St Boswells Primestock Report

 

HARRISON & HETHERINGTON LIMITED, ST BOSWELLS

MONDAY 17^th FEBRUARY 2025
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Sold 94 Prime Cattle, 39 Cast Cows, 1695 Prime Hoggs, and 782 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (36) averaged 377p per kg and sold to 412p. 

Heifers (57) averaged 381p per kg and sold to 444p 

Cast Cows (36) averaged 266p per kg and sold to 317p.  Top price £2435

Cast Bulls (3) averaged 243p and sold to 259p.  Top price £3377

Hoggs (1695) averaged 339p per kg (+7p on the week) £152.50 per head and sold to £210 for Beltex Hoggs.

Top price 423.7p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep (782) averaged £156.01 and sold to £330 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy ewes averaged £192, light ewes sold to £210 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £136

PRIME CATTLE-  Top end similar trade with straight cattle slightly dearer.

Bullocks per head: Penston £2981.52, Wellheads £2809.12, £2759.68, Meikle Harelaw £2747.04, Wellheads £2738.24, Penston £2736, Learielaw £2669.76, £2669.04, Wellheads £2666.40, Whitrighill £2613.24

Heifers per head: Whitsome West Newton £2930.40, Longnewton £2841.60, £2675.48, Whitsome West Newton £2663.36, Bee Edge £2610.72, Longnewton £2558.40, Bee Edge £2556, £2554.20, Learielaw £2541.96, Whitrighill £2522

Bullocks per kilo: Learielaw 412p, Penston, Wellheads 404p, Penston 400p, Lurdenlaw 400p J.A Waters & Sons, Wellheads 398p, Learielaw 396p, New Blainslie, Wellheads 392p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 444p Coq & Bull Butchers Ltd, 430p Denholm Meats, 426p Hugh Black & Sons, Longnewton 422p, Lurdenlaw 416p, 414p, Learielaw 414p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Longnewton 410p Hugh Black & Sons, Bee Edge 410p(2) W.Kirkup Butchers, Hugh Black & Sons

Young Bulls: Preston £1844.16 (272p)

COWS –  Still a great trade

Cast Cows per head: Buskin £2435.14, Hyndsidehill £2400.38, Buskin £2344.16, Muircleugh £2338.02, Nether Howden £2326.86, Hyndsidehill £2264.16, Dunslaw £2194.80, Buskin £2178.90, Shotton £2156.82, Muircleugh £2155.94

Cast Cows per kilo: Penston 317p, Buskin 313p, Shotton 309p, Southdean 305p, Buskin 299p, Dunslaw 295p, Muircleugh 289p, Preston 285p

Cast Bulls: Hoselaw £3377.36 (259p), Hoprigshiels £2609.88(239p)

PRIME HOGGS: -  Well fed show.  Handy weights, easy sold.  Average 339p, SQQ 351p, £152.50, 44.9kgs

Hoggs per head –

Beltex: £210 Buckholm, £195, £192, £190 Faughhill, £190 Shetin Farm, £185 Threepwood, £180 Faughhill; Texel: £200 Threepwood, £191 Shethin, £190 Muircleugh(2), Butterdean, £189 Shethin, £185(2) Muircleugh; Suffolk: £193 Threepwood £185 Belvedere, £180 Butterdean, Belvedere, £176 Shethin, £175 Belvedere, £175, £170 Butterdean, £170 Shethin; Dutch Spotted: £175, £165 Faughhill; North Country Cheviot: £175, £170 Bonjedward, £170 Shethin, £160 Faughhill, Bedrule; Charollais: £170, £168 Shethin, £160 Faughhill; Greyfaced: £170 Belvedere, £155 Meigle; Cheviot Mule: £170 Belvedere, Muircleugh, £167 Adderstonshiels; Beltex: £165 Firbank, £150 Forleys Park; Half Bred: £163 Bonjedward; Blackface: £155 Belvedere, £150 Hethpool; Berrichon: £146 Springwood; Easycare: £132 East Mains, Lauder

