St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold  79 Clean Cattle, 27 Cast Cows, 1018 Prime Lambs, 36 Prime Hoggs, 214 Cast Sheep

49 Bullocks averaged 362p per kg and sold to 403p.  Top price £2941

28 Heifers averaged 374p per kg and sold to 440p.  Top price £2807

  2 Young Bulls averaged 295p per kg and sold to 312p

25 Cast Cows averaged 290p per kg and sold to 337p.  Top price £3181

  2 Cast Bulls averaged 282p per kg and sold to 285p.  Top price £2889

1018 Prime Lambs 455p per kg (-15p on the week) £203 per head and sold to £302 for Beltex Lambs

Top price 649p per kg for  Beltex Lambs

36 Prime Hoggs averaged £140 per head and sold to £190 for Texel Hoggs

214 Cast Ewes averaged £163

Heavy Ewes averaged £210, light ewes sold to £155 for North Country Cheviots and averaged £139

PRIME CATTLE

Steady trade matching last weeks trade

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,510.47)  £2,941.04 Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, £2865.24, £2810.08 Hamilton, Lennoxlove, £2725.16 Hall, New Blainslie

British Blue (Ave. £2,153.34)  £2,918.39 Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, £2414.72 Nimmo (Farms), Castlemains

Simmental (Ave. £2,388.65)  £2,851.04 Brickell,Holydean Farm, £2516 Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,330.82)  £2,824.91 Ramsdens, Kaimflat, £2579.36 Logan, West Garleton, £2392 Lamont, Dunslaw

Charolais (Ave. £2,567.78)  £2,790, £2736.72 Hall, New Blainslie

Luing (Ave. £2,312.11)  £2,366.63 Lamont, Dunslaw

Hereford (Ave. £2,161.28)  £2,161.28 Nimmo (Farms),Castlemains

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,086.91)  £2,086.91 Young,Nisbet Farm

Holstein Friesian (Ave. £1,245)  £1,245 Shanks, Standhill

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 377.46p)  396p, 386p, 384p Dandie, Learielaw, 392p Logan, West Garleton, 388p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 386p Dandie, Learielaw, Hamilton, Lennoxlove and Hall, New Blainslie

British Blue (Ave. 353.93p)  380p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, 360p Young, Nisbet and Nimmo (Farms), Castlemains

Charolais (Ave. 348.41p)  378p, 374p Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 360.04p)  376p Logan,4 West Garleton

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 373.99p)  374p Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. 353.00p)  370p Hall, New Blainslie

Hereford (Ave. 352p)  352p Nimmo (Farms),Castlemains

Luing (Ave. 337.04p)  342p Lamont, Dunslaw

Holstein Friesian (Ave. 250p)  250p Shanks, Standhill

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,429.66)  £2,807.84, £2803.56 Gilchrist,West Meikle Pinkerton, £2782.08 Wight, Whitrighill

British Blue (Ave. £2,429.43)  £2,429.43 Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,294)  £2,294 Young,Nisbet Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,001.35)  £2152.32, £2058.84, £2045.16 Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 384.22p)  440p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Denholm Meat Supplies, 430p Wight, Whitrighill to W.Kirkup & Sons, Butchers, 424p, 420p Hickson, Woodhouse, 414p Wight, Whitrighill

British Blue (Ave. 415.99p)  416p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 345.59p)  362p, 354p Lamont, Dunslaw

Simmental (Ave. 370p)  370p Young,Nisbet Farm

YOUNG BULLS

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2347.80) £2614.56(312p) Common, Butchercote

CAST COWS

Good to sell

Cows per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,452.82)  £3,181.28, £2840.50, £2567.50 Gilchrist,West Meikle Pinkerton

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,065.99)  £2,604.41 Fairnilee Farming, £2304.72 Tweedie, Middlethird, £2182.76 Barbour, Craiinghall, £2114.82 Emmerson, Trabroun

Simmental (Ave. £2,092.60)  £2,345.45, £2239.38 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, £2264.08 Falsidehill Farms

Charolais (Ave. £2,128.15)  £2,128.15 Falsidehill Farms,

Cows per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 315.04p)  337p, 327p, 325p (2), 319p Gilchrist,West Meikle Pinkerton

