St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 80 Prime Cattle, 10 Cast Cows, 1280 Prime Lambs and 821 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (27) averaged 406p per kg and sold to 430p x 2

Heifers (47) averaged 406p per kg and sold to 450p

Young Bulls (6) averaged 330p per kg and sold to 366p

Cast Cows (9) averaged 296p per kg and sold to 313p.  Top price £2224

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 269p per kg.  Top price £3077

Lambs (1280) averaged 312.8p per kilo, (+3.4p on the week) £141 per head and sold to £192 for Texel Lambs

Top price 406.5p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (821) averaged £135 and sold to £300

Heavy ewes averaged £188, light ewes sold £166 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £125

PRIME CATTLE

Good show, good trade

Bullocks per head British Blue (Ave. £3,304.97)  £3,304.97 Clark,Wellheads
Limousin (Ave. £2,787.99)  £3,085.95, £3066, £2972.08, £2942.72, £2917.76 Clark,Wellheads, £2924 Dandie, Learielaw
Charolais (Ave. £3,034.67)  £3,034.67 Clark,Wellheads
Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,442.61)  £2,725.56, £2606.52, £2556.72 Cowe,Oldcastles
Hereford (Ave. £2,086.80)  £2,086.80 Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw
Bullocks per kilo Limousin (Ave. 406.63ppkg)  430.00ppkg, 425p Dandie,Learielaw, 430p Orr, Penston, 420p Clark, Wellheads British Blue (Ave.427p) 427p Clark, Wellheads Charolais (Ave. 417.99ppkg)  418.00ppkg Clark,Wellheads Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 402.07ppkg)  406.00ppkg, 405p, 402p(3) Cowe & Co,Oldcastles, 402p Young, Nisbet Hereford (Ave. 370.00ppkg)  370.00ppkg Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw
Heifers per head Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,131.38)  £3,145.69 Clark,Wellheads, £2448.24 Young, Nisbet, £2377.28 Cowe, Oldcastles
Limousin (Ave. £2,474.73)  £2,767.15, £2692.36, £2669.28 Baird & Son,Lurdenlaw Farm, £2671.80, £2659.60 Dandie, Learielaw, £2655 Hamilton, Bee Edge
British Blue (Ave. £1,888.45)  £2,690.47 Clark,Wellheads
Simmental (Ave. £1,869.59)  £1,869.59 Cowe,Oldcastles
Whitebred Shorthorn (Ave. £1,830.23)  £1,830.23 Laurie,Southdean Farm

Heifers per kilo Limousin (Ave. 423.35ppkg)  450.00ppkg Hamilton & Sons,Bee Edge Farm to Kirkup Butchers, 442p, 438p(3), 434p Orr, Penston, 438p Dandie, Learielaw, 436p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.399.79p) 416p, 410p Cowe, Oldcastles, 415p Clark, Wellheads Simmental (Ave. 379.99ppkg)  380.00ppkg Cowe,Oldcastles

Whitebred Shorthorn (Ave. 371.99ppkg)  372.00ppkg Laurie,Southdean Farm to Going Native Meats

British Blue (Ave. 346.29ppkg)  362.00ppkg Shanks, Standhill

Young Bulls per head

Holstein Friesian (Ave. £1,343.97)  £1,476.00 Shanks, Standhill

Limousin (Ave.£2112.17) £2276.52, £2247 Hamilton, Ramrig

Young Bulls per kilo

Holstein Friesian (Ave.292.59p) 300p(2) Shanks, Standhill

Limousin (Ave.355.58p) 366p Hamilton, Ramrig

CAST COWS

Short of numbers but good trade

Cast Cows per head Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,121.65)  £2,224.80 Sloan,Burnfoot Farm, £2095.02, £2045.14 Anderson, Priesthaugh

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,900.98)  £2,034.50 Tweedie & Co Ltd,Middlethird

Limousin (Ave. £1,608.09)  £1,749.00 Davies & Partners,North Synton Farm

Fleckvieh (Ave. £1,648.30)  £1,648.30 Tait & Co, Thorneydykes

Cast Cows per kilo Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 311.12ppkg)  313.00ppkg Tweedie & Co Ltd,Middlethird Beef Shorthorn(Ave.303.67p) 309p Anderson, Priesthaugh, Sloan, Burnfoot

Limousin (Ave. 278.69ppkg)  297.00ppkg King & Sons,Gospel Hall

Fleckvieh (Ave. 265.00ppkg)  265.00ppkg Tait & Co,Thorneydykes CAST BULLS Aberdeen Angus £3077.36 (269p)Barrie, Rumbleton

