St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 50 Clean Cattle, 33 Cast Cows,  1101 Prime Lambs,  41 Prime Hoggs and  249 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (10) averaged 248p per kg and sold to 264p   (+6p on the week) 

Heifers (40) averaged 249p per kg and sold to 266p (+4p on the week)

33 Cast Cows averaged 162.91p per kg and sold to 221p (+10p on the week) Top price £1681

1101 Lambs averaged 274.7p per kg, (-29p on the week) £118.24 per head and sold to £156.

Top price 306p per kg for Texel Lambs.

41 Hoggs averaged 223p per kg, (n/c on the week) £100 per head and sold to £155. Top price 263p per kg for Texel Hoggs

249 Cast Sheep averaged £106.01, and sold to £169 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £119, light ewes sold to £123 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £84

CATTLE

Clean Cattle met extreme rates.

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs): Faughhill £1391.04

(556kgs +): Faughhill £1689.60, Crookhouse £1517.76, Penston 1468.12, Smailholm Mains £1424.44, Wester Ulston £1416.80

Bullocks per kilo:

(465-555kgs.  Average – 248.53p): Faughhill 252p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(556kgs+.  Average – 248.17p): Faughhill 264p J.A Waters & Sons, Penston 254p Shaw Fine Meats, Wester Ulston 253p Mr G.Chapman, Crookhouse 248p Cooper Butchers

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs): Sourhope £1195.36, Snawdon £1183.20

(485kgs +): Bee Edge £1569.40, Mosstower £1539.24, Bee Edge and Redden £1537, Bee Edge £1535.32, Haughhead £1506.70, Redden £1492.40, Haughhead £1483.52, £1471.08

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average 235.92p): Snawdon 255p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Sourhope 248p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485kgs+.  Average 249.44p): Bee Edge 266p Forsyths of Peebles, 265p W.Kirkup & Sons (Butchers), Redden 265p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 262p Denholm Meat Supplies, Redden 260p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Penston 257p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd, 256p Forsyths of Peebles, Wester Ulston 256p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Cast Cows a furious trade

Cast Cows per head: Thirlestane £1681.56, Kersknowe £1659.42, Upper Nisbet £1632.36, Kersknowe £1628, Ormiston £1521.50, New Blainslie £1382.50, Rumbleton £1372.70, Thirlestane £1371.98, £1319.50

Cast Cows per kilo: Upper Samieston 221p, Kersknowe 189p, 185p, Rumbleton 185p, Upper Nisbet, Shaws 183p, Thirlestane 181p

LAMBS

Weight still paying.  Returns less on the week.  Average 274p (43kgs) £118.24

Lambs per head:

Suffolk: £156, £154, £150 Belmont, £145 Smailholm Mains, Belmont, £144 Woodhead, Gorebridge, £138 Thornington, £137 Belmont, £133 Corsbie, £130 Coltcrooks, £125 Edrom Mains, £122 Elwartlaw, £120 Birkenside, Smailholm Mains, Whitsome West Newton, Mossilee, Belmont (2), Marvingston, Beltex: £152, £144, £128, £120, £112 The Knock, Texel: £151 Philiphaugh, Belmont (2), £147 Huntington, Lauder Barns, £146 Legars, £145 Greenhead, Reston, Blackadder Mains, £144 Legars,  £140 North Synton, Coltcrooks, Philiphaugh, £138 South Dissington, £137 Greenhead, Reston, £135 South Dissington, Huntington (3), £133 Thornington, £131 Lauder Barns, Charollais: £130 Putton Mill, £124 Trabroun

Lambs per kilo:

Texel: 306.8p (3) Huntington, 303.2p, 298.8p Legars, 297.7p Lauder Barns, 296.4p South Dissington, 295.2p Chesters Brae, 294.9p Legars, 294p Huntington, 293.6p South Dissington, 291.7p Coltcrooks, 289.9p Whitsome West Newton, Corsbie, 288.5p (2)Belmont, 288.4p Corsbie, East Gordon, 288.2p Lauder Barns, 287.6p Philiphaugh, Suffolk: 306.1p, 296.2p, 290p Belmont, 290p Smailholm Mains, 289.1p Corsbie, 288.4p Belmont, 287.5p Thornington, 283.6p Belmont, 282.6p Coltcrooks, 280.2p Edrom Mains, 280.2p Elwartlaw, Beltex: 304p, 294.3p, 293.9p Highfield Farming, Charollais: 280p Trabroun

HOGGS

Hoggs per head:

Texel: £155 Corsbie, £147 New Blainslie, £141 Lylestane, £131 Holydean, £127 Cavers Lea, £119, £113, £107 (2) Holydean, North Country Cheviot: £151, £141, £137 Lylestane, Greyfaced: £133 Crosshall, Suffolk: £111 Corsbie, Blackface: £107 Horseupcleugh

EWES

A good quality of Cast Sheep forward again received a strong demand for all classes.

Achieving top price from Bruce Renwick, Legars was a smart Texel Ewe at £169!  Whilst catching the eye at £141 was a powerful Greyfaced Mule Ewe from James Runciman & Sons, Elmbank.

Cast Tups still selling to a good trade reaching a summit of £145 for Suffolks from Swinside Farming.

Texel: £169 Legars, £157 North Synton, Legars, Suffolk: £151 Woodhead, Dewarton, £145 Highfield Farming, £143 (2)Woodhead, Dewarton, Legars, £139 Marvingston, £135 A & S Livestock, £131 Middlethird, £129 Legars, Elmbank, Greyfaced: £141, £117 Elmbank, £115 Thornington, £103 Elmbank, £101 Thornington, Highland: £123, £111, £105 Carterhaugh, North Country Cheviot: £123, £119 Stobshiel Mains, Romney: £115 Towford, Lleyn: £115 Trabroun, Half Bred: £115, £113 Marvingston, Cheviot Mule: £113 Woolaw, Blackface: £93 Horseupcleugh, Easycare: £77 Inchkeith, Herdwick: £47 Little Hays, Shetland: £41 Muirhouse

RAMS

Suffolk: £145 Main Hill, £141 Inchkeith, Dutch Spotted: £141 Oxnam Neuk, Texel: £137 Inchkeith, £127 Main Hill, Blackface: £95 Horseupcleugh