St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 54 Clean Cattle, 36 Cast Cows, 589 Prime Lambs, 79 Hoggs and 160  Ewes.

Bullocks (20) averaged 238p per kg and sold to 259 p (+5p on the week) 

Heifers (34) averaged 240.50p per kg and sold to 272p (-1p on the week) 

31 Cast Cows averaged 162p per kg and sold to 217 p (n/c on the week) Top price £1505

Cast Bulls (5) averaged 146p per kg and sold to 169p. Top price £1804

589 Lambs averaged 331.60p per kg (n/c on the week) and sold to £138, top price £173 for BluxTexel Lambs. Top price 355p/per kg for Beltex lambs.

79 Hoggs averaged 221p/per kg (n/a on the week) £95 per head and sold to £155 Tex Hoggs.  Top price 260 p/per kg Tex Hoggs.

160 Ewes averaged £110.14 and sold to £159 for Charolais Ewes. Heavy Ewes averaged £117, light ewes sold to £125 for NCC Ewes and averaged £ 83.

CATTLE

Clean Cattle very similar

Bullocks per head:
(465-555kgs): Wester Ulston £1368.96, Faughhill £1351.68, West Garleton £1318.98, Wester Ulston £1314.40, West Garleton £1308.72

(556kgs +): Lurdenlaw £1585.08, Wester Ulston £1536.40, Penston £1535.10, Crookhouse £1491.60, West Garleton £1491.20

Bullocks per kilo:
(465-555kgs.  Average – 246.69p): Faughhill 256p John Saunderson Ltd, Thirlestane 253p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd, Wester Ulston 248p (2) Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(556kgs+.  Average – 232.85p): Lurdenlaw 259p J.A Waters & Sons, Penston 255p Hugh Black & Sons, Lurdenlaw 254p Shaw Fine Meats

Heifers per head:
(400-484kgs): Gospelhall £1147.16

(485kgs +): Bee Edge £1588.48, Muircleugh £1574.50, Bee Edge £1546.44, Lurdenlaw £1544.40, Whitsome West Newton £1517.04, Bee Edge £1505.28

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average 231.85p): Gospelhall 241p J.F Finlay & Co Limited

(485kgs+.  Average 240.37p): Bee Edge 272p Forsyths of Peebles, Penston 269p, 268p Forsyths of Peebles, 267p J & J Mather, Bee Edge 263p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lurdenlaw 260p Shaw Fine Meats

Cast Cows in strong demand

Cast Cows per head: Thirlestane £1505.92, Easter Happrew £1477.06, Cortleferry £1390.92, Easter Happrew, £1379 Linton £1319.30, Thirlestane £1280.20, £1252.90, Muircleugh £1243.62

Cast Cows per kilo: Oakwood 217p, Easter Happrew 197p, Muircleugh 189p, Thirlestane 187p, 185p, Kirktonhill 183p, Thirlestane, Kirktonhill 181p, Soutra 173p, Cortleferry 173p

Cast Bulls per head: Easter Happrew £1804.92, Cortleferry £1541.70

Cast Bulls per kilo: Easter Happrew 169p, Abbey Mains 157p, 149p

LAMBS

Another great show of lambs forward.  All types selling to high demand.   Average – 331p per kilo, £138 (41.7kgs)

Lambs per head:

Texel: £173 Hermiston, £168 Edrom Mains, £166 Huntington, £165, £162 Edrom Mains, £157 Thornington, £156 Hermiston, £156 Ballencrieff Mains, £154 Byrewalls, £151 A & S Livestock, £146 Byrewalls, A & S Livestock, £145 Greenhead, Reston, A & S Livestock, £144 Edrom Mains (2), Ballencreiff Mains, Coltcrooks, Belmont, Suffolk: £170, £169 Ballencrieff Mains, £168 Hadden Farm Cottages, £167 Ballencrieff Mains, £163 Belmont, £161, £151 Whitemire, £151 Oxmuir, £148 Leetside, Belmont, £145 Birkenside, £143 A & S Livestock, £142 Coltcrooks, £141 Byrewalls, Beltex: Faughhill £156, £149 (2)Faughhilll, Hampshire: £148, £138 Fairlaw, Dorset: £140 A & S Livestock

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 354.8p (2), 354.5p Faughhill, Texel: 353.8p Coltcrooks, 350p Edrom Mains, 348.9p Thornington, 347.6p Byrewalls, 346.7p Middlethird, 346.7p, 346p Hermiston, 345.9p Middlethird, 345.8p, 345p Huntington, 344.7p Edrom Mains, 343.6p Bogend, 343.2p Middlethird, 342.5p Bogend, 342.2p Byrewalls, Bogend, 341.2p Greenhead, Reston, Suffolk: 354.3p, 348.2p Belmont, 339.3p Whitemire, 338p Ballencreiff Mains, 337.2p Birkenside, 336p Oxmuir, 335.4p Whitemire, 335p Oxmuir, Edrom Mains, 334.1p Ballencreiff Mains, 332.5p Leetside, Hampshire: 322.9p Marigold

HOGGS

Hoggs per head:

Texel: £155 Brundeanlaws Stables, £149 Upper Samieston, £109 Aikeyside, Upper Samieston, £105 Faughhill, North Country Cheviot: £129, £123, £107, £103, £101 North Cottage, Suffolk: £97 Middle Moneynut, Blackface: £97 The Nurseries, Middlebank

EWES

A decent quality of Ewes forward saw all classes keener bid for on the week.

Topping the sale from S.Ramsey, Falsidehill Farm was a smashing Charollais Ewe which achieved £159

A run of 25 commercial bred Texel and Suffolk cross Ewes averaged an incredible £146.36 from regular consignor Huntington Farm

Cast Tups again in strong demand, reaching a summit of £157 from J.Brown & Co, Middle Moneynut with a Bluefaced Leicester!

Charollais: £159, £147 Falsidehill, £143, £135  Faughhill, £127, £125 Whitemire, Texel: £155, £149, £143 Huntington, £135 South Common, £133 Brundeanlaw Stables, Stevenson Mains, £125 South Common, Suffolk: £147, £145, £137 Huntington, £137, £127 Middlethird, Blue Texel: £141, £127 Hermiston, Cheviot Mule: £135 South Common, £127 Wedderlie, Blegbie, Berrichon: £133, £129 Springwood Lodge, Dorset: £131 Fairlaw, North Country Cheviot: £125 Springwood Lodge, £119, £115 Wedderlie, Half Bred: £127 Middlethird, Beltex: £109 Faughhill, Jacob: £105 South Common, Lleyn: £119, £99 Hillhouse, Blackface: £93 The Nurseries, Middlebank, £83 Middle Moneynut

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester: £157 Middle Moneynut, Texel: £127 Oxmuir, Suffolk: £120 Oxmuir, £117 Blegbie, £115 Oxmuir, Blackface: £97 Middle Moneynut