St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 76 Clean Cattle, 50 Cast Cows, 1595  Prime Lambs,  639 Cast Sheep

39 Bullocks averaged 383p per kg and sold to 418p. Top price £3308

36 Heifers averaged 385p per kg and sold to 436p.  Top price £ 2662

1 Young Bull sold to £2640 (352p)

49 Cast Cows averaged 284p per kg and sold to 339p x 2.  Top price £3272

1595 Prime Lambs averaged 324p per kg and sold to £227

Top price 434p per kg for Beltex Lambs

639 Cast Ewes averaged £163.97 and sold to £300 for a  Ram from Green, The Craggs

Heavy ewes averaged £220, light ewes sold to £182 for a pair from Anderson, Headshaw and averaged £130

PRIME CATTLE

Similar trade

Bullocks per head-

Charolais (Ave. £2,623.81)  £3,308.80, £2801.92 Clark,Wellheads, £2745.40, £2511.36 Hall, New Blainslie

Limousin (Ave. £2,598.32)  £3,064.60, £2879.56 Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm, £2828.92, £2768.64 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2810.76, £2695.68, £2666.84 Dandie, Learielaw

British Blue (Ave. £2,643.34)  £3,006.95, £2929.28 Clark,Wellheads, £2774, £2512.88 Wight, Whitrighill

Simmental (Ave. £2,793)  £2,793 Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,325.67)  £2,426.87 Lamont, Dunslaw, £2376.32 Faughhill Farming

Belted Galloway (Ave. £2,276.87)  £2,276.87 Faughhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 392.43p)  418p, 416p Dandie,Learielaw, 416p Wight, Whitrighill, 412p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 406p Logan, West Garleton

British Blue (Ave. 384.39p)  412p, 404p, 380p, 378p Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Charolais (Ave. 366.60p)  384p, 374p Hall, New Blainslie, 376p Clark, Wellheads

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 380.01p)  384p Lamont,Dunslaw and  Logan, West Garleton

Belted Galloway (Ave. 357.99p)  358p Faughhill Farming

Simmental (Ave. 350.00p)  350p Wight, Whitrighill Farm

Heifers per head-

Limousin (Ave. £2,429.83)  £2,662.80 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £2654.40, £2603.36 Dandie, Learielaw, £2649.60 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2641.92, £2622 Ramsdens Farming, Kaimflat

Charolais (Ave. £2,257.56)  £2,409.19, £2408.64 Hall, New Blainslie, £2246.24 Young, Nisbet

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,941.31)  £2,257.91, £2048.92 Young,Nisbet Farm, £2040.88 Logan, West Garleton

Simmental (Ave. £2,052.15)  £2,234.87 Young,Nisbet Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,989)  £1,989 Faughhill Farming

Hereford (Ave. £1,449.55)  £1,464.31 Campbell,Burnhouse Mains, £1434.80 Patterson, Kirktonhill

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 407.69p)  436p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Denholm Meat Supplies, 430p Trotter, Hoselaw, 424p Dandie, Learielaw to Hugh Black & Sons, Hamilton, Bee Edge 422p to W.Kirkup & Sons, 420p Dandie, Learielaw, Dixon, Whitsome West Newton 420p to Hugh Black & Sons

Charolais (Ave. 387.36p)  404p, 386p Young,Nisbet Farm, 386p Hall, New Blainslie

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 390.00p)  390p Faughhill Farming

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 363.23p)  388p Logan,West Garleton, 384p Faughhill Farming and Young, Nisbet

Simmental (Ave. 376.54p)  384p Young,Nisbet Farm

Hereford (Ave. 310.39p)  340p Patterson, Kirktonhill

YOUNG BULLS

Charolais(Ave.£2640) £2640(352p) Sinclair, Crookston

CAST COWS

Very buoyant

Cows per head-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,971.24)  £3,272.39, £2599.40 Elliot,Roxburgh Mains, £2303.68 Muircleugh Partners, £2077.88 Tennant, Shaws

Simmental (Ave. £2,502.21)  £3,024.17, £2897.50 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, £2252.34 Anderson, Nether Falla

