St Boswells Annual Show and Sale of Charolais & Continental Cross Cattle

Harrison and Hetherington held there Annual Show and Sale of Charolais and Continental Cross Cattle which was kindly sponsored by Harbro Ltd.  A fantastic trade throughout with vendors delighted with the days trading even though less on the year.

The show was ably judged by Messrs Craig Malone, Pitcairn which seen a tremendous show brought forward to be judged with the Champion single going to Messrs Dun, Brothershiels with Limousin.x Heifer raising £1200 for 455kg to the judge.

[caption id="attachment_17211" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Champion Limousin.x Heifer from Messrs Dun, Brothershiels[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_17212" align="aligncenter" width="400"] L-R Murray Smith, Harbro Ltd, Bruce and Andrew Dun, Brothershiels[/caption]

Reserve Champion went to Messrs Green, The Craggs with an exceptional pure bred Charolais.x Bullock raising £1090 (420 kgs).  The Champion pen of Charolais.x Bullocks was won by Messrs Anderson, Headshaw, Lauder and the Charolais Heifers were won by Messrs Green, The Craggs.

Bullocks per head- Aberdeen Angus: £1095 Todshawhaugh, £1040 Orchard Hwk, Shorthorn: £1100 Earlside, Limousin: £1225 Earlside, £1125 Headshaw, L, £1120 South Riccalton, Priesthaugh, Soutra, Todshawhaugh, Overhall, Luing: £1050 Roxburgh Mill, £1040 Shielswood, Beef Shorthorn: £985 Byrewalls, Simmental: £1215 Earlside, £1170 Roxburgh Mill, £1125 Headshaw, L, £1125 Earlside, £1110 Roxburgh Mill, £1105 Headshaw, L, £1100 New Blainslie, Shielswood, Saler: £1080 The Craggs, £1060 Shielswood, British Blue: £1080, £1000 Shielswood, Charolais: £1400 Meigle, £1350 Mossilee, £1260 Stoneypath, £1240 The Craggs,  £1235 Mossilee, £1230 Stoneypath, £1215 Mossilee, £1200 North Synton, £1180 Todshawhaugh

Bullocks per kilo- Aberdeen Angus: 228.6p Orchard Hwk, 214.3p East Buccleuch, 212.6p Todshawhaugh, Limousin: 263.2p, 249.4p Huntington, 248.5p Parkhill, 242p, 239.5p Huntington, 239.4p Headshaw, L, 238.6p Swinewood Mill, 238.2p Northfield St Abbs, 237.3p Huntington, 236p Cortleferry, British Shorthorn: 207.4p Byrewalls, Simmental: 246p Parkhill, 230.2p, 224.7p, 220.9p, 219.1p Headshaw, L, 218.4p Parkhill, 214p Newton, Blonde: 210.5p Orchard Hwk, Saler: 207.1p Kaeside, Charolais: 273.9p Headshaw, L, 257.5p Brothershiels, 256.5p The Craggs, 244.4p Brothershiels, 241.5p Cortleferry, 240.9p Headshaw, L, 240.8p Todshawhaugh, 240p Headshaw, L, 235.3p Stobshiel Mains, 234.4p Stobshiel Mains

Bullocks averaged 214.5p per kilo

Heifers per head- Aberdeen Angus: £1040 Cortleferry, Limousin: £1200 Brothershiels, £1070 South Riccalton, £1060 Skelfhill, £1050 The Fens, £1040 Huntington, £1035 Earlside, £1025 South Riccalton, £1015 Priesthaugh, Simmental: £1020, £1000 Newton,  £960 Roxburgh Mill, Branxholm Braes, £950 Newton, Blonde: £960 Orchard Hwk, Charolais: £1090, £1080 The Craggs, £1060 Stobswood, £1040 Cortleferry, £1030 Stobswood, £1010 Stobshiel Mains, £1000 Brothershiels

Heifers per kilo – Aberdeen Angus: 223.7p Cortleferry, Limousin: 263.7p Brothershiels, 259.3p The Fens, 233.7p, 233.3p, 231.6p Huntington, 228p Skelfhill, 224.4p The Fens, 224.2p Parkhill, 224.1p Northfield St Abbs, 223.6p Parkhill, Simmental: 213.1p Headshaw, L, 207.5p Skelfhill, 205.6p Parkhill, Charolais: 231p Stobshiel Mains, 226.4p Stobswood, 225.3p Stobshiel Mains, 224.7p Stobswood, 223.7p Cortleferry, 223.2p Stobswood, 220.8p Stobshiel Mains

Heifers averaged 208.8p per kilo

PRIZE WINNERS

BEST CHAROLAIS BULLOCK CALF

1^st        Craggs

2^nd       Brothershiels

3^rd        Cortleferry

BEST LIMOUSIN BULLOCK CALF

1^st        Cortleferry       RESERVE CHAMPION

2^nd       Huntington

BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER CALF

1^st        Brothershiels   CHAMPION

2^nd       Huntington

BEST PEN OF 4 CHAROLAIS BULLOCK CALVES

1^st        Headshaw, A

2^nd       Stobswood

3^rd        Stoneypath

BEST PEN OF 4 CHAROLAIS CROSS HEIFER CALVES

1^st        Craggs

2^nd       Stoneypath

Store Sheep –

Superb show of Feeding Lambs sold well.

Beltex: £71 Threeburnford, Texel: £67.50 The Burrows, £66 Ruletownhead, Strathmyre, £64 Greenknowe, Suffolk: £64 Ruletownhead, North Country Cheviot: £63.50, £60.50 Hownam Grange, £62.50 Linhope Farming, £62 Philiphaugh, £60 Carcant, £58.50 Sorbietrees, £58 Birneyknowe, Philiphaugh, South Country Cheviot: £58.50 Whitfield, £57.50 The Burrows, Cheviot Mule: £58 Parkhill, Greyfaced: £57 Threeburnford, £55 Parkhill,