Date: 20 April 2026 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 99 Clean Cattle, 24 Cast Cows, 1681 Prime Hoggs, 324 Cast Sheep

48 Bullocks. Averaged 370p per kg and sold to 412p.Top price £3237

49 Heifers. Averaged 383p per kg and sold to 440p. Top price £2863

2 Young Bulls. Averaged 360p per kg and sold to 368p. Top price £3129

23 Cast Cows. Averaged 305p per kg and sold to 367p. Top price £3112

1 Cast Bull sold to £2507 (315p per kilo)

1681 Hoggs averaged 392.4p per kg(-6p on the week) £187 per head and sold to £ 238 for Texel Hoggs.

Top price of 454p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

324 Cast Sheep averaged £191.26 and sold to £400

Heavy Ewes averaged £225, light ewes sold to £228 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £165

PRIME CATTLE

Best quality easily sold

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,616.90) £3,237, £3197.12 Gray, Low Hall, £3002.88, £2880.28, £2857.68 Clark, Wellheads, £2891.96 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Simmental (Ave. £2,461.59) £2,914.56 Clark,Wellheads, £2655.40 Reay & Comber, Elwick

Charolais (Ave. £2,588) £2,872.32, £2833.88, £2760.24 Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm, £2862.60 Clark, Wellheads

British Blue (Ave. £2,550.60) £2,550.60 Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,032.17) £2,385.19 Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm, £2257.20 Shaw, Smailholm Mains, £2183.48 Curry, West Newbigging

Hereford (Ave. £2,176.63) £2,176.63 Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 379p) 410p Dandie, Learielaw, 408p Clark, Wellheads, 400p Wester Ulston Beef, 395p Wight, Whitrighill, 394p Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. 378p) 408p, 406p Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm, 390p Clark, Wellheads

British Blue (Ave. 390p) 390p Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Simmental (Ave. 351p) 374p Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm, 368p Clark, Wellheads

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 344p) 364p Curry,West Newbigging, 356p Thomson, Caverton Mill, 351p Lamont, Dunslaw

Hereford (Ave. 357p) 358p Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 344p) 344p Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per head

Simmental (Ave. £2,422.40) £2,863 Brickell,Holydean Farm, £2672.64, £2653 Fleming, Greenlees

Limousin (Ave. £2,435.53) £2,786 Hunter,Broachrigg, £2717.60, £2675.20 Hamilton,Bee Edge, £2655.24 Ross, Wester Middleton, £2644.80 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Charolais (Ave. £2,475.43) £2,475.43 Dun,Brothershiels Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,943.90) £2,082.08, £2016.24 Curry,West Newbigging, £2039.28, £2014 Lamont, Dunslaw

Hereford (Ave. £1,577.40) £1,577.40 Curry,West Newbigging

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 396p) 440p, 424p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, 428p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Kirkup Butchers, 424p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Hugh Black & Sons, 422p Wight Whitrighill

Simmental (Ave. 359p) 384p Fleming, Greenlees to Briggsys Butchers

Charolais (Ave. 387p) 388p Dun, Brothershiels Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 358p) 380p Lamont, Dunslaw, 372p, 366p Curry, West Newbigging

Hereford (Ave. 330p) 330p Curry,West Newbigging

YOUNG BULLS

Limousin(Ave.£2612.80) £2612.80(368p) Reay & Comber, Elwick

Charolais (Ave.£3129.36) £3129.36(354p) Ross, Wester Middleton

CAST COWS

Great show of Cows

Cows per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,262.33) £3,112.15 Gilchrist,West Meikle Pinkerton, £2659.80, £2512.80 Fleming, Greenlees, £2652.98 Huntington Farm Partnership

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,263.55) £2,824.80 Dun, Brothershiels Farm, £2380.56 Common, Butchercote, £2276.10 Lowrie, Blegbie

Simmental (Ave. £2,513.03) £2,671.67 Fleming, Greenlees, £2354.40 Huntington Farm Partnership

Stabiliser (Ave. £2,077.45) £2,109.69, £2045.22 Woodburn, Laidlawstiel

British Blue (Ave. £1,946.69) £1,946.69 Common,Butchercote Farm

Galloway (Ave. £1,587.09) £1,587.09 Busby, Unthank

Cows per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 312p) 367p Gilchrist,West Meikle Pinkerton, 349p, 341p, 329p Fleming, Greenlees, 341p Huntington Farm Partnership

Simmental (Ave. 345p) 363p Fleming, Greenlees

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 295p) 330p Dun, Brothershiels Farm, 309p, 307p Strother, Fowberry Moor

British Blue (Ave. 308p) 309p Common, Butchercote Farm

Stabiliser (Ave. 277p) 289p Woodburn, Laidlawstiel

Galloway (Ave. 268p) 269p Busby, Unthank

CAST BULLS

Limousin(Ave.£2507.40) £2507.40(315p) Strother, Fowberry

PRIME HOGGS

Plenty weight forward with a mixed show of handy weights.

