St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 70 Clean Cattle, 10 Cast Cows, 1317 Prime Lambs, 917 Cast Sheep

22 Bullocks averaged 387p per kg and sold to 410p. Top price £3017

48 Heifers averaged 390p per kg and sold to 442p x 2.  Top price £2918

9 Cast Cows averaged 298p per kg and sold to 343p.  Top price £3038

1 Cast Bulls sold to 257p.  Top price £3006

1316 Prime Lambs averaged 320p per kg (-14p on the week) £147 per head and sold to £210 for Texel Lambs. Top price 400p per kg for Beltex Lambs

917 Cast Sheep averaged £138.56 and sold to £295 for a Texel tup from Rennie, Attonburn and 2 Texel tups from John Elliot, Roxburgh Mains

Heavy ewes averaged £270, light ewes sold to £175 for a pen of 7 Cheviots from Dun of Gilston. Average - £130.

PRIME CATTLE

Good trade, commercial cattle a shade dearer.

Bullocks per head-

British Blue: (Ave. £2424.02) £3017.80 Clark, Wellheads

Limousin: (Ave. £2604.26) £2979.60 Clark, Wellheads, £2825.52 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2771.60, £2722.96 Dandie, Learielaw, £2692.16 Ramsdens Farming, Kaimridge, £2684.88 Dandie, Learielaw, £2559.40 Logan, West Garleton

Charolais: (Ave. £2530.32) £2681.64 Hall, New Blainslie, £2379.00 Connon, Greenknowe

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. £2360.85) £2591.60, £2464.56 Hall, New Blainslie, £2411.52 Ramsdens Farming, Kaimridge

Hereford: (Ave. £2188.80) £2188.80 Connon, Greenknowe

Saler: (Ave. £2108.64) £2108.64 Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

Bullocks per kilo-

Limousin: (Ave. 391.03p) 410p Dandie, Learielaw, 406p Barrie, Rumbleton, 404p, 396p Dandie, Learielaw, 390p Clark, Wellheads to Hugh Black & Sons

Charolais: (Ave. 385.72p) 390p Connon, Greenknowe, 382p Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. 382.51p) 390p Faughhill Farming, Faughhill, 384p Ramsdens Farming, Kaimridge, 382p Faughhill Farming, Faughhill, 380p Hall, New Blainslie

Hereford: (Ave. 384p) Connon, Greenknowe

Saler: (Ave. 382p) 382p Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

British Blue: (Ave. 378.16p) 382p Clark, Wellheads

Heifers per head-

Limousin: (Ave. £2460.55) £2918.16 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £2868.88 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2825.52 Clark, Wellheads, £2790.72 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2720.00 Dandie, Learielaw, £2687.36 (2), £2643.84 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2617.92 Dandie, Learielaw

Charolais: (Ave. £2362.03) £2760.00 Clark, Wellheads, £2482.20, £2436.16, £2288.88 Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental: (Ave. £2133.15) £2607.36 Muircleugh Partners, Muircleugh, £2387.28 Barrie, Rumbleton, £2042.04 Logan, West Garleton

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. £2021.92) £2215.08 Faughhill Farming, Faughhill, £2143.36 Logan, West Garleton

Beef Shorthorn: (Ave. £1988.05) £2165.04, £2025.36 Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

Saler: (Ave. £1819.84) £1819.84 Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

Hereford: (Ave. £1522.04) £1609.12, £1596.68 Hunter, Broachrigg

Heifers per kilo-

Limousin: (Ave. 405.33p) 442p (2) Hamilton, Bee Edge to W. Kirkup & Sons, 436p Hamilton, Bee Edge to Hugh Black & Sons, 432p (2) Hamilton, Bee Edge to David Comrie & Son & Denholm Meat Supplies, 432p Dandie, Learielaw, 424p Logan, West Garleton, 412p R Forrest Ltd, Preston

Simmental: (Ave. 376.44p) 406p Barrie, Rumbleton to David Comrie & Son, 388p (2) Young, Nisbet to WP Tulloch, 384p R Forrest Ltd, Preston

Charolais: (Ave. 387.43p) 400p Clark, Wellheads, 396p, 394p Hall, New Blainslie

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. 375.26p) 394p Logan, West Garleton, 388p Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

Beef Shorthorn: (Ave. 381.83p) 388p (2) Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

Hereford: (Ave. 349.09p) 358p, 356p Hunter, Broachrigg

Saler: (Ave. 376p) 376p Faughhill Farming, Faughhill

CAST COWS

Cows per head-

Limousin: (Ave. £2155.45) £3038.98 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £2369.82 Douglas, Howahill

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. £1928.71) £2584.26 Tweedie, Middlethird, £2046.38 Pogbie Farms, Pogbie, £1909.62 Tweedie, Middlethird

Shorthorn: (Ave. £2444.40) £2444.40 Muircleugh Partners, Muircleugh

Saler: (Ave. £2369.82) £2369.82 Pringle, Yorkston

Cows per kilo-

Limousin: (Ave. 300.2p) 343p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, 311p Douglas, Howahill

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. 287.44p) 329p Pogbie Farms, Pogbie, 309p, 293p Tweedie, Middlethird

Shorthorn: (Ave. 315p) 315p Muircleugh, Muircleugh

Saler: (Ave. 311p) 311p Pringle, Yorkston

CAST BULLS

Cast Bull per head-

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. £3006.90) £3006.90 Tweedie, Middlethird

Cast Bull per kilo-

Aberdeen Angus: (Ave. 257p) 257p Tweedie, Middlethird

PRIME LAMBS

Solid trade throughout, more lean lambs on offer, harder to place.

