St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold  37 Clean Cattle, 22  Cast Cows, 1355 Prime Lambs, 466 Cast Sheep

16 Bullocks averaged 360p per kg and sold to 392p(x2)  Top price £2886

20 Heifers averaged 392p per kg and sold to 432p.  Top price £2642

  1 Young Bull sold to 314p

17 Cast Cows averaged 293p per kg and sold to 351p.  Top price £2684

  5 Cast Bulls averaged 270p per kg and sold to 307p.  Top price £3214

1355 Prime Lambs averaged 437.5p per kg (-17.5p on the week) £194 per head and sold to £279 for Texel Lambs

Top price 489.8p per kg for  Texel Lambs

466 Cast Ewes averaged £ 175.79 and sold to £305 for a Texel Ewe from Messrs Runciman, Huntington

Heavy Ewes averaged £210, light ewes sold to £168 for Blackface Ewes and averaged £150

PRIME CATTLE

Small show forward but a quality show

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,613.85)  £2,886.71 Wight, Whitrighill Farm, £2841.60 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2783.20, £2736.16 Dandie, Learielaw

Simmental (Ave. £2,664.19)  £2,664.19 Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,126.71)  £2,663.36 Hall, New Blainslie

Charolais (Ave. £2,414.53)  £2,478, £2434.40 Hall, New Blainslie

Holstein Friesian (Ave. £1,624.47)  £1,624.47 Shanks, Standhill

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 380.47p)  392p(2) Dandie,Learielaw, 388p Wight, Whitrighill, 384p Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. 362.17p)  376p Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 332.12p)  328p Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. 345.99p)  346p Hall, New Blainslie

Holstein Friesian (Ave. 285.99p)  286p Shanks, Standhill

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,417.38)  £2,642.08, £2612.48 Wight, Whitrighill Farm, £2601.64, £2600.40 Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton

Simmental (Ave. £2,423.52)  £2,577.43 Brickell,Holydean Farm, £2456.60 Jeffrey, Kersknowe

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 400.47p)  432p, 416p Wight, Whitrighill Farm, 426p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup & Sons Butchers, 416p, 412p, 410p Wight, Whitrighill, 410p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd

Simmental (Ave. 357.80p)  374p Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

YOUNG BULLS

Simmental (Ave.£2888.80)£2888.80 (314p) King, Wolfstar

CAST COWS

Nice trade!

Cows per head-

Simmental (Ave. £2,435.18)  £2,684.63, £2311.32, £2309.58 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm

Limousin (Ave. £2,320.32)  £2,670.65, £2635.68 Wight, Whitrighill Farm, £2354.54 Connon, Greenknowe

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,305.42)  £2,490.89, £2342.34 Faughhill Farming

Other (Ave. £2,309.28)  £2,309.28 Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,029.46)  £2,285.69 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, £2028.24 Tweedie, Middlethird

British Blue (Ave. £1,837.43)  £1,837.43 Grieve,Lee farm

Holstein Friesian (Ave. £1,486.54)  £1,534.30 Shanks, Standhill

Cows per kilo-

Simmental (Ave. 328.78p)  351p, 329p Fullerton, Corsbie Farm

Limousin (Ave. 306.11p)  333p Wight, Whitrighill Farm, 327p Connon, Greenknowe

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 300.21p)  313p, 307p Tweedie, Middlethird

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 278.43p)  285p, 277p Faughhill Farming

Other (Ave. 283p)  283p Wight, Whitrighill Farm

British Blue (Ave. 260.99p)  261p Grieve,Lee farm

Holstein Friesian (Ave. 233.73p)  239p Shanks, Standhill

CAST BULLS

Per head-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2705.74) £3214.64 Wight, Ecclaw, £2713.20 Girvan, Gateshaw

Limousin (Ave.£2805.98) £2805.98 Fullerton, Corsbie

Per kilo-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.262.18p) 285p Girvan, Gateshaw, 281p Wight, Ecclaw

Limousin (Ave.307p) 307p Fullerton, Corsbie

PRIME LAMBS

More numbers forward.  Heavy lambs still easy sold.

