St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 52 Prime Cattle,  21 Cast Cows, 1965 Prime Lambs and 832 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (24) averaged 394p per kg and sold to 416p

Heifers (28) averaged 404p per kg and sold to 426p(x2)

Cast Cows (19) averaged 295p per kg and sold to 363p.  Top price £2599

Cast Bulls (2) sold to 264p per kg.  Top Price £2964

Lambs (1965) averaged 350p per kilo, (-23p on the week) £156 per head and sold to £219 for Suffolk Lambs

Top price 409p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (832) averaged £153 and sold to £ 335

Heavy ewes averaged £170, light ewes sold to £220 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £141

PRIME CATTLE

Solid trade.

Bullocks per head Limousin (Ave. £2,618.36)  £2,989.08, £2885.12 Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,272.19)  £2,516.63 Faughhill Farming, £2419.16 Fleming, Cliftonpark British Blue (Ave. £2,492.84)  £2,492.84 Faughhill Farming Hereford (Ave. £2,478.12)  £2,478.12 Lamont, Dunslaw Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,077.77)  £2,184.76 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2150.40 Young, Nisbet Simmental (Ave. £2,106.90)  £2,123.80 Lamont, Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo Limousin (Ave. 400.76p)  416p Dandie,Learielaw, 414p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 412p Dandie, Learielaw to J.A Waters & Son Simmental (Ave.394.55p) 410p Lamont, Dunslaw British Blue (Ave. 40600p)  406p Faughhill Farming Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 389.26p)  394p Fleming,Cliftonpark, 392p(2) Faughhill Farming Hereford (Ave. 386p)  386p Lamont, Dunslaw Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 379.15p)  386p, 384p Lamont, Dunslaw, 384p Young, Nisbet

Heifers per head Simmental (Ave. £2,072.02)  £2,880.28 Huntington Farm Partnership   Limousin (Ave. £2,454.75)  £2,700.28, £2692.32, £2669.28 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2662.80 Orr, Penston   Charolais (Ave. £2,485.65)  £2,634.76 Orr & Sons,Penston Farm   Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,099.85)  £2,139.47 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Ltd Heifers per kilo Limousin (Ave. 410.73p)  426p Hamilton, Lennoxlove to Hugh Black & Sons, 426p Hamilton,Bee Edge to Denholm Meats, 420p Dandie, Learielaw, Orr, Penston Charolais (Ave. 400.48p) 418p Dun, Brothershiels, 398p Orr, Penston Simmental (Ave. 372.22p)  385p Lamont, Dunslaw, 382p Huntington Farm Partnership Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 370.99p)  378p Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Ltd CAST COWS Good trade throughout Cows per head Charolais (Ave. £2,599.08)  £2,599.08 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm Simmental (Ave. £1,823.18)  £2,559.39 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, £2340.36 Hamilton, Earlside Limousin (Ave. £2,101.92)  £2,394.30 Huntington Farm Partnership,£2338.78 Hickson, Woodhouse Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,232.97)  £2,232.97 Anderson,Nether Falla Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,817.14)  £2,000.80 Fleming, Clifton Park Saler (Ave. £1,896.78)  £1,896.78 Anderson,Nether Falla Other (Ave. £1,809.64)  £1,809.64 Anderson,Nether Falla Cows per kilo Charolais (Ave. 363p)  363p Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm Limousin (Ave. 304.45p) 347p Huntington Farm Partnership, 337p, 311p Hickson, Woodhouse, Simmental (Ave. 274.57p)  335p Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, 297p(2) Hamilton, Earlside Saler (Ave. 313p)  313p Anderson,Nether Falla Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 310.99p)  311p Anderson,Nether Falla Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 291.20p)  305p Fleming,Cliftonpark Other (Ave. 281p)  281p Anderson,Nether Falla     Bulls per head Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,964.37)  £2,964.37 Richardson,Upper Samieston Farm Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,631.67)  £2,631.67 Runciman & Partners,East Mains Farm

Bulls per kilo       Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 268.99p)  269p Richardson,Upper Samieston Farm       Beef Shorthorn (Ave.257p) 257p Runciman, East Mains

PRIME LAMBS

More numbers forward.  All classes easier.  Average – 350p per kilo, £150 per head, 45.5kgs

   Lambs per head

Suffolk (Ave. £158.36)  £219 Grieve,Lee farm, £202, £186 Rae, Chesters Brae, £182 Lowrie, Blegbie, £181 Highfield Farming, £180 Arnott, Butterdean, Kay, Hartside

Texel (Ave. £156.02)  £210 Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm, £198, £195 Sanderson, Greenhead,  £196 Arnott, Butterdean, £195, £194 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £194 Pate, Marvingston, Rae, Chesters Brae, Wester Ulston