Included in the Prime Sheep sale was the Show and Sale of Beltex Prime Lambs. Many thanks to the judge, Mr James Curle, who awarded the Champion pen to Messrs Fullerton & Son, Corsbie

Kindly sponsored by The Beltex Sheep Society

Beltex (ex Continental Ewe)

1^st           Corsbie – 50kgs £200 to MacVicars of Melrose (CHAMPION)

2^nd          Craiglea – 45kgs £176 to Andrew Atkinson Livestock (RESERVE CHAMPION)

3^rd           Craiglea  – 46kgs £160 to Andrew Atkinson Livestock

Lambs per head

Texel: (Ave. £148.58) £210 Fullerton, Corsbie, £192, £191 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £184 Fullerton, Corsbie, £181 Kay, Hartside, £180 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £179 Fullerton, Corsbie, £177 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £176 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £174 (2) Sanderson, Greenhead, £173 Beck, Hendersyde, Sanderson, Greenhead, £172 (2) Fullerton, Corsbie, £172, £171 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £170 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £170 Sinclair, Crookston

Suffolk: (Ave. £147.59) £210 Fullerton, Corsbie, £194 Highfield, The Knock, £193 Lowrie, Blegbie, £184 Beck, Hendersyde, £172 Lowrie, Blegbie, £167 Donald, Hallrule Mill, £164 Runciman, Allanshaws, £162, £157 Pate, Marvingston, £155 Beck, Hendersyde, Manderson, Kilknowe

Beltex: (Ave. £157.59) £200 Fullerton, Corsbie, £179 Sanderson, Greenhead, £176 McGowan, Craiglea, £174 Sinclair, Crookston, £171, £170 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £170 (2) McGowan, Craiglea, £170 Sanderson, Greenhead, Sinclair, Crookston

Blue Texel: (Ave. £159.77) £194 C. Nicolson, The Knock, £183 Cormack, Oxnam Neuk, £164 Highfield, The Knock

Charollais: (Ave. £138.85) £179 Falside Hill Farms, Falsidehill, £160 Pate, Marvingston, £154, £152 Falside Hill Farms, Falsidehill

Cheviot Mule: (Ave. £138.30) £167 Lowrie, Blegbie, £158 Runciman, Allanshaws

Bluefaced Leicester: (Ave. £158) £158 Borthwick, Halkburn Farm Holding

Greyface: (Ave. £135.77) £155 Borthwick, Halkburn Farm Holding

North Country Cheviot: (Ave. £129.74) £153 Hodge, Whitsome East Newton, £146.50 Runciman, Allanshaws

Berrichon: (Ave. £141.95) £151.50 Manderson, Kilknowe

Zwartable: (Ave. £138) £138 McLean, Whitlaw Cottage

Hampshire: (Ave. £134.10) £138 McLean, Whitlaw Cotage

Jacob: (Ave. £135) £135 Thomson, Cleuchhead Cottage

Lleyn: (Ave. £134) £134 Emmerson, Trabroun

Blackface: (Ave. £126) £126 Lauder Herdwicks, Yarlside

Halfbred: (Ave. £116) £116 Bernard & Dodds, West Deloraine

Lambs per kilo

Beltex: (Ave. 344p) 400p Fullerton, Corsbie, 391.1p McGowan, Craiglea, 382p Sinclair, Crookston, 375p Glennie, Threeburnford, 372.7p Sinclair, Crookston, 369.6p, 361.7p McGowan, Craiglea, 358.5p Sinclair, Crookston, 354.5p McGowan, Craiglea, 351.2p Sinclair, Crookston, 350p McGowan, Craiglea, 348p Sinclair, Crookston, 347.8p McGowan, Craiglea, 345.2p Sinclair, Crookston

Texel: (Ave. 322p) 365p Bell, Roxburgh Mill, 363.6p Murray, Redden, 354.2p Sinclair, Crookston, 354p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 350p, 344.2p Fullerton, Corsbie, 344p, 343.5p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 343.2p Douglas, Saughtree, 341.7p, 341.1p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 340.7p Fullerton, Corsbie, 337.8p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 337.3p (2) Fullerton, Corsbie, 336p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Blue Texel: (Ave. 327p) 353.8p, 345.3p Cormack, Oxnam Neuk, 328p, 326.1p Highfield Farming, The Knock

Suffolk: (Ave. 315p) 346.4p Highfield Farming, The Knock, 339p Powell, Springwood Lodge, 338.6p Lowrie, Blegbie, 331.6p Powell, Springwood Lodge, 330.8p Lowrie, Blegbie, 324p Pate, Marvingston, 323.1p Fullerton, Corsbie, 322.1p Lylestane Farming Co, Lylestane, 320.2p Coltherd, Clarilawmuir

