St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 80 Prime Cattle, 42 Cast Cows, 1604 Prime Hoggs, and 1021 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (35) averaged 388p per kg and sold to 418p (x2). 

Heifers (45) averaged 395p per kg and sold to 430p (x2) 

Cast Cows (35) averaged 269p per kg and sold to 357p.  Top price £2786

Cast Bulls (7) averaged 231p and sold to 299p.  Top price £3462

Hoggs (1604) averaged 357p per kg (+18p on the week) £160 per head and sold to £210 for Beltex  Hoggs.

Top price 431.8p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(1021) averaged £146.36 and sold to £295  for a  Texel Ewe

Heavy ewes averaged £165, light ewes sold to £188 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £132.36

PRIME CATTLE-

Solid trade for all types

Bullocks per head: Whitrighill £2852.56, £2812, Penston £2818.08, Learielaw £2792.24, Whitrighill £2786.40, West Garleton £2762.24, Whitrighill £2741.30, £2717.52

Heifers per head: Whitsome West Newton £2745.60, Pitcairn £2737.28, Penston £2680, £2679.04, Learielaw £2666, £2654.40, West Garleton £2665, Longnewton £2633.40, Dunslaw £2606.52

Bulocks per kilo: Learielaw 418p (2), West Garleton 416p, Penston 412p David Comrie, Penston, Learielaw 410p, Whitrighill 402p, Crosshall 396p, Whitrighill 395p, 394p

Heifers per kilo: Learielaw 430p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 430p, Pitcairn 426p, Bee Edge 426p W.Kirkup & Sons, Bee Edge 422p, Learielaw 420p, Longnewton 418p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Pitcairn, Penston 416p, Whitsome West Newton  416p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

COWS –

Grand trade

Cast Cows per head: Muircleugh £2786.68, Hyndsidehill £2645.04, Corsbie £2641.20, Muircleugh £2490.54, Huntershall £2415.62, Symington Mains £2270.52, Corsbie £2203.32, Huntershall £2194.50, Outerston £2167

Cast Cows per kilo: Symington Mains 357p, Corsbie 355p, Penston 335p, Muircleugh, Penston, Hyndsidehill 309p, Corsbie 301p, Muircleugh 299p, Hyndlee 297p

Cast Bulls per head: Greenlees £3462.42, Easter Middleton £3132.00, £2887.12, Shidlaw £2744

Cast Bulls per kilo: Greenlees 299p, Easter Middleton 261p, Shidlaw 245p

PRIME HOGGS: 

Superb show of fed hoggs forward.  More handy weights.  Average 357p, SQQ 366.5p, £160, 44.8kgs

Hoggs per head –

Beltex: £210, £203, £200 Crookston, £199 Newton of Crathie, £196 Crookston, £190 Newton of Crathie, £188, £186 Threepwood; Texel: £204 Crookston, £196 Threepwood, £194 Huntly Lodge, £189, £187, £186 Threepwood, £185 The Anvil; Blue Texel: £200 Crookston, £160 Newton of Crathie; Bluefaced Leicester: £190 Hartside, £175 Crookston, £170 Burnhead; Suffolk: £189, £184 Threepwood, £179 Craigsford Mains, Harelawside, £178 Craigsford Mains, £176, £174(2) The Anvil; Charollais: £176 Harelawside; North Country Cheviot: £172 Bowmont Farming, Saughtree, £170 Allanshaws, Bowmont Farming, £168(2) Saughtree, £167 Bowmont Farming; Greyfaced: £171 Crailinghall, £165 West Longridge, Huntly Lodge; Cheviot Mule: £170 Crailinghall, £167, £155 Adderstonshiels; Half Bred: £164, £159 Bonjedward; Swaledale: £160 West Longridge; Blackface: £160 Crookston, £159 Newton of Crathie, £150(2) Crookston; Hampshire: £155 AR Hume Farming; Dutch Spotted: £150 Newton of Crathie; Welsh Mountain: £130 AR Hume Ltd

