St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 76 Prime Cattle, 21 Cast Cows, 1775 Prime Hoggs and 354 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (33) averaged 416p per kg and sold to 442p 

Heifers (43) averaged 416p per kg and sold to 466p 

Cast Cows (21) averaged 306p per kg and sold to 349p.  Top price £3139

Hoggs (1775) averaged 302p per kg (-9p on the week) £150 per head and sold to £199 for Suffolk/Texel Hoggs.

Top price 400p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(354) averaged £174 and sold to £375

Heavy ewes averaged £205, light ewes sold to £198 for Blackface Ewes and averaged £166

PRIME CATTLE-

Good demand

Bullocks per head: Penston £2987.92, Dunslaw £2952.12, Penston £2924, £2903.04, Dunslaw £2886.72

Heifers per head: Penston £2921.60, Whitsome West Newton £2889.20, Lylestane £2856.60, £2855.76, Bee Edge £2827.44, £2717.28, Whitsome West Newton £2662.16

Bullocks per kilo: Penston 442p, Dunslaw 438p, 436p, Penston, Crookhouse 432p, Penston 430p

Heifers per kilo: Whitsome West Newton 466p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 462p, 444p, Penston 440p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lylestane 438p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Bee Edge 434p, Nisbet 432p

COWS –

Solid trade

Cast Cows per head:   Wolfstar £3139.56, Birkenside £2767.90, Wolfstar £2750.58, Ramrig £2678.84, Blegbie £2631.42, Ramrig £2554.24,

Cast Cows per kilo: Birkenside 349p, Ramrig 347p, Wolfstar 333p, Woodhouse 329p, Wolfstar 323p

PRIME HOGGS: 

Average 302p, SQQ 338p, £150, 49.6kgs

Hoggs per head –

Texel: £199, £197, £180 Logie Durno, £185 Boghall, £175 Penicuik Estates, £169 Boghall, £168 Gattonside Mains, £165(2) The Anvil; Suffolk: £199, £195 Maidenhall, £190(2), £187, £183, £177, £175(2) Boghall; Beltex: £180, £174 Boghall, £165 Pirntaton Cottage, £161 Halidean Mill, £160 Boghall; North Country Cheviot: £170, £169 Gospelhall, £169 Hethpool,  £161, £159 Kaimridge, £156 The Anvil; Blackface: £163 Newton of Crathie, £142 Hartside; Charollais: £160 The Anvil; Dutch Spotted: £160 Faughhill; Greyfaced: £159 Boghall, £155 The Anvil; Romney: £159 Towford; Blue Texel: £151 Pirntaton Cottage

Hoggs per kilo –

Beltex: 400p, 397.1p, 387.2p Craighouse, 375p Faughhill, 371.4p Newton of Crathie, 359p Grange Moor, 357.8p Halidean Mill, 350.6p Grange Moor; Texel: 372.1p Newton of Crathie, 366.7p, 362.2p, 361.4p, 359.6p, 357.8p, 349.5p The Anvil, 354p Newton of Crathie; North Country Cheviot: 354.5p The Anvil, 348.8p Dunslaw, 347.6p Adderstonshiels, 346.5p Saughtree, 346.1p Gattonside Mains, 338.8p Adderstonshiels, 331.7p Saughtree, 330p Hethpool; Suffolk: 355.6p The Anvil, 351.6p The Anvil, 346.7p Dunslaw, 340p Symington Mains, 332.6p Dunslaw; Charollais: 351.6p The Anvil; Blue Texel: 328.3p Pirntaton Cottage; Dutch Spotted: 320p Faughhill; Greyfaced: 318.2p Pirntaton Cottage, 310p The Anvil; Blackface: 318.2p Newton of Crathie, 307.1p Hartside; Romeny: 300p Marvingston

EWES

‘Messrs Ingram, Logie Durno breaks records at £375 for an outstanding Texel Ewe.  Another good show forward today with a lot of meat on offer’

First time Vendors, Messrs Ingram, Logie Durno topped today’s sale at a new record price of £375 for an outstanding Texel Ewe.  Following her at £355 was again a Texel from the same good home.

Texel: £375, £355 Logie Dunro, £285 Belvedere, Stobshiel Mains, £275 Marvingston, £265 Crailing Nook, £260, £255 Logie Durno, £242 Belevedere, £228 Logie Durno;   Beltex: £275 Craighouse, £240 Logie Durno, Craighouse, £188 Belvedere, Berryhill, £178 Craighouse, £162 Logie Durno, £135 Faughhill; Suffolk: £262, £255 Marvingston, £254 Stobshiel Mains, £244, £242 Marvingston, £232 Symington Mains, £232 Chesters Brae, £230 Belvedere, Faughhill, £225 Marvingston; Bluefaced Leicester: £252  Newton of Crathie, £242, £238, £235 Kayside, £240 Halkburn, £228, £144 Logie Durno; Cheviot Mule: £228 Stobshiel Mains, £220 Craighouse, £218, £200, £154 Belvedere, £192 Leaston, £174 Galadean, £142 Chesters Brae ; Hampshire: £210 Bridgehaugh Mill;  Zwartble: £210 Wells Stables; Romney: £210(2), £198 Towford; Half Bred: £225 Marvingston, £198 Laings Hill; Charollais: £204 Belvedere, £195 Logie Dunro;  Blue Texel: £200 Blackburn; Greyfaced: £199 Symington Mains, £190 Belvedere, Hartside, Chesters Brae, £182 Fairnilee, £178 Hartside, £176 Hillend Farm Cottages, £172 Newton of Crathie, Hartside, £170 Over Newton; Blackface: £198 The Anvil, £128 Berryhill, £120 The Anvil, £118, £116 Laings Hill, £108 Fairnilee, £98 Newton of Crathie; Dorset: £188 Belvedere; Lleyn: £188, £127, £119 Halidean Mill, £145 The Anvil; North Country Cheviot: £188 Nisbet Mill, Stobshiel Mains, £152 Gospelhall, Bonjedward, £142 Craighouse, Gospelhall, Saughtree, £140 Hillend Farm Cottage, £138(2) Stobshiel Mains; Lleyn: £188, £127, £119, £145 The Anvil; Bleu du Maine: £170 Newton of Crathie; Valais Blacknose: £148 Belvedere

RAMS

Better show on offer today with numbers still in short demand.

Rams topped at £300 for a Suffolk from Messrs Pate, Marvingston. Following him at £212 was a Cross from Abernethy, Belvedere.

Suffolk: £300 Marvingston, £175 Belvedere, £165 Laings Hill; Cross: £212 Belvedere; Texel: £178 Castlemains, £172 Belvedere, £140 Fairnilee; Charollais: £168 Logie Durno, Romney: £167 Towford, £142 Over Newton; North Country Cheviot: £162 Towford, £140 Belvedere;