St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 66 Clean Cattle, 14 Cast Cows, 1842 Prime Lambs, 585 Cast Sheep

37 Bullocks averaged 386p per kg and sold to 406p x 2.  Top price £2994

28 Heifers averaged 405p per kg and sold to 442p.  Top price £2768

1 Young Bull sold to 328p. Top price £2903

14 Cast Cows averaged 278p per kg and sold to 317p.  Top price £2826

1842 Prime Lambs averaged 330p per kg (-8p on the week) £155 per head and sold to £204

Top price 394p per kg for Beltex Lambs

585 Cast Sheep sold to £137 and sold to £325 for a Texel Tup

Heavy ewes averaged £210, light ewes sold to £180 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £121

PRIME CATTLE

Good show of cattle, trade remaining similar

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,500.68)  £2,994.87, £2895.56 Gray,Low Hall, £2827.454 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2754.16 Dandie, Learielaw, £2712.20 Ramsdens Farming, Kaimflat

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,552.24)  £2,781.60, £2736.72 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton, £2563.04, £2542.08 Cowe, Oldcastles

Charolais (Ave. £2,477.60)  £2,477.60 Hall,New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. £2,394.60)  £2,394.60 Young,Nisbet Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,068.50)  £2,148 Faughhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 388.78p)  406p, 402p(2) Barrie,Rumbleton Farm, 406p, 400p Baird, Lurdenlaw, 402p Strother, Fowberry Moor

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 383.94p)  394p, 392p(2), 386p, 384p Cowe, Oldcastles

Simmental (Ave. 39000p)  390p Young,Nisbet Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 372.70p)  390p Faughhill Farming

Charolais (Ave. 380.00p)  380p Hall, New Blainslie

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,517.41)  £2,768.32, £2726.40, £2604.16 Dandie,Learielaw, £2759.98, £2654.28, £2592.96 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2550.24 Baird, Lurdenlaw

Charolais (Ave. £2,508.88)  £2,713.19 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm, £2510.64, £2475.72 Fleming, Crookhouse, £2451.68 Hall, New Blainslie

Simmental (Ave. £2,286.61)  £2,524.47 Dun, Brothershiels Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,212.74)  £2,277.60, £2206.40 Cowe, Oldcastles

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £2,028)  £2,028 Faughhill Farming

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 415.96p)  442p Dun,Brothershiels Farm, 438p(2) Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup & Sons, 426p, 422p Dandie, Learielaw, 422p Strother, Fowberry Moor and Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. 394.23p)  414p Fleming, Crookhouse, 398p Hall, New Blainslie, 396p Fleming, Crookhouse

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 393.26p)  396p, 394p, 390p Cowe, Oldcastles

Simmental (Ave. 385.60p)  392p Dun, Brothershiels

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

YOUNG BULLS –

Limousin (Ave.£2903) £2903(378p) Dun, Brothershiels

CAST COWS

Cows a nice trade

Cows per head-

Aberdeen Angus (Ave.£2606.62) £2826.10 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

W.Park (Ave.£2063.91) £2260.32 Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove

Limousin (Ave.£1524.42) £2403.84 Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Simmental (Ave. £1,997.65)  £2,599.95, £2529.68, £2249.52 Muircleugh Partners, £2014.96 Rutherford Shiell, Byrewalls

Charolais (Ave. £2,497.95)  £2,497.95 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

Cows per kilo-

Charolais (Ave. 316.99p)  317p Jeffrey,Kersknowe

Limousin (Ave. 254.49p)  313p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

Simmental (Ave. 275.48p)  311p, 309p, 307p Muircleugh Partners, 283p Rutherford Shiell, Byrewalls

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 292.22p)  295p, 289p Ross Farms, Wester Middleton

White Park (Ave. 263.59p)  277p Hamilton Farming, Lennoxlove

PRIME LAMBS

Good show forward.  Flesh still in demand for all classes

Lambs per head

Suffolk (Ave. £155.32)  £204, £198 Newtrench, Whitehill Farm, £194 Fleming, Anvil, £189, £180 Lowrie, Blegbie, £179 Scott, Redpath East End and Rae Farming, Chesters Brae, £176.50 Anderson, Headshaw

Texel (Ave. £155.78)  £200, £188 Hendry,Symington Mains Farm, £195 Muircleugh Partners, £194, £189  Fullerton, Corsbie, £192 Strang-Steel, Threepwood, £190, £189 Fleming, Anvil, £189 Penicuik Estates, £188 Hendry, Symington Mains

