St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 59 Clean Cattle, 45 Cast Cows, 1149 Prime Lambs, 402 Cast Sheep

25 Bullocks averaged 384p per kg and sold to 398p. Top price £2861

34 Heifers averaged 395p per kg and sold to 434p.  Top price £2664

43 Cast Cows averaged 294p per kg and sold to 351p.  Top price £2775

 2 Cast Bulls averaged 285p per kg and sold to 311p.  Top price £3389

1149 Prime Lambs averaged 397p per kg (-40p on the week) £176 per head and sold to £244 for Suffolk Lambs

Top price 455.6p per kg for Texel Lambs

402 Cast Ewes averaged £166.49 and sold to £300 for a Texel Ewe from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw

Heavy Ewes averaged £215, light ewes sold to £190 for North Country Cheviot ewes and averaged £155

PRIME CATTLE

Good show, good trade

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2501.22) £2861.60 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2698.80, £2661.68, £2595.04 Dandie, Learielaw, £2582.32 Barrie, Rumbleton, £2570.76 Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. £2650.32) £2650.32 Brickell, Holydean

Charolais (Ave. £2553.71) £2647.50 Hall, New Blainslie, £2459.92 Lamont, Dunslaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2299.30) £2467.68, £2328.00, £2301.40 Lamont, Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 388.89p) 398p, 394p, Lamont, Dunslaw, 394p Hall, New Blainslie, 392p Barrie, Rumbleton, Hamilton, Bee Edge, Dandie, Learielaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 381.18p) 388p (2) Lamont, Dunslaw to J.F. Finlay & Co. Ltd

Charolais (Ave. 381.15p) 388p Lamont, Dunslaw to J.F Finlay & Co. Ltd, 375p Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. 324p) 324p Brickell, Holydean

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2409.66) £2664.76 Dandie, Learielaw, £2648.60, Wight, Whitrighill, £2554.40 Dandie, Learielaw, £2549.80 Wight, Whitrighill, £2542.80 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2520.00 Wight, Whitrighill

British Blue (Ave. £2184.22) £2482.92 Wight, Whitrighill

Simmental (Ave. £2362.32) £2362.32 Wight, Whitrighill

Luing (Ave. £2109.60) £2109.60 Helm, Haltree

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1967.56) £2027.08, £1998.80 Faughhill Farming Ltd, Faughhill

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 405.6p) 434p Dandie, Learielaw, 428p, 424p Hamilton, Bee Edge, 420p, 418p Wight, Whitrighill to Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, 416p, 414p Wight, Whitrighill, 412p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W. Kirkup & Sons, 412p Dandie, Learielaw

British Blue (Ave. 392.8p) 418p Wight, Whitrighill to Hugh Black & Sons

Simmental (Ave. 386p) 386p Wight, Whitrighill to J.F. Finlay & Co. Ltd

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 378.75p) 385p (4) Lamont, Dunslaw

Beef Shorthon (Ave. 374.06p) 380p, 374p Faughhill Farming Ltd, Faughhill to J.F. Finlay & Co. Ltd

Luing (Ave. 360p) 360p Helm, Haltree

CAST COWS

Great trade

Cows per head

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2073.01) £2775.28, £2583.18 Campbell, Wedderlie, £2542.50 Hogg, Birkenside, £2533.08, £2519.10 Campbell, Wedderlie

British Blue (Ave. £2390.68) £2572.54, £2529.68, £2490.50 Stewart, Sunlawshill

Fleckvieh (Ave. £2119.23) £2298.66 Bluestone Farming Ltd, Nethermains

Simmental (Ave. £1932.84) £2290.26 Hogg, Birkenside, £1856.58 Douglas, Ruletownhead

Limousin (Ave. £1889.89) £2279.54 Douglas, Saughtree, £2116.92 Connon, Greenknowe, £2069.24 Douglas, Howahill

Luing (Ave. £1893.91) £2079.88 Helm, Haltree, £1849.20 Reid, Boreland

Saler (Ave. £1728.48) Connon, Greenknowe

Cows per kilo

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 296.66p) 351p Tweedie, Middlethird, 339p Campbell, Wedderlie, 339p Hogg, Birkenside, Richardson, Upper Samieston, 329p, 315p Richardson, Upper Samieston, 311p, 307p Campbell, Wedderlie

Limousin (Ave. 291.16p) 335p Douglas, Saughtree, 329p, 309p Connon, Greenknowe

Luing (Ave. 307.79p) 335p Reid, Boreland, 319p, Helm, Haltree

British Blue (Ave. 297.64p) 327p Connon, Greenknowe, 307p Stewart, Sunslawshill

Simmental (Ave. 285.92p) 291p Douglas, Ruletownhead, 287p Hogg, Birkenside

Saler (Ave. 277p) 277p Connon, Greenknowe

Fleckvieh (Ave. 269.28p) 273p Bluestone Farming Ltd, Nethermains

CAST BULLS

Per head

Simmental (Ave. £3389.80) £3389.90 Helm, Haltree

Charolais (Ave. £2256.76) £2256.76 Catlin, Hassendean

Per kilo

Simmental (Ave. 311p) 311p Helm, Haltree

Charolais (Ave. 253p) 253p Catlin, Hassendean

PRIME LAMBS

Heavy Lambs still in demand, lighter lambs more selective.

