Date: 08 December 2025 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

69 Clean Cattle, 65 Cast Cows, 1632 Prime Lambs, 854 Cast Sheep

19 Bullocks averaged 410p per kg and sold to 430p x 2

50 Heifers averaged 402p per kg and sold to 436p

65 Cast Cows averaged 274p per kg and sold to 365p. Top price £2916

1632 Lambs averaged 300p per kg (-21.7p on the week) £141 per head and sold to £192 for Beltex Lambs.

Top price of 426.7p per kg for Beltex Lambs

854 Cast Sheep averaged £126 and sold to £290

Heavy Ewes averaged £172, light ewes sold to £160 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £118

PRIME CATTLE

Good show forward. Trade still buoyant but edge is off.

Bullocks per head

Charolais (Ave. £2,967.25) £3,091.39, £2843.10 Logan,West Garleton

Limousin (Ave. £2,625.16) £2,947.91 Logan,West Garleton, £2898.20 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2845.96 Dandie, Learielaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,099.70) £2,116.80, £2082.60 Faughhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 413.02p) 430.00p, 426p, 421p Dandie,Learielaw, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Briggsys Butchers

Charolais (Ave. 407.58p) 410.00p, 405p Logan, West Garleton

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 391.00p) 392.00p Faughhill Farming

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,496.28) £2,900.04, £2776.76, £2720.64 Dandie, Learielaw, £2773.44, £2645.76 Neill, Upper Nisbet

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,248.77) £2,560.80 Lowrie, Blegbie, £2421.12, £2296.96, £2289.84, £2230.870 Whitburgh Farms, £2068 Forrest, Preston

Charolais (Ave. £2,085.96) £2,540.43 Dun, Brothershiels Farm

Simmental (Ave. £1,973.66) £2,219.36, £2102.96 Forrest, Preston, £2204.92 Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,945.29) £2,036.80 Faughhill Farming

Hereford (Ave. £1,362.40) £1,362.40 Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 416.86p) 436.00p Dun,Brothershiels Farm, 434p Allen, Longnewton, 432p, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 429p Dandie, Learielaw, 428p Baird, Lurdenlaw to John Saunderson Ltd, 428p Neill, Upper Nisbet

Charolais (Ave. 397.07p) 422.00p Dun, Brothershiels Farm

Simmental (Ave. 385.23p) 404.00p, 398p Lamont, Dunslaw, 388p(2) Forrest, Preston

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 379.86p) 390.00p, 388p(2) Whitburgh Farms, 388p Lowrie, Blegbie, 384p Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 382.93p) 388.00p, 386p Faughhill Farming

CAST COWS

Mixed show forward

Cows per head

Charolais (Ave. £2,916.87) £2,916.87 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,265.08) £2,898.10 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, £2667.06 King, Wolfstar, £2340.36 Fullerton, Corsbie

Limousin (Ave. £1,788.03) £2,610.30, £2434.60 Anderson, Headshaw Farm, £2293.20 Whitburgh Farms, £2253.42 Hendry, Symington Mains

Hereford (Ave. £1,873.65) £2,482.69, £2400.92 Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains, £2318.96 Budge, Lamberton

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,001.04) £2,425.50 Whitburgh Farms, £2343.54, £2271.54 Fullerton, Corsbie, £2227.50 Barbour, Crailinghall, £2224.38 Forrest, Preston

Other (Ave. £2,027.82) £2,130.65 Lowrie, Blegbie

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,238.21) £1,736.28 Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains, £1069.74 McClymont, Tinnis

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,626.00) £1,626.00 Robson, Venchen

Highland (Ave. £897.00) £897.00 Playfair Farms, Abbey Mains

Blue Grey (Ave. £688.38) £688.38 McClymont, Tinnis

Cows per kilo

Simmental (Ave. 299.91ppkg) 365.00ppkg Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, 313p Anderson, Headshaw

Charolais (Ave. 360.99ppkg) 361.00ppkg Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

Limousin (Ave. 276.52ppkg) 339.00ppkg, 329p Anderson, Headshaw Farm, 321p Hendry, Symington Mains, 315p Whitburgh Farms

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 272.79ppkg) 339.00ppkg, 295p Falsidehill Farm, 289p, 287p(2) Fullerton, Corsbie,

Hereford (Ave. 274.46ppkg) 311.00ppkg, 305p, 287p Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains, 287p Budge, Lamberton

Other (Ave. 270.73ppkg) 275.00ppkg Lowrie, Blegbie

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 217.99ppkg) 273.00ppkg Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains

