St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold  113 Prime Cattle, 30 Cast Cows, 87 Prime Lambs, 1022 Prime Hoggs and 299 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (47) averaged 408p per kg and sold to 448p 

Heifers (66) averaged 412p per kg and sold to 466p 

Cast Cows (25) averaged 283p per kg and sold to 355p x 2.  Top price £2896

Cast Bulls (5) averaged 276p and sold to 293p (£3317)

Lambs (87) averaged 330p per kilo.  £170 per head and sold to £180 for Texel Lambs

Top price 428.2p per kilo for Texel Lambs

Hoggs (1022) averaged 272p per kg (-3p on the week) £135.44 per head and sold to £170 for Suffolk.x Hoggs.

Top price 365.8p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

Cast Sheep(299) averaged £150.47 and sold to £320 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy ewes averaged £172, light ewes sold to £180 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £128

    CLEAN CATTLE

   Good trade throughout with the very best easily sold

Bullocks per head  LIMOUSIN (Ave. £2,537.92)  £2,939.39 Lennoxlove Estate Office, Haddington, £2920.96 Dandie, Learielaw, £2881.44 Shaw, Smailholm Mains, £2873.28 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2833.92 Broachrigg   CHAROLAIS (Ave. £2,478.74)  £2,803.63, £2634.76 Lamont,Dunslaw   ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. £2,266.84)  £2,756.15 Lennoxlove, Haddington, £2410.80 Lamont, Dunslaw BLONDE D’AQUITAINE (Ave. £2165.08)  £2371.88, £2320.60 Lamont, Dunslaw   SIMMENTAL (Ave. £2,208.51)  £2,349.15 Wester Ulston BRITISH BLUE (Ave. £2,335.12)  £2,335.12 Lamont,Dunslaw   FRIESIAN (Ave. £2,018.40)  £2,018.40 Lamont , Dunslaw

Heifers per head LIMOUSIN (Ave. £2,374.61)  £3,055.19, £3026.80 Whitsome West Newton, £3013.64, £2901.84 Dandie, Learielaw, £2917.16 Hamilton & Sons, Bee Edge ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. £2,351.16)  £2,947.67, £2585.40, £2494.80, £2455.52 Lamont,Dunslaw STABILISER (Ave. £2,509.91)  £2,509.91 Hunter,Broachrigg BLONDE D’AQUATAINE (Ave. £2,094.94)  £2,346.30, £2117.36, £2113.44 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw CHAROLAIS (Ave. £2089.89)  £2251.20, £2236.52 Connon, Greenknowe, £2226.56, £2218.72 Lamont, Dunslaw     Bullocks per kilo LIMOUSIN(Ave. 418ppkg)  448.00ppkg, 432ppkg Dandie,Learileaw, 438ppkg Lamont, Dunslaw, 432ppkg Hunter, Broachrigg CHAROLAIS (Ave. 408ppkg)  434.00ppkg  Lamont,Dunslaw, 426ppkg Connon, Greenknowe SIMMENTAL (Ave. 402ppkg)  418.00ppkg  Wester Ulston BLONDE D’AQUITAINE (Ave. 399ppkg)  410.00ppkg, 406ppkg Lamont, Dunslaw ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. 384ppkg)  410.00ppkg  Lamont,Dunslaw, 396ppkg Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove BRITISH BLUE (Ave. 404ppkg)  404.00ppkg Lamont, Dunslaw      Heifers per kilo LIMOUSIN (Ave. 418ppkg)  466.00ppkg, 462ppkg Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm, 460ppkg, 456ppkg Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 458ppkg Dandie, 452ppkg Dandie, Learielaw   CHAROLAIS (Ave. 400ppkg)  442.00ppkg , 428ppkg , 420ppkg Connon,Greenknowe Bungalow   ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. 404ppkg)  417.00ppkg, 416ppkg, 414ppkg, 412ppkg  Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw, 414ppkg Lamont, Dunslaw to Going Native, Hawick   BLONDE D’AQUITAINE (Ave. 394ppkg)  408.00ppkg  Lamont, Dunslaw STABILISER(Ave. 377ppkg)  378.00ppkg  Hunter,Broachrigg

