St Boswells Store Cattle Sale

SALE OF SUCKLED CALVES, STORE CATTLE AND STORE SHEEP

St Boswells held their Annual Show & Sale of Charolais and Continental Suckled Calves and Store Cattle

This years judging was abely judged by K.Orr, Cowdens Farm tapping out his Champion to Messrs Anderson, Headshaw

The days trading was topped by Messrs Sinclair, Crookston with their normal stamp of Charolais.x Bullocks at £2480

Top pence per kilo went to two consignors.  First from Messr Morton, Kaeside with a smashing Charolais.x Heifer and a pen of Charolais.x Bullocks from Messrs Pate, Stobshiel Mains.  Both at 494.4p per kilo

Cattle presented in great condition even with the challenging weather through this year.

Great ring of buyers present from near and far.

Show Results
Class 1 – Best Bullock
1^st           Anderson, Headshaw (CHAMPION)
2^nd          Ross Bros, Wester Middleton

Class 2 – Best Heifer
1^st           Ross Bros, Wester Middleton
2^nd          Brown, Stoneypath

Class 3 – Best pen of Bullocks
Anderson, Headshaw – 530kgs £2320

Class 4 – Best pen of Heifers
Pate, Stobshiel Mains – 455kgs £2050

Thank you to Norvite for sponsoring today’ s sale

Bullocks per head

Charolais (Ave. £2,033.21)  £2,480, £2400, £2330 Sinclair,Crookston, £2440, £2320, £2310 Anderson, Headshaw, £2300 Davies, North Synton

Simmental (Ave. £1,999.02)  £2,460, £2390, £2310, £2300 Sutherland,New Channelkirk Farm, £2200 Lylestane Farming

Limousin (Ave. £1,900.26)  £2,400, £2390, £2370, £2300 Common, Butchercote Farm, £2320 Anderson, Headshaw, £2270 Lylestane Farming

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. £2,370)  £2,370 Common, Butchercote Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,903.46)  £2,310, £2000 McIntosh,Borthwickshiels Farm, £2090, £2030, £1930 Brown, Stoneypath, £1980 Anderson, Penchrise

British Blue (Ave. £2,050)  £2,070, £2030 Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,906.36)  £2,040 Sutherland,New Channelkirk, £1960 Pate, Mossilee, £1930 Bayhill Farming

Bullocks per kilo

Charolais (Ave. 436.19p)  496.40p, 494.6p, 488.9p, 480p, 459.8p, 465.5p Pate, Stobshiel Mains, 473.8p, 466.7p Anderson, Headshaw, 457.8p, 457.5p Hobday, Todshawhaugh

Limousin (Ave. 424.06p)  488.90p, 487p, 483.1p Anderson, Parkhill, 488.4p Anderson, Headshaw, 485.7p Douglas, Saughtree, 483.1p, 461.5p Ker, The Fens, 472.4p Matthewson, Soutra, 470.9p Davies, North Synton

Simmental (Ave. 396.27p)  453.50p Anderson, Headshaw Farm, 417.1p Rutherford Shiell, Byrewalls, 414.1p Murray, Branxholm Braes, 412p Bell, Roxburgh Mill

Blonde D'Aquitaine (Ave. 442.99p)  443p Common, Butchercote Farm

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 409.61p)  432.90p, 425.6p, 425p Anderson, Penchrise, 426.7p Brown, Stoneypath

British Blue (Ave. 405.94p)  418.60p Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 378.51p)  393.90p Bayhill Farming

Heifers per head

Limousin (Ave. £1,702.60)  £2,380, £1900 Anderson,Headshaw Farm, £2110 Huntington Partnership, £2010 Hobday, Todshawhaugh

Charolais (Ave. £1,876.46)  £2,350, £2260, £2120, £2100 Sinclair, Crookston, £2190 Anderson, Headshaw, £2140 Davies, North Synton,

British Blue (Ave. £2,290)  £2,290 Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Simmental (Ave. £1,668.25)  £1,990 Cairns & Logan, South Riccalton Farm, £1910, £1890, £1880 Pate, Mossilee

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. £1,675.71)  £1,860 McIntosh,Borthwickshiels Farm, £1650 Fairnilee Farming

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. £1,780)  £1,780 Pate, Mossilee

Luing (Ave. £1,650)  £1,650 Bayhill Farming

Heifers per kilo

Charolais (Ave. 424.85p)  494.40p Morton, Kaeside, 451.9p Davies, North Synton, 450.6p, 442.9p Pate,Stobshiel Mains, 450p, 446.5p, 444.4p Anderson, Headshaw, 447.5p, 446.5p Hobday, Todshawhaugh

British Blue (Ave. 487.23p)  487.20p Anderson, Headshaw Farm

Limousin (Ave. 416.86p)  479.40p, 475.7p, 459.4p, 452.3p, 451.3p Anderson, Parkhill, 475p, 460.5p Ker, Fens, 463.7p Huntington Partnership

Simmental (Ave. 374.99p)  409.90p Anderson, Headshaw Farm,391.3p Cairns & Logan, South Riccalton, 389.4p Anderson, Headshaw, 385.2p Bell, Roxburgh Mill

Aberdeen Angus (Ave. 386.49p)  397.60p Fairnilee Farming

Luing (Ave. 383.72p)  383.70p Bayhill Farming

Beef Shorthorn (Ave. 363.26p)  363.30p Pate, Mossilee

STORE SHEEP

The pens get smaller, the trade gets dearer

What a trade!!

Suffolk (Ave. £120.33)  £140 Moffat, Wooplaw, £131 Fleming, Hardacres, £119 Murray, Branxton Braes, £115 Thistleknowe Farm

Texel (Ave. £118.88)  £130, £121 Hunter,Reaveley Greens, £130, £127 Rutter, Greenhead, £128, £124 Fairnilee Farming, £127, £124 Hickson, Woodhouse, £121 Pringle, Mosshill

Blue Texel (Ave. £127)  £127 Fairnilee Farming

North Country Cheviot (Ave. £117.05)  £126, £124, £123, £122(2) Douglas, Saughtree, £124 Fleming, Hardacres, £122 Hamilton, Birneyknowe, Renton, Bowershield, £121 Anderson, Headshaw and Rutter, Greenhead

Greyfaced (Ave. £119.42)  £125, £116 Hunter,Reaveley Greens

Hill Cheviot (Ave. £123)  £123 Reid,Whitefield Farm

Hampshire (Ave. £118)  £118 Murray, Branxholm Braes Farm

Blackface (Ave. £107.96)  £114, £104 Hunter,Reaveley Greens

Aberfield (Ave. £105.61)  £109 Moffat, Wooplaw

Champion Steer - J Anderson & Son, Headshaw