St Boswells Primestock Sale

HARRISON & HETHERINGTON, ST BOSWELLS

MONDAY 28^th SEPTEMBER 2026

Sold 82 Clean Cattle, 25 Cast Cows, 1933 Prime Lambs, 944 Cast Sheep

32 Bullocks averaged 385p per kg and sold to 412p

49 Heifers averaged 388p per kg and sold to 438p.

1 Young Bull sold to 354p

23 Cast Cows averaged 276p per kg and sold to 329p.  Top price £2645

1 Cast Bull sold to 215p per kilo.  Top price £2979

1933 Prime Lambs averaged 328p per kg (n/c on the week) £150 per head and sold to £224 for Texel Lambs

Top price 432p per kg for Beltex Lambs

944 Cast Sheep sold to £148.69 and sold to £400 for Texel Tup from Ainsie, 21 Scott Road, Lauder

Heavy ewes averaged £210, light ewes sold to £ 230 for a lot of 3 North Country Cheviot Ewes and averaged £130

PRIME CATTLE

Commercial cattle sold to recent extreme rates

Bullocks per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,564.67)  £2,884, £2882.60, £2772 Dandie,Learielaw, £2801.36 Hamilton, Bee Edge, £2630.88 Logan, West Garleton, £2511.68 Young, Nisbet

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,399.36)  £2571.08, £2561, £2431.44, £2405.60, £2402.40  Cowe, Oldcastles, £2501.28 Lamont, Dunslaw

Charolais (Ave. £2,482.17)  £2570.76, £2475.36, £2464.56 Hall, New Blainslie

White Galloway (Ave. £2,198.12)  £2,198.12 Laurie,Southdean Farm

Simmental (Ave. £2,183.33)  £2,191.80, £2174.88 Young,Nisbet Farm

Blue Grey (Ave. £1,865.88)  £1,915.19 Laurie,Southdean Farm

Saler (Ave. £1,810.68)  £1,810.68 Faughhill Farming

Belted Galloway (Ave. £1,694.59)  £1,694.59 Faughhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 390.55p)  412p, 406p, 396p Dandie, Learielaw, 390p Logan, West Garleton, 388p Cowe, Oldcastles

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 390.54p)  400p, 398p(2), 396p, 394p, 390p Cowe, Oldcastles

Simmental (Ave. 391.98p)  394p, 390p Young,Nisbet Farm

Charolais (Ave. 383.93p)  390p, 386p Hall, New Blainslie

Saler (Ave. 38200p)  382p Faughhill Farming

Belted Galloway (Ave. 369.99p)  370p Faughhill Farming

Blue Grey (Ave. 354.05p)  360p Laurie,Southdean Farm

White Galloway (Ave. 358p)  358p Laurie,Southdean Farm

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £2,319.41)  £2,709.23, £2551.76 Dandie,Learielaw, £2584.20, £2558.16 Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. £2,293.45)  £2,529.60, £2431.80 Fleming, Crookhouse, £2485.84 Hall, New Blainslie, £2411.64 Dun, Brothershiels

Simmental (Ave. £2,277.50)  £2,490.95 Dun, Brothershiels, £2427.20, £2358.72, £2324.40 Sanderson, Graden

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,174.76)  £2,273.60 Dun,Brothershiels, £2248.48, £2221.56 Gilchrist, West Meikle Pinkerton

Saler (Ave. £1,902.96)  £1,985.76 Faughhill Farming

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,846.88)  £1,846.88 Faughhill Farming

Belted Galloway (Ave. £1,657.59)  £1,657.59 Faughhill Farming

Heifers per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 400.62p)  438p Hamilton, Bee Edge Farm to Denholm Meat Supplies, 422p Dandie, Learielaw to David Comrie Butchers, 418p Hamilton, Bee Edge to W.Kirkup Butchers, 416p Forrest, Preston, 414p Forrest, Preston to David Comrie & Son, 410p Hamilton, Bee Edge

Charolais (Ave. 390.04p)  408p Fleming, Crookhouse, 406p Dun, Brothershiels, 394p Young, Nisbet

Saler (Ave. 38915p)  394p, 384p Faughhill Farming

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 372.90p)  392p Dun, Brothershiels Farm, 376p, 374p Gilchrist, West Meikle Pinkerton

Simmental (Ave. 376.60p)  390p, 386p Sanderson,Graden Farm, 388p Dun, Brothershiels, 388p Forrest, Preston

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 388.00p)  388p Faughhill Farming

Belted Galloway (Ave. 369.99p)  370p Faughhill Farming

YOUNG BULLS 

Beef Shorthorn (Ave.£2442.60) £2442.60(354p) Sloan, Burnfoot

CAST COWS

Good demand, nice trade

Cows per head

Simmental (Ave. £2,077.55)  £2,645.50, £2450.72 Muircleugh Partners, £2520.70 Tait, Thorneydykes, £2263.10 Fullerton, Corsbie

