St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 77 Clean Cattle, 28 Cast Cows, 1487 Prime Lambs, 488 Cast Sheep

37 Bullocks averaged 380p per kg and sold to 410p. Top price £3130

38 Heifers averaged 393p per kg and sold to 432p x 2. Top price £2854

2 Young Bulls averaged 379p per kg and sold to 380p.

27 Cast Cows averaged 292p per kg and sold to 333p.  Top price £2823

  1 Cast Bulls averaged sold to 311p.  Top price £3745

1487 Prime Lambs averaged 395.5p per kg (-1.5p on the week) £180 per head and sold to £257 for Texel Lambs

Top price 460.9p per kg for Beltex Lambs

488 Cast Ewes averaged £ 160.62 and sold to £300 for a pair of Texel ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £225, light ewes sold to £190 for 3 North Country Cheviot ewes from Douglas, Ruletownhead and averaged £150.

PRIME CATTLE

Good trade throughout.  All classes in demand.

Bullocks per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,499.81)  £3,131.19 Hamilton,Bee Edge Farm, £2855.26, £2775 Ramsdens Farming, Kaimridge, £2788, £2751.54 Dandie, Learielaw, £2714.36 Logan, West Garleton

British Blue (Ave. £2,418.41)  £2,629.43 Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,398.85)  £2,505.80 Wight, Whitrighill Farm, £2435.04, £2431.52 Hall, New Blainslie, £2337.84 Baird, Lurdenlaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,333.22)  £2,485.19, £2351.16 Logan, West Garleton, £2390.08 Lamont, Dunslaw

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,965.59)  £1,965.59 Lamont, Dunslaw

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 381.98p)  410p, 394p Dandie,Learielaw, 402p Hall, New Blainslie, 398p Logan, West Garleton, 395p Wight, Whitrighill

British Blue (Ave. 393.23p)  396p Wight,Whitrighill Farm, 390p Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 380.51p)  388p, 378p Lamont,Dunslaw, 380p, 378p(2) Logan, West Garleton

Simmental (Ave. 369.28p)  382p Baird, Lurdenlaw Farm, 374p Wight, Whitrihill, 372p Hall, New Blainslie

Stabiliser (Ave. 359.99p)  360p Lamont, Dunslaw

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,388.48)  £2,854.30 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2768.64, £2765.52, £2635.20, £2614.40 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2760.60, £2683.92 Dandie, Learielaw

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,266.94)  £2,759.39 Huntington Farm Partnership, £2453.92 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2293.20 Young, Nisbet

Simmental (Ave. £2,047.76)  £2,047.76 Lamont, Dunslaw

Charolais (Ave. £1,998.80)  £1,998.80 Young,Nisbet Farm

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 396.40p)  432p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Kirkup Butchers, 432p Wight, Whitrighill to Comrie, Crieff, 430p Dandie, Learielaw, 430p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Comrie, Crieff, 422p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons , 422p Young, Nisbet, 416p Wight, Whitrighill and  Huntington Farm Partnership

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 383.90p)  392p Lamont, Dunslaw to Hugh Black & Sons, 390p Lamont, Dunslaw and Young, Nisbet, 384p(2) Lamont, Dunslaw

Charolais (Ave. 380.00p)  380p Young,Nisbet Farm

Simmental (Ave. 358.00p)  358p Lamont, Dunslaw

YOUNG BULLS

Limousin (Ave.£2016.38) £2059.60, £1973.16(380p) Hamilton, Ramrig

CAST COWS

Pleasant trade.

Cows per head-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,024.88)  £2,823.84 Hogg,Birkenside Farm, £2533.80, £2259.90 Tennant, Shaws, £2288.74 MacNeill, Old Orchard

Limousin (Ave. £2,392.19)  £2,732.58 Matthewson, Soutra, £2485.14 Douglas, Howahill, £2462.68 Huntington Farm Partnership

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,568.50)  £2,568.50 Ogilvie, Broom

British Blue (Ave. £2,520.95)  £2,520.95 Huntington Farm Partnership

Hereford (Ave. £1,817.29)  £2,198.12 Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,195.65)  £2,195.65 Hogg, Birkenside Farm

Stabiliser (Ave. £1,908.95)  £1,908.95 Lofthouse,Bankhouse Farm

Cows per kilo-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 289.02p)  333.00p Hogg, Birkenside Farm, 317p MacNeill, Old Orchard, 309p(2), 301p, 291p Tennant, Shaws, 291p Tweedie, Middlethird

Limousin (Ave. 301.47p)  323.00p Matthewson, Soutra, 319p Huntington Farm Partnership

Simmental (Ave. 310.99p)  311.00p Hogg, Birkenside Farm

Hereford (Ave. 290.76p)  307.00p Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm

British Blue (Ave. 302.99p)  303.00p Huntington Farm Partnership

Stabiliser (Ave. 290.99p)  291.00p Lofthouse,Bankhouse Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 275.00p)  275.00p Ogilvie, Broom

CAST BULLS

Aberdeen Angus(Ave.£3745.12) £3745.12 (263p) Fullerton, Cockburn

PRIME LAMBS

More numbers forward.  Handy weights sharper. 

