Date: 27 April 2026 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

Sold 69 Clean Cattle, 31 Cast Cows, 1733 Prime Hoggs, 457 Cast Sheep

32 Bullocks. Averaged 350p per kg and sold to 394p.

37 Heifers. Averaged 375p per kg and sold to 426p.

29 Cast Cows. Averaged 300p per kg and sold to 373p. Top price £2973

2 Cast Bulls. Averaged 283p per kg and sold to 345p. Top price £3243

1733 Hoggs averaged 380p per kg(-12p on the week) £182 per head and sold to £226 for North Country Cheviot Hoggs.

Top price of 445p per kg for Beltex Hoggs

457 Cast Sheep averaged £171 and sold to £275

Heavy Ewes averaged £193, light ewes sold to £248 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £152

PRIME CATTLE

Harder work across the board

Bullocks per head

Simmental (Ave. £2,465.05) £2,886.39 Brickell,Holydean Farm, £2412.40 Hall, New Blainslie

Limousin (Ave. £2,341.61) £2,809.52, £2671.68 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2608.28, £2514.24 Dandie, Learielaw

British Blue (Ave. £2,332.07) £2,470.08 Young,Nisbet Farm, £2449.92 Catlin, Hassendean

Charolais (Ave. £2,271.32) £2,284.80, £2257.84 Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,093.90) £2,178 Shaw,Smailholm Mains, £2168.32, £2150.24 Thomson, Caverton Mill

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 359.28p) 394p, 388p Dandie,Learielaw, 386 Richardson, Upper Samieston

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 353.30p) 374p Young, Nisbet to Going Native Heritage Meats, 366p Young,Nisbet Farm

British Blue (Ave. 342.69p) 352p Catlin, Hassendean Farm, 350p Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. 327.58p) 348p Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm

Charolais (Ave. 336.99p) 340p Hall, New Blainslie

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,268.20) £2,714.39 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2671.20, £2547.48, £2533.08 Hamilton, Bee Edge,

British Blue (Ave. £2,223.11) £2,336.39 Young,Nisbet Farm

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. £2,279.19) £2,279.19 Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,163.11) £2,258.87 Young,Nisbet Farm

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 377.34p) 426p, 418p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Hugh Black & Sons and 424p Kirkup Butchers, 414p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 412p Wight, Whitrighill

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. 369.99p) 370p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 358.13p) 362p Young,Nisbet Farm

British Blue (Ave. 353.99p) 354p(2) Young,Nisbet Farm

CAST COWS

Good trade

Cows per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,209.37) £2,976.54 Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm, £2968 Wight, Whitrighill

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,347.75) £2,852.45 Fullerton,Cockburn Farm, £2837.54 Thomson, Caverton Mill, £2697.80 Catlin, Hassendean, £2633.40 Budge, Lamberton

British Blue (Ave. £2,386.77) £2,410.97 Potts,Shidlaw Farm, £2362.56 Anderson, Headshaw

Simmental (Ave. £2,152.42) £2,400.17 Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Hereford (Ave. £1,902.73) £2,280.95 Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm

Luing (Ave. £1,657.23) £1,783.57 Thompsons Walls,

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,440.92) £1,668.42 Playfair, Abbey Mains

Cows per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 321.33p) 373p, 313p Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm, 371p Wight, Whitrighill, 327p, 315p Rutter, Greenhead

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 302.54p) 337p Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm, 329p Catlin, Hassendean, 315p Budge, Lamberton

Simmental (Ave. 302.02p) 327p Anderson,Headshaw Farm, 293p Douglas, Ruletownhead

British Blue (Ave. 299.46p) 321p Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Hereford (Ave. 274.16p) 289p, 288p Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 259.62p) 279p Playfair, Abbey Mains

Luing (Ave. 250.33p) 257p Thompsons Walls Ltd

CAST BULLS

Limousin (Ave.£3243) £3243(345p) Fullerton, Corsbie

Luing(Ave.£2424.360 £2424.36 (227p)Dick, Hamildean

PRIME SHEEP

Very mixed show forward. Plenty weight with more leaner types.

