St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 64 Clean Cattle,  26 Cast Cows, 4 Cast Bulls, 154 Prime Lambs, 1121 Prime Hoggs,   302 Cast Sheep

14 Bullocks.  Averaged 354p per kg and sold to 405p

46 Heifers.  Averaged 362p per kg and sold to 428p.

4 Young Bulls sold to 342p per kg

26 Cast Cows.  Averaged 264p per kg and sold to 345p.  Top price £3158

4 Cast Bulls.  Averaged 257p per kg and sold to 381p.  Top price £3028

154 Lambs average 458.7p per kg, £215.50 per head and sold to £252 for Texels

Top price of 507.9p per kg for Texels

1121 Hoggs averaged 404p per kg(+18p on the week)  £207 per head and sold to £250  for Texel Hoggs.

Top price of 473p per kg for Texel Hoggs

302 Cast Sheep averaged £179 and sold to £290

Heavy Ewes averaged £205,  light ewes sold to £220 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £145

PRIME CATTLE

All shapes and sizes in demand

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,377.37)  £2,610.71 Dandie, Learielaw, £2606.34 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove

Simmental (Ave. £2,446.12)  £2,471.12 Brickell,Holydean Farm, £2421.12 Lamont, Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,219.71)  £2,351.36 Shaw,Smailholm Mains, £2157.64 Young, Nisbet

British Blue (Ave. £2,152.80)  £2,152.80 Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,067.19)  £2,067.19 Young,Nisbet Farm

Stabiliser (Ave. £2,035.04)  £2,035.04 Lamont, Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 377.26p)  405p Nisbet Farming, 392p Dandie, Learielaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 351.96p)  372.00p Young,Nisbet Farm

British Blue (Ave. 360.00p)  360.00p Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 339.99p)  340.00p Young,Nisbet Farm

Stabiliser (Ave. 322.00p)  322.00p Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. 314.00p)  316.00p Brickell,Holydean Farm

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,117.12)  £2,792.39 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2644.20, £2584.64 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2595.60, £2587.20 Dandie, Learielaw,

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,987.51)  £2,203.52 Shaw,Smailholm Mains, £2128.40, £2121 Young, Nisbet

Charolais (Ave. £2,092.77)  £2,165.95 Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. £2,052.00)  £2,052.00 Young,Nisbet Farm

Saler (Ave. £1,565.82)  £1,593.83 Osborne, Outerston Farm

Hereford (Ave. £1,476.80)  £1,476.80 Osborne, Outerston Farm

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 369.60p)  428.00p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Kirkup Butchers, 416p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 412p Dandie, Learielaw, 410p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 353.71p)  352p Shaw, Smailholm Mains, 352p, 350p Young, Nisbet

Saler (Ave. 338.92p)  348.00p Osborne, Outerston Farm

Charolais (Ave. 343.07p)  346.00p Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. 342.00p)  342.00p Young,Nisbet Farm

Hereford (Ave. 284.00p)  284.00p Osborne, Outerston Farm

Young Bulls -

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2865.96) £2865.96(342p) Story, Rugley

Belted Galloway (Ave. £1060.85) £1330.56 (288p) nFaughhill Farming

CAST COWS

More lean cows forward

Cows per head-

Charolais (Ave. £2,749.02)  £3,158.93 Green,The Craggs

Limousin (Ave. £2,035.63)  £2,648.80 Douglas, Upper Hindhope, £2599.10 Knox, Cragside

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,988.05)  £2,433.89 Hamilton,Hyndsidehill, £2166.30 Fullerton, Corsbie

British Blue (Ave. £2,116.28)  £2,116.28 Batty & Hall,3 Westerhouses Cottage

Simmental (Ave. £1,586.40)  £2,062.50 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. £2,056.86)  £2,056.86 Hamilton,Ramrig Farm

Hereford (Ave. £1,757.59)  £1,931.16, £1768.50 Wilson, Cowbog

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,839.95)  £1,839.95 McLean,1 Kersknowe Farm Cottages

