St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 107 Clean Cattle, 27 Cast Cows, 1878 Prime Hoggs, 710 Cast Sheep

26 Bullocks.  Averaged 407p per kg and sold to 442p

78 Heifers.  Averaged 401p per kg and sold to 444p

3 Young Bulls.  Averaged 411p per kg and sold to 422p

27 Cast Cows.  Averaged 292p per kg and sold to 361p.  Top price £2824

1878 Hoggs averaged 331.7p per kg (+1.7p on the week) £152.58 per head and sold to £201 for Texel Lambs.

Top price of 387.5p per kg for Beltex Lambs

710 Cast Sheep averaged £152.61 and sold to £285 for Texels

Heavy Ewes averaged £199, light ewes sold to £187 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £129

PRIME CATTLE

Good trade with a large proportion of Natives forward

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,894.26)  £3,304.15, £3181.88, £3148.12, £2982 Clark,Wellheads, £3190.32 Logan, West Garleton, £3104.32, £2987.44 Dandie, Learielaw

Charolais (Ave. £2,520.35)  £2,826.80 Logan,4 West Garleton

Blue Albion (Ave. £2,664.95)  £2,664.95 Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,376.80)  £2,517.19 Dun, Brothershiels Farm, £2424 Connon, Greenknowe

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,418.65)  £2,490.84, £2458.56 Connon,Greenknowe Bungalow

Luing (Ave. £2,395.95)  £2,395.95 Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,346.87)  £2,346.87 Connon,Greenknowe Bungalow

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 418.76p)  442p, 436p, 428p Dandie,Learielaw, 428p Clark,Wellheads

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 395.63p)  424p Connon,Greenknowe Bungalow

Simmental (Ave. 396.13p)  406p Dun & Sons,Brothershiels Farm, 404p Connon, Greenknowe

Charolais (Ave. 384.20p)  404p Young,Nisbet Farm

Luing (Ave. 397.99p)  398p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 385.99p)  386p Connon,Greenknowe Bungalow

Blue Albion (Ave. 383.99p)  384p Young,Nisbet Farm

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,430)  £2,911.80, £2811.60 Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm, £2892.56 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2874.72, £2803.08 Dandie, Learielaw

Simmental (Ave. £2,393.02)  £2,566.19 Wilson,Hutlerburn Farm, £2428.88 Forrest, Preston

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,235.47)  £2,532.15, £2471.04, £2360.16. £2359.84 Lamont, Dunslaw

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. £2,432.76)  £2,432.76 Young,Nisbet Farm

Charolais (Ave. £2,428.08)  £2,428.08 Young,Nisbet Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,138.17)  £2,269.67 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2209.68 Wilson,Hutlerburn

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 410.13p)  444p Hamiltom,Bee Edge Farm to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, 438p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup & Sons, Butchers, 436p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Denholm Meat Supplies, 434p, 432p, 430p Allen, Longnewton, 434p, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 432p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. 418.00p)  418p Young,Nisbet Farm

Charolais (Ave. 402.00p)  402p Young,Nisbet Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 380.12p)  396p Wilson,Hutlerburn Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 387.59p)  396p(2), 394p(5) Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. 389.32p)  390p(2) Wilson,Hutlerburn Farm

Young Bulls

Limousin(Ave.£2488.55) £2658.60(422p), £2462.72(416p) Huntington Partnership

CAST COWS

Easily sold

Cows per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,328.75)  £2,824.39 Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm, £2442.18 Wight, Whitrighill

British Blue (Ave. £2,522.54)  £2,637.04, £2628.08 Stewart, Sunslawhill

Simmental (Ave. £2,408.25)  £2,539.97 Wight, Whitrighill Farm, £2509.08, £2497.74 Fullerton, Corsbie, £2495.04 Forrest, Preston

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,020.97)  £2,356.12 Dun & Sons,Brothershiels Farm, £2261.56, £2183.10, £2161.18 Fullerton, Corsbie, £2127.04 Forrest, Preston

Luing (Ave. £1,643.63)  £1,877.26 Stewart,Tushielaw

Cows per kilo

British Blue (Ave. 311.42p)  361p Stewart, Sunlawshill, 307p Wight, Whitrighill

Simmental (Ave. 310.57p)  339p Forrest, Preston, 313p Wight, Gainslawhill, 313p Fullerton, Corsbie,

Limousin (Ave. 292.74p)  307p Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm, 303p Wight, Whitrighill

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 281.40p)  301p, 287p, 285p Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, 299p Dun, Brothershiels, 295p Wight, Whitrighill, 289p Forrest, Preston

Luing (Ave. 244.95p)  253p Stewart,Tushielaw

PRIME LAMBS

Good show forward.  All classes similar.  Average 331.7p.  SQQ 340p.  £152.58, 46kilos

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £153.92)  £201, £198, £191, £190(2), £189 Wight, Whitrighill Farm, £194 Fullerton, Corsbie, £192 Philiphaugh Estate, £190 Hendry, Symington Mains, £189 Burncastle Farming

