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Date: 24 May 2021 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 58 Clean Cattle, 53 Cast Cows, 384 Prime Lambs, 144 Prime Hoggs and  425 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (23) averaged 233p per kg and sold to 261p   (-4p on the week) 

Heifers (35) averaged 242p per kg and sold to 274p (-5p on the week)

46 Cast Cows averaged 162p per kg and sold to 227p (+7p on the week) Top price £1646

7 Cast Bulls averaged 134p per kg and sold to 165p.  Top price £1866

384 Lambs averaged 331p per kg (+10.3p on the week), £139 per head and sold to £168 for Texel Lambs

Top price 385p per kg for Texel Lambs.

144 Hoggs averaged 260p per kg (n/c on the week), £ 115 per head and sold to £163 for Suffolk Hoggs. Top price 307p per kg for  Beltex Hoggs

425 Cast Sheep averaged £96.50, and sold to £165 for Suffolk Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £107, light ewes sold to £113 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £81

CATTLE

Traditional show forward with meat in high demand.

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs): Wester Ulston £1264.80, West Garleton £1259.94, Sourhope £1220.10, West Newbiggan £1204.50

(556+kgs): Lurdenlaw £1597.32, West Garleton £1523.06, Lower Greenhill £1511.64, Crookhouse £1501.50, Lurdenlaw £1484.10, Crookhouse £1476, Nisbet £1453.12, Smailholm Mains £1420.66, Traprain £1413.72

Bullocks per kilo:

(465-555kgs.  Average 227.55p): West Garleton 253p Mr G.McFadzean, Sourhope 249p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd, Wester Ulston 248p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd.

(556+kgs.  Average 236.65p):  Lurdenlaw 261p Cooper Butchers, 255p Mr G.Chapman, West Garleton 253p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Smailholm Mains 251p Mr G.McFadzean

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs):  Sourhope £1185.72, £1147.16

(485 + kgs ):  Bee Edge £1629.44, Lurdenlaw £1613.96, Bee Edge £1587.10, £1570.48, £1562.22, £1560.20, £1528.80, Penston £1507

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average 217.56p): Sourhope 246p, 241p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, 240p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485+kgs): Penston 274p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 269p (2) Hugh Black & Sons, Forsyths of Peebles, 268p Denholm Meat Supplies, Mr W.Kirkup, Penston 266p Shaw Fine Meats, 264p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Bee Edge 263p Mr G.McFadzean

Continued to boom!

Cast Cows per head:  Kersknowe £1646.80, £1639.02, Harehead, C £1456.92, Corsbie £1446.22, £1428.90, Middlethird £1371.08, Whitburgh £1309.86, Brothershiels £1306.26, Corsbie £1277.86, Whitburgh £1271.60

Cast Cows per kilo:  Middlethird 227p, 217p, 195p, Whitburgh 187p, Corsbie 181p, Firth 181p, Kersknowe, Saughtree 179p, Brothershiels 177p

Cast Bull per head: Laidlawstiel £1866.60, Corsbie £1791.90, Harehead, C £1588.84, Easter Middleton £1455.12

Cast Bull per kilo: Corsbie 165p, Harehead, C 157p, Laidlawstiel 153p, Burnhouse Mains, Easter Middleton 129p

LAMBS

Great show of lambs forward.  All types sharper on the week.

Average: £139 per head 331p per kilo (42 kgs)

Lambs per head:

Texel: £168 Brockholes, £164 Eden Brook, £158 (2) Traprain, Redpath East End, £157 (2)Thornington, £156 The Lee, £150 Ballencrieff Mains, £149 Thornington, £148 Redpath East End, £146 Thornington, £145 Redpath East End, £143 (2), £142 Ballencrieff Mains, £141 Huntington, £140 Belmont, Suffolk: £168 Eden Brook, £163 Edrom Mains, £158 Belmont, £156 The Lee, £154 (2) Whitemire, £145 Edrom Mains, £144 Eden Brook, £142 Coltcrooks, £141 Belmont, £140 Ballencrieff Mains, Whitemire, Edrom Mains, Marigold, Belmont, Hampshire: £137 Marigold

