St Boswells Primestock

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

Sold 54 Prime Cattle 26 Cast Cows 1158 Prime Lambs and 583 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (18) averaged 392p per kg and sold to 428p
Heifers (34) averaged 405p per kg and sold to 444p

Cast Cows (24) averaged 307p per kg and sold to 337p. Top price £2722
Cast Bulls (2) averaged 266p per kg and sold to 277p per kg. Top Price £2891

Lambs (1158) averaged 370.3p per kilo (-1.4p on the week), £163.44 per head and sold to £208 for Texel Lambs
Top price 441.3p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (583) averaged £138 and sold to £330 for a Texel Tup

Heavy ewes averaged £181, light ewes sold to £210 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £128

LAMBS

Less weight forward. Returns similar. Average 370.3p, SQQ 367.4p, £163.44, 44.1kgs

Lambs per head
Texel (Ave. £163.08) £208, £206 Taylor,Belmont, £207 Whitsome West Newton, £200 Sanderson, Greenhead,
Brown, Stoneypath, Laird, St Clements Well, £197 Sanderson, Greenhead, £196 Helm, Haltree, £195 Davies,
North Synton
Suffolk (Ave. £163.84) £207, £203, £191 Taylor,Belmont, £200, £189 Brown, Stoneypath, £199 Budge, Lamberton,
£191 Lowrie, Blegbie, £189 Budge, Lamberton, Brown, Stoneypath, £184 Kay, Hartside
Beltex (Ave. £171.88) £203, £195, £194(2), £174 Huntington Farm, £195 Mitchell, Rumbletonrig, £189 Green, Craggs,
£182 Logan, Leaston, £179 Lamont, Dunslaw, £173 Green, Craggs
South Down (Ave. £175) £175 Hume Farming Ltd,Broombank
Hampshire (Ave. £160) £160 Laird, St Clements Wells Farm

Lambs per kilo
Beltex (Ave. 381p) 441.3p, 406.3p, 404.2p, 400p, 397.6p Huntington Partnership, 402.3p Green, Craggs,
395.4p Lamont, Dunslaw, 392.9p Hume Farming, Broombank
Texel(Ave.371p) 395.6p, 392.9p, 391.9p, 388p (2) Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 392.2p Sanderson, Greenhead,
389.5p Helm, Haltree, 388.6p Fullerton, Corsbie
Suffolk (Ave. 366p) 386.70p Newtrench, Whitehill, 385.7p, 381p, 380.2p Brown, Stoneypath, 382.7p Budge,
Lamberton
Dorset (Ave. 272p) 272.70p SRUC, Easter Howgate Farm

CATTLE

Good show with a solid trade

Bullocks per head
Limousin (Ave. £2,546.76) £2,799.12, £2690.10 Dandie,Learielaw, £2645.28, £2641.38 Hamilton Farming,
Lennoxlove
Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,235.13) £2,509.04 Young,Nisbet Farm
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,094.71) £2,462.39, £2178.56 Anderson,Stouslie
British Blue (Ave. £2,367.67) £2,367.67 Faughhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo
Limousin (Ave. 401.98p) 428p, 427p Dandie,Learielaw
British Blue (Ave. 392p) 392p Faughhill Farming
Aberdeen Angus (Ave.387.37p) 397p Young, Nisbet
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 369.11p) 380p Anderson,Stouslie, 378p Lamont (A Firm), Dunslaw

Heifers per head
Limousin (Ave. £2,439.38) £2,743.91 Dandie,Learielaw, £2736 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove
Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,043.14) £2,508.80 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw
Charolais (Ave. £2,258.07) £2,451.67 Dun & Sons,Brothershiels Farm, £2407.68 Lamont (A Firm), Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo
Limousin (Ave. 411.36p) 444p Dandie,Learielaw, 436p, 432p, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge
Charolais (Ave. 393.39p) 398p, 397p Dun & Sons,Brothershiels Farm, 396p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw
Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 374.20p) 392p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Young Bulls per head
Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2570.88) £2570.88 Brown, Fordel, Parks
Belted Galloway (Ave.£1451.16) £1451.16 Bowden Moor & Broomilees