Charolais (Ave. £2,596.65)  £2,596.65 Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

Limousin (Ave. £2,343.26)  £2,513.56, £2375.40MacGregor Farming,East Loanend Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £2,107.32)  £2,299.10, £2178, £2152, £2130.48 Wight, Ecclaw, £2272.50 Fullerton, Corsbie

Luing (Ave. £2,003.40)  £2,003.40 Buchanan, South Common Farm

Other (Ave. £1,466.81)  £1,466.81 Wight, Ecclaw

British Blue (Ave. £1,320.90)  £1,320.90 Buchanan, South Common Farm

Belted Galloway (Ave. £1,007)  £1,007 Faughhill Farming

Cows per kilo

Limousin (Ave. 316.65p)  329p, 321p MacGregor Farming,East Loanend Farm

Simmental (Ave. 27961p)  325p, 313p Muircleugh Partners, 305p Fullerton, Corsbie

Charolais (Ave. 318.99p)  319p Jeffrey,Kersknowe Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 274.39p)  303p Fullerton, Corsbie Farm, 283p Tait, Thorneydykes, 277p, 275p Wight, Ecclaw

Luing (Ave. 265.00p)  265p Buchanan, South Common Farm

Other (Ave. 260.99p)  261p Wight, Ecclaw

British Blue (Ave. 259.00p)  259p Buchanan, South Common Farm

Belted Galloway (Ave. 190.00p)  190p Faughhill Farming

CAST BULLS

Beef Shorthorn (Ave.£2979.90) £2979.90(215p) Faughhill Farming

 

PRIME LAMBS

A fine offering seeing handy weights easily sold with 45-48kgs slightly harder to cash

Lambs per head

Texel (Ave. £151.65)  £224, £190 Gray,Sunnycroft, £200(2), £193 Helm, Haltree, £195 Fullerton, Corsbie, £192 Strang-Steel, Threepwood, £189 Darling, Riddell Cottage, Huntington Partnership

Beltex (Ave. £154.36)  £190, £186 Goldie,Collielaw, £181, £175, £169 Hadley, Rhodes Holdings, £170 Murray, Redden, £168 Glennie, Threeburnford

Suffolk (Ave. £153.02)  £189 Helm,Haltree, £185, £179 Fullerton, Corsbie, £181, £168 Lowrie, Blegbie, £171, £166 Hendry, Symington Mains, £166 Buchanan, South Common

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £145.88)  £164 Lloyd,Hume Mill, £161 Wester Ulston Sheep, £158.50, £157 Lowrie, Blegbie, £154, £150, £149 Douglas, Saughtree, £149(2) Rodger Farms, Galadean

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £139.02)  £156, £147, £137 Lloyd,Hume Mill, £139 Mundell, Meigle, £137 Arres, Dryden,

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £156)  £156 Brown, Stoneypath

Greyfaced (Ave. £136.25)  £155 Hall, New Blainslie

Lleyn (Ave. £143.25)  £153 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Blue Texel (Ave. £150)  £150 Howey,Broomiebank

Rare Breed Sheep (Ave. £148)  £148 Hall, New Blainslie

Halfbred (Ave. £145.40)  £147, £143 Shaw,Smailholm Mains

Hampshire (Ave. £135.02)  £144, £143 Culham,Mansefield, £140 Lauder Herdwicks

Zwartble (Ave. £138)  £138 Hislop, Coltcrooks

Ryeland (Ave. £136.50)  £136.50 Hislop, Coltcrooks

Blackface (Ave. £118.50)  £127 Lauder Herdwicks

Lambs per kilo

Beltex (Ave. 349p)  432.60p Goldie,Collielaw Farm, 412.2p, 402.2p, 380.4p, 364.3p Hadley, Rhodes Holdings, 390.7p Glennie, Threeburnford, 380p Goldie, Collielaw

Texel (Ave. 328p)  363.10p Marshall,Whinfield, 358.5p Sutherland, New Channelkirk, 357.1p(2) Hall, New Blainslie, 354.5p Marshall, Whinfield, 353.2p Forster, Hermiston, 350.9p Helm, Haltree, 350p Hendry, Symington Mains and Huntington Partnership

North Country Cheviot (Ave. 331p)  347.20p Bostock, Woodburn, 342.5p Lloyd, Hume Mill, 334.1p Arres, Dryden, 333.3p Mundell, Meigle

Ryeland (Ave. 341p)  341p Hislop, Coltcrooks

Suffolk (Ave. 321p)  340.70p Adderstonshiels Farming, 333.7p, 333.3p Douglas, Saughtree, 331.9p Manderson, Kilnknowe, 331.6p Helm, Haltree, 331.5p Fullerton, Corsbie, 331.4p Hendry, Symington Mains

