St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 90 Clean Cattle, 44 Cast Cows, 3 Cast Bulls, 240 Prime Lambs,  1220 Prime Hoggs, 400 Cast Sheep

35 Bullocks.  Averaged 335p per kg and sold to 396p

Top price £2656

53 Heifers.  Averaged 348p per kg and sold to 438p.

Top price £2661

2 Young Bulls.  Averaged 331p and sold to 336p per kg

44 Cast Cows.  Averaged 268p per kg and sold to 329p.  Top price £2762

3 Cast Bulls.  Averaged 244p per kg and sold to 263p.  Top price £2560

240 Lambs averaged 445.8p per kg (-13p on the week), £207 per head and sold to £250 for Suffolk.x Lambs

Top price of 492p per kg for Texel/Beltex Lambs

1220 Hoggs averaged 403.2p per kg(-0.8p on the week)  £200 per head and sold to £286  for Texel Hoggs.

Top price of 449p per kg for Texel Hoggs

400 Cast Sheep averaged £160.42 and sold to £305

Heavy Ewes averaged £191,  light ewes sold to £216 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £132

PRIME CATTLE

More traditional show forward with a lot of weight and flesh forward

Bullocks per head-

Aberdeen Angus £2211.12, £2088.84 Shaw, Smailholm Mains, £2171.28 Thomson, Caverton Mill

Stabeliser £1497.60 Lamont, Dunslaw

Hereford £2138.08, £2054.36 Thomson, Caverton Mill

Limousin £2656.68, £2629.60 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2605.68 Dandie, Learielaw, £2567.80 Reay and Comber, Elwick

Luing £1969.92 Young, Nisbet

Simmental £2640.40 Brickell, Holydean

White British Shorthorn £1869.84 Hunter, Broachrigg

British Blue £2542.80 Dandie, Learielaw

Charolais £2641.52, £2540.64, £2512.48 Reay & Comber, Elwick

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin  396p, 374p Dandie, Learielaw, 370p Reay & Comber, Elwick

British Blue 390p Dandie, Learielaw

Charolais  364p, 356p Reay & Comber, Elwick Farm

Luing 342p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus 338p Shaw,Smailholm Mains, 332p Thomson, Caverton Mill, Shaw, Smailholm Mains and Curry, West Newbigging

Simmental 330p Young,Nisbet Farm, 322p Brickell, Holydean

Hereford 322p Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm

Whitebred Shorthorn  294p Hunter,Broachrigg

Stabiliser 288p Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per head-

Aberdeen Angus £2204.60 Lowrie, Blegbie, £2178 Hunter, Broachrigg

Limousin £2619.24, £2557.32, £2538.96(2) Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2492.80 Dandie, Learielaw

Beef Shorthorn £1641.40 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Ltd

Simmental £2506.31 Nisbet Farm, £2211.12 Dun, Brothershiels, £2046 Young, Nisbet

Blonde £2290.68, £2099.60 Young, Nisbet

Saler £1983.52, £1971.20 Hunter, Broachrigg

British Blue £2661.12 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £1798.72 Shaw, Smailholm Mains

Charolais £2284.16 Young, Nisbet, £2152.80, £2093.04, £2056.32 Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin  438p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Comrie Butchers, 426p(2) Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup Butchers and Denholm Meat Supplies, 422p Hamilton,Bee Edge Farm to W.Kirkup Butchers

British Blue 432p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, 360p, 358p Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental 332p Dun, Brothershiels to Hugh Black & Sons, 330p Young, Nisbet

Aberdeen Angus 330p Hunter, Broachrigg, 324p Campbell, Wedderlie

Blonde D'Aquitaine 378p, 362p Young,Nisbet Farm

Charolais (Ave. 34685p)  360p Lamont (A Firm),Dunslaw

Saler 308p(2) Hunter,Broachrigg

Beef Shorthorn 290p Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Ltd

Young Bulls –

Aberdeen Angus £1861.44 (336p)Logan,West Garleton

Limousin £1987.68 (328p)Logan, West Garleton

CAST COWS

Nice trade with a lot of grazing cows forward

Cows per head-

Aberdeen Angus £2762.76 Tweedie, Middlethird, £2643.50 Lowrie, Blegbie, £2642.16 Campbell, Wedderlie, £2496.76 Dun, Brothershiels, £2462.68 King, Wolfstar

