Date: 03 November 2025 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 65 Prime Cattle, 58 Cast Cows, 1770 Prime Lambs and 787 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (29) averaged 400p per kg and sold to 438p

Heifers (35) averaged 404p per kg and sold to 464p

Young Bull (1) sold to 372p (£3228)

Cast Cows (54) averaged 300p per kg and sold to 359p. Top price £3063

Cast Bulls (4) averaged 244p and sold to 261p. Top price £3262

Lambs (1770) averaged 320.5p per kilo (+15.5p on the week), £150 per head and sold to £217 for Suffolk Lambs

Top price 404.8p per kilo for Beltex Lambs

Cast Sheep (787) averaged £158.35 and sold to £310

Heavy ewes averaged £210, light ewes sold to £194 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £125

PRIME CATTLE

Mixed show forward with quality and weight in demand.

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,756.67) £3,175.76, £3155.32, £3057.12, £2902.24 Clark,Wellheads, £2924 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. £2,398.68) £3,098.56 Clark, Wellheads, £2480.64 Cowe, Oldcastles, £2211.28, £2177.52 Davies, North Synton

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. £2,554.23) £2,554.23 Young, Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,352) £2,352 Young, Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,906.40) £2,325.60 Wilkinson, Inchkeith

Galloway (Ave. £2,077.76) £2,077.76 Laurie ,Southdean

Whitebred Shorthorn (Ave. £2,060.80) £2,060.80 Laurie, Southdean

Blue Grey (Ave. £2,012.11) £2,012.11 Laurie, Southdean

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave 407.78p) 438p, 424p Dandie, Learielaw, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 428p Clark, Wellheads, 420p Baird, Lurdenlaw

Charolais (Ave 401.92p) 422p (2), 410p Davies, North Synton

Blonde D’Aquitaine (Ave 416p) 416p Young, Nisbet

Simmental (Ave 392p) 392p Young, Nisbet

Aberdeen Angus (Ave 362.43p) 380p Wilkinson, Inchkeith

Blue Grey (Ave 374p) 374p Laurie, Southdean

Whitebred Shorthorn (Ave 368p) 368p Laurie, Southdean

Galloway (Ave 344p) 344p Laurie, Southdean

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave £2557.43) £2808.00, £2756.32, £2663.04 Dandie, Learielaw, £2793.64 Gibson, Willowford, £2760.00, £2657.60 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Simmental (Ave £2331.58) £2654.62, £2521.68 Hunter, Broachrigg

Charolais (Ave £2443.34) £2575.08, £2316.36 Young, Nisbet, £2562.96 Sinclair, Crookston, £2318.96 Cowe, Oldcastles

Aberdeen Angus (Ave £2310.71) £2548.68 Cowe, Oldcastles, £2493.12 Neill, Upper Nisbet, £2368.00 Hunter, Broachrigg, £2345.00 Sinclair, Crookston

British Blue (Ave £1820.69) £2269.08, £1936.48 Cowe, Oldcastles

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave 426.52p) 464p, 460p (2) Hamilton, Bee Edge to Denholm Meat Supplies & W. Kirkup & Sons Butchers, 440p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W. Kirkup & Sons Butchers, 438p, 432p Dandie, Learielaw, 432p Neill, Upper Nisbet

Charolais (Ave 393.14p) 414p Young, Nisbet, 404p Cowe, Oldcastles

Aberdeen Angus (Ave 393.56p) 410p Cowe, Oldcastles, 403p, 402p Megahy, Nisbet, 402p Cowe, Oldcastles 400p Hunter, Broachrigg

Simmental (Ave 393.18p) 401p, 399p Hunter, Broachrigg

British Blue (Ave 354.22p) 382p Cowe, Oldcastles

Young Bull per head

Charolais (Ave £3228.96) £3228.96 Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Young Bull per kilo

Charolais (Ave 372p) 372p Jeffrey, Kersknowe

CAST COWS

Good trade for all classes

Cast Cows per head

Limousin (Ave £2596.25) £3029.96, £2920.26 Trotter, Hoselaw, £2714.36 Neill, Upper Nisbet

Charolais (Ave £2644.48) £3063.60 Jeffrey, Kersknowe, £2515.26 Green, The Craggs

Simmental (Ave £2236.67) £2743.00 White, Middlestead, £2713.20 Barrie, Rumbleton, £2596.74, £2596.38 Sanderson, Graden

