St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 82 Clean Cattle, 18 Cast Cows, 1393 Prime Hoggs, 256 Cast Sheep

35 Bullocks.  Averaged 374p per kg and sold to 420p (x2). Top price £2992.88

47 Heifers.  Averaged 394p per kg and sold to 450p. Top price £2903.04

16 Cast Cows.  Averaged 301p per kg and sold to 349p. Top price £2999.30

2 Cast Bulls. Averaged 268p per kg and sold to 277p. Top price £3368.32

1393 Hoggs averaged 398p per kg (-10p on the week) £191.90 per head and sold to £232

Top price of 452p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

256 Cast Sheep averaged £187.19 and sold to £335

Heavy Ewes averaged £215, light ewes sold to £194 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £167

PRIME CATTLE

“Good trade, commercial cattle harder to cash”

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,620.95) £2,992.88 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2,914.12 Reay & Comber, Elwick, £2,898.00, £2,740.68 Dandie, Learielaw

Simmental (Ave. £2,456.82) £2,912.00 Reay & Comber, Elwick, £2,724.48 Hall, New Blainslie, £2,712.64 Reay & Comber, Elwick

Charolais (Ave. £2,526.76) £2,751.20 Reay & Comber, Elwick, £2,746.20 Hall, New Blainslie, £2,650.68 Wight, Whitrighill

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,332.68) £2,685.00 Reay & Comber, Elwick, £2,465.60 Shaw, Smailholm Mains

British Blue (Ave. £2,683.56) £2,683.56 Wight, Whitrighill

Hereford (Ave. £2,273.36) £2,273.36 Young, Nisbet

Luing (Ave. £2,110.92) £2,121.00, £2,100.84 Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,002.00) £2,002.00 Lamont, Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo –

Limousin (Ave. 385p) 420p Reay & Comber, Elwick, Dandie, Learielaw, 418p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 414p Dandie, Learielaw, 396p Reay & Comber, Elwick, 388p Wight, Whitrighill, 380p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 368p Young, Nisbet, 366p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 360p Shaw, Smailholm Mains, 358p Reay & Comber, Elwick, 346p Hamilton, Lennoxlove

British Blue (Ave. 418p) 418p Wight, Whitrighill

Charolais (Ave. 366p) 398p Wight, Whitrighill, 380p Reay & Comber, Elwick, 376p Lamont, Dunslaw, 372p, 370p Hall, New Blainslie, 360p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 345p, 340p Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. 364p) 396p Hall, New Blainslie, 372p, 368p Forrest, Preston, 350p, 346p Reay & Comber, Elwick

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 364p) 372p Lamont, Dunslaw, 368p (2) Shaw, Smailholm Mains

Luing (Ave. 357p) 366p, 350p Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 364p) 364p Lamont, Dunslaw

Hereford (Ave. 362p) 362p Young, Nisbet

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,491.30) £2,903.04 Wight, Whitrighill, £2,878.20, £2,808.00 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2,768.92, £2,760.60 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2,747.52 Baird, Lurdenlaw, £2,742.88 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2,721.60 Dandie, Learielaw

British Blue (Ave. £2,192.11) £2,301.84, £2,210.00 Young, Nisbet

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,766.39) £2,281.60, £2,152.80 Young, Nisbet

Simmental (Ave. £1,856.83) £1,916.32 Forrest, Preston, £1,873.92 Lamont, Dunslaw

Saler (Ave. £1,846.80) £1,846.80 Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 405p) 450p Hamilton, Bee Edge 434p (2) Hamilton, Bee Edge to W. Kirkup & Sons, 432p Wight, Whitrighill, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Hugh Black & Sons, 424p Baird, Lurdenlaw, 422p Wight, Whitrighill to Hugh Black & Sons, 420p Forrest, Preston, Dandie, Learielaw, 418p Dandie, Learielaw, 416p Wight, Whitrighill to Hugh Black & Sons, 412p Wight, Whitrighill, Dandie, Learielaw, 410p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, Baird, Lurdenlaw to Hugh Black & Sons, 408p Wester Ulston Beef to David Comrie & Son, 406p Baird, Lurdenlaw, 400p Young, Nisbet to David Comrie & Son

British Blue (Ave. 384p) 414p Young, Nisbet, 408p Wester Ulston Beef, 340p Young, Nisbet

Simmental (Ave. 362p) 406p Forrest, Preston, 384p Lamont, Dunslaw, 308p Russell, Townhead

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 359p) 398p Lamont, Dunslaw, 390p Young, Nisbet, 388p, 384p Lamont, Dunslaw, 382p Forrest, Preston, 368p Young, Nisbet, Lamont, Dunslaw, 358p Lamont, Dunslaw

Saler (Ave. 380p) 380p Lamont, Dunslaw

CAST COWS

“Mixed show, good trade”

Cast Cows per head

Simmental (Ave. £2,263.71) £2,999.30 Anderson, Headshaw, £2,360.00 Thomson, Caverton Mill, £2,320.06 Rutter, Greenhead

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,296.35) £2,597.90 Budge, 5 Lamberton, £2,561.00 Barr, Thirlestane