Stabiliser £2315.44 Laing, East Learmonth, £2018.52 Woodburn, Laidlawstiel

Hereford £1916.60 Campbell Partnership, Burnhouse Mains

Belted Galloway £1297.62 Dun, Brothershiels

Limousin £1965.20 Thomson, Caverton Mill, £1955.52, £1924.74 Matthewson,Soutra

Luing £1778.76, £1593.40 Thompson Walls Ltd

Beef Shorthorn £1972.86 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Ltd

Simmental £2426.38 King, Wolfstar, £1746.54 Thomson, Caverton Mill

Parthenais £1761.72 Connon, Greenknowe

Blue Grey £1612.38 Carden Livestock, Firth

British Blue £2322.18 Anderson, Headshaw, £2157.16 Potts, Shidlaw

Charolais £2173.22 Connon, Greenknowe

Cows per kilo-

Aberdeen Angus 329p Connon,Greenknowe, 327p Campbell, Wedderlie, 319p King, Wolfstar, 311p Lowrie, Blegbie, 307p Dobie, Easter Middleton

Charolais 301p Connon,Greenknowe

British Blue 291p Anderson,Headshaw Farm, 271p Potts, Shidlaw

Limousin 291p, 289p Matthewson, Soutra, 289p Thomson, Caverton Mill

Stabiliser 281p Laing,East Learmouth Farmhouse

Simmental  279p Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm, 269p King, Wolfstar

Parthenais 277p Connon,Greenknowe

Hereford 259p Campbell Partnership,Burnhouse Mains

Luing 257p, 247p Thompsons Walls Ltd

Beef Shorthorn 251p Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Ltd

Belted Galloway 243p Dun, Brothershiels Farm

Blue Grey 231p Carden Livestock, Firth

CAST BULLS

Cast Bulls per head-

Aberdeen Angus £2167.12(263p) Stewart, Tushielaw

Luing £2560.20 (251p)Penny, Harehead

Beef Shorthorn £2329.34(221p) Howey, Broomiebank

PRIME LAMBS

More lambs forward, returns slightly easier.

Average per kilo: 445.3p

Average per head: £207

SQQ: 458.3p per kilo

Average weight:  46.4 kilos

Lambs per head

Suffolk (Ave. £212.33)  £250, £219, £211 Scott,Redpath East End Farm, £247 Arnott, Butterdean

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £184.63)  £245, £225 Tweedie, Buchtrig

Texel (Ave. £208.63)  £234, £230 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, £232, £229, £225 Ogilivie, Ballencrieff Mains, £228 Hislop, Coltcrooks

Beltex (Ave. £214)  £214 Fleming, Lochside

Lambs per kilo

Texel (Ave. 447p)  492p, 486.8p, 468.1p Fleming, Lochside, 482.8p, 480.9p, 477.3p, 471.9p Lamont, Dunslaw, 476.19p, 465.3p Hislop, Coltcrooks

Beltex (Ave. 491p)  492p Fleming, Lochside

Suffolk (Ave. 431p)  444.20p, 438p Scott,Redpath East End Farm, 422.9p Arnott, Butterdean

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 426p)  429.30p, 426.4p Tweedie, Buchtrig

PRIME HOGGS

All classes achieving extreme rates once again!

Average per kilo: 403.2p

Average per head: £200

SQQ: 410p

Average weight: 49.6 kilos

Leading Vendor Consignments

	No.	Price	Weight
Wester Ulston	5	£286	76.6 kgs
Dixon, Whitsome West Newton	1	£250	97 kgs
Rennie, Berryhill	21	£241	59.1 kgs
Hamilton, Bee Edge	10	£231	58.5 kgs
Neill, Upper Nisbet	2	£226	80 kgs
Fleming, Anvil	219	£244	52 kgs
Turnbull, Boghall	417	£255	55 kgs
Blackcruik Farming	13	£242	59 kgs
Arnott,Butterdean	6	£237	58 kgs

  Hoggs per head-

Texel (Ave. £208.76)  £286, £270, £266 Wester Ulston, £260 Penny, Harehead, £255 Richardson, Bedrule, £255(2), £251 Turnbull, Boghall, £250 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Suffolk (Ave. £214.75)  £245, £241, £240, £234, £230(3) Turnbull,Boghall, £244 Fleming, Anvil, £232 Arnott, Butterdean

Greyfaced (Ave. £202.06)  £242, £208  Blackcruik Farming, £232, £225 Fleming, Anvil, £214 Turnbull, Boghall

Beltex (Ave. £170.08)  £240 Downie, Newton of Crathie, £200 Richardson, Bedrule

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £167.78)  £228 Fleming,Anvil, £205 Walker, Thorlieshope, £200 Douglas, Saughtree and Downie, Newton of Crathie