Other (Ave. £1,549.97)  £1,549.97 Fleming, Greenriggs

Galloway (Ave. £1,022.90)  £1,022.90 Irving, Mountbenger

Cows per kilo-

Charolais (Ave. 332.00p)  345.00p Green,The Craggs

Limousin (Ave. 281.03p)  329.00p Knox,Cragside, 301p Douglas, Upper Hindhope

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. 293.00p)  293.00p Hamilton,Ramrig Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 270.99p)  287.00p Wight, Ecclaw, 285p Hamilton, Hyndsidehill

British Blue (Ave. 277.00p)  277.00p Batty & Hall,3 Westerhouses Cottage

Simmental (Ave. 233.81p)  275.00p Fullerton, Corsbie Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 268.99p)  269.00p McLean,1 Kersknowe Farm Cottages

Hereford (Ave. 224.32p)  239.00p Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm, 231p Wilson, Cowbog

Other (Ave. 236.99p)  237.00p Fleming, Greenriggs

Galloway (Ave. 193.00p)  193.00p Irving, Mountbenger

CAST BULLS

Cast Bulls per head-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2815.67) £3028.94(269p) Hamilton, Hyndsidehill, £2944.88(281p) Harvey, Shotton

Limousin (Ave.£2620.44) £2620.44(251p) Douglas, Upper Hindhope

PRIME LAMBS

First show of new season lambs selling in line with national trade.

Average per kilo: 458.7p

Average per head: £215.50

SQQ: 483.4p

Average weight: 46.9 kilos

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £216.29)  £252, £250, £235(3), £225 Ogilvie, Ballencrieff Mains, £228 Fleming, Lochside, £227 Lamont, Dunslaw

Suffolk (Ave. £208 )  £214 Rodger. Stobswood

Lambs per kilo

Texel (Ave. 461p)  507.90p, 501.1p, 500p, 492.3p  Fleming, Lochside, 504.7p, 488.4p Lamont, Dunslaw

Suffolk (Ave. 436p)  436.70p, 436.2p Rodger, Stobswood

PRIME HOGGS

Great show of hoggs.  All classes achieving serious returns.

Average per kilo: 404p

Average per head: £207

SQQ: 427p

Average weight: 51.2 kilos

Leading Vendor Consignments

	No.	Price	Weight	Breed
Pate, Marvingston	3	£235	85 kgs	Suffolk.x
Downie, Newton of Crathie	32	£233.25	61 kgs	Dutch Spotted
Rennie, Berryhill	8	£233.25	63 kgs	Texel
Davies, North Synton	4	£233	73 kgs	North Country Cheviot
Faughhill Farming	1	£233	70 kgs	Beltex
Lamont, Dunslaw	2	£231	56.5 kgs	Suffolk.x
Hamilton, Bee Edge	8	£230.25	60 kgs	Texel
Fleming, Lochside	3	£229	64.5 kgs	Texel
Turnbull, Boghall	403	£223.55	58 kgs	Suffolk.x
Fleming, Anvil	171	£219.86	52.3 kgs	Texel

Hoggs per head-

Texel (Ave. £205.20)  £250, £245, £237, £231 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £246, £238 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £240, £237, £233, £230 Fleming, Anvil, £234, £232 Rennie, Berryhill, £233 Anderson, Nether Falla, £231 Lamont, Dunslaw and Turnbull, Boghall,

Suffolk (Ave. £219.60)  £240, £239, £237, £236(2), £235, £233(2)  Turnbull,Boghall, £239, £236, £232 Fleming, Anvil, £238 Weir, Cortleferry, £235 Pate, Marvingston, £233 Downie, Newton of Crathie

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £177.36)  £233  Davies, North Synton Farm, £218, £211 Fleming, Anvil, £215 Ker Farms Trust, Upper Chatto, £207 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £203 Goldie, Collielaw

Beltex (Ave. £213.33)  £233  Faughhill Farming, £214 Turnbull, Boghall

Charollais (Ave. £231 )  £231  Turnbull,Boghall

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £211.40)  £230  Fleming,Anvil, £199 Downie, Newton of Crathie

Greyfaced (Ave. £211.41)  £225, £222, £213 Fleming, Anvil

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £198.50)  £226, £202  Douglas, Nether Tofts

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £213.50)  £224, £203  Claydon,Clarilaw House

Wensleydale (Ave. £216.40)  £218, £210  Wilson,Red House

Blackface (Ave. £171.50)  £210  Grieve,Lee farm, £193, £189 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £181 Hume Farming, Broombank

