St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 103 Prime Cattle, 47 Cast Cows,  2056 Prime Hoggs and 276 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (50) averaged 420p per kg and sold to 472p 

Heifers (51) averaged 421p per kg and sold to 490p (2) 

Young Bulls (2) averaged 345p per kg and sold to 374p

Cast Cows (47) averaged 277p per kg and sold to 360p.  Top price £2763

Cast Bull ) sold to p per kg and sold to p Top price £

Hoggs (2056) averaged 315p per kg (-3p on the week) £151 per head and sold to £182 for Texel Hoggs.

Top price 400p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(276) averaged £177 and sold to £310 for Texel Ewes

Heavy ewes averaged £221, light ewes sold to £223 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £139

PRIME CATTLE-

All cattle well sold with a more commercial show forward.

Bullocks per head: Elwick £3429.76, Penston £3379.52, Bee Edge £3123.12, West Newbigging £3122.80, £3072.56, Elwick £3068.48, West Newbigging £3010.16, Dunslaw £2974.40, Penston £2971.60, Wester Ulston £2964.80, Learielaw £2963.76, £2961.40, Lennoxlove £2951.20

Heifers per head: Whitsome West Newton £3023.28, Penston £3003, Longnewton £2992.64, Bee Edge £2989, Whitsome West Newton £2988.40, Whitrighill £2948.40, Bee Edge £2900.80, Nether Falla £2898.84, Whitrighill £2892.56, Learielaw £2881.76, Bee Edge £2872.44, Whitrighill £2859.04

Bullocks per kilo: Penston 472p, Elwick, Learielaw 466p, Bee Edge 462p, Penston 460p, Wester Ulston 458p, Whitsome West Newton 452p, Penston 450p, Elwick 446p, Lurdenlaw 444p

Heifers per kilo: Bee Edge 490p(2) Whitsome West Newton 482p, Longnewton, Bee Edge 474p, Wester Ulston 464p, Bee Edge 464p W.Kirkup & Sons (Butchers), Penston 462p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Dunslaw 450p, Whitsome West Newton 450p Briggsys Butchers

Young Bulls: Wedderlie £2662.88 (374p)

COWS –

Easily sold

Cast Cows per head:   Nether Falla £2763.90, Brothershiels £2671.20, Glenalmond £2600, West Newbigging £2549.80, £2470.50, Preston £2417.58, Burnfoot £2338.78, West Newbigging £2323.68, Glenalmond £2320.92, Haltree £2263.52, West Newbigging £2205.42, £2204.26

Cast Cows per kilo: Brothershiels 360p, Burnfoot, Preston 337p, Nether Falla 333p, Glenalmond 325p, Pogbie 319p, Preston, Inchkeith 315p

PRIME HOGGS: 

Plenty meat on offer.  Heavy hoggs slightly easier on the week.  Average 315p, SQQ 340p, £151 per head, 47.8kgs

Hoggs per head –

Texel: £182 The Anvil, £181 Corsbie, £178 The Anvil, £177, £175, £173 Boghall, £172 The Anvil; Suffolk: £180 Boghall, £179 The Anvil, Boghall, £178 Riverview, £177, £176 (3), £175 Boghall; Dorset: £170 Newton of Crathie; Beltex: £168 Newton of Crathie, £163 Craiglea, £160 Pirntaton Cottage, Craiglea(2), £156 Newton of Crathie(3), £155 Broombank; North Country Cheviot: £160 Gospelhall, £148 Haltree, £147 Saughtree; Greyfaced: £152 Pirntaton Cottage, £150, £145 Newton of Crathie; Blue Texel: £150 Pirntaton Cottage; Blackface: £145 Blackhope, £142, £140(2) Newton of Crathie; Half Bred: £142 Stobshiel Mains; Easycare: £136 Newton of Crathie; Cheviot Mule: £130 Newton of Crathie

Hoggs per kilo –

Beltex: 400p Newton of Crathie, Pirntaton Cottage, 397.6p Craiglea, 388.9p, 386.1p, 371.4p(2) Newton of Crathie, 363.2p New Blainslie, 355.6p Craiglea; Texel: 386.4p, 377.3p, 369.6p(2) The Anvil, 368.4p New Blainslie(2), 365.9p Faughhill, 364.1p Pirntaton Cottage, 364p The Anvil; Suffolk: 355.6p The Anvil, 343.2p Newton of Crathie, 330.4p Pirntaton Cottage, 328.9p Upper Urquhart; North Country Cheviot: 350p Kirklands, Ancrum, 347.6p Newton of Crathie, 345.9p(2) Saughtree, 343.6p Kirklands, Ancrum, 337.3p Hethpool, 336.4p Haltree; Romney: 350p Newton of Crathie; Dorset: 342.5p Newton of Crathie; Cross: 341.2p Nether Falla; Easycare: 340p Newton of Crathie, Nether Firth; Greyfaced: 334.9p, 329.5p, 327.3p Newton of Crathie; Half Bred: 328.9p Stobshiel Mains; Cheviot Mule: 329.1p Newton of Crathie; Blackface: 318.2p(2) Newton of Crathie, 315.9p Blackhope

EWES

Strong show forward.  All classes dearer.  Average £177

Texel: £310 Corsbie, £277 Cairncross, £261 Bierhope, £259 Broombank, £257 Corsbie, £251 Elwartlaw, £247 New Blainslie, £243 Elwartlaw, £241 New Blainslie; Beltex: £290 Craiglea, £229, £214 The Anvil, £190 Faughhill; Suffolk: £280, £270 Riverview, £247 Nether Falla, £237 Riverview, £229 Mossilee, £227 Elwartlaw, £225 Brothershiels, £221 Corsbie, £220 Elwartlaw; Bleu de Maine: £280, £229 Craiglea; Bluefaced Leicester: £259 Corsbie Cottage (Hedley); Zwartble: £239 Cakemuir; North Country Cheviot: £223 Philiphaugh, £205 Graden, £195 Philiphaugh, £193, £189 Gospelhall; Cheviot Mule: £219 Philiphaugh, £205 Northfield St Abbs, £199 Philiphaugh, £195 Saughtree; Half Bred: £213 Nisbet Mill; Greyfaced: £189 Mossilee, £185 Stoneypath, Brothershiels, £175 Greenhead, Selkirk, £173 The Anvil; Lleyn: £171 Broombank; Blue Texel: £160 Firbank, Earlston; Blackface: £107 Newton of Crathie

RAMS: North Country Cheviot: £233 Nisbet Mill; Blue Texel: £229 Nisbet Mill; Beltex: £204 Greenhead, Selkirk; Texel: £203, £171 Greenhead, Selkirk; Suffolk: £181 Mersington Mill; Kerryhill: £175 Greenhead, Selkirk; Jacob: £161 Howden