Suffolk (Ave. £151.48)  £193 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, £191 Elliot, Woodside, £184 Hendry, Symington Mains, £178 Ogilvie, Broom, £177 Morton, Kaeside, £175 Fleming, Anvil, £171 Forster, Hermiston

Beltex (Ave. £155.88)  £190 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains and Strang-Steel, Threepwood, £190, £167, £160(2) Richardson, Bedrule

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £139.62)  £187, £165 Philiphaugh Estate, £165 Elliot, Woodside, £164 Anderson, Earlston Road, Stow

Greyfaced (Ave. £148.40)  £178, £158.50 Burncastle Farming, £158 Tollishill Farming

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £162)  £162 Runciman, Allanshaws

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £146.86)  £159, £150.50 Ferrie, Douglas Square, Newcastleton

Hampshire (Ave. £150.33)  £153.50 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains

Blackface (Ave. £137.08)  £151 Tollishill Farming

Jacob (Ave. £145.71)  £150 Neill,Upper Nisbet Farm

Blue Texel (Ave. £150)  £150 Howey,Broomiebank

Romney (Ave. £147)  £147 Girvan,Gateshaw

Lleyn (Ave. £145.28)  £147, £143 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 347p)  387.50p, 352.9p, 350p Faughhill Farming, 376.5p, 355.6p Richardson, Bedrule, 365.4p Strang-Steel, Threepwood, 350p Harvey Farms, Blackadder Mains

Texel (Ave. 335p)  372p, 363.6pDixon, Whitsome West Newton, 363.4p Richardson, Bedrule, 356.6p, 353.9p Ruchlaw Produce, Ruchlaw Mains, 355.3p Mundell, Meigle, 354.2p Fullerton, East Gordon, 351.2p Tweedie, Middlethird, 350p Wight, Whitrighill, Damerell, Lauder Barns

Suffolk (Ave. 327p)  352.40p Ferrie,Douglas Square, Newcastleton, 344.4p Faughhill Farming, 341.9p Hendry, Symington Mains, 340.9p Richardson, Bedrule, 337.5p Philiphaugh Estate, 337.2p Bowden Moor & Broomilees, 335p Sutherland, New Channelkirk

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 334p)  352p, 351.2p Runciman, Allanshaws, 343.9p Rock Farming, Hethpool, 342.1p Elliot, Woodside, 340.5p, 335.8p Adderstonshiels Farming, 338.6p Philiphaugh Estate, 337.8p Mundell, Meigle, 335.1p Arres, Dryden

Blue Texel (Ave. 348p)  348.80p Howey,Broomiebank

Hampshire (Ave. 324p)  334.90p Johnston, Treaty Park

Greyfaced (Ave. 319p)  334.5p, 327.3p Bowden Moor & Broomilees, 327.3p Burncastle Farming

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 324p)  334.40p Ferrie,Douglas Square, Newcastleton, 331.8p Douglas, Saughtree, 331.1p Scott, Kirklands

Lleyn (Ave. 333p)  334.10p, 332.6p Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Romney (Ave. 317p)  326.70p Girvan,Gateshaw

Blackface (Ave. 315p)  321.40p Rock Farming, Hethpool House

CAST SHEEP

More numbers forward.  Big Ewes easy sold.  Average £152.61

EWES

Texel (Ave. £195.12)  £285, £280, £275, £270, £211 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains, £250 Chandler, Old Melrose, £222 Richardson, Bedrule, £217 Connell, Wantonwalls, £211 Wight, Gainslawhill

Beltex (Ave. £250)  £250 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains

Suffolk (Ave. £183.57)  £213, £188 Wight, Gainslawhill, , £209 Bell, Langraw, £205 Elliot, Woodside, £189 Gordon, Northfield St Abbs, and Neill, Thornington

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £165.66)  £213 Over Blainslie Farm, £197 Kay, Hartside

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £184.86)  £209 Newtrench Ltd, Whitehill Farm, Mitchell, Rumbletonrig, £193  Neill, Thornington

Abertex (Ave. £205)  £205 Over Blainslie Farm

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £121.83)  £187 Pate, Stobshiel Mains, £177 Bowmont Farming, £173 Pate, Stobshiel Mains, £165 Philiphaugh Estate

Romney (Ave. £187)  £187 Connell Farms,Wanton Walls

Greyfaced (Ave. £158.37)  £183 Bell, Langraw Farm, £173 Nosworthy, Ashkirktoun, £167 Forster, Hermiston, £165 Neill, Thornington

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £167)  £167 Young, Croft Terrace, Selkirk

Easy Care (Ave. £143)  £149 Runciman, East Mains Farm

Blackface (Ave. £105.77)  £133 Burncastle Farming, £125 Kay, Hartside, £122 Tollishill Farming

RAMS

Texel (Ave. £201.70)  £267 Gordon,Northfield Farm, £249 Wight, Gainslawhill, £200 Strang-Steel, Threepwood

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £227)  £227 Philiphaugh Estate

Suffolk (Ave. £172.50)  £220 Bowmont Farming

Roussin (Ave. £183)  £183 Riding, Lanton Crag

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £154)  £173 Elliot, Woodside Farm