Date: 28 July 2025 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 60 Prime Cattle, 15 Cast Cows, 1806 Prime Lambs and 286 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (19) averaged 388p per kg and sold to 400p x 3

Heifers (41) averaged 395p per kg and sold to 434p

Cast Cows (14) averaged 287p per kg and sold to 356p. Top price £2626

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 249p per kg. Top Price £2684

Lambs (1806) averaged 354p per kilo, (-16p on the week) £160 per head and sold to £196

Top price 417.4p per kilo

Cast Sheep (286) averaged £140 and sold to £235

Heavy ewes averaged £162, light ewes sold to £134 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £126

CATTLE

Good show of cattle met a pleasant trade

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,375.10) £2,929.28, £2748.24, £2704 Dandie,Learielaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,484.73) £2,529.47 Young,Nisbet Farm

Stabiliser (Ave. £2,408.56) £2,408.56 Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,246.28) £2,269.19, £2223.66 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,057.47) £2,087.87 Young,Nisbet Farm, £2027.08 Lamont, Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 389.94p) 400p Barrie,Rumbleton Farm, 400p, 398p, 396p Dandie, Learielaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.396.92p) 400p Young, Nisbet

Stabiliser (Ave. 391.00p) 391p Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. 378.79p) 386p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 377.51p) 381p Young,Nisbet Farm

Hereford (Ave. 377.99p) 378p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,411.58) £2,867.60, £2772 Dandie,Learielaw, £2792.24 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2742.88 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Simmental (Ave. £2,641.19) £2,641.19 Barrie,Rumbleton Farm

Charolais (Ave. £2,349.50) £2,497.95, £2471.12, £2339.64 Dun & Sons,Brothershiels Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,079.34) £2,483.76, £2328.48 Young,Nisbet Farm

British Blue (Ave. £2,162.12) £2,162.12 Faughhill Farming

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,937.21) £1,937.21 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 404.81p) 434p Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm to Hugh Black & Sons, 428p Dandie, Learielaw

to Hugh Black & Sons, 428p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Kirkup Butchers, 420p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Denholm Meat Supplies,

420p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons

Charolais (Ave.387.71p) 402p, 394p, 391p Dun, Brothershiels

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 385.34p) 393p, 392p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 388.99p) 389p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

British Blue (Ave. 382.00p) 382p Faughhill Farming

Simmental (Ave. 371.99p) 372p Barrie,Rumbleton Farm

COWS

Mixed show forward

Cast Cows per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,171.60) £2,626.50, £2326.28 Dobie,Easter Middleton
Limousin (Ave. £2,176.56) £2,264.15, £2230.40 Neill & Partners,Upper Nisbet Farm
Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,196.47) £2,196.47 Millar, Stagehall
Other (Ave. £2,088.00) £2,088.00 Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains
Fleckvieh (Ave. £1,805.93) £1,805.93 Nethermains Farm, Chirnside

*Cast Cows per kilo* Limousin (Ave. 337.62p) 356p, 340p Neill & Partners,Upper Nisbet Farm Beef Shorthorn (Ave.312p) 312p Millar, Stagehall
Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 292.80p) 311p, 309p Dobie,Easter Middleton
Other (Ave. 290.00p) 290p Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains
Fleckvieh (Ave. 236.99p) 237p Nethermains Farm, Chirnside
Hereford (Ave. 200.00p) 200p Richardson,Upper Samieston Farm

Cast Bull

Limousin £2684.22 (248.99p Waite,8 Mordington Holdings

PRIME LAMBS

Show and Sale of Suffolk Prime Lambs at St Boswells Mart kindly sponsored by the Suffolk Sheep Society.

Judge this year was Mr Ryan Briggs, Briggsys Butchers who awarded the Champion pen to Messrs Richardson,

Upper Samieston.

Suffolk (ex Mule Ewe)

1st Blegbie 51kgs £179 RESERVE CHAMPION

2^nd Corsbie 52kgs £182

3^rd Highfied Farming 50kgs £180

Suffolk (ex Continental Ewe)

1st Highfield Farming 48kgs £174

2^nd Lylestane Farming 49kgs £178

Suffolk (ex.AOB Ewe)

1^st Upper Samieston 46kgs £178 CHAMPION

St Boswells Sheep Young Handlers

Judge: Mr Ryan Briggs, Briggsy’s Butchers, Jedburgh

6-10 years old

1st Flossie Chandler, Old Melrose Lodge - Tex x Lamb, 41kg, £157 to Briggsy’s Butchers

2^nd Rosie Chandler, Old Melrose Lodge - Tex x Lamb,46kg, £175 to Briggsy’s Butchers

11-16 years old

1st Charlotte Nicholson, The Knock – Tex x Lamb, 62kg, £196 to A.O.Bell

2^nd James Goldie, Collielaw - Tex x Lamb, 53kg, £189 to John Saunderson Ltd

3^rd Adam Richardson, Upper Samieston - Beltex x Lamb, 46kg, £177 to Briggsy’s Butchers