Hoggs per kilo –

Beltex: 431.8p Newton of Crathie, 427.3p, 418.2p Threepwood, 416.7p, 415.6p Threeburnford, 400p Rennie Livestock, Heriotsfield (A.Halliday), Newton of Crathie, Huntly Lodge(2)Blue Texel: Newton of Crathie 410.3p, Broomiebank 407.7p; Texel: 394.8p Duke Street, 393.6p, 386.4p(2) Anvil, 385.9p(2) The Hayloft, Kirkwood (Dodds), 385.4p West Longridge, 381.4p Newton of Crathie; North Country Cheviot: 382.2p Bowmont Farming, Saughtree, 380.5p (2) Hethpool, 375p (2)Bowmont Farming; Suffolk: 377.3p The Anvil, 373.3p Newton of Crathie, 368p Threepwood, 367.4p The Anvil, Adderstonshiels, 367p Bonjedward, 363.2p West Longridge, 361p The Anvil, 360p Huntly Lodge; Dutch Spotted: 365.9p Newton of Crathie; Cheviot Mule: 369p Adderstonshiels, 356.1p Douglas Square, Newcastleton (Ferrie); Greyfaced: 362.2p Hartside, 360p West Longridge, 355p New Blainslie; Half Bred: 361.4p Bonjedward; Blackface: 357.1p Hartside, 346p,. 344.2p Newton of Crathie; Hampshire: 352.3p AR Hume Farming; Welsh Mountain: 333.3p AR Hume Farming; Herdwick: 329.4p Duke Street (Elliot); Charollais: 325.9p Harelawside

EWES

“Don’t fall behind, jump on the band wagon!  St Boswells has had a record 1021 Ewes forward.  Take advantage, don’t look anywhere else!”

1021 head forward to average £146.36

A record Number forward with a trade to match.  The sale topped at £295 for a Texel Ewe from Messrs Strang Steel, Threepwood.  Following her at £285 was a Beltex from AR Hume Farming.

Texel: £295 Threepwood, £250 Allanshaws, £246 Penston, £240 Venchen, £236 Ruchlaw Mains, £230 Harden Mains, £222 Thornington(2), Venchen, £220 Threepwood; Beltex: £285 AR Hume Farming, £210 Ruchlaw Mains, £178 Huntly Lodge; Suffolk: £260 Easter Langlee, £240 Huntly Lodge, £234 Thornington, £228 Penston, Huntly Lodge, £224 Buskin, £220 Allanshaws, £218 Thornington, £214 Huntly Lodge, £210 Venchen; Bluefaced Leiceser: £260 Hartside, £255 Burnhead, £198 Pirntaton Cottage (Marwick & Coney), £172 Middlestead, £158 Huntly Lodge; Romeny: £220 Overfield, £176, £168 Middle Moneynut; Charollais: £202 Ruchlaw Mains, £154 AR Hume Farming; Greyfaced: £204 Buskin, £200 Huntly Lodge, £194 Kirktonhill, £192 Crailinghall, £190 Buskin, £180 Bhalu, £178 Broom, £176 KJS Farming, Middlestead (2); Cheviot Mule £200 Thornington, £170 Kirktonhill, £152 Bonjedward, £134 Ruchlaw Mains; North Country Cheviot: £188 Kirktonhill, £174, £170 Allanshaws, £168 Bowmont Farming, £158 Saughtree, £148 Kirktonhill, £146 Bowmont Farming, £144 Huntershall, £142 Bowershields, Bowmont Farming; Lleyn: £180 AR Hume Farming; Half Bred: £174 Bonjedward; Cross: £170 Huntly Lodge; Blackface: £170, £156 Easter Langlee, £166 Hartside, £154 Kirktonhill, £140 Easter Langlee, £122 Philiphaugh, £116 Kirkstead, AR Hume Famring,  Huntershall, Pirntaton Cottages(Logan);   Blue Texel: £160 Huntly Lodge; Zwartble: £140 Huntly Lodge; Easycare: £148 Girrick, Bankhouse, £140 Bankhouse, £138 Hillhouse, £124 Bankhouse, £120 Girrick, £118 Bankhouse, £116 Girrick; Norfolk: £144 Huntly Lodge; Shetland: £122 Huntly Lodge, £70 Pirntaton (Marwick & Coney); Herdwick: £118 AR Hume Farming

RAMS

Tups topped at £240 from Messrs Wright, Buskin following that at £238 was again a Texel Tup this time from Huntington Farming

Texel: £240 Buskin, £238 Huntington, £235 Buskin, £230, £196 Huntershall, £188 Huntington, £170 Broom, £158 Huntington; Beltex: £210(2) Huntington, £180 Pirntaton (Marwick & Coney); North Country Cheviot: £196 Bowershields, £182 Newhall Estate; Bluefaced Leicester: £194 Easter Langlee, £110 Huntershall; Lleyn: £190, £168 Ruchlaw Mains; Dorset: £172 Pirntaton (Marwick & Coney); Charollais: £170, £146 Middle Moneynut,; Easycare: £166 Newhall Estate,  £130 Burnhead; Cross: £164 Middle Moneynut; Blackface: £140 Huntershall, £126 Burncastle, £122 Kirkstead, Burncastle;