St Boswell Store Cattle, Ewes & Lambs

St Boswells held their fortnightly sale of Store and Grazing Cattle.

Topping the trade was Messrs Hume, Broombank at £2290 for a Limousin.x Bullock

Top pence per kilo went to Messrs Weir, Cortleferry with  Aberdeen Angus.x Bullocks at 537p

Top end cattle easily sold with grazing cattle taking a slight tip

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £1,875.71)  £2290 Hume Farming, Broombank, £2220 Douglas, Howahill, £2200, £2190, £2160 McCorquodale, Crossflat, £2040 Douglas, Howahill

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,766.74)  £2190(2) £2120, £2090 Phaup,Hoprigshiels, £2050, £2010(2)Howey, Broomiebank, £2010 Weir, Cortleferry

Simmental (Ave. £1,722.85)  £2100 Pass,Midburn Farm, £1890(2) Pate, Mossilee, £1750 Fleming, Greenriggs

Hereford (Ave. £1,995)  £2080 Phaup,Hoprigshiels

Charolais (Ave. £1,796.11)  £2000, Todshawhaugh, £1900 Pate, Mossilee

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,860)  £1990 Pass,Midburn Farm, £1890 Pate, Mossilee

British Blue (Ave. £1,570)  £1740 Davies,Harwood On Teviot Farm

Saler (Ave. £1,586.92)  £1640, £1600 Livesey, Netherfirth

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,475)  £1,550 Renton,Bowershield Farm

Bullocks per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 437.19p)  537p Weir,Cortleferry Farm, 476.9p Davies, Harwood on Teviot, 455.9p Lowrie, Blegbie, 452.9p, 444.1p Gattonside Mains Ltd

Limousin (Ave. 428.26p)  468.40p, 449p, 440.8p McCorquodale,Crossflat Farm, 462.5p, 443.5p Douglas, Howahill, 461.5p Hume, Broombank, 447.2p Thomson, Caverton Mill

Saler (Ave. 432.04p)  451.40p, 431.6p, 421.1p Livesey, Netherfirth

Charolais (Ave. 425.11p)  437.60p, 434.6p Hobday, Todshawhaugh, 417.6p Pate, Mossilee

British Blue (Ave. 415.89p)  435p Davies,Harwood on Teviot

Simmental (Ave. 420.69p)  431.60p, 425.6p, 421.3p Buchanan, South Common Farm, 424.7p Pate, Mossilee

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 409.91p)  424.70p Pate,Mossilee, 414p Pass, Midburn

Stabiliser (Ave. 390.72p)  392.40p Renton,Bowershield Farm

Hereford (Ave. 383.65p)  385.90p Phaup,Hoprigshiels

Bullocks averaged 417.85p per kilo

Heifers per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,575.36)  £2160, £1790 Howey,Broomiebank, £1890 Fleming, Greenriggs, £1890, £1820 Dagg, Woodheads

Limousin (Ave. £1,698.66)  £2,090, £2000, £1980 McCorquodale, Crossflat Farm, £1970 Hume, Broombank, £1950 Dagg, Woodheads

Charolais (Ave. £1,743.15)  £1,990, £1830 Pate, Mossilee, £1820, £1810 Hobday, Todshawhaugh

Simmental (Ave. £1,533.33)  £1,830 Pate, Mossilee, £1600 Fleming, Greenriggs

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,581.66)  £1,780 Howey,Broomiebank, £1550 Pass, Midburn

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,420)  £1500, £1400 Renton,Bowershield Farm

Luing (Ave. £1,448)  £1,490, £1480 Stewart,Tushielaw

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 408.16p)  458.10p Hume Farming, Broombank, 457.1p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 443.2p Gattonside Mains, 440p Douglas, Howahill and McCorquodale, Crossflat

Charolais (Ave. 420.97p)  457.10p, 418.4p(2) Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm, 449.4p, 427.5p Hobday, Todshawhaugh

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 393.94p)  431.6p, 416.2p, 410.8p Gattonside Mains, 429.5p Dagg, Woodhead

Simmental (Ave. 379.64p)  411.20p Pate, Mossilee, 402.7p Buchanan, South Common

Stabiliser (Ave. 357.68p)  375p Renton,Bowershield Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 369.98p)  374.70p Howey,Broomiebank

Luing (Ave. 358.41p)  367.90p Stewart,Tushielaw

Heifers averaged 402.99p per kilo

EWES & LAMBS

Opening sale of Ewes with Lambs met a great trade topping at £132 from Budge, Lamberton to average £124 throughout

Suffolk (Ave. £124.93)  £132 Budge, Lamberton, £130, £122 Rutter, Greenhead

Texel (Ave. £120.51)  £130 Budge, Lamberton, £120 Rutter, Greenhead