St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 41 Prime Cattle, 11 Cast Cows,  1756 Prime Lambs and 1013 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (18) averaged 407p per kg and sold to 424p

Heifers (20) averaged 414p per kg and sold to 438p (2)

Young Bulls (3) averaged 370p

Cast Cows (11) averaged 312p per kg and sold to 353p.  Top price £3198

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

Lambs (1756) averaged 343p per kilo, (-7p on the week) £155 per head and sold to £200

Top price 409p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (1013) averaged £138.58 and sold to £310

Heavy ewes averaged £168, light ewes sold £216 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £120

PRIME CATTLE Small show but a fabulous trade Bullocks per head Limousin (Ave. £2,809.16)  £3,190.19, £3065.04, £2985.84 Clark,Wellheads, £2961.92 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2942.56 Orr, Penston

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,600.07)  £2,824.63 Clark,Wellheads

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. £2,320)  £2,320 Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,280.95)  £2,280.95 Young,Nisbet Farm Bullocks per kilo Limousin (Ave. 410.43p)  424p, 416p Orr & Sons,Penston Farm, 420p(2) Dandie, Learielaw, 418p Clark, Wellheads, 416p(2) Hamilton, Bee Edge Aberdeen Angus(Ave.395.15p) 404p Young, Nisbet to John Saunderson Ltd Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. 400p)  400p Young,Nisbet Farm Simmental (Ave. 395.99p)  396p Young,Nisbet Farm Heifers per head Limousin (Ave. £2,507.56)  £2,724.36, £2605.80 Dandie,Learielaw, £2583.36 Baird, Lurdenlaw British Blue (Ave. £2,579.23)  £2,624.71 Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm, £2533.76 Dandie, Learielaw Simmental (Ave. £2,338.63)  £2,596.56 Huntington Farm Partnership, £2292.30 Baird, Lurdenlaw   Heifers per kilo Limousin (Ave. 418.15p)  438p Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, 438p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, 434p Hamilton & Sons, Bee Edge, 430p Dandie, Learielaw to W.Kirkup Butchers,  428p, 426p Orr, Penston to Hugh Black & Sons British Blue (Ave.432.03p) 436p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 428p Dandie, Learielaw Simmental (Ave. 38804p)  405p Baird & Son,Lurdenlaw Farm Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 394p)  394p Tweedie & Co Ltd,Middlethird to Going Native Young Bulls per head Charolais (Ave. £2,279.19)  £2,279.19 MacLean,Chapel Farmhouse Holstein Friesian (Ave. £1,232.44)  £1,414.88 Shanks, Standhill Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,101.59)  £1,101.59 Shanks, Standhill Young Bulls per kilo Charolais(Ave.370p) 370p MacLean, Chapel Farmhouse Holstein Friesian(Ave.296p) 296p Shanks, Standhill     CAST COWS     Trade slightly sharper Cows per head Charolais (Ave. £2,903.18)  £3,198.17 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm Limousin (Ave. £2,601.92)  £2,904.89 Knox,Cragside Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,310.67)  £2,555.89, £2272.40 Millar, Stagehall Simmental (Ave. £2,327)  £2,421.10, £2395.40 Huntington Farm Partnership Holstein Friesian (Ave. £1,155.19)  £1,155.19 Shanks, Standhill   Cast Cows per kilo Charolais (Ave. 349.36p)  353p, 345p Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm Limousin(Ave.328.11p) 345p Knox, Cragside, 309p Davies, North Synton Simmental (Ave. 317.02p)  341p, 325p Huntington Farm Partnership Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 299.31p)  305p, 299p Millar, Stagehall   PRIME SHEEP   Averages – 343p per kilo.  £155 per head.  45.1kgs      Prime Lambs per head Texel (Ave. £158.39)  £200, £190, £184 Helm,Haltree, £200 Dun, Brothershiels, £196, £187 Robson, Buckholm, £192, £183 Hendry, Symington Mains, £186 Burncastle Farming, £184 Helm, Haltree, £182 Fullerton, Corsbie   Suffolk (Ave. £147.65)  £200 Rae Farming Ltd,7 Chesters Brae, £192 Dun, Brothershiels, £190 Shaw, Smailholm Mains, £186 McMorran, Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £185 Arnott, Butterdean, Rae Farming Ltd, Chesters Brae, £184 Helm, Haltree, £182 MacVie, Langtonlees   Beltex (Ave. £163.40)  £200, £170 Arnott & Co,Butterdean, £190, £177 McAulay, Wauchope, £180(2), £179, £171 McGowan, Craiglea, £179 Glennie, Threeburnford, £170 Huntington Farm Partnership, Arnott, Butterdean   North Country Cheviot (Ave. £156.28)  £188, £172 McMorran, Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £163 Lowrie, Blegbie Cheviot Mule (Ave. £156.72)  £165 Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie   Hampshire (Ave. £144.42)  £163 Lauder Herdwicks   Blackface (Ave. £130.50)  £159 Burncastle Farming, Lauder   Easy Care (Ave. £153)  £153 Stewart & Partners, Bankrugg   Greyfaced (Ave. £138.74)  £149 Morton & Son,Kaeside     Lambs per kilo Beltex (Ave. 365)  409.10, 393.4p, 390.7p McGowan,Craiglea, , 400p, 392.5p McAulay, Wauchope, 397.8p Glennie, Threeburnford, 397.6p(2), 395.3p Huntington Farm Partnership Texel(Ave.345p) 387.2p, 370.8p Fullerton, Corsbie, 376.1p Huntington Farm Partnership, 369p Gray, Sunnycroft, 372.1p, 362.8p Highfield, Knock, 362.4p Hendry, Symington Mains, 362p Rae Farming, 7 Chesters Brae Suffolk (Ave. 332)  366 Strang-Steel,Threepwood, 365p Pate, Helmburn, 352p Torwoodlee & Buckholm Estate, 351p Arnott, Butterdean Hampshire (Ave. 343)  362.20 Lauder Herdwicks Cheviot Mule (Ave. 338)  341.30 Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie Greyfaced (Ave. 330)  338 McClymont & Son,Tinnis North Country Cheviot (Ave. 329)  337.30 McMorran, Mowhaugh Schoolhouse Blackface (Ave. 320)  330 Ashcraig Farm Partnership

