St Boswells Store Cattle Sale

Harrison and Hetherington held fortnightly sale of Store Cattle.  With trade buoyant throughout.  Topping the days trading was Messrs Anderson, Parkhill with a superb Simmental.x Bullock £1150.

Topping the pence per kilo was a pen of smashing Bullocks from Messrs Rutter, Greenhead at 242p per kg.  With all vendors going home delighted with the days trading.

Bullocks per head –

Limousin: £1070 Briar Bank, £1040 Greenhead, S, Beef Shorthorn: £820 Briar Bank, Simmental: £1150, £1080, £1000 Parkhill, Charolais: £1050 Falnash

Bullocks per kilo -

Limousin: 241.9p, 225.9p Greenhead, S, Simmental: 232.3p, 229.3p, 227.3p Parkhill, Charolais: 231.1p Falnash

Bullocks averaged 223.56p per kilo

Heifers per head -

Aberdeen Angus: £1110 (2) Branxholm Braes, Limousin: £1060, £980 Craighouse, Simmental: £870 South Common, Charolais: £935 Falnash

Heifers per kilo –

Aberdeen Angus: 211.4p Earlston Mains, 209.4p (2) Branxholm Braes, Limousin: 236.9p, 235.3p, 225.5p, 225.3p Craighouse, Simmental: 219.2p South Common, Charolais: 234.5p Falnash

Heifers averaged 217.26p per kilo