Date: 02 June 2025 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

St Boswells, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0PP

Sold 71 Prime Cattle, 30 Cast Cows, 892 Prime Lambs, 724 Prime Hoggs and 515 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (23) averaged 393p per kg and sold to 410p (2)

Heifers (47) averaged 402p per kg and sold to 448p (2)

Young Bull(1) averaged 362p, £3084

Cast Cows (29) averaged 293p per kg and sold to 361p . Top price £2958

Cast Bulls (1) averaged 231p, £2194

Lambs (892) averaged 364p per kilo (+32p on the week), £161 per head and sold to £184 for Texel Lambs

Top price 405.3p per kilo for Texel Lambs

Hoggs (724) averaged 280p per kg (+4.1p on the week) £135 per head and sold to £173 for Texel Hoggs.

Top price 363p per kg for Texel Hoggs

Cast Sheep(515) averaged £160.90 and sold to £310

Heavy ewes averaged £182, light ewes sold to £182 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £141

CLEAN CATTLE

Pleasant trade

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,615.84) £3,064 Wight & Sons,Whitrighill Farm, £2920 Hamilton,Bee Edge, £2791.04 Orr & Sons, Penston

Charolais (Ave. £2,856.29) £2,906.63, £2805.96 Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,810.87) £2,810.87 Muircleugh Partners

British Blue (Ave. £2,529.78) £2,599.39 Dandie,Learielaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,356.19) £2,356.19 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,271.40) £2,331.19 Hunter,Broachrigg

Hereford (Ave. £2,215.19) £2,215.19 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo

British Blue (Ave. 401.55p) 410p Dandie,Learielaw

Limousin (Ave. 395.97p) 410p Shaw,Smailholm Mains to David Comrie Butchers, 408p Dandie, Learielaw, 406p Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, 404p Shaw, Smailholm Mains to David Comrie Butchers,

Charolais (Ave. 398.92p) 402p, 396p Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm,

Hereford (Ave. 389.99p) 390p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. 383.99p) 384p Muircleugh Partners

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 377.93p) 380p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 373.99p) 374p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,449.71) £2,811.60, £2780.80 Dandie,Learielaw, £2764.80 Hunter, Broachrigg, £2750.72 Hamilton & Sons, Bee Edge

British Blue (Ave. £2,768.63) £2,768.63 Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm

Charolais (Ave. £2,245.05) £2,660.15 Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,060) £2,371.60 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,924.92) £2,357.76 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw, £2308.80 Neill & Partners, Upper Nisbet

Heifers per kilo

British Blue (Ave. 447.99p) 448p Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm

Limousin (Ave. 414.85p) 448p Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, 440p Dandie, Learielaw, 434p Anderson & Son, Parkhill, 432p Malone, Pitcairn, 432p Hamilton & Sons, Bee Edge to J.A Waters & Sons

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 382.77p) 411p Nisbet to Gosford Bothy Farm Shop, 394p Lamont, (A Firm), Dunslaw to Going Native, 390p(2) Neill & Sons, Upper Nisbet, 390p Young, Nisbet

Charolais (Ave. 398.06p) 410p Hunter,Broachrigg, 408p Reay & Comber, Elwick

Simmental (Ave. 379.37p) 385p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Young Bulls per head - £3084.24(362p) Laird, St Clements Wells

COWS Good trade *Cows per head* Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,266.25) £2,958.50, £2771.78 Tait & Co,Raethorn, £2737.74, £2501 Runciman & Sons, Upper Blainslie
Simmental (Ave. £2,122.24) £2,471.04, £2217.96 Barrie,Rumbleton Farm
Limousin (Ave. £1,984.85) £2,392 Huntington Partnership, £2156.44 Rutter, Greenhead, £2043.50 Carse & Son, South Ord
British Blue (Ave. £2,309.56) £2,309.56 Carse & Son,South Ord
Hereford (Ave. £2,230.04) £2,230.04 Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,993.67) £2,070.89 Irving & Son,Mountbenger
Luing (Ave. £1,847.40) £1,859, £1835.82 Stewart,Tushielaw
*Cows per kilo* Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 295.85p) 361p Marigold Farming, 309p Runciman & Co, Upper Blainslie, 305p Tait, Raethorn, Runciman & Co, Upper Blainslie
Limousin (Ave. 299.82p) 359p Anderson & Son,Parkhill, 319p Rutter, Greenhead
British Blue (Ave. 319p) 319p Carse & Son,South Ord
Simmental (Ave. 290.12p) 303p, 297p Barrie,Rumbleton Farm
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 283.99p) 295p Irving & Son,Mountbenger
Hereford (Ave. 283p) 283p Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains
Luing (Ave. 276.97p) 279p, 275p Stewart,Tushielaw
Fleckvieh (Ave. 236.99p) 237p Tait & Co,Raethorn

Cast Bulls per head - £2194.50 (231p) Buchanan & Sons, South Common

LAMBS

More numbers forward. Good show.