Included in the Prime Sheep sale was the Show and Sale of Beltex Prime Lambs. Many thanks to the judge, Mr Ben Gray, Harrogate , who awarded the Champion pen to  Messrs McGowan, Craiglea

Kindly sponored by The Beltex Sheep Society

Beltex (ex Suffolk Ewe)

1^st           Huntington- 43kgs £170 to Ben Gray (Judge)

2^nd          Butterdean – 47kgs £166 to Forsyths of Peebles

Beltex (ex Continental Ewe)

1^st           Craiglea – 44kgs £180 to Ben Gray (Judge) (CHAMPION)

2^nd          Threeburnford – 45kgs £179 to Turnbulls Northumbrian Foods (RESERVE CHAMPION)

3^rd           Huntington Farm Partnership – 42½ kgs £169 to B.Gray (Judge)

CAST SHEEP

 

CAST SHEEP   EWES ‘Another massive show forward today with trade a little bit less for leaner ewes but any meat still flying’   1013 head to average £138.15   Topping the sale today at £310 was a Texel Ewe from Messrs Harvey, Blackadder Mains.  Following her at £305 was again a Texel, this time from Messrs Robson, Buckholm   Texel (Ave. £186.91)  £310 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains   Beltex (Ave. £204.66)  £288 Ainslie,21 Scott Road   Suffolk (Ave. £181.39)  £218 Runciman & Sons,Elmbank   North Country Cheviot (Ave. £127.06)  £216 Anderson & Son,Headshaw Farm Greyfaced (Ave. £127.01)  £202 Kay & Sons,Hartside Farm   Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £200)  £200 McClymont,Kirkstead   Rouge  (Ave. £196)  £196 Nether Firth, Lilliesleaf   Cheviot Mule (Ave. £150.20)  £189 Buckholm Farm,   Easy Care (Ave. £123.55)  £186 Runciman & Partners,East Mains Farm   Romney (Ave. £145.03)  £174 Robson,Buckholm Farmhouse   Lleyn (Ave. £140)  £140 Douglas & Partners,Ruletownhead Farm   Hebridean (Ave. £112)  £122 Bryce,Linton Hill   Herdwick (Ave. £62)  £62 Lauder Herdwicks     CAST RAMS Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £196)  £196 Burncastle, Lauder   Blackface (Ave. £143)  £166 Burncastle, Lauder   Rouge  (Ave. £164)  £164 Nether Firth, Lilliesleaf   North Country Cheviot (Ave. £154.40)  £160 Scarlaw Account, Longformacus Texel (Ave. £152)  £152 Weir,Cortleferry Farm   Lleyn (Ave. £152)  £152 Metcalfe,Newmains   Easy Care (Ave. £90)  £90 Nether Firth, Lilliesleaf