St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 77 Prime Cattle, 57 Cast Cows, 1390 Prime Lambs and 917 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (23) averaged 395p per kg and sold to 436p

Heifers (49) averaged 398p per kg and sold to 448p

Young Bulls (5)  averaged 375p per kg and sold to 398p

Cast Cows (56) averaged 297p per kg and sold to 367p Top price £2987

Cast Bulls (1) sold to 283p.  Top price £3497

Lambs (1390) averaged 301.6p per kilo(+7.6p on the week)

£141 per head and sold to £375 for Beltex Lambs

Top price 188p per kilo for Texels

Cast Sheep (917) averaged £116.20 and sold to £300

Heavy ewes averaged £164, light ewes sold to £188 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £110

     Young Bulls per head

     Aberdeen Angus(Ave.£3358.04) £3358.04 Gray, Sunnycroft

     Hereford(Ave.£1632) £1632 Wilson, Cowbog

     Limousin(Ave.£2337.79) £2364, £2356.16 Hamilton, Ramrig

     Young Bulls per kilo

     Aberdeen Angus (Ave.358p) 358p Gray, Sunnycroft

     Hereford (Ave.340p) 340p Wilson, Cowbog

     Limousin(Ave.394.01p) 398p, 394p Hamilton, Ramrig

CAST COWS

Plainer show, good returns

PRIME SHEEP

Smaller show.  More meat forward.  All classes sharper

Average £141, 301.6p, 46.7kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £141.66)  £188(2), £180 Helm,Haltree, £184, £182 Strang-Steel, Threepwood and Arnott, Butterdean, £182 Fullerton, Corsbie, £178 Arnott, Butterdean, £175 Strang-Steel, Threepwood

Suffolk (Ave. £145.20)  £181, £175, £170 Arnott & Co,Butterdean, £180 Donald, Hallrule Mill, £177, £171 Fullerton, Corsbie

Greyfaced (Ave. £135.96)  £169, £150 Burncastle, Lauder

Beltex (Ave. £143.23)  £168, £160, £150(2) Huntington Partnership, £150 Logan, Leason, £150(2) Faughhill Farming

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £132.25)  £141 Weir,Bluecairn, £140 Douglas, Saughtree

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £124.06)  £141  Helm,Haltree, Leggate, Brundeanlaws, £138 Donald, Hallrule Mill, £131 Elliot, Woodside

Lleyn (Ave. £134 )  £134 Emmerson,Trabroun

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £132 )  £132 Young, Croft Terrace, Selkirk

Berrichon (Ave. £129 )  £129 Powell,Springwood Lodge

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 318p)  375 p Faughhill Farming, 359.6p, 336p, 333.3p, 319.1p Huntington Partnership, 341.5p Robson, Venchen, 340.9p Logan, Leaston, 318.2p Hendry, Symington Mains, 315p Weir, Bluecairn

Texel (Ave. 304p)  346.20p, 335.7p Helm,Haltree, 330p, 323.9p Buchanan, South Common, 329.8p Helm, Haltree, 329.4p, 320.8p Huntington Partnership, 315.2p(2) Gray, Sunnycroft

Suffolk (Ave. 297p)  314.80p, 307.5p Arnott & Co,Butterdean, 308p (2)Strang-Steel, Threepwood, 306.8p Manderson, Kilnknowe, 306.4p Dodds, Bonjedward, 305.4p Fullerton, Corsbie

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 293p)  306.70p Donald Esq,Hallrule Mill, 300p Powell, Springwood Lodge

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 300p)  300 p Young, Croft Terrace

Berrichon (Ave. 300p)  300 p Powell,Springwood Lodge

Greyfaced (Ave. 290p)  297.70p, 297.6p Renwick, Craig Douglas

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 291p)  295.50p Anderson & Son,Parkhill

Lleyn (Ave. 294p)  294.50p Emmerson,Trabroun

CAST EWES

‘Another massive show forward! They keep on coming! Jump on the St Boswells bus and come to the best Cast Ewe ring in the country.  Don’t hold back , the trade is on fire!’

917 head forward.  Average £116.20

Topping the sale today at £300 was Messrs Harvey, Blackadder for 2 Texel Ewes.  Following them at £295 was another Texel from the same good home.