Average per kilo: 437.5p

Average per head: £194

Average weight:  44.3kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £193.47)  £279 Dun, Brothershiels Farm, £269 Legars Limited, £268 Taylor, Belmont, £264, £249 Turnbull, Jethart (Larkhall), £260 Dunlop, Mayfield, £247(2) Murray, Redden, £247 Riddell, Longfaugh

Suffolk (Ave. £205.11)  £252 Turnbull,Jethart (Larkhall), £250, £240 Dun, Brothershiels, £249 Grieve, The Lee, £242 Laing, Oxmuir, £238 Taylor, Belmont, £235 Anderson, Headshaw, £231 Newtrench Ltd, Whitehill

Charollais (Ave. £205.80)  £233, £230 Pate, Marvingston

Hampshire (Ave. £203.94)  £232, £228 Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

Halfbred (Ave. £228)  £228 Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Beltex (Ave. £151.80)  £197 Fleming, Lochside

Lambs per kilo

Texel (Ave. 439p)  489.80p Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, 484.40p, 480.4p Murray, Redden, 483p Fullerton, Corsbie, 482p, 478.8p, 476.3p Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton, 478.3p Huntington Partnership, 476p Anderson, Headshaw

Suffolk (Ave. 437p)  479.60p Anderson, Headshaw Farm, 469.5p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, 458.6p, 458.2p Turnbull, Jethart (Larkhall), 458.3p Budge, Lamberton, 456.6p Newtrench Ltd, Whitehill, 456.3p Grieve, The Lee, 455.6p Anderson, Headshaw, 455.p Wester Ulston

Charollais (Ave. 442p)  466p, £460 Pate, Marvingston

Halfbred (Ave. 456p)  456p Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Beltex (Ave. 408p)  437.80p Fleming, Lochside

Hampshire (Ave. 426p)  437.70p, 424.7p Laird,St Clements Wells Farm

CAST EWES

It’s not just the weather that’s red hot!  Ewes were a blistering trade today at St Boswells averaging an outstanding £175.79 with numbers rising on the year.

Sale topped at £305 for a strong Texel Ewe from Messrs Runciman, Huntington

Texel (Ave. £201.81)  £305, £278 Huntington Farm Partnership, £285, £265 MacLean, Chapel Farmhouse, £278 Wardop, Harden Mains, £258, £250 Budge, Lamberton, £250, £245 Legars Limited, £245 Huntington Partnership

Beltex (Ave. £204.15)  £250, £222, £180 Sandilands,Brown's Cottage, Hundalee, £218 Cormack, Oxnam Neuk, £180 Fleming, Lochside

Suffolk (Ave. £207.73)  £240, £220 Sandilands,Brown's Cottage, Hundalee, £238, £218 Taylor, Belmont, £235, £220 Connon, Greenknowe, £220 Budge, Lamberton and Dunlop, Mayfield, £218 Wight, Ecclaw and Pate, Marvingston

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £215)  £235 Dick, Hamildean, £210 Borthwick, Halkburn Farm Holding

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £190)  £218 Dun,Gilston Farm, £210, £200, £172 Nisbet Mill Farms, £188, £170 Wight, Ecclaw

Blue Texel (Ave. £211.33)  £214, £210 Cormack,Oxnam Neuk

Greyfaced (Ave. £178.07)  £200 Fullerton, Cockburn Farm, £192 Wight, Ecclaw, £190 Dunlop, Mayfield, £188 Borthwick, Halkburn Farm Holding and Legars Limited, £180, £178 Fullerton, Cockburn, £175 Dick, Hamildean, £170 Wight, Ecclaw and Mackie, Crailing Nook

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £129.53)  £190 Dun,Gilston Farm, £148, £125 McIntosh, Borthwickshiels, £130 Kelly, Rachel Field Cottage, £118 Wood, Halidean Mill

Berrichon (Ave. £180)  £180 Powell,Springwood Lodge

Blackface (Ave. £107.82)  £160, £157 McIntosh, Borthwickshiels, £150, £118 McClymont, Tinnis

Kerry Hill (Ave. £163.71)  £165 McIntosh,Borthwickshiels Farm, £162 MacLean, Chapel Farmhouse

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £160)  £160 Guthrie,Myreside

Badger Faced Texel (Ave. £145)  £145 Burn,No 3 Cottage, Crumstane

Jacob (Ave. £105.14)  £120 Harper,9 Park Terrace, Hawick

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave.£248) £248 Wardop, Harden Mains

North Country Cheviot (Ave.£205) £215, £200 Dun, Gilston

Zwartble(Ave.£170) £170 Wardrop, Harden Mains

Badger face (Ave.£162) £162 Burn, Crumstane

Shetland(Ave.£85.83) £115 Burn, Crumstane