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 27648p)  322p, 297p Tweedie, Middlethird, 291p Falsidehill Farms

Simmental (Ave. 288.23p)  311p Falsidehill Farms, 297p Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Charolais (Ave. 28299p)  283p Falsidehill Farms,

CAST BULLS

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2889.90) £2889.90(285p) Common, Butchercote

Limousin (Ave.£2121.82) £2121.82 Common, Butchercote

PRIME LAMBS

Weight still easy sold.  Handy weights less demand

Average per kilo: 455p

Average per head: £203

Average weight:  44.6kgs

Lambs per head

Beltex (Ave. £216.88)  £302, £220 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £237 Watson Farming, Bonnyrigg, £218 Ross, Wester Middleton, £211 Huntington Farm Partnership

Texel (Ave. £204.49)  £275 Sanderson,Greenhead, £270 Fullerton, Corsbie, £265, £260, £258 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £260 Anderson, Headshaw, £257 Pate, Marvingston, £256 Sanderson, Greenhead

Suffolk (Ave. £193.53)  £254 Anderson,Headshaw, £245, £230 Dunlop, Mayfield, £242 Highfield Farming, £239 Park & Paskins, Glenburnie and Rutherford Shiell, Byrewalls, £230 Mundell, Meigle and Parrish, Hassendeanburn, £225 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £200)  £200(2) Guthrie,Myreside

Blue Texel (Ave. £181)  £190 Cormack,Oxnam Neuk

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 500p)  649.50p, 478.3p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 496.5p, 488.9p Huntington Farm Partnership, 493.8p, 460p Watson Farming, Bonnyrigg, 473.9p, 471.4p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Texel (Ave. 456p)  516.70p, 498p, 497.9p, 496p, 495.8p(2) Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 500p Huntington Farm Partnership, 495p Fullerton, Corsbie, 493.8p Dunlop, Mayfield

Suffolk (Ave. 434p)  498p, 473.3p Anderson,Headshaw Farm, 480.4p, 474.2p Dunlop, Mayfield, 473.3p Park & Paskins, Glenburnie, 462.2p Watson Farming, Bonnyrigg, 460p Parrish, Hassendeanburn

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 437p)  444.40p Guthrie,Myreside

Blue Texel (Ave. 413p)  441.90p Cormack,Oxnam Neuk

PRIME HOGGS

Texel (Ave. £112)  £190 Bell, Roxburgh Mill Farm, £160 (2) Venchen Farms

Blue Texel (Ave. £190)  £190 Cormack,Oxnam Neuk

Blackface (Ave. £108.33)  £170 Bell, Roxburgh Mill Farm

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £140)  £140 Powell,Springwood Lodge

CAST EWES

Smaller show with more lean types.

Average - £163

Texel (Ave. £183.17)  £238, £220 (2) Venchen Farms, £220 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £218 Brickell, Holydean, £215 Cormack, Oxnam Neuk, £214 Anderson, Headshaw, £204 Logan, Pirntaton, £200 Preacher, Holylee and Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Suffolk (Ave. £203.85)  £225 Anderson, Headshaw Farm, £220 Dere Street Farming, Pogbie House, £220 Brickell, Holydean, £220, £216 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, £218 Pate, Marvingston, £216 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £215 Phaup, Hoprigshiels, £214 Sutherland, New Channelkirk

Blue Texel (Ave. £195)  £220 Cormack,Oxnam Neuk

Easy Care (Ave. £123.28)  £208, £160(2) Lofthouse,Bankhouse, £195 Smith, Hagbrae

Greyfaced (Ave. £172.61)  £185 Beck,Hendersyde, £181 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton and Beck, Hendersyde, £180 Bridgewater, Edrom Mains

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £180)  £180 Turkington ,Outer Huntly

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £127.66)  £155 Turkington ,Outer Huntly, £132 Preacher, Holylee, £124 Logan, Pirntaton

Beltex (Ave. £150)  £150 Cormack,Oxnam Neuk

Blackface (Ave. £116.20)  £140 Ashcraig Farm Partnership, £130 Borland, Flemington

Zwartble (Ave. £130)  £130 Damerell, Lauder Barns Farm