Average per kilo: 397p

Average per head: £176

Average weight:  44.3kg

Lambs per head:

Suffolk (Ave. £180.15) £244 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £225 Lowrie, Blegbie, £244 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £219 Lowrie, Blegbie, £217 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £206 Anderson, Headshaw, £204 Newtrench Ltd, Whitehill

Texel (Ave. £175.76) £239, £228 Sanderson, Greenhead, £224 Pate, Marvingston, £223 Sanderson, Greenhead, £220 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £219 B Rae Farming Ltd, Chesters Brae, £218 (2), £217 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £217 Sanderson, Greenhead, £216 Buglass, Mid Edrom, Pate, Marvingston, Fullerton, Corsbie, £215 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Beltex (Ave. £179.70) £218 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, Fullerton, Corsbie, £211 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £208 Fullerton, Corsbie#

Blue Texel (Ave. £182.14) £215 Forster, Hermiston

Border Leicester (Ave. £205) £205 Tennant, Gilmanscleuch

Lleyn (Ave. £182) £193 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Hampshire (Ave. £166.64) MacGregor, 4 Fairlaw

Lambs per kilo:

Texel (Ave. 397p) 455.6p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 438.3p Turnbull, Larkhall,

437p Fullerton, Corsbie, 435.8p, 434p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 433.3p

Bridgewater, Edrom Mains, 432p Fullerton, Corsbie, 429.2p Highfield Farming, The

Knock, 428p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 428p (2), 427.5p, 427.1p Highfield

Farming, The Knock, 426.1p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 425.5p Highfield Farming, The Knock

Suffolk (Ave. 395p) 443.6p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 438.3p Anderson, Headshaw,

434p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 422.2p Anderson, Headshaw, 416.7p Lowrie,

Blegbie, 411.1p Phaup, Hoprigshiels, 409.3p Lowrie, Blegbie, 409p Anderson,

Headshaw, 408p Newtrench Ltd, Whitehill

Beltex (Ave. 413p) 442.6p, 436p Fullerton, Corsbie, 427.5p, 422p Dixon, Whitsome West

Newton, 411.4p Fleming, Lochside

Blue Texel (Ave. 391p) 405.7p Forster, Hermiston

Border Leicester (Ave. 394p) 394.2p Tennant, Gilmanscleuch

Lleyn (Ave. 385p) 393.9p Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Hampshire (Ave. 380p) 383p MacGregor, 4 Fairlaw

CAST EWES

Ewes at St Boswells remain a flying trade with 402 forward coming to an average of

£166.49.

Topping the sale at £300 was a very smart Texel ram from Messrs Anderson &

Son, Headshaw.

Texel (Ave. £188.35) £275 Clark, Upper Bolton, £270, £258 Renwick, Craig Douglas,

£246 Sanderson, Greenhead, £245 Clark, Upper Bolton, £222 Arres, Dryden, £220

Mabon, Lustruther, £215 Rodger, Galadean, Fleming, Lochside, £210 Arres, Dryden

Suffolk (Ave. £197.42) £228 Wight, Ecclaw, £222 Anderson, Headshaw, £218 Wight,

Ecclaw, £212 Rodger, Galadean, £210 Pate, Marvingston, £198 (2) Sutherland,

Hillhouse, £198 Macnair, Abbeymill, £195 Pate, Marvingston, £188 Wight, Ecclaw

Blue Texel (Ave. £212.50) £225 Forster, Hermiston, £175 Hislop, Forleys Park

Beltex (Ave. £177.78) £218 Glennie, Threeburnford, £210 Halliday, Heriotsfield, £180,

£168 Glennie, Threeburnford

Greyface (Ave. £141.54) £210 Fleming, Lochside, £190 Sanderson, Greenhead, £165 Hall, New Blainslie

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £189.07) £205 Rodger, Galadean, £205 Scott, Kirklands, Fisher, Lower Swinnie, £180 Lowrie, Blegbie, £170, £165 Campbell, Wedderlie, £165 Sutherland, Hillhouse

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £132.85) £190 Howey, Broomiebank, £175 Elliot, Duke Street, Macnair, Abbeymill, £166 Arres, Dryden, £155 Elliot, Duke Street, Glennie, Threeburnford, Campbell, Wedderlie, £150 Thomson, Holylee

Easycare (Ave. £160.34) £175, £150 Sutherland, Hillhouse

Lonk (Ave. £152) £152 Fisher, Lower Swinnie

Blackface (Ave. £118.08) £140, £115, £108 McClymont, Tinnis

Jacob (Ave. £103.50) £132 Hislop, Forleys Park

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £231.80) £300 Anderson, Headshaw, £255 Macnair, Abbeymill, £202 Mabon,

Lustruther, Buglass, Mid Edrom, £200 Forster, Hermiston

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £249.33) £280 Glennie, Threeburnford, £238 Hays, Little

Hays, £230 Glennie, Threeburnford

Beltex (Ave. £210.67) £215 Anderson, Headshaw, £212 Hislop, Forleys Park, £205

Halliday, 9 Heriotsfield

Blue Texel (Ave. £200) £200 Forster, Hermiston

Suffolk (Ave. £198) £198 Mabon, Lustruther