St Boswell Sale of Ewes & Lambs, Breeding and Store Cattle

  EWES WITH LAMBS

   ‘A trade you won’t find anywhere else! All classes of Ewes and Lambs pounds and pounds dearer than other centres’

567 head forward to average £106

Final sale of Ewe and  Lambs  and what a way to finish!  Todays sale topped at £132 for Cheviot Mules from Messrs Postlethwaite, Laingshill.  Following them at £130 was again from the same good home

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £130.21)  £132.00 Postlethwaite,Laings Hill Farm

Roussin (Ave. £126.20)  £128.00 Powell,Springwood Lodge

Texel (Ave. £103.45)  £125.00 Glennie,Threeburnford Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. £105.12)  £122.00 per FBR Seed, ROSE LANE

Suffolk (Ave. £95.57)  £114.00 Hall & Sons,New Blainslie

Zwartble (Ave. £105.00)  £105.00 Anderson,Stouslie Farm House

Jacob (Ave. £86.40)  £90.00 Dundas,West Mains Farmhouse

  BREEDING CATTLE

  Breeding Cattle met a good trade topping at £4100 for a Pure Limousin Cow from Dagg, Craighouse

  Bulling Heifers

  Beef Shorthorn(Ave.£1540) £1540.00 Fleming, Cliftonpark

Cows and Calves Limousin (Ave. £3,041.66)  £4,100.00, £3400.00(2), £3250.00, £3050.00, £3000.00 Dagg,Craighouse

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,450.00)  £2,500.00 Wardrop,Hardenmains Farm

Other (Ave. £2,100.00)  £2,100.00 Wardrop,Hardenmains Farm

  Heifers and Calves

  Aberdeen Angus(Ave.£2425) £3100.00 Hall & Sons, New Blainslie.

  Limousin (Ave.£3030) £3800, £3200 King & Sons, Gospelhall

  British Blue (Ave.£2800) £2800 King & Sons, Gospelhall

  STORE CATTLE

Store Cattle met a firm trade. Topping at £2090 from Marigold Farming Co Ltd Top pence per kilo from Gattonside Mains at 420ppkg Bullocks per head Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,886.66)  £1,900.00, £1880 Howey,Broomiebank

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,400.00)  £1,800.00(2) Howey,Broomiebank

Charolais (Ave. £1,450.00)  £1,450.00 Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm

Bullocks per kilo Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 363ppkg)  419.40ppkg  Gattonside Mains   Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 365ppkg)  376.00ppkg Howey,Broomiebank   Charolais (Ave. 358ppkg)  358.00ppkg Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm Simmental (Ave. 349ppkg)  349.20ppkg  Bruce,Bemersyde Farm   Bullocks averaged 363.11ppkg Heifers per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,435.88)  £2090.00 Marigold Farming Co, £1890.00 Broomiebank

Simmental (Ave. £2,010.00)  £2010.00 Marigold Farming Co

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,950.00)  £1,950.00 Howey,Broomiebank

Limousin (Ave. £1,660.00)  £1,660.00 Wardrop,Hardenmains Farm

Charolais (Ave. £1,600.00)  £1,600.00 Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm

Heifers per kilo Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 346ppkg)  374.30ppkg, 369.3ppkg Howey,Broomiebank
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 371ppkg)  371.40ppkg  Howey,Broomiebank
Simmental (Ave. 346ppkg)  346.6ppkg Marigold Farming Co
Charolais (Ave. 329ppkg)  329.90ppkg  Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm

Heifers averaged 351.45ppkg