Young Bulls per kilo
Aberdeen Angus (Ave.312p) 312p Brown, Fordel Parks
Belted Galloway (Ave.278p) 278p Bowden Moor & Broomilees

COWS

Tremendous trade

Cows per head
Simmental (Ave. £2,405.15) £2,722.95 Fullerton & Sons,Corsbie Farm, £2684.88 Hardie Partners, Blackburnrigg
Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,086.19) £2,678.06, £2421.44 Fullerton & Sons,Corsbie Farm
Fleckvieh (Ave. £2,469.56) £2,651.87 Bluestone Farming, Nethermains
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,219.91) £2,592.50 Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains
Limousin (Ave. £2,167.41) £2,167.41 Hume Farming,Broombank
Holstein (Ave. £2,158.08) £2,158.08 Bluestone Farming, Nethermains
Belted Galloway (Ave. £1,433.43) £1,433.43 Bowden Moor & Broomilees

Cows per kilo
Simmental (Ave. 314.48p) 337p, 327p Fullerton & Sons,Corsbie Farm
Limousin (Ave. 307p) 307p Hume Farming,Broombank
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 301.61p) 305p Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains
Aberdeen Angus (Ave.311.22p) 329p (2) Fullerton, Corsbie, 319p (3) Tennant, Shaws
Fleckvieh (Ave. 288.83p) 291p, 287p Bluestone Farming, Nethermains
Belted Galloway (Ave. 289p) 289p Bowden Moor & Broomilees
Holstein (Ave. 281p) 281p Bluestone Farming, Nethermains

Cast Bulls per kilo
Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2246.64) £2246.64 Girvan, Gateshaw
Charolais (Ave.£2891.88) £2891.88 Girvan, Gateshaw

Cast Bulls per head
Aberdeen Angus (Ave.253p) 253p Girvan, Gateshaw
Charolais (Ave.277p) 277p Girvan, Gateshaw

EWES

‘All classes of sheep a serious trade today with the biggest end of Ewe & Tups a dream to sell! As the weather turns the Cast Sheep trade takes a jump’

Today’s sale topped at £330 for a Texel Tup from Messrs Harvey, Blackadder Mains. Following him at £300 was a Ewe from Messrs Runciman, Huntington

Texel (Ave. £177.14) £300 Huntington Partnership
Suffolk (Ave. £168.50) £230 Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm
Beltex (Ave. £157.77) £216 Sandilands,Brown's Cottage
North Country Cheviot (Ave. £97.79) £210 Nisbet Mill Farm
Cheviot Mule (Ave. £158.05) £200 Gordon,Northfield Farm
Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £194 ) £194 Kay & Sons,Hartside Farm
Greyfaced (Ave.£139) £188 Montgomery, Colmslie
Romney (Ave. £190.82) £194 Girvan,Gateshaw
Greyfaced (Ave. £139 ) £188 Montgomery,Colmslie Farm House
Berrichon (Ave. £170 ) £182 SRUC, Easter Howgate Farm
Easy Care (Ave. £146 ) £160 Stewart, Bankrugg
Blue Texel (Ave. £120 ) £120 Sinclair,The Neuk
Norfolk (Ave. £104 ) £104 Playfair,Stichill Eastfield
Zwartble (Ave. £92 ) £92 Sandilands,Brown's Cottage
Blackface (Ave.£82) £150 Kay, Hartside
Swaledale (Ave. £60 ) £60 Bowden Moor & Broomilees

RAMS

Unbelievable trade for all classes of Tups. A new centre record for tups reaching £330 from Messrs Harvey, Blackadder Mains

Texel (Ave.£288) £330 Harvey Blackadder Mains
Beltex (Ave. £221) £275 Harvey, Blackadder Mains
Suffolk (Ave.£168) £168 Helm, Haltree

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