Lambs per kilo:

Texel: 385.4p Redpath East End, 381.1p Huntington, 367.4p Traprain, 365p, 363.4p Thornington, 359.5p Huntington, 357.9p Traprain, 356.4p Huntington, 352.6p Brockholes, 347.5p Thornington, 346.7p Coltcrooks, 345.2p Redpath East End, 345.1p (2) Thornington, 345p Coltcrooks, Brockholes, 344.8p Ballencrieff Mains, 344.2p Redpath East End, 343.2p Thornington, 340.5p Ballencrieff Mains, Suffolk: 343.5p Belmont, 342.2p Coltcrooks, 337.5p, 335.7p, 333.3p Belmont, Hampshire: 326.2p Marigold

HOGGS

Hoggs per head:

Suffolk: £163 Symington Mains, £135 Currie Inn, Texel: £157 The Lee, £153 Lylestane, £137 Waterside, Currie Inn, £135 The Craggs, £133 Faughhill, £129 New Blainslie, Faughhill, £125 Faughhill, Beltex: £161 Faughhill, £140, £133, £120 Lylestane, Blackface: £141 Hartside, Burncastle, £131, £129 Burncastle, £127 Hartside, £122 Berryhill, Greyfaced: £131 Burncastle, £129 Faughhill, £127 Burncastle, £121 Berryhill, Hampshire: £122 Bridgehaugh Mill, North Country Cheviot: £120 Lylestane, £116 Broachrigg

Hoggs per kilo:

Texel: 307.5p Faughhill, 307.1p New Blainslie, Beltex: 303.8p Faughhill, 302.3p Lylestane, 293.9p Faughhill, Hampshire: 297.6p Bridgehaugh Mill, Suffolk: 293.5p Currie Inn, Greyfaced: 286.7p Faughhill, North Country Cheviot: 283.1p, 282.9p Broachrigg, Blackface: 282.5p Burncastle

EWES

A good show of ewes sold well to a trade dearer on the week.  All classes keenly sought after.

Achieving top price was a pen of 5 smashing Suffolk Ewes from R.G Laing, Oxmuir.  Whilst his full consignment of 15 Ewes attained an incredible average of £143.20!

Cast Tups also sold away well, peaking at £153 for a powerful Charollais from James Neil & Son, Runningburn!

Suffolk: £165 Oxmuir, £161, £159 Meigle, £147 Oxmuir, £143 Brotherstone, £139 Meigle, £137 Huntington, £135 Traprain, £133 Brotherstone, £131 Oxmuir, Texel: £157 The Lee, £151 Greenburn, Eyemouth, £149 Headshaw, L, , £145 Wester Middleton, £144 Huntington, £141 Lower Ashtrees, Headshaw, L, £139 Waterside, Greenburn, Eyemouth, The Lee, £135 Belmont, Lower Ashtrees, £131 Wester Middleton, Beltex: £139 Brotherstone, Cheviot Mule: £135 Greenburn, Eyemouth, £129 Lylestane, £107 Northfield, St Abbs, Dorset: £129 Crailinghall Cottages, North Country Cheviot: £113 Broomiebank, £109 Northfield, St Abbs, Lylestane, £105 Meigle, Crailinghall Cottages, Greyfaced: £109 Gateshaw, £107 The Lee, Myreside, £103 Wester Middleton, Heriot Mill, £99 Broomilees, Meigle, £95 Stottencleugh, Blackface: £93, £92, £91 (2) Burncastle, £89 Heriot Mill, Stottencleugh, £87 Burncastle, £81 Outerston, Stottencleugh, £77 Heriot Mill, Ryeland: £95 Lower Ashtrees

RAMS:

Charollais: £153, £147 Runningburn, Texel: £147 Headshaw, L, £141 Broomiebank, Suffolk: £141 Headshaw