Average 264p, SQQ 274p, £161, 44.2kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £161.18) £184 Huntington Farm, £180(2), £177 Nicholson & Sons, Fishwick, £179 Pate & Partners, Marvingston, £176, £174 Huntington Partnership, £175, £174 Ogilivie & Sons, Ballencrieff Mains, £174 Mole, Greenburn, Taylor, Belmont, Sanderson, Greenhead(2)

Suffolk (Ave. £160.31) £184, £170 Laing & Sons,Oxmuir,£179 Taylor, Belmont, £177 Hislop, Coltcrooks, £175, £171, £170 Mole, Greenburn, £170 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains

Beltex (Ave. £174) £174 Fleming, Lochside

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £170) £170 Guthrie,Myreside

Lambs per kilo

Texel (Ave. 369p) 405.30p, 400p(2), 395.3p(2), 394.9p, 394.7p, 390.7p(2)Huntington Partnership, 400p Taylor, Belmont, 393p Fleming, Lochside, 392.7p Megan Harvey, Shotton, 390.1p Fleming, Lochside

Suffolk (Ave. 349p) 373.30p Laing & Sons,Oxmuir, 366.7p McMorran, Mowhaugh, 365.9p (2) Taylor, Belmont, 363p Mole, Greenburn, 360p Neil,Thornington

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 369p) 369.60p Guthrie,Myreside

Beltex (Ave. 362p) 362.50p Fleming, Lochside

HOGGS

Average £135, 280p, 48.2kgs

Hoggs per head

Texel (Ave. £148.60) £173, £170(2) Fleming,5 The Anvil, £170(2) Campbell, Pikiestane, Philiphaugh, Downie, Newton of Crathie

Suffolk (Ave. £141.38) £173 Philiphaugh, £173, £170, £165, £163 Fleming, The Anvil, £170, £152 Pate & Partners, Marvingston, £159, £155 Fullerton,Cockburn,

Beltex (Ave. £147.75) £170, £168, £160(2) Fleming, The Anvil

Romney (Ave. £150.85) £161 Fleming, The Anvil

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £116.66) £160 Fleming, The Anvil, £148 Davies & Partners, North Synton

Greyfaced (Ave. £134.65) £158 Fleming,The Anvil, £151 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £147 Blackcruik Farming, £146 Faughhill Farming

Blackface (Ave. £98.17) £150, £149 Lauderhill Sheep Co

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £148) £148 Faughhill Farming

Easy Care (Ave. £123.50) £140 Pate & Partners,Marvingston

*Hoggs per kilo* Beltex (Ave. 323p) 363.60p, 333.3p(2), 329.4p Fleming, The Anvil, 341.5p, 337.7p Faughhill Farming, 333.3p Marwick & Coney, Pirntaton Cottage,
Texel (Ave. 289p) 341.90p, 304.6p Fleming, The Anvil, 317.3p Hall, New Blainslie, 310.3p, 306p, 305.9p Wood, Halidean Mill, 306.7p, 306.5p, 304.3p Faughhill Farming
North Country Cheviot (Ave. 281p) 326.20p, 309.5p, 305.6pDagg,Craighouse, 318.4p Wood & Partners, Halidean Mill,
Suffolk (Ave. 277p) 306.50p Blackcruik Farming, 304p Pate & Partners, Marvingston, 300p Wood, Lamberton, Faughhill Farming
Greyfaced (Ave. 267p) 296.10p Downie Newton of Crathie, 292p Faughhill Farming, 283p Bowland Farms, 282.7p Blackcruik Farming
Blackface (Ave. 240p) 284.80p Pate & Partners,Marvingston, 281.4p Lauderhill Sheep Co
Easy Care (Ave. 283p) 284.30p Shell & Sons,Bushelhill Farmhouse
Dutch Spotted (Ave. 269p) 269.10p Faughhill Farm
Romney (Ave. 259p) 261.80p Fleming, The Anvil

EWES

‘Another Monday, another massive show and trade here at St Boswells! Why look anywhere else! You get the best results on your doorstep’

515 head forward to average £160.10

Todays sale topped at £310 for an outstanding ewe from Messrs Pate, Marvingston. Following her at £270 was two Charollais Tups from Messrs Orr, Penston

Texel (Ave. £176.16) £310 Pate & Partners,Marvingston

Suffolk (Ave. £183.58) £252 Pate & Partners,Marvingston

Charollais (Ave. £248) £248 Neil & Son,Runningburn

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £197.55) £222, Guthrie,Myreside

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £177.50) £220 Philiphaugh Estate

Hampshire (Ave. £202) £202 Faughhill Farming

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £116.30) £182 Philiphaugh Estate

Greyfaced (Ave. £133.16) £180 Orr & Sons,Penston Farm

Halfbred (Ave. £178) £178 Pate & Partners,Marvingston

Romney (Ave. £162.20) £176 Riddell Farms

Beltex (Ave. £148) £148 Marwick & Coney , Pirntaton Cottage

Easy Care (Ave. £130.38) £140 Shell & Sons,Bushelhill Farmhouse