Cheviot Mule (Ave. 317p)  338p, 322p Wester Ulston Sheep, 323.5p Lowrie, Blegbie, 322.1p Douglas, Saughtree

Hampshire (Ave. 320p)  333.30p, 332.5p, 326.8p Lauder Herdwicks

Greyfaced (Ave. 326p)  333.30p Burton,Sunnyside

Blue Texel (Ave. 333p)  333.30p Howey,Broomiebank

Halfbred (Ave. 324p)  332.60p Shaw,Smailholm Mains

Blackface (Ave. 311p)  325.60p Lauder Herdwicks

Zwartble (Ave. 320p)  320.90p Hislop, Coltcrooks

Lleyn (Ave. 318p)  318.80p Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. 312p)  312p Brown, Stoneypath

Rare Breed Sheep (Ave. 302p)  302p Hall,New Blainslie

CAST SHEEP

A great trade witnessed today at St Boswells seeing Messrs Ainslie, 21 Scott Road hit the £400 mark with a Texel Tup.  Also  Philiphaugh Estates had a Suffolk Tup at £395

All kinds of ewes in high demand at St Boswells

Whole sale averaged £148.69 for 944 forward

EWES

Texel (Ave. £183.01)  £285, £268, £250 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains, £258 Murray, Redden, £240 Grieve, The Lee, £230, £228 Murray, Redden, £230, £225 Anderson, Headshaw, £225 Elliot, Duke Street, Hawick

Suffolk (Ave. £183.95)  £258, £198 Harvey Farms,Blackadder Mains, £248, £215 Pate, Marvingston, £218 Anderson, Headshaw, £215 Dun, Brothershiels, £192 Sutherland, New Channelkirk, £190 Pate, Marvingston, £188 Fullerton, Corsbie

Charollais (Ave. £180)  £198, £171 Turkington ,Outer Huntly

Cheviot Mule (Ave. £142.25)  £195 Lowrie, Blegbie, £188 Newtrench, Whitehill, £178, £165 Anderson, Parkhill, £170, £158 Wester Ulston Sheep, £162 Hamilton, Hyndsidehill, £150 Bowland Estate, £148 Easter Whitmuir

Beltex (Ave. £180.33)  £194 Halliday,9 Heriotsfield, Oxton, £188 Neil Harvey  Farms, Blackadder Mains, £162 Faughhill Farming

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £124.90)  £188 Mundell, Meigle Farm, £165 Newtrench, Whitehill, Arres, Dryden,Douglas, Saughtree, £165, £162 Goldie, Collielaw, £165, £158 Anderson, Headshaw, £154 Hamilton,Birneyknowe, £152 Lowrie, Blegbie

Halfbred (Ave. £175)  £185 Nisbet, Blackhill, £160 Anderson, Headshaw

Hampshire (Ave. £167)  £182 Culham,Mansefield, £152 Faughhill Farming

Romney (Ave. £149.77)  £182 Faughhill Farming, £180 Bowland Estate

Greyfaced (Ave. £148.23)  £175 Fullerton, Cockburn Farm, Rodger Farms, Galadean, £168 Park & Paskins, Glenburnie, £165 Grieve, The Lee, £158 Scamblesby, Huntershall, Mundell, Meigle, £148 Hardie, Blackburnrigg, £145 Goldie, Collielaw, £140 Grieve, The Lee

Lleyn (Ave. £150.09)  £170, £150, £139 Mabon,Lustruther Farm, £140, £138 Farmstock Genetics, Over Whitlaw

Easy Care (Ave. £151.63)  £156, £148 Fullerton, Cockburn Farm

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £140.66) £140 Anderson, Parkhill

Zwartble (Ave. £142)  £142 Faughhill Farming

Blackface (Ave. £87.73)  £128 Glennie,Threeburnford Farm, £118, £100 Renwick, Craig Douglas, £117, £112 Scamblesby, Huntershall, £116 Pate, Marvingston

CAST TUPS

Texel (Ave. £278.91)  £400 Ainslie,21 Scott Road, Lauder, £350, £315 Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, £300 Tweedie, Middlethird, £280 Darling, Riddell Cottage, £250, £245 Goldie, Collielaw, £240 Anderson, Headshaw

Suffolk (Ave. £265)  £395, £170 Philiphaugh Estate, £260 Pate, Marvingston, £250 Elliot Roxburgh Mains

Blue Faced Leicester (Ave. £221)  £292 Hedley, Corsbie Cottage, £150 Tweedie, Middlethird

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £192.37)  £230, £225, £188 Philiphaugh Estate, £148 Anderson, Parkhill, £140 Turkington, Outer Huntly

Beltex (Ave. £218)  £218 Glennie,Threeburnford Farm

Blackface (Ave. £188)  £188 Goldie,Collielaw Farm

Cross Bred (Ave. £172)  £17