Date: 05 December 2019

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St Boswells Store Cattle & Sheep Sale

St Boswells, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0PP

Harrison and Hetherington held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle with a small but quality show forward.  Topping the days trading was Lylestane Farming on three occasions at £1040

Bullocks per head – Limousin: £1040 Lylestane, Luing: £775 Upper Chatto, Simmental: £1040 (2) Lylestane

Bullocks per kilo – Aberdeen Angus: 178.6p Earlston Mains, Limousin: 182.5p Lylestane, Luing: 168.5p, 168.1p Upper Chatto, Simmental: 185.7p Lylestane

Bullocks averaged 185.7p per kilo

Heifers per head – Aberdeen Angus: £830 Stagehall, Charolais: £905 Northhouse

Heifers per kilo – Aberdeen Angus: 178.5p Stagehall, Charolais: 188.9p, 186.6p Northhouse

Heifers averaged 188.9p per kilo

STORE SHEEP

Another good show of long keep lambs forward with all the usual purchasers present.  Average £60.57

Texel: £83, £76 Elliston, £70 Walkersknowe Cottage, £69.50 Hallrule Mill, £68.50 Hawksnest, The Knock (2), Greenknowe, £66.50 Greenknowe, Suffolk: £75 Ross Farms, £71.50 Hallrule Mill, £71 Lower Greenhill, £69 Hawksnest, £68.50 Lower Greenhill, £65.50 Ross Farms, Trabroun, South Country Cheviot: £62 Elliston, £61 Whitefield, E, North Country Cheviot: £57 Leaderfoot, £52, £50  Belford on Bowmont, Jacob: £48 Leaderfoot,