Date: 06 April 2026 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 97 Clean Cattle, 17 Cast Cows, 1194 Prime Hoggs, 202 Cast Sheep

38 Bullocks. Averaged 375p per kg and sold to 420p.Top price £3169

59 Heifers. Averaged 390p per kg and sold to 450p. Top price £3065

17 Cast Cows. Averaged 286p per kg and sold to 335p(x2). Top price £2634

1194 Hoggs averaged 408p per kg(-2p on the week) £182.50 per head and sold to £258

Top price of 456p per kg for Texel Hoggs

202 Cast Sheep averaged £130.49 and sold to £ 280

Heavy Ewes averaged £202, light ewes sold to £132 for Blackface Ewes and averaged £110

PRIME CATTLE

“Good Cattle easily sold, more commercial types harder to cash”

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,775.77) £3,169.43 Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton, £3096.60, £2945.20 Letham, Hatchednize, £3075, £2940.60 Clark, Wellheads, £2931.32 Hamilton, Bee Edge

British Blue (Ave. £3,040) £3,040 Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm

Charolais (Ave. £2,494.99) £2,854.80 Letham, Hatchednize, £2724.48 Hall, New Blainslie, £2553.60 Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Simmental (Ave. £2,547.33) £2,739.95 Letham,Hatchednize, £2548.96 Lamont, Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,308.62) £2,553.04 Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm, £2453.44 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2422 Shaw, Smailholm Mains

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,059.62) £2,154.47 Young,Nisbet Farm, £2063.40 Lamont, Dunslaw

Belted Galloway (Ave. £1,910.80) £1,910.80 Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm

Bullocks per kilo –

Limousin (Ave. 386p) 420p, 404p Dandie, Learielaw, 410p Clark, Wellheads, 406p Hamilton, Bee Edge

British Blue (Ave. 400p) 400p Hamilton,Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. 382p) 396p Hall, New Blainslie, 390p, 388p Lamont, Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 363p) 388p Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm, 378p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 374p Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 371p) 382p Young,Nisbet Farm, 370p Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. 353p) 358p, 354p Lamont,Dunslaw, 354p Letham, Hatchednize

Belted Galloway (Ave. 340p) 340p Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm

Heifers per head-

Charolais (Ave. £2,450.29) £3,065.39 Clark,Wellheads, £3016.84 Allen, Longnewton

British Blue (Ave. £2,658.15) £2,929.91 Dandie,Learielaw, £2386.40 Young, Nisbet

Limousin (Ave. £2,526.89) £2,905.39 Clark,Wellheads, £2842.80 Allen, Longnewton, £2811.96, £2696.40 Dandie, Learielaw, £2692.80 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2689.32 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2688.16 Baird, Lurdenlaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,112.40) £2,463.04, £2460.92, £2393.64 Walker ,Westruther Mains, £2418 Young, Nisbet

Simmental (Ave. £2,139.97) £2,359.80 Young,Nisbet Farm, £2308.80 Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 413p) 450p Hamilton,Bee Edge Farm to Denholm Meat Supplies, 440p, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup & Sons, 438p Dandie, Learielaw, 438p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 436p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 432p Allen, Longnewton all to Hugh Black & Sons

British Blue (Ave. 408p) 436p Dandie, Learielaw

Simmental (Ave. 373p) 414p Young,Nisbet Farm, 386p Lamont, Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 380p) 404p Wester Ulston Beef, 402p, 390p Young, Nisbet, 390p Lamont, Dunslaw

Charolais (Ave. 377p) 398p Allen,Longnewton, 396p, 390p Lamont, Dunslaw, 390p Clark, Wellheads

CAST COWS

“Good trade, more required to kill demand”

Cast Cows per head

British Blue (Ave. £2,634.06) £2,634.06 Potts,Shidlaw Farm

Limousin (Ave. £2,331.14) £2,485.28, £2177 Rutter,Greenhead

Simmental (Ave. £1,930.60) £2,275.91 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, £2150.70 Rutter, Greenhead, £2090.40 White, Middlestead, £2027.22 Thomson, Caverton Mill

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,984.76) £2,138.52 Fleming, Trows, £2119 Russell, Townhead

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,827.70) £1,835.40 Howey,Broomiebank, £1820 White, Middlestead

Luing (Ave. £1,287.71) £1,287.71 Howey,Broomiebank

Highland (Ave. £1,279.80) £1,279.80 Gibson,Willowford

Cast Cows per kilo

Simmental (Ave. 301p) 335p Rutter,Greenhead and White, Middlestead, 327p Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Limousin (Ave. 314p) 317p, 311p Rutter,Greenhead,

British Blue (Ave. 307p) 307p Potts,Shidlaw Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 282p) 285p Howey,Broomiebank, 280p White, Middlestead