Hoggs per kilo –

Beltex: 423.7p, 424.4p Craighouse, 404.3p Shethin, 400p Threepwood, Craighoue, Bedrule, Shethin,  390.2p Grange Moor; Texel: 402.4p Shethin, 400p, 397.5p Newton of Crathie, 395.6p Skilmafilly, 395.3p Threepwood 389.3p Newton of Crathie, 387.8p Shethin; Suffolk: 370.5p Adderstonshiels, 369p Blackburn Cotages, 361.4p, 360p Bedrule, 352.7p, 350p Blackburn, Lauder, 350p Faughhill; North Country Cheviot: 367.4p Hethpool, 362.8p Faughhill, 358.1p(2) Saughtree, 354.8p Newton of Crathie, 352.4p Hethpool, 350p Adderstonshiels; Charollais: 361p, 359.1p Faughhill, 357.4p, 340p Shethin; Dutch Spotted: 357.1p, 355p Faughhill; Blue Texel: 354.4p Broomiebank, 348.8p Forleys Park, 342.1p Berryhill; Greyfaced: 347.2p Belvedere; Blackface: 340.9p Hethpool; Berrichon: 339.5p Springwood; Easycare: 330p East Mains, Lauder; Cheviot Mule: 320p Faughhill

EWES -  “From Aberdeen to Newcastle, Vendors travel from all over to seek the best.  A trade ‘ewe’ won’t believe.  Vendors left lost for words as they have to ask twice about their average!”

Texel: £330 Skilmafilly, £310 Allanshaws, £300 Butterdean, Skilmafilly, £290 Brown, Middle Hill, £288 Skilmafilly, £260 Skilmafilly, £250 Grange Moor, Skilmafilly Beltex: £290 Brown, Middle Hill, £238, £178 Craighouse, £136 Brown, Middle Hill Suffolk: £255, £250 Brown, Middle Hill, £238 Butterdean, £210 Skilmafilly, £200 Threepwood, £196, £190 Brown, Middle Hill, £190 Grange Moor Cheviot Mule: £218 Skilmafilly, £192 Craighouse, £164 Millheugh, £162 Greenhead, Woodside, £146 Satchells Charollais: £218 Brown, Middle Hill, £192 Springwood Lodge North Country Cheviot: £210, £192 Allanshaws, £160 Springwood Lodge, £157 Rawburn, £154 Woodside, £150 Skilmafilly, £144 Millheugh, £138 Woodside, £136 Newmains Romney: £203 Gateshaw, £189, £174 Bow, £154 Bowland Farms, £143 Bow, £140 Rawburn Border Leicester: £192, £168 Skilmafilly Halfbred: £188 Blackhill, £174 Laings Hill, £164 Bonjedward, £162 Berryhill, £120 Blackhill Ryeland: £178 Brown, Middle Hill, £122 Preston Mains Greyface: £174 Greenhead, S,  £158 Grange Moor, Brown, Middle Hill, £150 Blackburn, £146 Borthwick Brae, £142 Synton Parkhead, £140 Aikeyside Blue Texel: £165 Brown, Middle Hill Easycare:  £155 East Mains, £144 Millheugh Blackface: £152 Burncastle, £138 Ashcraig, £116 Berryhill, Crookston, £109 Flemington, £108 Bowland Farms, £104 Ashcraig Rouge: £152 Springwood Lodge Valais Blacknose: £146 Brown, Middle Hill, Norfolk: £112 Stichill Eastfield Hebridean:  £102, £82 Preston MainsHalH

RAMS - Again, a larger show forward hitting the top spots.
91 Head Average £140.13
Topping the tups at £275 was a Texel from Messrs Sanderson, Greenhead, following him at £216 was a Bluefaced Leicester from Messrs Sinclair, Crookston

Texel: £275 Greenhead,R, Bluefaced Leicester: £216, £214 Crookston, £146 Boreland Beltex:  £208, £178, £175, £142 Grange Moor Suffolk £176 Brotherstone Cross: £174 Brown, Middle Hill Ryeland: £162 Preston Mains, £150 Winkston Blackface: £152 Borthwickshiels, £146 Burncastle, £124 (2), £122 Tollishill, £116 Burncastle North Country Cheviot: £146 Borthwickshiels, Borthwick Brae, £135 Boreland, £122 Borthwick Brae Kerry Hill: £128 Borthwickshiels Border Leicester: £108 Eildon Cottage.