Limousin (Ave. £2,535.24)  £2,922.17, £2488.26 Common, Butchercote Farm, £2521.44 Trotter, Hoselaw, £2498.54 Forster, Hermiston

British Blue (Ave. £2,166.98)  £2,532.60 Common, Butchercote Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,219.14)  £2,345.47, £2251.64 Patterson, Kirktonhill, £2179.06 Runciman, East Mains

Hereford (Ave. £2,344.32)  £2,344.32 Muircleugh Partners

Luing (Ave. £1,729.34)  £2,280, £1773.90, £1720.40 Loder,Upper Chatto Farm

Other (Ave. £1,893)  £2,149.13 Anderson,Nether Falla

Saler (Ave. £1,754.31)  £1,953, £1903.40, £1868.22, £1816.92 Girvan,Gateshaw

Cows per kilo-

Limousin (Ave. 309.02p)  339p(2) Common, Butchercote Farm, 309p Trotter, Hoselaw

Hereford (Ave. 333.00p)  333p Muircleugh Partners

Simmental (Ave. 300.89p)  317p, 305p Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, 297p Muircleugh Partners

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 281.60p)  317p, 303p Elliot,Roxburgh Mains, 313p Muircleugh Partners, 303p Girvan, Gateshaw

British Blue (Ave. 285.88p)  315p Common, Butchercote Farm

Saler (Ave. 293.08p)  315p, 309p, 307p Girvan,Gateshaw

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 300.49p)  311p, 307p, 295p Patterson, Kirktonhill

Other (Ave. 28127p)  301p Anderson,Nether Falla

Luing (Ave. 250.42p)  285p, 257p Loder,Upper Chatto Farm

PRIME LAMBS

Show of Texel Prime Lambs kindly sponsored by The Texel Sheep Society.   Champion went to Messrs Fullerton, Corsbie and Dixon Bros, Whitsome West Newton took Reserve Champion

Judge -  Mr J.Curle.

Class 1 (ex Suffolk)

1^st           Corsbie.  51½ kgs £200 to MacVickers, Melrose     (CHAMPION)

2^nd          Dryden.  43 kgs £136 to West Scottish Lamb

Class 2 (Continental)

1^st           Whitsome West Newton.  52 kgs £188 to Bowland Foods (RESERVE CHAMPION)

Class 3 (Any other Breed)

1^st           Dryden. 43½ kgs £140 to West Scottish Lamb

Good trade.  Weight and flesh easily sold for all types

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £148.17)  £227, £204 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £213 Sinclair, Crookston, £205 Venchen Farms, £200(2) Fullerton, Corsbie

Suffolk (Ave. £152.14)  £214 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, £197 Taylor, Belmont, £195 Anderson, Hardens, £194 Macvie, Langtonlees, £189 Dunlop, Mayfield, Arnott, Butterdean

Blue Texel (Ave. £192.50)  £204, £181 Charolotte Nicolson,The Knock

Beltex (Ave. £159.90)  £193, £191, £188, £180(2) McGowan, Craiglea, £188, £186, £183 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £187 Hadley, Rhodes Holdings

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £156.66)  £167 Macvie, Langtonlees, £136 Glennie, Threeburnford

Charollais (Ave. £152)  £152 Pate, Marvingston

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £149.50)  £149.50 Kay, Hartside Farm

Dorset (Ave. £145)  £145 Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Easy Care (Ave. £137.50)  £137.50 Stewart, Bankrugg

Halfbred (Ave. £136.50)  £136.50 Shaw,Smailholm Mains

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £133.25)  £134 Glennie,Threeburnford, £133 Arres, Dryden

Lleyn (Ave. £132)  £132 Emmerson,Trabroun

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 346p)  434.10p, 409.1p, 400p, 383.7p, 364.2p, 362.5p McGowan,Craiglea, 374p Hadley, Rhodes Holdings, 372p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton,

Texel (Ave. 322p)  388.30p(2) Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, 380.4p, 369.6p Sinclair, Crookston, 361.5p Dixon,Whitsome West Newton, 356.6p Highfield Farming,The Knock, 356p Fleming, Lochside, 352.9p Hendry, Symington Mains, 352.7p Pate, Marvingston, 352.3p Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Blue Texel (Ave. 346p)  354.90p, 340p Charlotte Nicolson,The Knock

