Date: 08 June 2026 | Primestock

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St Boswells Primestock Sale

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

70 Clean Cattle, 28 Cast Cows, 1 Cast Bull, 978 Prime Lambs, 260 Prime Hoggs, 459 Cast Sheep

39 Bullocks. Averaged 346p per kg and sold to 390p

Top price £2865

31 Heifers. Averaged 360p per kg and sold to 418p.

Top price £2682

28 Cast Cows. Averaged 277p per kg and sold to 323p(x3). Top price £2855

1 Cast Bull. Sold to £2688 (261p)

978 Lambs averaged 491.5p per kg (+9.5p on the week), £214 per head and sold to £298 for Texel Lambs

Top price 543.8p per kg for Beltex Lambs

260 Hoggs averaged 410p per kg (+25p on the week) £210 per head and sold to £288

Top price of 484p per kg for Texel Hoggs

459 Cast Sheep averaged £174 and sold to £290 for Charollais Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £210, light ewes sold to £180 for North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £141

PRIME CATTLE

Prime Cattle – met some resistance

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,309.75) £2,865.95, £2664.48 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2714.40 Dandie, Learielaw, £2663.52 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Simmental (Ave. £2,556.80) £2,556.80 Brickell,Holydean Farm

Charolais (Ave. £2,192.04) £2,468.39, £2380.48, £2352.80 Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,205.73) £2,449.91 Hall, New Blainslie, £2373.56, £2305.16 Lamont, Dunslaw

Luing (Ave. £2,446.62) £2,446.62 Lamont, Dunslaw

Hereford (Ave. £2,170) £2,170 Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm

British Blue (Ave. £2,066.39) £2,066.39 Young,Nisbet Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,002.07) £2,002.07 Young,Nisbet Farm

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 354.37p) 390p, 374p Dandie, Learielaw, 372p Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. 339.74p) 352p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 338.20p) 352p, 350p, 346p(3) Lamont, Dunslaw, 348p Hall, New Blainslie

Hereford (Ave. 350.00p) 350p Thomson,Caverton Mill Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 343.99p) 344p Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. 340.00p) 340p Brickell,Holydean Farm

Luing (Ave. 337.00p) 337p Lamont, Dunslaw

British Blue (Ave. 327.99p) 328p Young,Nisbet Farm

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,222.84) £2,682.52 Dandie,Learielaw, £2619.60 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove, £2541.56 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton,

British Blue (Ave. £2,508) £2,508 Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm

Charolais (Ave. £2,082.66) £2,340.80 Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,020.79) £2,167.19 Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,933.62) £2,136.95 Constable, Meikle Harelaw, £2004.48 Lamont, Dunslaw

Longhorn (Ave. £1,422.71) £1,422.71 Constable, Meikle Harelaw

Heifers per kilo-

British Blue (Ave. 418.00p) 418p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm

Limousin (Ave. 370.40p) 416p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to W.Kirkup Butchers, 406p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, 404p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup & Sons and 401p to Denholm Meat Supplies

Charolais (Ave. 359.08p) 380p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 335.20p) 348p Lamont, Dunslaw, 342p Dun, Brothershiels

Simmental (Ave. 345.43p) 360p Young,Nisbet Farm

Longhorn (Ave. 311.99p) 312p Constable, Meikle Harelaw

CAST COWS

Good show of quality

Cows per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,395.44) £2,855.32 Hall,Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £2444.40 Common, Butchercote

Fleckvieh (Ave. £2,180.90) £2,706.30 Bluestone Farming, Nethermains Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,921.45) £2,392.02, £2314.40 Common,Butchercote Farm, £2280.98, £2004.12 Tweedie, Middlethird, £2204.92 Wight, Ecclaw, £2060.88 Campbell, Burnhouse Mains

British Blue (Ave. £2,328.83) £2,370.82 Common, Butchercote Farm

Holstein (Ave. £2,325.65) £2,325.65 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

Hereford (Ave. £1,957.24) £2,313.36 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,895.57) £2,308.84 Park, Drinkstone

Luing (Ave. £2,021.69) £2,021.69 Anderson, Priesthaugh

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,962.71) £1,962.71 Venchen Farms

Cows per kilo-

British Blue (Ave. 323.00p) 323p Common, Butchercote Farm and Hall, Horsely Hill

Limousin (Ave. 301.54p) 323p Hall,Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, 309p, 297p Common, Butchercote

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 271.18p) 293p Park, Drinkstone

Luing (Ave. 292.99p) 293p Anderson, Priesthaugh

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 272.16p) 293p, 291p Common, Butchercote Farm, 293p Tweedie, Middlethird

Hereford (Ave. 258.21p) 291p Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm

Fleckvieh (Ave. 250.67p) 279p Bluestone Farming, Nethermains

Stabiliser (Ave. 260.99p) 261p Venchen Farms

Holstein (Ave. 248.99p) 249p Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

CAST BULLS

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2688.30) £2688.30(261p) Huntington Farm Partnership

PRIME LAMBS

Another superb show forward. All classes wanted.