PRIME LAMBS

Smaller show.  All classes similar.  Average 312.8p, £141, 45 kilos

Lambs per head Texel (Ave. £140.21)  £192.00 Huntington Farm Partnership, £190 Arnott, Butterdean, £178 Coltherd, Clarilawmuir, £175, £173 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £173 Hendry, Symington Mains, £172 Letham Farming
Beltex (Ave. £159.20)  £187.00, £184, £180(2) Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £184, £174, £172 Sinclair, Crookston, £178 Arnott, Butterdean
Suffolk (Ave. £143.94)  £181.00 Hendry,Symington Mains Farm, £180, £161 Millar & Ferguson, Mersington Mill, £174, £164 Lowrie, Blegbie, £168 Arnott, Butterdean, £163 Adderstonshiels Farming, £160 Rae Farming, Chesters Brae
Zwartble (Ave. £155.80)  £169.00 Johnston,8 Treaty Park
Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £151.33)  £162.00 Borthwick,Halkburn Farm Holding
Blue Texel (Ave. £148.66)  £157.00 Sharp, Firbank
North Country Cheviot (Ave. £142.00)  £142.00 Hamilton & Son,Birneyknowe
Easy Care (Ave. £137.40)  £140.00 Stewart, Bankrugg
Greyfaced (Ave. £132.05)  £138.00 Coltherd,Clarilawmuir, £136 Renwick, Craig Douglas and McClymont, Tinnis
Herdwick (Ave. £132.40)  £137.00 Lauder Herdwicks
Blackface(Ave.£125.77) £134 Lauder Herdwicks Cheviot Mule (Ave. £132.20)  £133.00 Rodger Farms, Galadean
Hampshire (Ave. £129.00)  £129.00 Lauder Herdwicks
Lambs per kilo Beltex (Ave. 350ppkg)  406.50ppkg, 404.4p, 400p, 375p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 395.6p Arnott, Butterdean, 379.5p, 373.9p Sinclair, Crookston Texel(Ave.313p) 388.6p, 380.2p, 364.6p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 352.1p, 349.1p Huntington Partnership, 339.3p, 335.3p(2) Arnott, Butterdean Suffolk (Ave. 307ppkg)  323.20ppkg Hendry,Symington Mains Farm, 323.1p, 322.9p(2), Arnott, Butterdean 317.3p Lowrie, Blegbie, 315.9p Manderson, Kilnknowe, 315.3p Brown, Stoneypath Greyfaced (Ave. 306ppkg)  314.30ppkg, 305.6p Renwick & Sons,Craig Douglas Farm, 306.7p Coltherd, Clarilawmuir Blue Texel (Ave. 303ppkg)  304.90ppkg Sharp, Firbank Herdwick (Ave. 299ppkg)  304.40ppkg Lauder Herdwicks Easy Care (Ave. 300ppkg)  304.30ppkg Stewart, Bankrugg Cheviot Mule (Ave. 300ppkg)  302.30ppkg Rodger, Galadean, Blackface (Ave. 288ppkg)  302.30ppkg Lauder Herdwicks North Country Cheviot (Ave. 302ppkg)  302.10ppkg Hamilton & Son,Birneyknowe Hampshire (Ave. 300ppkg)  300.00ppkg Lauder Herdwicks Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. 291ppkg)  294.50ppkg Borthwick,Halkburn Farm Holding Zwartble (Ave. 284ppkg)  294.00ppkg Johnston,8 Treaty Park CAST EWES ‘JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON! YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO USE ST BOSWELLS CAST SHEEP RING’ 821 head to average £135 A better show of Ewes on the week!  Meat still very easy to sell where as horned hill ewes proved harder to sell. Topping the sale at £300 was a Texel from Rennie Livestock,  Rams topped at £260 from Riddell Farms Texel (Ave. £165.39)  £300.00 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn Farm Cottages Beltex (Ave. £176.40)  £260.00 Murray (Farming) Ltd,Redden Suffolk (Ave. £187.18)  £210.00 Weir,Bluecairn Cheviot Mule (Ave. £143.09)  £196.00 Megahy,Applecross Greyfaced (Ave. £145.52)  £196.00 Murray (Farming) Ltd,Redden Romney (Ave. £142.57)  £174.00 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn Farm Cottages, North Country Cheviot (Ave. £100.54)  £166.00 Anderson,51 Earlston Road Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £111.00)  £162.00 Napier,Burnhead Farm Easy Care (Ave. £128.69)  £150.00 Tait & Co,Raethorn Logie (Ave. £119.50)  £140.00 Catlin & Son,Hassendean Farm Lleyn (Ave. £99.52)  £108.00 Douglas & Partners,Ruletownhead Farm Shetland (Ave. £47.55)  £48.00 Marwick &  Coney ,1 Pirntaton Cottage
RAMS A very small but good show of tups forward today. 5 to average £230 Beltex (Ave.£184) £184 Marwick & Coney, Pirntaton Cottage Suffolk (Ave.£242) £242 Nisbet Mill Farms Texel (Ave.£250) £260 Riddell Farms, £240 Ainslie, Scott Road, Lauder Cross(Ave.£188) £188 Nisbet Mill Farms