St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 60 Prime Cattle, 29 Cast Cows, 1148 Prime Lambs and 554 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (17) averaged 390p per kg and sold to 414p 

Heifers (37) averaged 400p per kg and sold to 444p

Young Bulls (6) averaged 355p per kg and sold to 388p

Cast Cows (26) averaged 300p per kg and sold to 365p.  Top price £2837

Cast Bulls (3) sold to 256p per kg.  Top Price £3304

Lambs (1148) averaged 371.7p per kilo (+20p on the week), £166.65 per head and sold to £218 for Texel Lambs

Top price 413.3p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (554) averaged £140 and sold to £300 for a Texel Ewe

Heavy ewes averaged £188, light ewes sold to £212 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £131

CATTLE

Sharper trade

Bullocks per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2087.16) £2136.24 Faughhill Farming; Hereford (Ave. £2056.70) £2111.40

Lamont, Dunslaw; Limousin (Ave.£2567.67) £2894.60 Dandie, Learielaw, £2801.36 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove; Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1843.20) £1843.20 Lamont, Dunslaw; Simmental (Ave. £2120.40) £2559.40 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2273.258 Faughhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.386.51p) 387p Faughhill Farming, 386p Lamont, Dunslaw; Hereford (Ave.388.06p) 391p Lamont, Dunslaw; Limousin(Ave 396p) 414p, 410p Dandie, Learielaw; Simmental (Ave.382.04p) 384p Faughhill Farming, 382p Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2139.15) £2289.16 Tait, Thorneydykes, £2234.40 Lamont, Dunslaw; Hereford (Ave.£2498.32) £2498.32 Budge, Lamberton; Holstein Fresian (Ave.£1960.40) £1960.40 Shanks, Standhill; Limousin: £2770.56, £2749.24 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2760.60 Dandie, Learielaw; Simmental (Ave. £2530.58) £2654.56 Orr, Penston; British Blue (£2336.83) £2730.56 Hamilton, Bee Edge; Charolais (Ave.£2411.45) £2679.60 Young, Nisbet, £2482.20, £2466.44 Dun, Brothershiels

Heifers per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.382.54p) 399p Young, Nisbet, 392p Lamont, Dunslaw; Hereford(Ave.374p) 374p Budge, Lamberton, Limousin (Ave.411.39p) 444p Bee Edge, 442p Bee Edge to Kirkup Butchers, 432p Orr, Penston, 430p Dandie, Learielaw; Simmental (Ave.378.83p) 382p Bell, Roxburgh Mill; British Blue(Ave.405p) 424p Hamilton, Bee Edge; Charolais(Ave.420.24p) 420p Young, Nisbet, 394p(2) Dun, Brothershiels

Young Bulls per head

Limousin (Ave.£2290.28) £2591.84 Knox, Cragside, £2491.68 Walker, Pathhead; Blonde (Ave. £3017.12) £3017.12 Common, Butchercote; Saler (Ave.£2868.36) £2868.36 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Young Bulls per kilo

Limousin (Ave.370p) 388p Knox, Cragside; Blonde(Ave.346p) Common, Butchercote; Saler (Ave.318p) 318p Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

COWS

Good trade throughout

Cast Cows per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2194.96) £2837.90 Allan, Leaderfoot, £2308.64 Common, Butchercote; Fleckvieh (Ave. £1899.87) £2134, £2077.60 Bluestone Farming, Nethermains; Hereford (Ave.£1867.85) £2452.20 Muircleugh Partners, Muircleugh; Limousin (Ave.£2260.76) £2478.96, £2368.80 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £2328.70; Pinzgauger (Ave.£1837.65) £1846.98, £1828.32 Tait, Thorneydykes; Blonde (Ave.£2637.20) £2637.20 Common, Butchercote; British Blue (Ave.£2058.59) £2269.38 Common, Butchercote, £2243.34 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Cast Cows per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.304.29p) 321p Richardson, Upper Samieston, 317p Phaup, Upper Samieston, 307p Common, Butchercote; Fleckvieh (Ave.240.69p) 275p Bluestone Farming, Nethermains; Hereford (Ave.294.38p) 335p Muircleugh Partners, Muircleugh; Limousin (Ave.324.12p) 365p Stewart, Sunlawshill, 315p, 313p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton; Pinzgauer (Ave.285.79p) 293p Tait, Rae, Thorneydykes; Blonde (Ave.347p) 347p Common, Butchercote; British Blue(Ave.313.65p) 327p Stewart, Sunlawshill, Common, Butchercote