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 260p) 271p Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm, 261p Russell, Townhead

Highland (Ave. 237p) 237p Gibson,Willowford Lodge

Luing (Ave. 218p) 219p Howey,Broomiebank

PRIME HOGGS

Buoyant trade throughout. Well meated hoggs easily sold

Average pence per kilo- 408p

SQQ – 415p

Hoggs per head-

Texel (Ave. £184.57) £258, £238(2) Gray,Sunnycroft, £240, £239 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £239, £236 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Suffolk (Ave. £193.70) £232, £230(2), £225 Downie,Newton of Crathie,£228, £226 Fleming, Anvil,

Border Leicester (Ave. £223) £223 Hunter,Broachrigg

Charollais (Ave. £216) £216 Fleming,Anvil

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £201.28) £210 Fleming,Anvil, £205 Metcalfe, Newmains

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £187.36) £210, £197 Downie,Newton of Crathie

South Down (Ave. £171.25) £208 Hunter,Broachrigg, £174 Hume Farming, Broombank

Greyfaced (Ave. £181.65) £205 Fleming, Anvil, £196 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £186 Stoddart, Loanhead

Beltex (Ave. £171.13) £198 Johnson,Swinnie Farm, £174 Hunter, Broachrigg, Metcalfe, Newmains

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £153.16) £188 Allan, Leaderfoot Farm, £176 Metcalfe, Newmains, £175 Scamblesby, Huntershall, £173 Hunter, Broachrigg

Blackface (Ave. £154.35) £183 Redpath,Yett Farm, £183, £176 Hunter, Broachrigg, £176 McClymont, Kirkstead

Ryeland (Ave. £176.80) £178 Hunter,Broachrigg, £172 Downie, Newton of Crathie

Hampshire (Ave. £176) £176 Hume Farming, Broombank

Herdwick (Ave. £140) £140 Hume Farming, Broombank

Welsh (Ave. £111) £111 Hume Farming, Broombank

Hoggs per kilo-

Texel (Ave. 409p) 455.80p, 443.2p, 439.5p Downie,Newton of Crathie, 439.2p, 438.3p, 438p(2) Fleming, Anvil

Beltex (Ave. 436p) 451.90p Metcalfe,Newmains, 440p Johnson, Swinnie, 436.4p Hume, Broombank, 435p Hunter, Broachrigg

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 412p) 448.70p Scamblesby, Huntershall, 440p Metcalfe, Newmains, 422.5p Douglas, Saughtree

Suffolk (Ave. 407p) 438.50p, 428.3p Fleming,Anvil, 431.6p, 426.4p, 426.2p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 426.3p Metcalfe, Newmains, 426.1p Hollands, Houdshall

South Down (Ave. 404p) 429.60p Hume Farming, Broombank

Hampshire (Ave. 429p) 429.30p Hume Farming, Broombank

Ryeland (Ave. 411p) 419.50p Downie,Newton of Crathie, 409.2p Hunter, Broachrigg

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 408p) 417.50p, 408.4p Downie,Newton of Crathie

Charollais (Ave. 415p) 415.40p Fleming,Anvil

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 396p) 410p Metcalfe,Newmains, 405.3p Scamblesby, Huntershall

Blackface (Ave. 393p) 409.30p, 406.7p Hunter,Broachrigg, 406.7p Redpath, Yett,

Greyfaced (Ave. 386p) 404.10p Downie,Newton of Crathie, 400p Stoddart, Loanhead

Herdwick (Ave. 388p) 388.90p Hume Farming, Broombank

Border Leicester (Ave. 371p) 371.70p Hunter,Broachrigg

CAST EWES

“A very mixed show today with 80% of the sale being light hill Ewes. Still a very good trade for all classes today with Ewes still a dream to sell”

202 head to average £130.49

Topping the sale today at £280 was a Texel Ewe from Messrs Gray, Sunnycroft. Also reaching £280 was two Blue Texels this time from Rockness Livestock

Leading Consignors (2 or more)

Rockness Livestock – 2 to average £280

Borthwick, Halkburn – 2 to average £229

Gordon, Northfield – 5 to average £224

Texel (Ave. £190.80) £280 Gray,Sunnycroft

Blue Texel (Ave. £280 ) £280 Rockness Livestock

Suffolk (Ave. £204.85) £242 Taylor,Belmont Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £229 ) £238 Borthwick,Halkburn Farm Holding

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £222 ) £222 Gordon,Northfield Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. £154.60) £212 Fleming,Anvil

Halfbred (Ave. £166.66) £186 Dodds, Bonjedward Farm

Lleyn (Ave. £180 ) £180 Dickson,Sorrowlessfield Mains