Average per kilo: 395.5p

Average per head: £180

Average weight:  45.5kgs

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £178.63)  £257 Calder Ltd,Bogend, £233 Elliot, Duke Street, Hawick, £230 Ridgway, Nether Howden and Hendry, Symington Mains, £227 Taylor, Belmont, £226, £216 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £225 Rae Farming, Chesters Brae, £222 Helm, Haltree, £220 Goldie, Collielaw, £219 Barclay, Leetside, £217 Sanderson, Greenhead and Fullerton, Corsbie, £216 Torwoodlee & Buckholm

Suffolk (Ave. £184.41)  £244, £234, £209 Taylor,Belmont Farm, £238, £220 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £236, £216 McNeill, The Stables, £213 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £211 Haldane, Manortoun

Beltex (Ave. £184.66)  £216, £215, £208, £204 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £212 Arnott, Butterdean(2) and Fullerton, Corsbie, £207 Fullerton, Corsbie,

Charollais (Ave. £182.41)  £205, £204 Pate, Marvingston

Greyfaced (Ave. £189.33)  £203 Morton, Kaeside

Blue Texel (Ave. £171.42)  £175 Blackadder West, £170 Hankey, East Mains

Hampshire (Ave. £171)  £171 Lauder Herdwicks

Dutch Spotted (Ave. £158)  £170 Guthrie,Myreside

Shetland (Ave. £140)  £140 Stewart, Letham Mains

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 416p)  460.90p, 431.8p, 407.7p, 402.2p Arnott, Butterdean, 450p, 424p Fullerton, Corsbie, 442.6p, 438.7p, 436.4p, 430p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 409.1p Hume Farming, Broombank

Texel (Ave. 395p)  433.30p, 430p, 429.2p(2), 427.4p, 426.4p, 425p, 424p, 423.5p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 426.9p Helm, Haltree, 425p, 421.4p Sanderson, Greenhead, 420p Nicholson, Fishwick

Suffolk (Ave. 394p)  426p, 407.7p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, 422.2p Taylor, Belmont, 420.8p Anderson, Headshaw, 412p Lowrie, Blegbie, 411.4p, 406.9p McNeill, The Stables, 410.3p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 405.8p Halldane, Manortoun

Charollais (Ave. 404p)  408p, 404.2p(2) Pate, Marvingston, 406.3p Elliot, Kirkhope Steading

Dutch Spotted (Ave. 383p)  396.30p Elliot,  Kirkhope Steading

Blue Texel (Ave. 393p)  395.30p Hankey,East Mains

Greyfaced (Ave. 376p)  390.40p Morton,Kaeside

Hampshire (Ave. 380p)  380p Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw

Shetland (Ave. 325p)  325.60p Stewart, Letham Mains Holding

CAST EWES

Numbers starting to come forward nicely with Vendors reaping the rewards of using their local market!

Bogend topped the trade with a pair of stylish Texel Ewes which hit £300

Texel (Ave. £209.09)  £300, £288, £265 Calder Ltd,Bogend, £295, £288 Huntington Farm Partnership, £275, £258(2) Robson, Torwoodlee, £268, £260 DJ Texels, £265, £258 E.Runciman, Huntington, £250 Elliot, Duke Street, £250 Douglas, Ruletownhead, £242 Rodger Farms, Galadean

Beltex (Ave. £244)  £260 E. Runciman,Huntington, £228 Huntington Farm Partnership

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £177.30)  £222 21 DJ Texels, £200 Lowrie, Blegbie, £196, £178, £150 Gordon, Northfield, £190 Rodger, Galadean, £182 Muircleugh Partners, £175 Huntington Farm Partnership, £172, £170 Howey, Broomiebank,

Suffolk (Ave. £199.82)  £220 Huntington Farm Partnership, £220 Anderson, Headshaw, £218, £212, £190 Helm, Haltree, £218 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £218, £215 Pate, Marvingston, £210 Muircleugh Partners, £210 Elliot, Woodside, £208 Sanderson, Greenhead, Douglas, Ruletownhead, Nicholson, Fishwick, Elliot, Woodside, £200 Hendry, Symington Mains

Blue Texel (Ave. £177.50)  £205, £150 Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm

Lleyn (Ave. £160)  £198, £148, £128 Hume Farming, Broombank

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £163.54)  £190, £145 Douglas, Ruletownhead Farm, £185, £155 Hislop, Ladylands Drive, Selkirk, £175, £170, £124 Howey, Broomiebank, £175 Anderson, Headshaw

Greyfaced (Ave. £159.35)  £188 Anderson, Headshaw Farm, £182 Morton, Kaeside, £170 Mackie, Crailing Nook, £155 Hendry, Symington Mains

Zwartble (Ave. £182)  £182 Cakemuir Equestrian

Easy Care (Ave. £140)  £140 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Hebridean (Ave. £130)  £130 Strang-Steel,Threepwood

Herdwick (Ave. £115)  £115 Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw

Blackface (Ave. £93.20)  £115 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £110 Ashcraig Farm Partnership, £100 (2) Lauder Herdwicks, Scarlaw

Rams

Texel (Ave.£28.50) £285 Dun, Brothershiels, £152 Faughhill Farming