4^th Harris Sandilands, Wester Ulston - Beltex x Lamb, 47kg, £170 to Hackney Meats

5^th Michael Neil, Thornington - Tex x Lamb, 54kg, £176 to Hackney Meats

6^th Thomas Richardson, Upper Samieston - Suff x Lamb, 46kg, £165 to Briggsy’s Butchers

THE CATHERINE CROXFORD ADAMS MEMORIAL TROPHY for CHAMPION YOUNG HANDLER: Flossie Chandler

RESERVE CHAMPION: Charlotte Nicholson

Thank you to Ryan Briggs for judging our inaugural Sheep Young Handler Competition.

PRIME LAMB SALE

Average 354p. SQQ 350p. £160. 45.1kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £161.53) £196.00 Highfield Farming, £195 Kerr, Fountainhall, Wooplaw, £194 Mitchell, Rumbletonrigg, Wooplaw, £193 Highfield Farming

Blue Texel (Ave. £186.00) £194.00, £178 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton,

Charollais (Ave. £171.00) £192.00 Neil & Son,Runningburn

Beltex (Ave. £163.33) £192.00, £190, £183(2), £175 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £180, £175 Goldie, Collielaw, £180 Glennie, Threeburnford, £177 Richardson, Upper Samieston

Suffolk (Ave. £158.96) £189.00 Pate & Partners,Marvingston, £185 Lauder Herdwicks, Highfield Farming, £184 Lylestane Farming, £182 Fullerton, Corsbie, £181 Fleming, Anvil, £180 Highfield Farming, Lylestane Farming

Hampshire (Ave. £154.00) £184.00 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £180.00) £180.00 Macvie & Co,Langtonlees

Greyfaced (Ave. £128.17) £146.00 Cockburn, John Collins Crescent

Bluefaced Leicester (Ave.£140) £1400 Hedley, Corsbie Cottages

Blackface (Ave. £134.50) £137.00 Cockburn, John Collins Crescent

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 369p) 417.40p, 397.8p, 395.8p, 393.3p, 389.4p Dixon,Whitsome West Newton,

404.8p, 391.9p Goldie, Collielaw, 384.8p Richardson, Upper Samieston

Texel (Ave.357p)410.3p, 395.2p, 386p Huntington Partnership, 386.7p Pate, Marvingston, 385.1p, 384.8p Dixon,

Whitsome West Newton, 382.9p, 380.4p Chandler, Old Melrose Lodge. 382.5p Richardson, Upper Samieston

Blue Texel (Ave. 383p) 395.60p, 373.1p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Suffolk (Ave. 352p) 387.00p Richardson,Upper Samieston Farm, 382.2p, 372.1p Lylestane Farming,

378.3p, 374.2p Pate, Marvingston, 371.1p Brown, Stoneypath

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 360p) 360.00p Macvie & Co,Langtonlees

Hampshire (Ave. 340p) 345.20p Hume Farming Ltd,Broombank

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 341p) 341.50p Glennie,Threeburnford Farm

Charollais (Ave. 319p) 340.90p Hume Farming LTD,Broombank

Blackface (Ave. 330p) 338.50p Lauder Herdwicks

Greyfaced (Ave. 307p) 335.60p Cockburn, John Collins Crescent

EWES

“Lack of meat on show today but all classes still in extremely high demand!”

268 head to average £140

Topping the sale at £235 was a Charollais Ewe from Falsidehill Farms. Following her at £215 was again a

Charollais from the same good home.

Charollais (Ave. £225.00) £235.00 Falsidehill Farm

Suffolk (Ave. £147.58) £210.00 Helm,Haltree

Texel (Ave. £144.31) £184.00 Sanderson,Greenhead

Greyfaced (Ave. £151.62) £174.00 Murray (Farming) Ltd,Redden

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £148.85) £172.00 Galadean,

Lleyn (Ave. £172.00) £172.00 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £162.50) £170.00 Hedley,No 1 CORSBIE COTTAGES

Beltex (Ave. £162.00) £162.00 Sutherland,New Channelkirk Farm

Hampshire (Ave. £160.00) £160.00 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

Herdwick (Ave. £96.40) £82 Elliot,2 Duke Street

North Country Cheviot (£109.95) £134 Tweedie, Middlethird

Halfbred (Ave. £130.00) £130.00 Pate & Partners,Marvingston

Blackface (Ave. £92.66) £104.00 Elliot,2 Duke Street

Swaledale (Ave. £82.00) £82.00 Coates,Ashtrees

RAMS

A small show of Tups forward today but still a good trade.

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £166.00) £166.00 Rutter,Greenhead

Blue Texel (Ave. £162.00) £162.00 Rodger Farms, Galadean

Zwartble (Ave.£154) £154 Elliot, Duke Street

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