Limousin (Ave. £2,248.02) £2,543.98 Woodburn, Laidlawstiel, £2,540.72 Anderson, Headshaw, £2,181.20 Woodburn, Laidlawstiel

British Blue (Ave. £2,232.86) £2,232.86 Anderson, Headshaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,048.28) £2,048.28 Barr, Thirlestane

Hereford (Ave. £1,532.46) £1,772.88 Marwick & Coney, Glenogle

Cast Cows per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 315p) 349p Anderson, Headshaw, 315p Rutter, Greenhead, 311p, 287p Woodburn, Laidlawstiel

Simmental (Ave. 298p) 337p Anderson, Headshaw, 311p Rutter, Greenhead, 295p, 285p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 250p Rutter, Greenhead

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 304p) 325p Barr, Thirlestane, 313p Budge, 5 Lamberton, 267p  Marwick & Coney, Glenogle

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 303p) 303p Barr, Thirlestane

Hereford (Ave. 276p) 291p Russell, Townhead, 267p Marwick & Coney, Glenogle

British Blue (Ave. 287p) 287p Anderson, Headshaw

Cast Bulls per head

Simmental (Ave.£3,368.32) £3,368.32 Forrest, Preston

Limousin (Ave, £2,104.96) £2,104.96 Harvey, Shotton

Cast Bulls per kilo

Simmental (Ave. 277p) 277p Forrest, Preston

Limousin (Ave. 253p) 253p Harvey, Shotton

PRIME HOGGS

What a trade yet again. Pounds and pounds dearer than other local centres. A lot of weight on show today with every class of hogg hitting the top spot.

1393 Hoggs

Average pence per kilo- 398p

Average per head - £192

SQQ – 422.74ppk
Avg. weight 48kg

Hoggs topped at £232 from Messrs Downie, Newton of Crathie. Pence per kilo topped at 451.9ppk from Messrs Johnson, Swinnie.

Hoggs per head-

Suffolk (Ave. £207.78) £232 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £230 (2) Turnbull, Boghall, £228 Arnott, Butterdean, £228 (3), £227 (2) Turnbull, Boghall, £225 Arnott, Butterdean, Fleming, Anvil, Turnbull, Boghall, Downie, Newton of Crathie, £223 Penicuik Estates, Carswell, Turnbull, Boghall, £220 Downie, Newton of Crathie, Fleming, Anvil (2), £219, £218 Turnbull, Boghall

Texel (Ave. £192.95) £230 Green, The Craggs, Downie, Newton of Crathie (2), Fleming, Anvil (2), £229 Turnbull, Boghall, £228 Arnott, Butterdean, £226 Calder, Lintlaw, £221, £220 Turnbull, Boghall, £219 Downie, Newton of Crathie, Hamilton, Bee Edge, Fleming, Anvil, £217 Hamilton, Bee Edge, Turnbull, Boghall, Downie, Newton of Crathie, £216 Fleming, Anvil, Penicuik Estate, Carswell, £211 Fleming, Anvil, £209 Downie, Newton of Crathie

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £172.16) £230 Nisbet Mill Farm, King, Gospel Hall, £220 King, Gospel Hall, Nisbet Mill Farm, £198 Johnson, Swinnie, £196 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £189, £188 Douglas, Saughtree, £185 Robson, Buckholm, £181 Douglas, Saughtree, Rae, Chesters Brae, £176 Adderstonshiels, Cheeklaw Brae Farming, £174 Adderstonshiels

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £197.77) £227, £210 Fleming, Anvil, £194 Downie, Newton of Crathie

Greyfaced (Ave. £179.88) £215, £213 Fleming, Anvil, £197, £187 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £183 Penicuik Estates, Carswell, £173 Stoddart, Loanhead, £164 Bowden Moor, Broomilees

Beltex (Ave. £173.69) £208 Faughhill Farming, £205 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £201 Rae, Chesters Brae, £195 Robson, Buckholm, £194 Green, The Craggs, £186 Faughhill Farming, Walton, Grange Moor, £183 Johnson, Swinnie, £176 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £172 Walton, Grange Moor, £171 Hall, New Blainslie, £170 Faughhill Farming, Hall. New Blainslie

Blackface (Ave. £139.13) £203, £192 (2) Downie, Newton of Crathie, £182 Arnott, Butterdean, Burncastle Farming

Jacob (Ave. £163.33) £180 Mabon, Howden, £160 Bowden Moor, Broomilees

Ryeland (Ave. £141) £141 Downie, Newton of Crathie

Hebridean (Ave. £106) £106 Mabon, Howden

Hoggs per kilo-

Beltex (Ave. 435p) 451.9p Johnson, Swinnie, 448.2p, 447.4p Faughhill Farming, 446.7p Rae, Chesters Brae, 445.7p, 434.6p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 433.3p Robson, Buckholm, Faughhill Farming, 431.6p Walton, Grange Moor, Green, The Craggs, 431.1p Green, The Craggs, 430.8p Hall, New Blainslie, 430p, 428.8p ,428.6p Walton, Grange Moor, 427.5p, 425p Hall, New Blainslie, 413.3p Walton, Grange Moor, 410p Walton, Grange Moor

