St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 51 Clean Cattle, 39 Cast Cows, 849 Prime Lambs, 70 Prime Hoggs and 410 Cast Sheep
Bullocks (13) averaged 242p per kg and sold to 266p   (+5p on the week) 
Heifers (37) averaged 245p per kg and sold to 269p (n/c on the week)
1 Young Bull sold to 198p per kg
39 Cast Cows averaged 152.46p per kg and sold to 233p (n/c on the week) Top price £1543

849 Lambs averaged 303.8p per kg, £127.21 per head and sold to £169 for Texel Lambs
Top price 343p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

70 Hoggs averaged 194p per kg, (n/a on the week) £84.55 per head and sold to £150 for Texel Hoggs. Top price 215p per kg for Cheviot  Hoggs

410 Cast Sheep averaged £102.27, and sold to £145 for a Texel Ewe
Heavy Ewes averaged £114, light ewes sold to £99 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £72

CATTLE

Clean - Good show forward with trade similar on the week.

Bullocks per head:
(465-555kgs): West Garleton £1315.60, £1300.32, Woodhead, Ancrum £1284.12
(556kgs +): Faughhill £1557.42, Penston £1500.24, Faughhill and Crookhouse £1489.02, Woodhead, Ancrum £1430.80, £1407.902

Bullocks per kilo:
(465-555kgs.  Average – 231.1p): West Garleton 258p, 253p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Woodhead, Ancrum 246p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd
(556kgs+.  Average – 248.68p): Penston 266p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Faughhill 257p J.A Waters & Sons, Faughhill 249p Mr G.Chapman, Crookhouse 249p S.I Carlisle & Co, Woodhead, Ancrum 247p S.I Carlisle & Co, West Garleton 246p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Woodhead, Ancrum 245p Mr G.Chapman

Heifers per head:
(485kgs +): Redden £1621.40, £1589.28, Bee Edge £1570.96, £1565.20, Haughhead £1554.72, Muircleugh £1550.52, Traprain £1546.22, Bee Edge £1541.18, £1539.90

Heifers per kilo:
(485kgs+.  Average 246.35p): Bee Edge 269p Forsyths of Peebles, Redden 264p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 263p, 260p Mr G.McFadzean, 261p W.Kirkup & Sons, Snawdon 259p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Bee Edge 259p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Penston 259p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Snawdon 256p R & G Moor

Young Bulls per head: Smailholm Mains £1223.64 (198p)

Plainer show of Cast Cows with the same great rates being achieved.

Cast Cows per head: Thrunton £1543.16, Penston £1463.24, Kirklands, A £1419.50, Craiglea £1382.24, Thrunton £1376.08, £1332.66, Craiglea £1329.90, Brockhouse £1295.92, Bankhouse £1250.60

Cast Cows per kilo: Penston 233p, Blackburn Mill 189p, Bankhouse 185p, 181p, 173p, Thurnton 173p, Calaburn 171p, Muircleugh 169p, Thrunton 167p (2)

LAMBS
Good show of lambs sold to reduced rates, inline nationally.   Average – 303.8p per kilo (41.8kgs), £127.21 per head

Lambs per head:  Texel: £169 Bogend, £154 Marvingston, £152 East Gordon, Edrom Mains, £150 Yarlside, Lochside, £147 (2) Greenhead, Reston, £146 Bogend, £145, £144 Greenhead, Reston, £143 Marvingston, £142 (2) Whitsome West Newton, £141 New Blainslie, £140 Broadlaw, £138.50 Hallrule Mill, £138 Coltcrooks, £136 Bonjedward, Suffolk: £162 Belmont, £155 Hallrule Mill, £149 Oxmuir, £143 Haltree, £140 Whitmire, Oxmuir, Broomilees (M.Kelly), £138 Belmont, £136 Lochside, £135 Whitmire, £134 Whitsome West Newton, £133 Thornington, Belmont, Marvingston, £132 Yarlside, £131 Headshaw, L, Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £130 Edrom Mains, Hampshire: £143 Fairlaw, Reston, Beltex: £143, £140 Lochside, £138 Criaglea, £136 Old Melrose Lodge, £132 Craiglea, Charollais: £136 Whitsome West Newton, Dorset: £133 A & S Livestock

Lambs per kilo:  Beltex: 340p Old Melrose Road, 338.7p Broadlaw, 330p Craiglea, 325p Lochside, 320.9p Craiglea, 318.2p Lochside, 315.8p, 315p Craiglea, Texel: 343.6p Huntington, 332.1p Lochside, 331.7p Bonjedward, 329.3p Bogend, 328p Broadlaw, 326.1p Lochside, 325p Headshaw, L, Haltree, 324.4p Bogend, 322.5p Huntington, 322.1p Hallrule Mill, 320.8p Marvingston, 320p Middlethird, 317.8p Marvingston, 316.7p Edrom Mains, 315.6p (2) Whitsome West Newton, 315.2p Greenhead, Reston, 315.1p Middlethird, 314p Hermiston, Suffolk: 340.5p Haltree, 324p Belmont, 322.9p Hallrule Mill, 317.5p Headshaw, L, 317p Oxmuir, 309.3p Belmont, 309.1p Lochside, 308.2p Headshaw, L, 305.7p Marvingston, 303.3p Belmont, 302.3p Thornington, 301.1p Whitsome West Newton, 300p Edrom Mains, Yarlside, A & S Livestock

HOGGS

Hoggs per head:  Texel: £150 Upper Bolton, £135 Bonjedward, £130 Upper Bolton, Suffolk: £140 Bonjedward, £127 Earlston Mains, Norfolk: £100 Crumstane, Greyfaced: £90, £80 Upper Chatto, North Country Cheviot: £85 Upper Chatto, Boreland, £80 Upper Chatto

EWES

A varied show of Ewes sold well throughout albeit a penny or two less on the week.
Top of £145 achieved for a shapey Texel bred Ewe from Will Clark & Son, Upper Bolton!
Tups sold to £133 for a Suffolk Ram from William Pate & Partners, Marvingston

Texel: £145 Upper Bolton, £141 Huntington, £139 Upper Bolton, £131 Huntington, £130 Broadlaw, £129 Huntington, £121 Cockburn, Suffolk: £137 Rumbletonrig, Huntington, £135 Haltree, £133 (2) Headshaw, L,  £131 Marvingston, £126 Huntington, Greyfaced: £115 Rumbletonrig, £107 Faughhill, £105 Cockburn, £103 Goryhill, £101 A & S Livestock, £99 Broomilees, Beltex: £119, £111, £103 Faughhill, £101 Broadlaw, Bluefaced Leicester: £107 Broadlaw, Zwartble: £103 Faughhill, Hampshire: £103 Byrecleugh, Lleyn: £99, £87 Trabroun, £83 Mount Ulston, Dorset: £85, £80 A & S Livestock, , Cheviot Mule: £91 Boreland

RAMS -  Suffolk: £133 Marvingston, Texel: £129 Marvingston, Bluefaced Leicester: £117 Boreland, North Country Cheviot: £80 Boreland, Norfolk: £79 Crumstane, Shetland: £40 Crumstane