Average per kilo: 392.4p

Average per head: £187

SQQ: 416p

Average weight: 47.6 kilos

Hoggs per head

Suffolk (Ave. £204.55) £229 Fleming,Anvil, £227 Richardson, Bedrule, £226, £223, £222(3) Turnbull, Boghall, £224 Gray, Sunnycroft, , £222 Lamont, Dunslaw

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £182.24) £228 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £218 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Texel (Ave. £183.44) £238, £227, £224 Gray,Sunnycroft, £230 Sanderson, Greenhead, £227, £224, £221(2) Turnbull, Boghall, £225 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Beltex (Ave. £168.03) £224 Sinclair, Crookston, £224, £184, £180 Walton,Grange Moor, £200(2) Richardson, Bedrule

Greyfaced (Ave. £191.75) £213 Turnbull,Boghall, £210 Fleming, Anvil

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £162.19) £210 Matthewson, Soutra, £206 King, Gospelhall, £191 Johnson, Swinnie

Romney (Ave. £184.50) £184.50 Anderson, Towford Farm

Blackface (Ave. £156.66) £175 Hunter,Broachrigg

Jacob (Ave. £153.75) £172 Bonnyrigg, Whiterig

Ryeland (Ave. £170) £170 Hunter,Broachrigg

Easy Care (Ave. £167) £168 Hunter,Broachrig

Hoggs per kilo

Texel (Ave. 396p) 454p Turnbull,Boghall, 435.6p Rae, Chesters Brae, 435.3p, 434.5p Johnson, Swinnie, 434.9p, 427.9p Richardson, Bedrule, 430.8p Stoddart, Loanhead, 427.9p Richardson, Bedule, 427.2p Hunter, Broachrigg

Beltex (Ave. 427p) 453.10p, 438.9p, 435.9p(2), 435p, 433.8p Walton,Grange Moor, 439.2p Sinclair, Crookston, 434.8p Richardson, Bedrule, 423.8p Hall, New Blainslie

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 413p) 442.50p, 441.5p Dagg,Craighouse, 439.1p Johnson, Swinnie, 426.3p, 419.7p, 419.4p Douglas, Saughtree, 419.3p Lamont, Dunslaw, 416p Flintoft, Sourhope

Ryeland (Ave. 425p) 425p Hunter,Broachrigg

Easy Care (Ave. 420p) 420.30p, 420p Hunter,Broachrigg

Suffolk (Ave. 381p) 419.80p, 418.2p, 416.3p Donald, Hallrule Mill, 419.8p, 418.8p Hall, New Blainslie, 418.2p Lamont, Dunslaw, 413p Easter Whitmuir, 412.1p Hollands, Houdshall

Blackface (Ave. 406p) 414.30p Hunter,Broachrigg

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 380p) 408.80p Tweedie, Middlethird, 400p Logan, Leaston

Greyfaced (Ave. 379p) 407.10p Stoddart,Loanhead Farm

Jacob (Ave. 377p) 402.40p Hunter,Broachrigg

CAST EWES

“Records broken! A new centre record has been set at £400 for an outstanding Texel Ewe from Messrs Runciman, Huntington.

Today also saw a record average of £191.26

This is the reason St Boswells is crowned Cast Sheep Ring in the Country!”

330 head to average £191.26

Topping the sale at £400 was an outstanding Texel Ewe from Messsrs Runciman, Huntington following her at £335 was again a Texel this time from DJ Texels

Leading Averages (3 or more)

DJ Texels – 4 to average £322.50

Runciman, Huntington – 3 to average £308

Clark, Upper Bolton – 5 to average £269

Sanderson, Greenhead – 10 to average £258.10

Cowan, Philiphaugh – 3 to average £247.50

Texel (Ave. £225.22) £400 Runciman,Huntington

Beltex (Ave. £259.50) £300 Huntington Farm,

Suffolk (Ave. £197.82) £276 Sanderson,Greenhead

Easy Care (Ave. £178.57) £235 Dickson,Sorrowlessfield Mains

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £207) £232 Kay,Hartside Farm

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £168.36) £228 Davies,North Synton Farm