Aberdeen Angus (Ave £2110.26) £2656.46 Neill, Upper Nisbet, £2556.06, £2409.58 Barrie, Rumbleton, £2456.72 Hogg, Birkenside

Beef Shorthorn (Ave £2358.18) £2542.32 White, Middlestead

Stabiliser (Ave £2075.74) £2153.50, £1997.98 Hamilton, Hyndsidehill

Hereford (Ave £1868.76) £1868.76 Osborne, Outerstoun

Saler (Ave £1802.36) £1802.36 Osborne, Outerstoun

Luing (Ave £1431.60) £1629.36, £1398.08 Postlethwaite, Laings Hill

Cast Cows per kilo

Limousin (Ave 329.20p) 359p, 357p Trotter, Hoselaw, 341p Neill, Upper Nisbet

Charolais (Ave 321.97p) 345p Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Aberdeen Angus (Ave 293.66p) 339p, 317p (2) Runciman, Upper Blainslie, 339p, 323p Barrie, Rumbleton, 317p Neill, Upper Nisbet

Simmental (Ave 301.17p) 339p, 327p Sanderson, Graden, 337p, 325p White, Middlestead, 323p Barrie, Rumbleton

Beef Shorthorn (Ave 309.47p) 321p White, Middlestead

Stabiliser (Ave 289.10p) 295p Hamilton, Hyndsidehill

Saler (Ave 287p) 287p Osborne, Outerston

Luing (Ave 252.27p) 279p, 257p Postlethwaite, Laings Hill

Hereford (Ave 261p) 261p Osborne, Outerston

Cast Bulls per head

Simmental (Ave £3262.50) £3262.50 King, Wolfstar

Aberdeen Angus (Ave £2562.13) £2790.70 Lowrie, Blegbie

Charolais (Ave £2734.20) £2734.20 Pate, Stobshiel Mains

Cast Bulls per kilo

Simmental (Ave 261p) 261p, King, Wolfstar

Aberdeen Angus (Ave 232.29p) 257p Pogbie Farms

Charolais (Ave 245p) 245p Pate, Stobshiel Mains

PRIME SHEEP

More flesh forward. All classes slightly sharper.

Average 320.5p, £150, 46.8kgs

Lambs per head

Suffolk (Ave. £152.23) £217, £189, £178 Anderson, Headshaw Farm, £182 McCormack, Buxley, £180, £177, £175(2) Highfield Farming, £178 Wilson, Riverview

Texel (Ave. £151.50) £197, £190(2)Sanderson, Greenhead, £190 Gray, Sunnycroft, £186 Anderson, Headshaw, £185, £180 Mitchell, Rumbletonrig, £180 Helm, Haltree, £180(2) Fullerton, Corsbie

Beltex (Ave. £152.16) £192, £170(2), £168 McGowan, Craiglea, £174 Fullerton, Corsbie, £170, £168 Huntington Partnership

Zwartble (Ave. £176) £176 Cakemuir

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £164.33) £169 McClymont, Tinnis

Greyfaced (Ave. £144.84) £151, £149, £148 Burncastle

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £127.45) £150 Oliver,Middlesknowes, £142 Elliot, Woodside, £141 Nisbet Mill, £141 Burncastle, £140 King, Gospelhall

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £142.51) £149 Lowrie, Blegbie, Glennie, Threeburnford, £144 Laird, St Clements

Romney (Ave. £149) £149 Girvan,Gateshaw

Blackface (Ave. £134.68) £148 Kay, Hartside Farm

Lleyn (Ave. £144.88) £148, £147 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw , £147 Emmerson, Trabroun

CAST TUPS

Bluefaced Leicester (Ave.£232) £232 Brown, Stoneypath

Texel(Ave.£166.40) £214 Brown, Stoneypath, £204 Kay, Hartside, £174 Richardson, Bedrule, £120 Weir, Cortleferry

Blackface(Ave.£151.23) £210, £148 Lauderhill Sheep Co, £148, £144 Renwick, Craig Douglas

Easycare(Ave.£182) £182 Wilkinson, Inchkeith

North Country Cheviot (Ave.£164) £180 Nisbet Mill, £172 McCormack, Buxley, £140 Smith, The Burrows

Portland(Ave.£120) £120 Richardson, Bedrule

Suffolk(Ave.£80) £80 Weir, Cortleferry

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