Average per kilo: 380p

Average per head: £182

SQQ: 400p

Average weight: 47.9 kilos

Hoggs per head

Suffolk (Ave. £193.05) £226 Pickford, Marchcleugh, £224, £221, £215 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £223 Mundell, Meigle, £214, £213(2), £212 Turnbull, Boghall

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £169.48) £226, £225 King, Gospel Hall, £187 Turnbull, Boghall

Texel (Ave. £185.20) £224 Hamilton,Bee Edge, £221 Downie Farming, Newton of Crathie, £220 Letham, Hatchednize and Fleming, Anvil(2), £219, £218 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £218 Turnbull, Boghall, £215 Kay, Hartside

Beltex (Ave. £157.26) £210 Fleming,Anvil, £195 Richardson, Bedrule, £188 Brown, Stoneypath

Greyfaced (Ave. £169.02) £207 Fleming, Anvil, £200 Richardson, Bedrule, £195 Turnbull, Boghall, £190 Kay, Hartside, £190 Newton of Crathie

Blue Texel (Ave. £193) £196, £190 Paxton,Dunorran

Blackface (Ave. £149.48) £193 Fleming,Anvil, £192 Kay, Hartside, £174 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £170 Lauderhill Sheep Co

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £174.50) £191 Dick, Hamildean, £190, £183 Kay, Hartside

Hampshire (Ave. £190) £190 Taylor,Bridgehaughmill

Zwartble (Ave. £163.33) £180 Downie,Newton of Crathie

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £153.75) £171 Hunter,Broachrigg

Welsh (Ave. £160) £160 Hunter,Broachrigg

Jacob (Ave. £160) £160 Bowden Moor & Broomilees

Easy Care (Ave. £157) £157 Lanyon-Olver,2 Market Place, Selkirk

Hoggs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 401p) 445p, 402.1p Richardson, Bedrule House, 418.2p Hall, New Blainslie

Texel (Ave. 388p) 427.60p, 416.7p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 422.7p Kirk, Bettyfield, 418p (2), 416p (2) Fleming, Anvil, 418p Turnbull, Boghall, 416.5p Hunter, Broachrigg, 415.7p Richardson,Bedrule

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 400p) 421.70p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, 419p Johnson, Swinnie, 411.9p, 410p Hunter, Broachrigg, 410p Turkington, Outer Huntly, 404.7p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 402.3p Douglas, Saughtree

Suffolk (Ave. 369p) 417.50p, 404.8p Downie,Newton of Crathie, 402.4p Hunter, Broachrigg, 402.2p Turnbull, Boghall, 402.2p Brown, Stoneypath

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 383p) 407.10p Hunter,Broachrigg

Greyfaced (Ave. 371p) 400p, 395.2p Kay, Hartside, 395p Brown, Stoneypath

Blackface (Ave. 363p) 397.60p Hunter,Broachrigg, 390.5p Downie, Newton of Crathie

Welsh (Ave. 395p) 395.10p Hunter,Broachrigg

Blue Texel (Ave. 364p) 376.20p Paxton,Dunorran

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. 325p) 374.40p Kay,Hartside Farm

Zwartble (Ave. 304p) 367.30p Downie,Newton of Crathie Farm

Jacob (Ave. 363p) 363.60p Bowden Moor & Broomilees

CAST EWES

‘A bigger show forward today with a trade to match it!

457 head to average £171 with a top of £275 for a Texel Ewe from Messrs Little, Fiddleton Burnend, Langholm

Huntington Farming had Texel Ewes to £265 Suffolks topped at £242 from Messrs Sandilands, Browns Cottage, Jedburgh. Mules to £220 from Messrs Murray, Redden. Horned to £156 from Messrs Dick, Hamildean

457 head to average £171

Leading Consignors (3 or more)

Little Fiddleton Burnend – 5 to average £222.80

Bridgewater, Edrom Mains – 6 to average £218.67

Murray, Redden – 3 to average £212.67

Huntington – 22 to average £206.84

Muircleugh Partners – 7 average £201.43

Texel (Ave. £175.14) £275 Little, Fiddleton

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £211) £252 Kay,Hartside Farm

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £150.76) £248 Wilson,Langlee Mains

Suffolk (Ave. £187.04) £242 Sandilands,Brown's Cottage, Hundlaee

Greyfaced (Ave. £164.42) £220 Murray, Redden