BULLS

Cast Bulls per head

Charolais (Ave.£3304.84) £3304.84 Jeffrey, Kersknowe; Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2745.40) £2745.40 Wight, Ecclaw; Hereford (Ave.£1808.04) £1808.04 Sangster, Pilmuir

Cast Bulls per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 259p) 259p Wight, Ecclaw; Hereford (Ave.247p) 247p Sangster, Pilmuir; Charolais (Ave. 259p) 259p Jeffrey, Kersknowe

LAMBS

  Numbers slightly tighter.  Increased returns . Average 371.7p, SQQ 368p, £166.65, 44.8kgs

Lambs per head Texel (Ave. £167.86)  £218, £213(2), £211, £210, £209, £206 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £204(3)Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton; Beltex (Ave. £178.12)  £209 Neil Harvey Farms, Blackadder Mains, £195, £186(3), £183, £180 McGowan, Craiglea; Suffolk (Ave. £158.94)  £206, £191, £177 Pate & Partners,Marvingston, £190 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £185 Arnott, Butterdean, £175 Rae Farming, Chesters Brae; Lleyn (Ave. £191)  £197, £188 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw ; Dutch Spotted (Ave. £196)  £196 MacGregor,4 Fairlaw; Blue Texel (Ave. £180.14)  £190 Forster,Hermiston Farm, £171 Hankey, East Mains; Hampshire (Ave. £174)  £188, £166 Spring House, 41 Boggs Holdings; Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £176)  £176 Borthwick,Halkburn Farm Holding; Dorset (Ave. £157)  £157 MacGregor,4 Fairlaw; Cheviot Mule (Ave. £154)  £154 Mabon,Howden Farm

Lambs per kilo Beltex (Ave. 388p)  413.30p, 404.3p(2), 400p, 397.8p, 395.3p, 380.4p McGowan,Glenholly House, 387p Harvey, Blackadder Mains; Texel (Ave. 375p) 404.4p, 395.9p, 393.5p, 393.2p, Pate, Marvingston, 393.8p, 392.3p, 391.9p, 390p Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton, 391.3p Fullerton, Corsbie; Suffolk (Ave. 355p)  397.90p, 381.56p, 376.6p Pate & Partners, Marvingston, 384.4p Anderson, Headshaw, 379.5p Park & Paskins, Glenburnie, 377.6p Arnott, Butterdean; Blue Texel (Ave. 380p)  383.70p, 380p Hankey, East Mains Farmhouse, 380p Forster, Hermiston; Hampshire (Ave. 371p)  376p, 368.9p Spring House, 41 Boggs Holdings; Cheviot Mule (Ave. 362p)  362.40p Mabon,Howden Farm

EWES

‘The place to be! Vendors leaving ecstatic with their trade.  Why would you look elsewhere?  All classes of ewes a dream to sell’

554 head to average £140

A rise in numbers today with more than half of the sale being hill ewes.  Topping the sale today at £300 was an outstanding Texel Ewe from Ross Farms, Wester Middleton.  Following her at £295 was again from the same good farm.

Texel (Ave. £171.87)  £300 Wester Middleton,
Suffolk (Ave. £165.83)  £216 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains
North Country Cheviot (Ave. £125.01)  £212 Nisbet Mill Farm,
Cheviot Mule (Ave. £188.66)  £198 Nisbet Mill Farm,
Greyfaced (Ave. £156.44)  £194 Beck,Hendersyde
Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £192)  £192 Borthwick,Halkburn Farm Holding
Beltex (Ave. £174.66)  £192Halliday, Heriotsfield
Blue Texel (Ave. £184)  £184 Forster,Hermiston Farm
Berrichon (Ave. £168)  £168 Powell,Springwood Lodge
Blackface (Ave. £94.38)  £146 Wester Middleton Lleyn (Ave.£72.67) £100 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw RAMS Texel (Ave. £212.00)  £212.00 Leggate,Brundeanlaws Stables       Zwartble (Ave. £184.00)  £184.00 Leggate,Brundeanlaws Stables       North Country Cheviot (Ave. £176.00)  £176.00 Dodds & Partners,Bonjedward Farm     Blackface (Ave. £140.00)  £156.00 Estates Office,       Easy Care (Ave. £122.00)  £122.00 Main Hill Farm,       Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £102.00)  £102.00 Lauderhill,