St Boswells Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 16^th December Harrison & Hetherington weekly Primestock sale of cattle and Sheep

Sold 35 Clean Cattle, 41 Cast Cows, 1165 Lambs and 591 Ewes.

Bullocks (7) averaged 208.9p per kg and sold to 224p (+5 on the week)

Heifers (28) averaged 221.61p per kg and sold to 237p (+5 on the week)

41 Cast Cows averaged 130.8p per kg and sold to 181p (-2p on the week) Top price £1379

1165 Lambs averaged 192.6p per kg (+2.6p on the week) and sold to £114, top price 224p per kg for Texel Lambs

591 Ewes averaged £75 and sold to £137 for Texel Ewes. Heavy Ewes averaged £90, light ewes sold to £86 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £60

Clean Cattle per head: Upper Nisbet £1359.36. Bee Edge £1354.64, £1346.74, £1340.64, £1320.20. Upper Nisbet £1312.64. Longnewton £1312.36. Upper Nisbet £1301.76. Bee Edge £1297.92.Penston £1284.54.

Clean Cattle per kilo: Penston 237p J Gilmour & Co Ltd.(2), Bee Edge 236p TA Shaw, Market Place, Lauder. Upper Nisbet 236p WTS Forsyth & Sons, Butchers, Peebles. Bee Edge 233p J Gilmour & Co Ltd. Wester Ulston 230p J Gilmour & Co Ltd. Bee Edge 230p Malones of Edinburgh. Penston 230p J F Finlay & Company Ltd. Bee Edge 230p J F Finlay & Company Ltd. Humbie Mill 228p John Saunderson Ltd, Butcher.

Cast Cows per head: Roxburgh Mains £1337.70, Honeyburn £1248.22. Woodhouse £1223.56. Honeyburn £1198.86. Upper Huntlywood £1151.30. Roxburgh Mains £1147.30.

Cast Cows per kilo: Woodhouse 181p. Roxburgh Mains 171p,157p, 149p, 147p. Burnhouse Mains 163p. Honeyburn 159p.Upper Nisbet 151p. Wester Middleton, Upper Huntlywood 145p.

Lambs – smaller show forward. Returns similar.

Lambs per head – Texel: £114 Walkersknowe. £108 Bonjedward. £106(2) Wester Ulston. Chester Brae. £105 Crookston, Greenhead, Bettyfield. £104 Chester Brae. £102 Sunnycroft. £101.50 St Leonards. £100 St Leonards (2) £99 Threepwood, Walkersknowe. Suffolk:£109.50 Bonjedward. £102 Saughtree. £100 Hermiston, Headshaw L,. £96.50 Hermiston. £95.50 Sunnycroft (2) Threepwood. £95 Broomilees, Threepwood. £94 Langraw. £93.50 Corsbie. £92.50 Bonjedward. £90 Headshaw L. Beltex: £106, £103, £100, £98.50, £96, £93 Crookston. £92 Craiglea, Lylestane. NCC: £100.50, £100, £99, £90 Philiphaugh. £91.50 North Synton. Chev.Mule: £96 Adderstonshiels. £86 Saughtree. GF: £95.50 Crookston. £91 The Lee. Berrichon: £95.50 Springwood.

Lambs per kilo – Beltex: Crookston 244.70p, 234.50p.225.90p, 203.80p Lylestane 230p.225.30p. Craiglea 216.50p. Broomiebank 210p. Texel: Threepwood 221.80p, 217.40p (2) Lylestane 214.30p. Walkersknowe 212.90p (2). Broomiebank 210p. Threepwood 209.30p. Langraw 207.10p. Applecross 204.40p. Traprain 204p. Woodhouse 202.40p. St Leonards 201.10p (2) 201p.Charolais: Saughland 203.50. Berryhill 202.30p. Crookston 195.10p. Suffolk: Headshaw 200p. Corsbie 194.80p. Muircleugh 193.30p.Ch/Mule: Broomiebank 196.30p. Adderstonshiels 195.10p. Greyface: Broomiebank 190.20p

Ewes – Good show of ewes with more hill types forward. Another super trade.

Texel: £139, £117 Upper Huntlywood. £113 (2) New Blainslie. £109, £97 Lylestane. £107 Greenhead. £101, £97 Cockburn.£95 Lauder Barns. £91 Winkston, Upper Huntlywood. £89 Ednam West Mains, Monklaw. £87 New Blainslie. Dorset: £95, £85 Putton Mill. £91, £87 The Bow. £86, £81 Saughland. Greyface: £93 Belford on Bowmont, Falside. £89 Nisbet Mill. £88 Lauder Barns, Broomilees. £87 Symington Mains.£86 Bettyfield. Zwarble: £91 Lauder Barns. NC Cheviot: £86, £84, £80 Nisbet Mill. £85 Springwood. £82 Thorlieshope. Ch/Mule: £83 Nisbet Mill. Blackface: £70 (2) , £61Burncastle. £67 Tollishill. £61 Headshaw L. SW: £54 Broomilees