    CAST COWS

    Good trade

    Cast Cows per head

SIMMENTAL (Ave. £2,445.82)  £2,896.80 Wight & Sons,Whitrighill Farm,   £2561.66 Forrest, Preston

STABILISER (Ave. £1,955.39)  £2,620.43 Beck,Hendersyde

ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. £2,068.20)  £2,499.19, £2416.38 Forrest, Preston

BRITISH BLUE (Ave. £2,162.15)  £2,162.15 Wight & Sons,Whitrighill Farm

LIMOUSIN (Ave. £1,971.27)  £2,145.60 Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie, £2086.50 Watkin, East Newburn

FLECKVIEH (Ave. £1,978.76)  £1,978.76 Nethermains Farm, Chirnside

BAZADAISE (Ave. £1,522.54)  £1,522.54 Orr & Son,Standhill Farm

BLUE GREY (Ave. £1,329.97)  £1,365.66 Firth Farm, Lilliesleaf

    Cast Cows per kilo

SIMMENTAL (Ave. 323ppkg)  355.00ppkg  Wight & Sons,Whitrighill Farm, 349ppkg Forrest, Preston, 339ppkg Anderson, Headshaw ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. 310ppkg)  355.00ppkg  Forrest, Preston LIMOUSIN(Ave. 292ppkg)  325.00ppkg  Watkin Ltd,East Newburn, 298ppkg Lowrie & Partners, Blegbie, 295ppkg Douglas & Son, Saughtree BRITISH BLUE (Ave. 296ppkg)  297.00ppkg  Wight & Sons,Whitrighill Farm STABILISER (Ave. 263ppkg)  271.00ppkg  Osborne & Sons,Outerston Farm BAZADAISE (Ave. 269ppkg)  269.00ppkg  Orr & Son,Standhill Farm FLECKVIEH (Ave. 259ppkg)  259.00ppkg  Nethermains Farm, Chirnside BLUE GREY (Ave. 244ppkg)  247.00ppkg  Firth Farm, Lilliesleaf BEEF SHORTHORN (Ave. 184ppkg)  185.00ppkg  Hamilton,Palacehill

   Cast Bulls per head

   ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave.£3001.95) £3317.04 Barr, Thirlestane, £3067.72 Fullerton & Sons,Corsbie

   LIMOUSIN (Ave. £2818.66) £2818.66 King & Sons, Gospelhall

 

  Cast Bulls per kilo

LIMOUSIN (Ave. 292ppkg)  293.00ppkg  King & Sons,Gospel Hall

ABERDEEN ANGUS (Ave. 272ppkg)  287.00ppkg  Barr & Co,Thirlestane

   LAMBS

   Lambs per head

TEXEL (Ave. £169.48)  £180.00, £178, £170 Ogilvie & Sons,Ballencrieff Mains,   £170(2) Scott, Redpath East End

SUFFOLK (Ave. £167.00)  £172.00 Anderson & Son,Headshaw Farm

CHAROLLAIS (Ave. £170.00)  £172.00 Scott,Redpath East End Farm

   Lambs per kilo

TEXEL (Ave. 328ppkg)  428.20ppkg, 372.7ppkg, 365.2ppkg, 355.32ppkg   Fleming, Lochside, 361.7ppkg Scott, Redpath East End, 356.5ppkg Fleming,    Lochside

SUFFOLK (Ave. 339ppkg)  357.80ppkg Pogbie House, Humbie, 347.9ppkg Fleming, Lochside, 342.9ppkg Dere Street Farming