Jacob (Ave. £177.80)  £226 Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm

Blackface (Ave. £174.31)  £222 Fleming,Anvil, £200 Penny, Harehead, £192, £188 Hunter, Broachrigg

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £181)  £197 Napier,Burnhead Farm

Easy Care (Ave. £181.21)  £192 Runciman, East Mains Farm, £191 Wade, Overton Bush

Swaledale (Ave. £134.31)  £191, £190 Napier,Burnhead Farm

Welsh (Ave. £174)  £174 Hunter,Broachrigg

Shetland (Ave. £89.29)  £115 Elliot, Kirkhope Steading

Hoggs per kilo-

Texel (Ave. 408p)  449p, 444.4p, 444.2p, 443.8p, 440.4p, 439.6p, 431.8p Fleming,Anvil, 441.4p Logan, Leaston, 438.2p, 437.1p Turnbull, Boghall

Suffolk (Ave. 401p)  438p, 431.7p, 428p Fleming,Anvil, 427.5p, 417.5p Faughhill Farming, 425p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 417.9p Strang-Steel, Threepwood, 416p Turnbull, Boghall

Blackface (Ave. 410p)  436.40p, 432.2p Hunter,Broachrigg, 408.1p Lamont, Dunslaw, 403.6p Fleming,Anvil

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 412p)  435.30p, 412.5p Lamont. Dunslaw Farm, 427.1p Walker, Thorlieshope, 424p Scott, Kirklands, 422.7p, 414.5p Fleming, Anvil

Beltex (Ave. 419p)  435p, 434.8p, 421.1p Richardson, Bedrule House, 425p Downie, Newton of Crathie, 420.5p Faughhill Farming

Easy Care (Ave. 403p)  425.60p, 400p Runciman, East Mains Farm

Welsh (Ave. 409p)  409.40p Hunter,Broachrigg

Greyfaced (Ave. 387p)  409.10p Fleming, Anvil, 406.6p Lamont, Dunslaw

Jacob (Ave. 317p)  366.70p Strang-Steel,Threepwood

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. 326p)  366.70p Penny,Harehead Farm

Swaledale (Ave. 328p)  335.30p Napier,Burnhead Farm

Shetland (Ave. 304p)  326.70p Strang-Steel,Threepwood

CAST EWES

‘ More on offer today with all classes of Ewes dearer on the week!  Todays sale topped at £305 for a  Texel from Messrs Gray, Sunnycroft

400 to average £160.42

Topping the sale at £305 was Messrs Gray, Sunnycroft following her at £268 was a Tup from Floors Farming, Rawburn

Leading Averages (3 or more)

Gray, Sunnycroft – 19 to average £222

Downie Farming – 3 to average £217.33

Arnott, Butterdean – 10 to average £208.20

Neill, Thornington – 31 to average £204.71

Rennie, Berryhill – 3 to average £202.67

Texel (Ave. £198.09)  £305 Gray,Sunnycroft

Bleu Du Main (Ave. £258)  £258 Gray,Sunnycroft

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £244)  £244 Napier,Burnhead Farm

Suffolk (Ave. £207.13)  £232 Neill,Thornington Farm

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £185.63)  £218 Rennie,Berryhill

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £146.12)  £216 Matthewson, Soutra

Berrichon (Ave. £181.66)  £206 Powell,Springwood Lodge

Jacob (Ave. £136.60)  £198 Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. £169.52)  £196 Beck,Hendersyde

Zwartble (Ave. £192)  £192 Leggate,Brundeanlaws Stables

Blue Texel (Ave. £182)  £184 Chandler,Old Melrose Lodge

Halfbred (Ave. £165)  £165 Russell & Partners,Townhead Farm

Easy Care (Ave. £140)  £160 Runciman,East Mains Farm

Blackface (Ave. £123.95)  £150 Blackcruik Farming

Hebridean (Ave. £110.18)  £115 Hadley, Rhodes Holdings

Swaledale (Ave. £93)  £93 Napier,Burnhead Farm

Shetland (Ave. £51)  £85 Elliot, Kirkhope Steading

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £246.50)  £268 , Floors Farming Rawburn Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £232)  £232 Downie, Newton of Crathie

Suffolk (Ave. £219)  £220 Beck,Hendersyde

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £210)  £210 Downie, Newton of Crathie

Swaledale (Ave. £168)  £168 Napier,Burnhead Farm