St Boswells Store Cattle Sale

STORE CATTLE

A mixed show of cattle forward today lacking power.  All classes still good to sell with the very best being in extremely high demand.  More cattle required to satisfy buyer demand.  60 head averaged £1687.80(404.55p per kilo)

Topping the Store Cattle today at £2110 was an Aberdeen Angus Bullock from Messrs Tweedie, Middlethird.  Heifers topped at £1960 with a Charolais from Adderstonshiels

Topping the pence per kilo section at 500p was a Charolais Heifer from Messrs Morton, Kaeside.

Bullocks topped at 440.5p per kilo for an Aberdeen Angus Bullock from Messrs Tweedie, Middlethird

Bullocks per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£1900.42) £2110, £2040, £1860(2), £1850 Tweedie, Middlethird, £1850 Fleming, Greenriggs

Saler(Ave.£1107.50) £1110 Morton, Kaeside

Charolais(Ave.£1855) £2010, £1830, £1820 Adderstonshiels Farming

Bullocks per kilo

Aberdeen Angus(Ave.426.66p) 440.5p, 437.6p, 427.6p, 408p, 398.1p Tweedie, Middlethird, 411.1p Fleming, Greenriggs

Saler(Ave.443p) 426.9p Morton, Kaeside

Charolais(Ave.390.53p) 391.4p, 390.3p, 389.4p Adderstonshiels Farming

Heifers per head

Aberdeen Angus(Ave.£1390) £1870 Fleming, Greenriggs, £1360, £1280, £1050 Murray, Branxholm Braes

Stabiliser(Ave.£1550) £1550 Laurie, Kidshielhaugh

Simmental(Ave.£1514.29) £1760, £1700 Fleming, Greenriggs, £1570, £1180 Scott, Kirklands, £1410 Murray, Branxholm Braes

Saler(Ave.£1000) £1000 Morton, Kaeside

Charolais(Ave.£1700) £1960, £1810(2), £1700 Adderstonshiels Farming, £1840, £1550, £1500 Laurie, Kidshielhaugh, , £1100 Morton, Kaeside

Heifers per kilo

Aberdeen Angus(Ave.347.5p) 393.7p Fleming, Greenriggs, 345p, 327.7p, 308.8p Murray, Branxholm Braes

Stabiliser(Ave.364.71p) 364.7p Laurie, Kidshielhaugh

Simmental(Ave.390.42p) 491.74p, 436.1p Scott, Kirklands, 371.1p Murray, Branxholm Braes, 355.6p, 340p Fleming, Greenriggs

Saler(Ave.434.78p) 434.8p Morton, Kaeside

Charolais(Ave.383.59p) 500p Morton, Kaeside, 396p, 385.1p(2) 373.6p Adderstonshiels, 371.7p, 356.3p, 352.9p Laurie, Kidshielhaugh

Bulling Heifers - £2370 Fleming, Cliftonpark

STORE SHEEP

A much lesser show on quality this week but yet again all vendors reaping the rewards of using their local market.  There is no need to travel further afield when you can get the best returns on your door stop!

1637 head to average £103.40

Topping the sale today at £141 was a pen of Texels from Messrs Runciman, Elmbank.  Following them at £129 was a pen of 40 Texels, this time from Messrs Cairns and Logan, South Riccalton.  Also reaching £129 was a pen of Texels this time from Adderstonshiels Farming

Leading consignors (20 or more)

Pate, Mossilee- 28 to average £127

Adderstonshiels – 37 to average £126.57

Cairns and Logan, South Riccalton – 126 to average £122.07

Murray, Branxholm Braes – 46 to average £117

Irving, Stottencleugh – 113 to average £115.63

Charmoise (Ave.£95.02) £112, £106(2)£96.50, £92, £87.50 Whitfield Farms

Ryeland(Ave.£84.50) £84.50 Haydock, Winkston

Lleyn (Ave.£90) £90 Baker, Woodriggs

Blackface (Ave.£93.53) £100.50, £90 Floor Farming, Byrecleugh, £98, £91.50 Hunter, Reaveley Greens, £95 Postlethwaite, Laings Hill, £91.50 Haydock, Winkston, £90.50, £90, £87 Allen, Davyshiel

North Country Cheviot(Ave.£104.30) £117, £114 Oliver, Middlesknowes, £112 Tweedie, Butchtrig, £110 Reid, Whitefield, £105 Hamilton, Birneyknowe, £105 Postlethwaite, Laings Hill, £104, £95 Arres, Dryden, £101 Anderson, Headshaw, £93 Haydock, Winkston

Greyfaced(Ave.£106.87) £109, £105 Irving, Stottencleugh

Suffolk(Ave.£119.03) £124.50 Adderstonshiels Farming, £123, £120, £119.50 Irving, Stottencleugh, £119, £118.50 Cairns & Logan, South Riccalton, £117 Murray, Branxholm Braes, £110 Postlethwaite, Laings Hill

Texel(Ave.£109.76) £141, £110 Runcman, Elmbank, £129 Cairns & Logan, South Riccalton, £129 Adderstonshiels Farming, £127 Pate, Mossilee, £117 Irving, Stottencleugh, £116, £114 Rutter, Greenhead, £114 Irving, Stottencleugh, £105 Wilkinson, Inchkeith