Average per kilo: 491.5p

Average per head: £214

Average weight: 43.5 kilos

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £211.96) £298 Legars Limited, £285, £272 Nicholson, Fishwick, £280 Sanderson, Greenhead, £271 Preacher, Holylee, £270, £264 Harvey, Blackadder Mains, £265 Fullerton, East Gordon, £261 Prentice, Brockholes

Suffolk (Ave. £220.07) £290, £257, £240(2) Taylor,Belmont Farm, £278 Laing, Oxmuir, £260 Ker, The Fens, £244 Forster, Hermiston

Beltex (Ave. £232.50) £278, £271(2), £261, £259, £240 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Blue Texel (Ave. £253) £253 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £221) £221 Guthrie,Myreside

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 504p) 543.80p, 524.4p(2), 516.1p, 511.3p(2) Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 512.5p(2) Fleming, Lochside

Texel (Ave. 492p) 531.90p Taylor,Belmont Farm, 526.5p Anderson, Headshaw, 526.3p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 522.9p, 517.4p Nicholson, Fishwick, 519.2p Harvey, Blackadder Mains, 518p Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, Ogilvie, Ballencrieff Mains, 517.4p(2) Fleming, Lochside

Suffolk (Ave. 489p) 510.60p(2), 494.2p Taylor,Belmont Farm, 505.5p Laing, Oxmuir, 504.8p Anderson, Headshaw, 496.5p White, Elwartlaw, 495.6p Phaup, Hoprigshiels, 492.9p Forster, Hermiston

Blue Texel (Ave. 506p) 506p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 470p) 470.20p Guthrie,Myreside

PRIME HOGGS

Average per kilo: 410p

Average per head: £210

Hoggs per head-

Texel (Ave. £214.25) £288 Fleming, Anvil, £283, £237 Robson, Torwoodlee, £269 Pate, Stobshiel Mains, £251 White, Elwartlaw, £250 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £247, £243 Richardson, Bedrule, £233 Fleming, Anvil

Suffolk (Ave. £225.56) £283, £256 Laing, Oxmuir, £277 Budge, Lamberton, £261 White,Elwartlaw, £260, £244 Fleming, Anvil, £249 Rutter, Greenhead, £247 Richardson, Bedrule and Dodds, Bonjedward

Greyfaced (Ave. £202.66) £252, £212, £206 Fleming,Anvil

Beltex (Ave. £223.25) £245 Faughhill Farming, £239 Robson, Torwoodlee, £217(2) Murray, Redden

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £237) £237 Fleming,Anvil

Blackface (Ave. £182.44) £232, £218 Fleming,Anvil, £210 McClymont, Kirkstead, £200 Philiphaugh Estate, Dryhope

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £199.87) £229 Dodds, Bonjedward Farm, £202 Fleming, Anvil

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £212) £218 Fleming,Anvil

Easy Care (Ave. £191.75) £213, £211 Shell, Bushelhill

Romney (Ave. £208) £208 Fleming, Anvil

CAST EWES

Another strong show of Ewes. Average £174

Charollais (Ave. £239) £290, £222 Neil, Runningburn

Texel (Ave. £203.91) £275, £245 Harvey,Blackadder Mains, £265 Preacher, Holylee, £240, £220 Anderson, Headshaw, £240 Jamieson, Legars, £230 Sanderson, Greenhead and Scamblesby, Huntershall, £222 Robson, Torwoodlee, £220 Fleming, Anvil

Suffolk (Ave. £206.63) £248 Legars Limited, £225 Fullerton, Gordon, £220 Huntington Farm Partnership, £218 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £215 Gray, Sunnycroft, £212 Anderson, Headshaw, £211 Nicholson, Fishwick, £210 Pate, Marvingston and Preacher, Holylee, £210 Robson, Torwoodlee

Greyfaced (Ave. £147.40) £228 Legars Limited, £192 Wight, Ecclaw, £185 Gilchrist, Bhalu, £182 Fleming, Anvil, £180 Pole Hoseason, Falside

Lleyn (Ave. £180.78) £210, £185 Emmerson,Trabroun

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £200) £200 Jamieson, Legars

Romney (Ave. £181.63) £192, £182 Home Robertson, Paxton South Mains

Halfbred (Ave. £190) £190 Wight, Ecclaw

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £160.12) £185 Home Robertson, Paxton South Mains

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £158.50) £180 Anderson, Headshaw Farm, £165 Elliot, Woodside, £160 Phaup, Hoprigshiels

Easy Care (Ave. £145.71) £150 Shell, Bushelhill Farmhouse, £148 Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Dorset (Ave. £142) £142 Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Swaledale (Ave. £104.55) £138 (2) Gala Farms

Blackface (Ave. £115.11) £125 Stoddart,Loanhead Farm

CAST TUPS