CHAROLLAIS (Ave. 324ppkg)  337.30ppkg Scott,Redpath East End Farm

HOGGS

Average 272p per kilo, £135.44 per head, 49.8kgs

 Hoggs per head –

SUFFOLK (Ave. £148.82)  £170.00, £162.00, £161.00(2), £158(2), £157.00, £156.00, £155.00 Turnbull,Boghall, £167 Richardson, Bedrule
BELTEX (Ave. £135.55)  £170.00, £160.00(2), £150.00 Turnbull,Boghall, £150.00 Downie Farming, Newton Farm, Crathie
TEXEL (Ave. £128.47)  £159.00 (2), £150.00 Richardson & Son,Bedrule House, £158, £152 Turnbull, Boghall, £150 Halliday, Pirntaton Cottage
NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave. £126.71)  £151.00 Wood & Partners,Halidean Mill Farm, £144.00 Reid, West Loch, £139.00 Wood & Partners, Halidean Mill
GREYFACED (Ave. £139.78)  £146.00 Turnbull,Boghall
EASY CARE (Ave. £124.36)  £136.00 Nether Firth, Lilliesleaf
BLUE TEXEL (Ave. £135.00)  £135.00 Elliot,The Pond House
Hoggs per kilo BELTEX (Ave. 305ppkg)  365.80ppkg Marwick & Robert Coney ,1 Pirntaton Cottage, 357.1ppkg Newtown, Craithie, 333.3ppkg, 329.4ppkg Faughhill Farming, 321.1ppkg, 320.5ppkg Walton, Grange Moor
TEXEL (Ave. 282ppkg)  324.30ppkg Newton Farm, Crathie, 324.3ppkg, 323.7ppkg, 313.3ppkg, 307.5ppkg  Newton, Crathie, 319.1ppkg Halliday, Pirntaton, 304.1ppkg, 304ppkg Turnbull, Boghall
BLUE TEXEL (Ave. 306ppkg)  306.80ppkg Elliot,The Pond House
NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave. 284ppkg)  305.90ppkg, 300ppkg Douglas & Son,Saughtree, 300ppkg Newton, Crathie
EASY CARE (Ave. 291ppkg)  292.50ppkg Nether Firth, Lilliesleaf
SUFFOLK (Ave. 256ppkg)  282.40ppkg, 281.3ppkg Newton Farm, Crathie
ROMNEY(Ave. 274ppkg)  274.20ppkg Newton Farm, Crathie

    EWES

‘A lesser show on quality and numbers today with meat still extremely in high demand with leaner types harder to sell’

299 to average £150.47

A lesser show on quality forward today with heavy ewes being very easy to sell.

Today’s sale topped at £320 for a  Texel Ewe from DJ Texels with Messrs Anderson, Headshaw with a Texel at £300

TEXEL (Ave. £177.39)  £320.00 21 Scott Road, Lauder

BELTEX(Ave. £196.87)  £275.00 Halliday,1 Pirntaton Cottage

SUFFOLK (Ave. £189.28)  £255.00 Abernethy,Belvedere

DUTCH SPOTTED (Ave. £183.50)  £214.00 Jamieson,The Bungalow

GREYFACED (Ave. £142.24)  £208.00 Fleming, Lochside

DUTCH TEXEL (Ave. £189.33)  £200.00 Young, 6 Croft Terrace

CHEVIOT MULE (Ave. £146.50)  £192.00 Brownlie,Mavisbank

HALF BRED (Ave. £192.00)  £192.00 Anderson & Son,Headshaw Farm

BLUE DUTCH TEXEL (Ave. £156.50)  £185.00 Elliot,The Pond House

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave. £127.45)  £180.00 Abernethy,Belvedere

BLUE FACED LEICESTER (Ave. £156.00)  £172.00 Sinclair,The Neuk

EASY CARE (Ave. £134.57)  £144.00 Sangster,Pilmuir Farm

ZWARTBLE (Ave. £140.00)  £140.00 Elliot,The Pond House

BLACKFACE (Ave. £99.76)  £138.00 Abernethy,Belvedere

BADGER FACED TEXEL (Ave. £110.00)  £110.00 Abernethy,Belvedere

SWALEDALE(Ave. £100.00)  £100.00 Coates,Ashtrees

SHETLAND (Ave. £84.00)  £84.00 Marwick & Robert Coney ,1 Pirntaton Cottage

  RAMS

A small show but good trade SOUTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT (Ave. £140.00)  £140.00 Murray & Son, Branxholm Braes

TEXEL (Ave. £142) £142 Buglass, Mid Edrom