St Boswells Annual show & sale of Native bred Cattle

St Boswells Mart held their Annual Show and Sale of Native Cattle.  All cattle forward in tremendous bloom. 

Topping the days trading was Messrs Weir, Cortleferry with a fantastic Aberdeen Angus.x Heifer raising £2650

Top pence per kilo went to Mr J.Pass, Midburn at 536p per kilo

Show Results

Class 1             Bullocks           Hendry, Symington Mains

Class 2             Heifers            Hogg, Birkenside

Class 3            Shorthorn.x     Hislop, Coltcrooks

Class 4             Hereford.x       Wright, Buskin

Thanks go to our sponsors – Performance Feeds.

Bullocks per head: Aberdeen Angus: £2500 Nether Howden, £2490 Meigle, £2480, £2370 Wester Middleton, £2460 Meigle, £2310 Kaeside, £2300 Cortleferry, £2250 Redpath East End, £2240 Meigle, £2230 Outerston; Hereford: £2200 Buskin, £2130 Newhall, Jedburgh, £2060, £1990(2) Buskin: Limousin: £2300 Wester Middleton; Beef Shorthorn: £1890, £1770 Mossilee, £1710 Middlethird; Simmental: £1880, £1780 Nisbet Mill, £1770 Midburn, £1670 Kirktonhill; Saler: £1760, £1690, £1680 Nisbet Mill;  Luing: £1780 Tinnis

Bullocks per kilo: Simmental: 536p Midburn, 476.5p Kirktonhill, 429.3p Nisbet Mill, 426.7p Midburn; Aberdeen Angus: 472.5p, 468.8p Harwood on Teviot, 465.6p Kirktonhill, 464.3p Symington Mains, 463.8p Harwood on Teviot, 461.5p Symington Mains, Nisbet Mill, 460.4p Polton; Saler: 457.p, 443.5p Nisbet Mill; Hereford: 437.4p Buskin, 417.6p(2) Newhall, Jedburgh, 413p Buskin; Limousin: 451p Wester Middleton, 424p Polton; Beef Shorthorn: 446.4p Coltcrooks, 433.8p Kirktonhill, 432.9p, 425.p Middlethird

Bullocks averaged 425.13p per kilo(£1810 per head)

Heifers per head: Aberdeen Angus: £2650, £2400, £2320 Cortleferry, £2290 Woodhead, Ancrum, £2280 Meigle, £2260, £2210 Birkenside; Limousin: £1790, £1760 Woodhead, Ancrum; Beef Shorthorn: £1980 Birkenside, £1890 Midburn; Simmental: £1640, £1420 Nisbet Mill; Saler: £1640, £1570, £1480 Nisbet Mill

Heifers per kilo: Aberdeen Angus: 454.9p Cortleferry, 436.4p Nisbet Mill, 433.3p Newhouses, 426.5p Kirktonhill, 426.4p Birkenside; Saler: 436.4p, 420.5p Nisbet Mill; Beef Shorthorn: 415.4p Midburn, 409.2p Coltcrooks, 408.2p Birkenside; Simmental: 420.5p, 417.6p Nisbet Mill; Limousin: 402.2p Woodhead, Ancrum

Heifers averaged 406.7p per kilo(£1645 per head)