Stabiliser (Ave. 271.00ppkg) 271.00ppkg Robson, Venchen

Highland (Ave. 150.00ppkg) 150.00ppkg Playfair, Abbey Mains

Blue Grey (Ave. 149.00ppkg) 149.00ppkg McClymon, Tinnis

PRIME SHEEP

Smaller show forward. All classes less money. Average - £141, 300p. SQQ 311.5p, 47kgs

Lambs per head

Beltex (Ave. £154.36) £192, £185, £175 Stewart,Brotherstone, £185, £170 Fullerton, Corsbie, £175, £173 Huntington Partnership

Texel (Ave. £141.37) £191, £187 Sanderson,Greenhead, £189 Muircleugh Partners, £185, £184 Fullerton, Corsbie, £184 Strang-Steel, Threepwood, £180 Runciman, Allanshaws

Suffolk (Ave. £141.94) £168 Forster,Hermiston Farm, £166 Richardson, Bedrule, £165, £163 Lowrie, Blegbie, £164, £162 Runciman, Allanshaws, £163 Lowrie, Blegbie, £162 Forster, Hermiston

Roussin (Ave. £168) £168 Livesey Farming, Netherfirth

Greyfaced (Ave. £149.97) £160, £157 Burncastle Farming

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £138.55) £156 Adderstonshiels Farming, £150 Dun, Gilston

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £132.59) £149 Runciman, Allanshaws, £145 Clark, Blakehope, £140 Rutherford Shiell, Byrewalls

South Down (Ave. £132.47) £142 Hume Farming ,Broombank

Hampshire (Ave. £127.93) £130 Neil Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains

Lleyn (Ave. £130) £130 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw Farmhouse

Herdwick (Ave. £125) £125 Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 338p) 426.70p, 404.9p Stewart,Brotherstone, 394.7p Halliday, Threeburnford, 370.4p, 358.1p Lylestane Farming, £247.7p Glennie, Threeburnford

Texel (Ave. 302p) 352.30p Forster,Hermiston Farm, 343.5p, 338.1p, 329.2p Lylestane Farming, 338.8p Hickson, Woodhouse, 335.1p Huntington Partnership, 331.8p Muircleugh Partners, 326.9p Tweedie, Middlethird, 325p Richardson, Bedrule

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 297p) 318.20p Rutherford Sheil, Byrewalls, 311.6p Glennie, Threeburnford, 311.4p Thomson, Holylee, 310.8p Douglas, Saughtree, 309.1p King, Gospelhall

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 294p) 312.50p, 311.4p Dun,Gilston Farm

Suffolk (Ave. 292p) 312.50p Hendry,Symington Mains Farm, 309.3p Adderstonshiels Farming, 309.1p Rutherford Shiell & Partners, Byrewalls, 307.7p Dun, Gilston

South Down (Ave. 301p) 309.50p Hume Farming, Broombank

Lleyn (Ave. 302p) 302.30p Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw Farmhouse

Hampshire (Ave. 298p) 301.20p Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw

Herdwick (Ave. 297p) 297.60p Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw

Roussin (Ave. 294p) 294.70p Livesey Farming, Netherfirth

Dorset (Ave. 294p) 294.10p C/O Dale Robertson, Eran

Rare Breed Sheep (Ave. 291p) 291.50p Hume Farming,Broombank

Greyfaced (Ave. 279p) 285.70p Tollishill Farming

CAST EWES

Another massive show forward today with a lot of light Hill Ewes on show. 60% of the sale being Blackface and North Country Cheviots. 854 to average £126

Topping the sale today at £290 was an outstanding Texel Ewe from Preacher, Holylee. Following her at £283 was again a Texel this time from MacLean, Chapel Farmhouse. Beltex Ewe also topped at £280 from Messrs Maxwell, Faughhill

Texel (Ave. £149.74) £285 MacLean,Chapel Farmhouse

Beltex (Ave. £280) £280 Faughhill Farming

Suffolk (Ave. £185.64) £226 Neill, Thornington Farm

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £149.84) £203 Rennie,Berryhill

Greyfaced (Ave. £138.73) £196 Sanderson,Greenhead

Halfbred (Ave. £169.33) £194 Nisbet, Blackhill

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £168) £168 Hedley,No 1 Corsbie Cottages

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £112.32) £160 Lowrie, Blegbie

Romney (Ave. £158) £158 Nosworthy,Ashkirktoun

Lleyn (Ave. £114.05) £156 Emmerson,Trabroun

Blackface (Ave. £105.39) £150 Clark, Blackhope

Jacob (Ave. £78) £78 Harper,9 Park Terrace, Hawick