulls per kilo – North Synton 239p, Bankhouse 219p

PRIME HOGGS: 

Good show with more flesh forward.  Handy weight in demand.  Average 350p £151.41, 43.2kgs

Topping the sale was a pair of absolutely superb Beltex Hoggs from Faughhill realising £219 followed by another seven from the same home breaking the £200 mark.

Hoggs per head –

Beltex: £219, £213, £205, £196 Faughhill, £195, £189 Threepwood, £183 Craighouse, £180 Threepwood, Craighouse; Texel: £199 Threepwood, £194, £190 Mainside, £189 Faughhill, £187(2) Threepwood, £184 Halidean Mill, £183, £181 Threepwood, £180 Swinnie; Suffolk: £199(2) Threepwood, £185 Hallrule Mill, £180 Bedrule, £179(2) Stoneypath, Threepwood, £177 Meigle, £176 Broomilees, £175 Bedrule; Kerryhill: £175, £165 Chapel Farm (MacLean); North Country Cheviot: £170 Meigle, £169 Mainside, Gilston, £167 Buckholm, £159 Stagehall, £158 Buckholm, £157 Gospelhall, Mainside; Cheviot Mule: £165 Middlethird; Greyfaced: £160 Meigle, £159 Stoneypath, £156, £155 Laidlawstiel, £154 Buckholm; Blackface: £160 Kirkstead, Dryhope, £145 Meigle

Hoggs per kilo –

Beltex: 443.8p, 427.1p Faughhill, 424.4p, 410p, 409.8p Craighouse, 408.3p Faughhill, 407.5p Craighouse; Texel: 404.8p Bedrule, 385.4p Lylestane, 378.9p Threepwood, 377.8p Woodhouse, 376.5p(2) Bedrule, 375p Lylestane, 372.9p Bedrule, 370.5p West Longridge; North Country Cheviot: 379.5p, 378p, 377.2p Buckholm, 365p Lylestane, 359.1p Buckholm, 357.3p Stagehall, 356.8p, 355.8p Mainside; Suffolk: 370.5p West Longridge, 363.4p Cortleferry, 362.8p Hallrule Mill, 355.6p West Longridge, 354.5p Stoneypath, Threepwood, 350.6p Newhouses, 350p Bedrule; Cheviot Mule: 360.5p Lylestane; Greyfaced: 344.4p Laidlawstiel, 342.2p Buckholm; Blackface: 331p Lauderhill, 328p Dryhope, 323.1p Laings Hill; Kerryhill: 330p Chapel Farm (MacLean)

EWES:

“Rocket runs the show”

481 to average £151.61

Better show of sheep forward, matched with yet again a flying trade

Today’s sale topped at £325 for a Texel from Messrs Runciman, Allanshaws.  Allanshaws also had a Texel at £270.  Following her at £255 was again a Texel this time from Messrs Sinclair, Crookston

Texel: £325, £270 Allanshaws, £255, £250 Crookston, £236 Firbank, Earlston, £212 Threepwood, £210 Crookston, Threepwood, £208, £204 Upper Samieston; Bluefaced Leicester: £222 Kirkstead, £196 Middlethird, £186 Kirkstead, Crookston; Beltex: £216 Threepwood, £208 Berryhill, £180 Crookston; Suffolk: £210 Gospelhall, £206 Briggs, Jedburgh, £194 Cortleferry, £190 Sunnycroft, £188 Holylee (Preacher), £186 Cortleferry, Middlethird, £182, £170 Middlethird, £154 KJS Farming;  North Country Cheviot: £202, £194 Allanshaws, £188 Allanshaws, £176 Gilston, £160 Stagehall, £156 Stickle Heaton, Gilston, Stagehall, £154, £152 Gilston; Greyfaced: £188 Berryhill, £160 Crookston, Cortleferry, £154 Blackburn, £148 Berryhill, Holylee, £138 Synton Parkhead, £128 Kirkstead, £126 Cortleferry, £60 Synton Parkhead; Cheviot Mule: £182, £176 Upper Samieston, £174 Middlethird, £170 Saughtree, £168, £158 Gilston, £156 Upper Samieston, £144 Halidean Mill, £134 Gilston; Blue Texel: £174 Crookston, £162 Briggs, Jedburgh; Zwartble: £164 Whitlaw Cottage (McLean); Blackface: £138 Kirkstead, £128 Berryhill, £122 KJS Farming, £118 Holylee, £117 Synton Parkhead, £112 Kirkstead, £104 Holylee, £98 Synton Parkhead; Easycare: £96 Stickle Heaton; Welsh Mountain: £96 Stickle Heaton; Swaledale: £92 Synton Parkhead; Shetland: £30 Kirkhope Steading (J.Elliot)

RAMS

A larger show of Rams forward but a lack of quality

59 to average £140.98

Topping the Tups at £208 was 2 Cheviots from Messrs Runciman, Allanshaws

North Country Cheviot: £208 Allanshaws, £146, £144 Saughtree, £128 Dryhope; Beltex: £168 Allanshaws, £100 Woodhouse; Texel: £192 Woodhouse, £152 Kirkhope Steading, £142 Woodhouse; Suffolk: £172 Holylee, £150 Woodhouse; Bluefaced Leicester: £164 Allanshaws, £154 Holylee; Blackface: £148 Lauderhill, £148 Dryhope, £142 Kirkstead, £124 Holylee; Kerryhill: £144, £126 Chapel Farm (MacLean);  Roussin: £116 Woodhouse; Cross: £94 Letham Holdings