Roussin (Ave. £182 )  £182  Earlston Mains Farm Trust

Welsh (Ave. £117.75)  £150  Hume Farming, Broombank

Hoggs per kilo-

Texel (Ave. 406p)  473.20p, 452.5p Sangster,Pilmuir Farm, 470p Anderson, Nether Falla, 463.4p Weir, Cortleferry, 463.2p Donald, Hallrule Mill, 462.7p, 447.1p, 442.1p Hall, New Blainslie, 456.8p Anderson, Nether Falla, 447.7p Tweedie, Middlethird, 441.6p(3) Fleming, Anvil

Suffolk (Ave. 391p)  473.20p Weir,Cortleferry Farm, 469.2p Hall, New Blainslie, 467.5p Weir, Cortleferry, 446.5p Anderson, Nether Falla, 444.4p Leggate, Brundeanlaws, 442.6p, 425p(2), 422p Fleming, Anvil, 436.8p Hall, New Blainslie, 432.7p Turnbull, Boghall

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 401p)  457.50p Tweedie, Middlethird

Beltex (Ave. 387p)  436.70p Turnbull,Boghall, 419.6p Easter Whitmuir

Blackface (Ave. 409p)  435.40p Anderson,Nether Falla, 431p Hume Farming, Broombank, 429.5p, 405.9p Downie, Newton of Crathie

Roussin (Ave. 433p)  433.30p Earlston Mains Farm Trust

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 395p)  428p Downie,Newton of Crathie

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 395p)  426.90p Hume Farming, Broombank, 417.8p, 411.3p Fleming, Anvil, 409.8p Anderson, Nether Falla, 406p Goldie, Collielaw, 405.5p Allan, Leaderfoot

Jacob (Ave. 420p)  420p Hume Farming, Broombank

Greyfaced (Ave. 378p)  401.90p, 400p Fleming,Anvil

Wensleydale (Ave. 300p)  320.60p Wilson,Red House

CAST EWES

‘What a trade! All classes of Ewes up on the week!  More ewes needed weekly for St Boswells-  if you have them, cash them when numbers are short’

Topping the sale at £290 was a pair of Texel Tups from Dunslaw Farm.  Ewes topped at £278 for a Texel from Messrs Grieve, The Lee

302 head to average £179

Leading Averages (3 or more)

Lamont, Dunslaw – 4 to average £257

Claydon, Clarilaw – 6 to average £244

McGowan, Craiglea – 4 to average £241.25

Bell, Roxburgh Mill – 3 to average £230.67

Pate, Marvingston – 12 to average £225.69

Texel (Ave. £175.26)  £278 Grieve,Lee

Suffolk (Ave. £213.82)  £272 Fullerton,Corsbie Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £229.71)  £272 Hedley, Corsbie Cottage

Beltex (Ave. £209.80)  £265 McGowan,Craiglea

Greyfaced (Ave. £193.89)  £224 Harelawside Farm,

Dutch Texel (Ave. £222)  £222 Leggate,Brundeanlaws Stables

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £176)  £220 McGowan,Craiglea

Blue Texel (Ave. £188.66)  £206 Orr, Standhill Farm

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £183.14)  £190 Howey,Broomiebank

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £188)  £188 Guthrie,Myreside

Romney (Ave. £178)  £178 Riddell Cottage,

Easy Care (Ave. £164.66)  £170 Sangster,Pilmuir Farm

Ryeland (Ave. £164)  £164 Hume Farming, Broombank

Blackface (Ave. £116.92)  £163 McClymont,Kirkstead

Herdwick (Ave. £120)  £120 Orr, Standhill Farm

Hebridean (Ave. £107)  £107 Johnson,Westrigg

Swaledale (Ave. £83)  £83 Grieve,Lee farm

Charollais (Ave. £64)  £64 Bell, Eden Lodge

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £241.33)  £290 Lamont, Dunslaw Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £282)  £282 Claydon,Clarilaw House

Dutch Texel (Ave. £220)  £220 Lamont, Dunslaw Farm

Hampshire (Ave. £180)  £180 Sangster,Pilmuir Farm

Blue Texel (Ave. £156)  £156 Orr,Standhill Farm