Cheviot Mule: (Ave. 307p) 327.5p Lowrie, Blebgie, 311.1p Runciman, Allanshaws

Charollais: (Ave. 306p) 320.8p Falside Hill Farms, Falsidehill, 320p Pate, Marvingston, 319.6p, 310.2p Falside Hill Farms, Falsidehill

Berrichon: (Ave. 318p) 318.9p, 317.4p Manderson, Kilknowe

Hampshire: (Ave. 302p) 306.7p McLean, Whitlaw Cottage

North Country Cheviot: (Ave. 294p) 305.2p Runciman, Allanshaws, 300p Hodge, Whitsome East Newton

Greyface: (Ave. 303p) 305.3p Lauderhill Sheep Co, Lauderhill

Lleyn: (Ave. 305p) 304.5p Emmerson, Trabroun

Halfbred: (Ave. 297p) 297.4p Bernard & Dodds, West Deloraine

Jacob: (Ave. 287p) 287.2p Thomson, Cleuchhead Cottage

CAST SHEEP

A big show of ewes/rams today with 917 forward. Average £138.56

Not as strong a show of ewes today, but the trade continues to be absolutely off the charts at St Boswells. The demand remains incredibly strong in the ring proving once again that St Boswells is the only place to market your ewes.

EWES

Suffolk: (Ave. £178.93) £260 Sanderson, Greenhead, £210 Pate, Helmburn, Harelawside Farming, Harelawside, £208, £195 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £192 Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £190 Coltherd, Clarilawmuir, Kelly, 4 Rachel Field Cottage, £185 Sanderson, Greenhead, £180 Rodger, Galadean, £168 Strang-Steel, Threepwood, Falside Hill Farms, Falsidehill, £162 Richardson, Upper Samieston, £152 Hunter, Craigend, Dun, Gilston

Texel: (Ave. £159.26) £258 Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £245 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, £238 Ainslie, 21 Scott Road, £232 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, £230 Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £222 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £220 Donald, Hallrule Mill, £215 Sanderson, Greenhead, Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, £210 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £208 Richardson, Upper Samieston, £202 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, £200 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £198 Huntington Farm Partnership, £190 Highfield Farming, The Knock, £188 Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £182 Richardson, Upper Samieston, £180 Ruchlaw Farm Produce, Ruchlaw Mains

Beltex: (Ave. £197.50) £230 Glennie, Threeburnford, £225 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, Faughhill Farming, Faughhill, £212 Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £195 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, £172 Halliday, Heriotsfield

Cheviot Mule: (Ave. £149.84) £180 Ainslie, 21 Scott Road, £175 Richardson, Upper Samieston, £168 Ainslie, 21 Scott Road, £162 Stark, Dryden Greenhill, £158 Rodger Farms Ltd, Galadean

Lleyn: (Ave. £124.98) £188, £148, £144 Carden Livestock, Firth Farm

Greyface: (Ave. £131.14) £178 Hunter, Craigend, £158 Glennie, Threeburnford, £155 Anderson Brothers, Main Hill, £150, £142 Girvan, Gateshaw

Romney: (Ave. £159.32) £178 Home Robertson, Over Howden, £170 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, £165 Home Robertson, Over Howden, £160 Girvan, Gateshaw, £150 Home Robertson, Over Howden, Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington

North Country Cheviot: (Ave. £112.49) £175 Dun, Gilston, £165 Huntington Farm Partnership, Huntington, £148 Glennie, Threeburnford, £145 Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, £142 Dun, Gilston, £139 Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, £138 Dun, Gilston, £132 Wood, Halidean Mill, £130 Douglas, Saughtree, £125 Bowmont Farming, Attonburn, Irving, Mountbenger, £118 Douglas, Saughtree, Thomson, Cleuchhead, £115 Douglas, Saughtree, Kelly, Rachel Field Cottage, Bernard & Dodds, West Deloraine

Bluefaced Leicester: (Ave. £175) £175 Borthwick, Halkburn Farm Holding

Blue Texel: (Ave. £148) £148 Donald, Hallrule Mill

Hampshire: (Ave. £142) £142 Jones, Over Howden

Blackface: (Ave. £81.44) £120 Glennie, Threeburnford, £100 Renwick, Craig Douglas, £98 Bowland Estate

CAST TUPS

Texel: (Ave. £247.50) £295 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn, Elliot, Roxburgh Mains

Hampshire: (Ave. £255) £255 Jones, Over Howden

Beltex: (Ave. £245) £248 Faughhill Farming, Faughhill, £242 Rennie Livestock, Attonburn

Romney: (Ave. £209.82) £225 Bowland Estate, £218 Torwoodlee & Buckholm, £185 Bowland Estate

Roussin: (Ave. £170) £170 Livesey Farming, Netherfirth

Blackface: (Ave. £162) £162 Bowland Estate

Easycare: (Ave. £145) £145 Anderson Brothers, Main Hill