St Boswells Primestock Sale

CATTLE

Prime cattle met an extreme rate for all types.

Bullocks per head:
(465-555kgs): £1382.10 Thirlestane.
(556+kgs): £1647.36, £1603.80 Lurdenlaw. £1610 Broachrigg. £1529.28, £1506.72 Galagate.

Bullocks per kilo:
(465-555kgs.  Average 256.02p): Thirlestane 255p S&I Carlisle & Co.
(556+kgs.  Average 244.67p):  Lurdenlaw 270p Cooper Butchers, Bellshill. Lurdenlaw 264p J Waters & Son, Selkirk. Lurdenlaw 260p Michael Malone, Edinburgh Ltd. West Garleton  Michael Malone Edinburgh Ltd. Galagate 258p S &I Carlisle, Bellshill. Galagate 256p Michael Malone Edinburgh Ltd.

Heifers per head:
(400-484kgs):  £1156.80, £1127.88 Outerston. £1125.92 Nisbet.
(485 + kgs):  £1692.52 Lurdenlaw. £1652.40 Bee Edge. £1648.40 Smailholm Mains. £1635.52,£1617, £1597.86, £1593, £1562, £1556.28, £1550.34 Bee Edge. £1527.24 Thirlestane.

Heifers per kilo:
(400-484kgs.  Average 236.75p): Nisbet 248p, Outerston 241p J.F Finlay & Co.
(485+kgs.  Average 252.34p): Bee Edge 275p (2) Forsyths of Peebles, 270p S&I Carlisle & Co, 270p Denholm Meats., 269p Shaw Fine Meats. Sourhope 269p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Thirlestane 267p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd. Sourhope 264p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd. Galagate 262p W Kirkhope & Sons Longtown. Lurdenlaw 262p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Bee Edge 262p S & I Carlisle & Co. Sourhope 261p Coq & Bull Butchers. Bee Edge 261p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Smailholm Mains 261p  Hugh Black & Sons Ltd.

Young Bulls per head:  Linton £1333.08, £1277.12, £1259.04

Young Bulls per kilo:  Linton 208p, 207p

A flyer of a trade!

Cast Cows per head:  Kersknowe £1867.32, £1676.48, Ramrig £1586.88, £1519.70. Byrewalls £1511.58. Thirlestane £1496, £1481.04. Shidlaw £1460.64. Buskin £1429.90. Hermiston £1406.94.

Cast Cows per kilo:  Brothershiels 211p. Corsbie 193p, 189p. Kersknowes 189p. Thirlestane (2), Oakwood, Holydean 187p. Buskin 185p, 181p

Cast Bulls:  Faughhill £1705 (155p) Holydean £1321. Bemersyde 129p, 127p.

LAMBS   Good show of lambs with more outlets needing numbers!

Average: £145, 43kg, 338p

Lambs per head:
Texel: £175, £158 Thornington, £168 Birkenside, £167 The Lee. £165, £154 Brothershiels. £154 Traprain, Springwood, Brothershiels  Suffolk: £169 Thornington. £168 The Lee. £147, £145 Hadden Farm Cotts. £ 147 Birkenside.  Charolais: £164 Runningburn. Beltex: £162 Faughhill. Hampshire: £148 Marigold.Hadden Farm Cotts. £

Lambs per kilo: 390.70p Birkenside, 372.30p, 367.40p Thornington, 359.50p Traprain, 356.60p Brothershiels. Beltex: 368.209 Faughhill. Hampshire: 360.50p, 339p Marigold. Suffolk: 352.10p, 342.90p Thornington, 350p Birkenside, 337.20p, 334.10p Hadden Farm Cotts. 356.10p Marigold. 355.60p,355p, 350.60p Redpath East End. 350p Traprain.

HOGGS
Strong show of Hoggs with similar returns.

Average - £137, 45.5kg, 298p

Hoggs per head:
Texel: £201, £190 (2) Roundabouts. £176, £1170, £169, £166 Stewards Cottage. £171 Boghall. £170 Faughhill. Suffolk: £178, £165, £164, £149, £147 Boghall. £150, £149 Bonjedward. £145 Aikeyside. Beltex: £160 Boghall North Country Cheviot: £150 The Burrows. £146 Boghall. £145 Metheun. BFLeicester: £142, £131 Philiphaugh. Greyface: £141 Berryhill. £138 Aikeyside. Blackface: £136 The Yett, £131 Berryhill. Berrichon: £135 Springwood. Easycare: £134, £129 Pilmuir, Coldingham. Aberfield: £129 Carterhaugh.

Hoggs per kilo:
Beltex: 363.60p Boghall. 305.60p Leaston. Texel: 357.10p, 320p, 312.50p Faughhill. 320p, 315.20p Boghall. 318.90p Leaston. 314p Broachrigg. 311.60p Fairlaw. North Country Cheviot: 328.20p, 315.90p Broachrigg. 317.40p, 314p Boghall. 314.60p Saughtree. Suffolk: 317.90p, 312.40p, 310.40p, 308.20p, 306.30p Boghall. 303.70p Drinkstone. 303.60p Aikeyside.

Easycare: 300p New Mains. Aberfeld; 314.60p Carterhaugh. Blackface: 298.70p The Yett.

EWES

A plainer show of ewes forward saw trade easier on the week albeit to a sound enough trade throughout.
East Fortune had a thumper of a Hampshire ewe, whilst again cast tups sold well reaching a summit of £155 for  Suffolk tups from Messrs. Grieve, The Lee. Topping the sale at £167 from R Bradbury.

Hampshire: £167, £143 East Fortune. Texel: £157 Traprain. £153 Lower Ashtrees. £149 Roundabouts. £145 Brothershiels. £139 Cheeklaw. £127 Sorrowlessfield, Fairnilee. £125 Whinfield, Lower Ashtrees, Falsidehill. Suffolk: £145 Bonjedward. £143 Middlestead. Greyface: £123 Howahill. £119 The Lee. £115Cammerlaws, Holydean. £111 Aikeyside, Whinfield. Romney: £127 East Newburn. Charolais: £119, £115 Fairlaw. North Country Cheviot: £119, £109 Gospelhall. £111, £109 Philiphaugh. £111 Ruletownhead. £109 Leaderfoot. £105 Birneyknowe. £103 Metheun. HB: £117 Bonjedward. CHMule: £113 Saughtree. LLeyn: £109 Ruletownhead. £97 Easter Midburn. Ryeland: £93 Lower Ashtrees. Blackface: £89 The Lee. £83 Stoneypath. £81 Berryhill. Jacob: £89 Leaderfoot. Easycare: £85, £81 Pilmuir, Coldingham. Swaledale: £75 Bowden Moor & Broomilees. Shetland: £47 Sorrowlessfield.

RAMS
Suffolk: £155 The Lee. Texel; £145 Walkersknowe. £139, £80 Blackadder Mains. Blackface: £121 Berryhill. Shetland: £71 Cedar Lodge.