Texel (Ave. 403p) 449.4p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 444.7p, 444.4p Faughhill Farming, 439p Arnott, Butterdean, 434.5 (2) Rae, Chesters Brae, 431.8p Johnson, Swinnie, 431.7p Faughhill Farming, 430.6p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 430.2p Hall, New Blainslie, 428.6p Robson, Buckholm, Hall, New Blainslie, 428.3p Fleming, Anvil, 426.5p Gala Farms, Holybush, 426.3p Harvey, Shotton, 424.5p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 422.2p Gala Farms, Holybush, 421.9p Hall, New Blainslie, 420.5p Cheeklaw Brae Farming, 419.8p Downie, Newton of Crathie

Suffolk (Ave. 390p) 439.5p Faughhill Farming, 427.8p, 424.4p Hall, New Blainslie, 422.5p Faughhill Farming, 418.2p Rae, Chesters Brae, 417.5p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 414.1p Stevenson, Blackburn, 413.5p Adderstonshiels, 409.3p Turnbull, Boghall, 408p, 406p (3) Downie, Newton of Crathie, 405.4p Mundell, Meigle, 404.2p, 402.1p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 401.9p (2) Turnbull, Boghall, 400p Adderstonshiels, Harvey, Shotton

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 400p) 436.1p Rae, Chesters Brae, 430.4p Johnson, Swinnie, 420.9p, 417.8p Douglas, Saughtree, 417p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 416.7p Douglas, Saughtree, 414.1p Cheeklaw Brae Farming, 413.3p Douglas, Saughtree, 411.1p Robson, Buckholm, 409.3p Adderstonshiels, 405.6p Mundell, Meigle, 404.7p Adderstonshiels

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 413p) 431.1p Downie, Newton of Crathie

Blackface (Ave. 375p) 417.4p (2) Downie, Newton of Crathie, 395.7p Burncastle Farming, 375.9p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 375.7p Arnott, Butterdean, 355.6p Mundell, Meigle

Greyfaced (Ave.394p) 415.6p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 410p Bowden Moor, Broomilees, 405.4p Faughhill Farming, 405.1p Mundell, Meigle, 402.3p Stoddart, Loanhead, 386.3p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 381.1p Burton, Sunnyside

Ryeland (Ave. 403p) 402.9p Downie, Newton of Crathie

Jacob (Ave. 387p) 400p Bowden Moor, Broomilees

Hebridean (Ave. 353p) 353.3p Mabon, Howden

CAST EWES

“As dear as they have been! It just keeps getting better. The St Boswells cast sheep ring once again proves why it is the number one cast sheep ring in the country! You can’t afford not to use St Boswells to market your sheep!” 105 over £200, 6 over £300

256 head to average £187.19

Topping the sale today at £335 was an outstanding Texel Ewe from Messrs Green. The Craggs.  Following her, at £315 were 2 Texels ewes from the same good home.

Leading Consignors (3 or more)

Green, The Craggs – 18 to average £267.22

Fullerton, Corsbie – 7 to average £246.06

Dixon, Whitsome West Newton – 14 to average £229

Texel (Ave. £222.01) £335, £315, £300 (2), £285 Green, The Craggs, £270 Hall, New Blainslie, £268 Fullerton, Corsbie, £258 Green, The Craggs, £252 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £250 Fullerton, Corsbie, £248 Fleming, Anvil, £246, £244, £242 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £242 Fullerton, Corsbie, £238 Penicuik Estates, Carswell, Green, The Craggs, £234 Fleming, Anvil, £232 Green, The Craggs, £230 Fleming, Anvil

Beltex (Ave. £245.71) £295, £248 Green, The Craggs, £222 Fleming, Anvil

Zwartable (Ave. £260) £260 Damerell, Lauder Barns

Suffolk (Ave. £216.71) £258 Damerell, Lauder Barns, £244 Arnott, Butterdean, £242 Fullerton, Corsbie, £239 King, Gospel Hall, £236 Damerell, Lauder Barns, £232, £230 Rae, Chesters Brae, £218 Fleming, Anvil, Green, The Craggs

Greyfaced (Ave. £187.33) £200 Sharp, Newbigging Walls, £205 Hammond, Cairncross, £198 Fleming, Anvil, £156 Stevenson, Blackburn

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £166.67) £212, £188 Adderstonshiels

Border Leicester (Ave. £204) £204 Playfair, Stichill, Eastfield

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £138.61) £194 Fleming, Anvil, £190 King, Gospel Hall, £172 Fairnilee Farming, £170 King, Gospel Hall, £166 Douglas, Ruletownhead, £162, £156 Fairnilee Farming, £152 Douglas, Ruletownhead, £144 Fairnilee Farming, £142 King, Gospel Hall

Romney (Ave. £137) £190, £142 Brown, Middle Monynut

Blackface (Ave. £132.31) £188, £160 Burncastle Farming, £154 Arnott, Butterdean

Halfbred (Ave. £182) £182  Fairnilee Farming

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £226) £226 (2) Dixon, Whitsome West Newton