Date: 01 September 2025 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 63 Prime Cattle, 47 Cast Cows, 1464 Prime Lambs and 675 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (40) averaged 400p per kg and sold to 430p

Heifers (21) averaged 412p per kg and sold to 458p

Young Bulls (2) averaged 377p per kg and sold to 378p

Cast Cows (42) averaged 299p per kg and sold to 351p. Top price £3133

Cast Bulls ( 5) averaged 273p per kg and sold to 323p per kg. Top Price £3601

Lambs (1464) averaged 311.4p per kilo, (+1.4p on the week) £142.50 per head and sold to £205 for Texel Lambs

Top price 395.5p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (675) averaged £135.81 and sold to £ 245

Heavy ewes averaged £172, light ewes sold £188 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £126

PRIME CATTLE

Good trade

Bullocks per head

Charolais (Ave. £3,054.40) £3,396.80, £3370.32, £3263.60 Clark,Wellheads

Limousin (Ave. £2,747.20) £3,271.67, £2972.20, £2945.20, £2932.80 Clark,Wellheads

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,322.87) £2,558.15, £2523.32, £2509.08 Cowe & Co,Oldcastles

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,309.81) £2,314.91, £2304.72 Faughhill Farming

Simmental (Ave. £2,021.71) £2,300.43 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Hereford (Ave. £1,932.47) £1,932.47 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo

Aberdeen Angus(Ave.401.97p) 418p, 414p, 410p Cower, Oldcastles

Limousin (Ave. 403.21p) 430p, 424p, 422p Dandie,Learielaw, 422p Orr, Penston

Charolais (Ave. 390.83p) 410p Clark,Wellheads, 402p Faughhill Farming

Simmental (Ave. 375.78p) 398p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 388.85p) 396p Faughhill Farming

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,547.96) £2,822.39 Orr & Sons,Penston Farm, £2803.60 Dandie, Learielaw, £2729.68, £2727 Hamilton, Bee Edge

British Blue (Ave. £2,594.87) £2,594.87 Dandie,Learielaw

Hereford (Ave. £2,151.23) £2,151.23 Muircleugh Partners

Simmental (Ave. £1,746.17) £1,821.95 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 416.24p) 458p, 450p, Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm, 448p, 434p Orr, Penston, 430p Dandie, Learielaw

Hereford (Ave. 393.99p) 394p Muircleugh Partners

Simmental (Ave. 369.17p) 378p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

British Blue(Ave.424p) 424p Dandie, Learielaw

Young Bulls-

Limousin £2850.08(376p) Trotter, Hoselaw

Beef Shorthorn £2396.52 (378p) Faughhill Farming

CAST COWS

Meat easy sold

Cows per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,004.18) £3,133 Barr & Co,Thirlestane, £2433.90 Forrest, Preston, £2401.08 McNeill, Millheugh, £2331.92 Trotter, Hoselaw

Charolais (Ave. £3,015.16) £3,064.56, £2965.76 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

Limousin (Ave. £1,986.82) £3,025.62 Trotter,Hoselaw Farm

Luing (Ave. £2,262.34) £2,824.30, £2453.92, £2394.66, £2392.92 Helm,Haltree

Simmental (Ave. £2,219.87) £2,542.32, £2454.34, £2441.18 Findlay,The Neuk

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,996.93) £1,996.93 Lofthouse,Bankhouse Farm

Shetland (Ave. £1,622.46) £1,909.61 Houghton,Airhouse

Longhorn (Ave. £1,520.56) £1,520.56 Croc Mhor Farms

Hereford (Ave. £1,463.23) £1,463.23 Buchanan & Sons,South Common Farm

British Blue (Ave. £1,406.30) £1,406.30 Buchanan & Sons,South Common Farm

Cast Cows per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 300.80p) 351p Trotter,Hoselaw Farm, 347p Hendry, Symington Mains

Simmental (Ave. 305.87p) 329p(2) 321p Findlay ESQ,The Neuk

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 297.01p) 325p Barr & Co,Thirlestane, 321p Neil, Millheugh, 319p Lofthouse, Bankhouse, 313p Tennant, Shaws

Luing (Ave. 303.53p) 321p, 315p Helm,Haltree

Stabiliser (Ave. 318.99p) 319p Lofthouse,Bankhouse Farm

Shetland (Ave. 282.16p) 309p Houghton,Airhouse

British Blue (Ave. 245p) 245p Buchanan & Sons,South Common Farm

Charolais(Ave. 335.02p) 339p, 331p Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Longhorn (Ave. 229p) 229p Croc Mhor Farms Ltd

Cast Bulls per head-

Aberdeen Angus £3601.80(261p) Tweedie, Middlethird

Limousin) £3533.62 (323p)Trotter, Hoselaw

PRIME SHEEP

Weight and flesh easy sold. Averages – 311.4p per kilo. £142.51. 45.7kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £146.45) £205 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £190, £184, £182(2) Arnott, Butterdean, £190, £184 Helm, Haltree, £181 Bell, Langraw, £180 Sanderson, Greenhead, Hickson, Woodhouse

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £149.53) £190, £172 Darling,Ladyflat, £162 Guthrie, Myreside

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £135.01) £186, £168 Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie

Beltex (Ave. £156.56) £182(2), £181, £177, £176, £174 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £173 Arnott, Butterdean

Suffolk (Ave. £139.83) £180, £173(2) Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie, £177.50 Helm, Haltree, £174 Arnott, Butterdean, Bell, Langraw, £170 Arnott, Butterdean

Dorset (Ave. £155.20) £165 Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Blue Texel (Ave. £160) £160 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton,

Hampshire (Ave. £123.30) £144 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm, £132 Kay, Spring House

Greyfaced (Ave. £128.95) £142 , £132 Renwick & Sons,Craig Douglas Farm, £131 McClymont, Tinnis

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 3.46p) 395.50p, 393.5p, 393.3p, 391.1p, 379.2p, 364p, 351.1p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 351.1p Arnott, Butterdean,

Texel (Ave. 3.17p) 382.60p, 371.7p, 365.2p, 364.6p, 363p, 350p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 350p Arnott, Butterdean,349p(2) Helm, Haltree

Blue Texel (Ave. 3.47p) 347.80p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton,

Suffolk (Ave. 3.03p) 341.30p Helm,Haltree, 334.6p Arnott, Butterdean, Bell, Langraw, 326p, 322pHendry, Symington Mains, 323.4p(2) , 321.4p Lowrie, Blegbie

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 2.91p) 324.50p, 302.3p Darling,Ladyflat

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 2.99p) 317p, 310p Lowrie & Partners,Blegbie

Dorset (Ave. 3.01p) 305.60p Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Greyfaced (Ave. 2.96p) 302.10p, 300p Renwick & Sons,Craig Douglas Farm

Hampshire (Ave. 2.94p) 300p Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw, Laird, St Clements Wells