Beltex (Ave. £168.04)  £173, £166 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £169, £168 Fleming, Lochside

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £146.78)  £170, £153.50 Lylestane Farming, £163, £152 Douglas, Saughtree, £162.50 Lowrie, Blegbie, £157.50 Douglas, Howahill

Blue Texel (Ave. £163.66)  £170 Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, £165 Forster, Hermiston

Hampshire (Ave. £125)  £168 McLean,Whitlaw Cottage

Lleyn (Ave. £154.07)  £165, £156, £155 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Blackface (Ave. £144.66)  £160 Arnott, Butterdean

Aberfield (Ave. £150)  £150 Tweedie, Middlethird

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £145)  £145 Rutter,Greenhead

Charollais (Ave. £144)  £144 Darling,Ladyflat

Jacob (Ave. £132.50)  £132.50 Harper,9 Park Terrace

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 375p)  393.20p, 375p, 368.9p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 367.4p Fleming, Lochside, 355.6p Arnott, Butterdean

Blue Texel (Ave. 353p)  386.40p, 339.1p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton

Texel (Ave. 331p)  383.70p Rutter,Greenhead, 378.3p(2), 373.3p, 370.2p, 364.6p, 362.8p Dixon, Whitsome West Newton, 375p Anderson, Headshaw

Blackface (Ave. 321p)  355.60p Arnott, Butterdean

Suffolk (Ave. 327p)  351.10p Hendry,Symington Mains Farm, 342p (2), 338p(2), 336p Fleming, Anvil, 340.9p Emmerson, Trabroun, 339.4p Anderson, Headshaw

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 323p)  330.40p, 326p Douglas, Saughtree, 326.6p Lylestane Farming, 325p Adderstonshiels Farming, 322.4p Anderson, Parkhill

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 329p)  329.50p Rutter,Greenhead

Charollais (Ave. 327p)  327.30p Darling,Ladyflat

Aberfield (Ave. 326p)  326.10p Tweedie, Middlethird

Lleyn (Ave. 313p)  319.10p, 316.3p Emmerson,Trabroun, 316.3p Farmstock Genetics

Jacob (Ave. 308p)  308.10p Harper,9 Park Terrace

Hampshire (Ave. 268p)  305.50p McLean,Whitlaw Cottage

CAST SHEEP

A lot of Hill Bred Ewes forward today.  Sale averaged £137.61

Topping the sale was a Texel Tup from Stuart Robson, Buckholm at £325.

Heavy Ewes slightly dearer, light ewes same money

EWES

Texel (Ave. £184.95)  £248, £238 Murray, Redden, £220 Fullerton, Corsbie, £218 Leggate, Brundeanlaws Stables, Anderson, Headshaw, Fleming, Lochside, £215 Damerell, Lauder Barns, £208 Taylor, Belmont, £205 Penny, Harehead, Fleming, Lochside

Suffolk (Ave. £177.78)  £220.00 S.Hunter,Adderstonshiels, £218 Damerell, Lauder Barns, £212, £180 Penicuik Estates, £208 Anderson, Headshaw, £188, £180 Fullerton, Corsbie, £170 Forster, Hermiston, £168 Livesey Farming, Nether Firth, £165 Pate, Helmburn

Greyfaced (Ave. £146.01)  £216.00 Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, £190 Fleming, Lochside, £180 Murray, Redden, £162, £158 Harelawside Farming, £145 Forster, Hermiston

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £173.95)  £195.00 Lowrie, Blegbie, £175 Manderson, Kilknowe, Adderstonshiels Farming, £174 Hodge, Whitsome East Newton, £166 Adderstonshiels Farming, £162 Penicuik Estates, £155 Penny, Harehead

Easy Care (Ave. £142.71)  £190.00  Livesey Farming, Nether Firth, £152 Runciman, East Mains

Romney (Ave. £152.46)  £182, £144 Torwoodlee & Buckholm, £180, £155, £112, £96 Home Robertson, Paxton South Mains

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £150.20)  £180.00 Lowrie, Blegbie, £178 Anderson, Headshaw, Hodge, Whitsome East Newton, £170 Penny, Harehead, £160 Adderstonshiels Farming

Blackface (Ave. £85.05)  £165, £131, £92 Penny,Harehead Farm, £110, £90 Cockburn, Collins Crescent, £108 Glennie, Threeburnford, £98 Thomson, Holylee

CAST TUPS

Texel(Ave.£268.33) £325, £280 Robson, Buckholm, £200 Taylor, Belmont

Easycare(Ave.£138) £138 Runicman, East Mains