Suffolk (Ave. 321p)  350.80p Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, 336.8p Douglas, Newhouses, 336p Fullerton, Cockburn, 335.4p Lylestane Farming, 334.5p Macvie, Langtonlees, 333.9p Taylor, Belmont, 331.6p Arnott, Butterdean

Charollais (Ave. 323p)  323.40p Pate, Marvingston

Dorset (Ave. 322p)  322.20p Cheeklaw Brae Farming

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 313p)  315.10p Macvie, Langtonlees

Easy Care (Ave. 312p)  312.50p Stewart, Bankrugg

Halfbred (Ave. 310p)  310.20p Shaw,Smailholm Mains

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 308p)  309.30p Arres, Dryden Farm

CAST SHEEP

Ewe trade remains strong with all classes of Ewes similar money.

639 forward to average £163.97

Topping the trade was Messrs Green, The Craggs with a Texel tup at £300 closely followed by a pair of Bluefaced Leicester Ewes at £298 from W.H Sharp & Son, Newbigging Walls Farm

EWES

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £215.50)  £298, £258, £235 Sharp, Newbigging Walls, £240, £185 Clarilaw Farming, £228, £198, £162 Kay, Hartside

Texel (Ave. £178.82)  £280, £260, £245 Green,The Craggs, £252, £235, £232 Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, £232 Fullerton, Corsbie, £230 Wester Ulston Sheep, Glennie, Threeburnford and Anderson, Headshaw

Suffolk (Ave. £183.04)  £235 Pate, Marvingston, £232, £218 Fullerton, Corsbie, £228 Forster, Hermiston, £220 Anderson, Headshaw, Dere Street Farming, Pogbie, £215, £198 Green, The Craggs, £195 Hardie, Blackburnrigg, £188 Elliot, Roxburgh Mains

Blue Texel (Ave. £210)  £230, £190 Forster,Hermiston Farm

Greyfaced (Ave. £144.16)  £214 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, £188 Beck, Hendersyde, £185 Fullerton, Cockburn, £178 Gilchrist, Bhalu, £175 Taylor, Belmont, £170 Hardie, Blackburnrigg, £162 Hall & Burrell, Hawthorn Cottage, £160 Rae Farming, Chesters Brae and Weir, Cortleferry

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £165.45)  £210, £190 Wester Ulston Sheep, £210, £148 Rae, Chesters Brae, £200 Hamilton, Hyndsidehill, £185 Dun, Gilston, £185, £178, £168 Hamilton, Hyndsidehill £170 Hodge, Whitsome East Newton

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £120.44)  £182, £178 Anderson, Headshaw Farm, £180 Hodge, Whitsome East Newton, £170(2), £140 Dun,Gilston, £168 Flintoft, Sourhope, £160 Forster, Hermiston

Lleyn (Ave. £158.90)  £162 Bonnyrigg, Whiterig, £145 Gaskell & Holliday, Kittyfield

Easy Care (Ave. £150)  £150 Stewart, Bankrugg

Blackface (Ave. £105.36)  £145 Grieve,Lee farm, £118 Glennie, Threeburnford, £108 Brown, Middle Moneynut

Zwartble (Ave. £95)  £95 Craig,Wormerlaw

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £237.50)  £300 Green,The Craggs, £175 Halliday, Stagehall Cottage

Blue Texel (Ave. £215)  £228 Hammond,North Fallaknowe Farm, £202 Forster, Hermiston

Suffolk (Ave. £195)  £212 Pate, Marvingston, £178 Brown, Middle Moneynut

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £210)  £210 Burton,Sunnyside

Beltex (Ave. £209.50)  £210, £208 Green,The Craggs

Romney (Ave. £210)  £210 Brown, Middle Monynut

Cross Bred (Ave. £185)  £185 Brown,Middle Monynut

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £161.50)  £172 Dun,Gilston Farm, £158 Smith, The Burrows

Zwartble (Ave. £150)  £150 Brown, Middle Monynut

Hebridean (Ave. £82)  £82 Brown, Middle Monynut