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £207)  £207 Jamieson,The Bungalow, Legars

Beltex (Ave. £167.32)  £186.50, £178 Hume Farming Ltd,Broombank, £182 Grieve, Lee Farm, £180 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton(2), Arnott, Butterdean, £178 Glennie, Threeburnford

Blue Texel (Ave. £143.60)  £178 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Romney (Ave. £170)  £170 Pate & Partners,Marvingston

Charollais (Ave. £160)  £169 Pate & Partners,Marvingston, £165 Powell, Springwood Lodge

Easy Care (Ave. £153.30)  £166 Livesey Farming, Nether Firth

Half Bred (Ave. £151.18)  £162 Pate & Sons,Stobshiel Mains

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £148.28)  £162 Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie Greyfaced (Ave.£135.55) £160 Gala Farms

Hampshire (Ave. £159)  £159 Hume Farming Ltd,Broombank

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £141.88)  £149 Glennie,Threeburnford Farm

Blackface (Ave. £134)  £134 Lauderhill Sheep Co   Lambs per kilo Beltex (Ave. 370p)  409.10p, 400p, 395.5p, 391.3p, 386.8p, 386.4p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 386.4p Murray, Redden Blue Texel (Ave.333.3p) 395.6p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton Texel (Ave. 351p)  392.70p, 390.8p, 383.7p, 378p(2) Huntington Farm Partnership, 381.8p Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton, 378.9p Hume Farming, Broombank, 378.6p Sanderson, Greenhead, Suffolk (Ave. 344p)  362p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 359.6p Pate, Marvingston, 358p Arnott, Butterdean, 356.8p Brown, Stoneypath, 353.4p Lowrie, Blegbie, 353.2p Anderson, Nether Falla, 353.2p Kay, Hartside, 352.2p Dun, Brothershiels Hampshire (Ave. 349p)  361.40p Hume Farming Ltd,Broombank Charollais (Ave. 351p)  359.60p Pate & Partners,Marvingston Romney (Ave. 346p)  346.90p Pate & Partners,Marvingston Cheviot Mule (Ave. 340p)  346.50p Glennie,Threeburnford Farm Half Bred (Ave. 335p)  344.70p Pate & Sons,Stobshiel Mains North Country Cheviot (Ave. 340p)  344.70p Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie Easy Care (Ave. 337p)  342.30p Livesey Farming, Nether Firth Greyfaced (Ave. 336p)  339.50p Lauderhill Sheep Co Blackface (Ave. 335p)  335p Lauderhill Sheep Co   CAST EWES ‘Another big show forward with a lesser show of quality on show today!’ 832 head to average £153 A lesser show on offer today but still good trade all round.  Todays sale topped at £335 x 2 from Messrs Harvey, Blackadder Mains followed them at £330 was again a Texel from the same good home.   Texel (Ave. £184.21)  £335 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains Blue Texel (Ave. £227)  £310 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains Beltex (Ave. £216)  £270 Faughhill Farming Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £205.71)  £268 McClymont,Kirkstead Dutch Spotted (Ave. £203)  £252 Jamieson,The Bungalow Suffolk (Ave. £155.31)  £222 Douglas & Partners,Ruletownhead Farm North Country Cheviot (Ave. £124.26)  £220 Matthewson & Son,Soutra Cheviot Mule (Ave. £170.84)  £218 Haldane, Manortoun Greyfaced (Ave. £139.48)  £200 Hickson,Woodhouse Farm Romney (Ave. £140.37)  £200 Goldie,Collielaw Farm Lleyn (Ave. £141.86)  £166 Douglas & Partners,Ruletownhead Farm Zwartble (Ave. £143.33)  £150 Aitken & Son,Traprain Farm House Blackface (Ave. £97.96)  £148 Gala Farms Shetland (Ave. £71.68)  £122 Briggs,8 Camptoun Holdings Swaledale (Ave. £106)  £106 Gala Farms Herdwick (Ave. £74.66)  £82 Lanyon-Olver,2 Market Place, Selkirk RAMS A larger show forward today.  All classes of tups in high demand Dutch Spotted (Ave. £270)  £285 Jamieson,The Bungalow Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £250)  £250 McClymont,Kirkstead Texel (Ave. £238)  £238 Gordon,Northfield Farm Romney (Ave. £186)  £186 Goldie,Collielaw Farm Blue Texel (Ave. £170)  £170 Galadean, North Country Cheviot (Ave. £110)  £110 Matthewson & Son,Soutra Shetland (Ave. £88.33)  £90 Fraser,6 Manse Road