St Boswells Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 14^th December, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Prime stock sale of cattle and sheep

61 Clean Cattle, 69 Cast Cows, 2103 Lambs and 624 Ewes

Bullocks (14) averaged  214p per kg and sold to 239p  (n/c on the week)

Heifers (46) averaged  227p per kg and sold to 249p (-1p on the week)

69 Cast Cows averaged 131p per kg and sold to 183p  (n/c on the week) Top price £1418

2103 Lambs averaged 207.4p per kg (-9p on the week and sold to £129, top price 283p per kg for Beltex Lambs

624 Ewes averaged £81 and sold to £137 for a Texel Ram

Heavy Ewes averaged £98, light ewes sold to £117 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £66

Bullocks per head:

(280-464kgs): Faughhill £1053.28, £1030.08

(465-555kgs): Greenknowe £1261.92, Brockholes £1164.16, Greenknowe £1159.20

(556+kgs): Lurdenlaw £1404.48, Galagate £1339, £1312.42

Bullocks per kilo:

(280-464kgs.  Average 217.02p): Faughhill 232p, 222p to J.F Finlay & Co

(465-555kgs.  Average 211.56p): Greenknowe 239p Coq & Bull Butchers, 230p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(556+kgs.  Average 215.23p ): Lurdenlaw 228p J.Saunderson Ltd, Wester Ulston 220p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs): Faughhill £1109.16

(485+kgs): Lurdenlaw £1453.76, Longnewton £1434.72, Upper Nisbet £1427.40, Bee Edge £1423.52, Longnewton £1411.92, Upper Nisbet £1409.34, Penston £1403.04

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484+kgs. Average 220.07p ): Faughhill 234p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485+kgs  Average 227.33p): Upper Nisbet 249p Foley Bros, Bee Edge 248p Denholm Meat Supplies, Penston 248p Forsyths of Peebles, Longnewton 244p Forsyths of Peebles, Humbie Mill 243p J & J Mather, Bee Edge 242p (2) S.I Carlisle & Co, Foley Bros, Humbie Mill 242p Michael Malone of Edinburgh, Lennoxlove 240p J & J Mather, 239p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £1307.90, Bog Hall £1287.90, Kersknowe £1233, Wester Middleton £1220.08

Cast Cows per kilo:  Commonside 183p, Rumbleton 175p, 169p, Bog Hall 165p, Woodhead, A, Wester Ulston 161p, Bog Hall (2), Corsbie 159p

Cast Bull per head: Kersknowe £1418.04, Wester Ulston £1213.06

Cast Bull per kilo: Wester Ulston 131p, Kersknowe 117p

LAMBS: 

Mixed show forward, returns a touch less.

Lambs per head-

Texel: £129, £128 Hexpath, £128 Middle Blainslie, £120 Hexpath, £119 Burncastle, Hexpath, £116.50 Threepwood, £116 Crookston, £115 Threepwood, £114 North Synton, Crookston, £113 Corsbie, £112.50 Threepwood, £112 Faughhill, £111 Hermiston, £110 Crookston, Philiphaugh (2), Chesters Brae, £108.50 Threepwood, Suffolk: £123 Hexpath, £116 Greenend, £112 Edrom Mains, Headshaw, L, £111 Drinkstone, Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, Stevenson Mains, £110 Haltree, Hermiston (2), £109 Corsbie, Crookston, Bluecairn, £108 Threepwood, £106.50 Blegbie, £105 Highfield Farming, £103.50 Faughhill, £103 Blegbie, £102 Bonjedward , £101 Corsbie, Beltex: £123 Faughhill, £122 Heriotsfield, £118 Crookston, £116 Threeburnford, Heriotsfield, £114 (2) Faughhill, £113 Threeburnford, Westerhouses, Crookston, £110 Threeburnford, £108, £103.50, £100 Crookston, £100 (2)Philiphaugh, North Country Cheviot: £117 Philiphaugh, £107 Adderstonshiels, £105 Symington Mains, £104 Adderstonshiels, Bowmont Farming, £103.50 Philiphaugh, £102 North Synton, Half Bred: £112 Stobshiel Mains, Charollais: £106 (2) Stirches Mains,  Bluefaced Leicester: £106, £103 Newbigging Walls, Zwartble: £104 Wells Stables,  Greyfaced: £99 Burncastle, £95.50 (2) Crookston, £95 Burncastle, Cheviot Mule: £98 Blegbie, £94 Middlethird, Blackface: £91 Meigle, £90 Leithen Water,

Lambs per kilo-

Beltex: 283.6p Crookston, 278p Faughhill, 269p Westerhouses, 261.1p Helmburn, 254.1p Crookston, 253.3p Threeburnford, 250p Crookston, 236.1p (2) Wester Ulston, 232.6p Philiphaugh, 232.1p Faughhill, 232p Heriotsfield, 230.6p Threeburnford, Crookston, 230p (2) Wester Ulston, 223.8p Helmburn, 219.2p Faughhill, 214.5p Crookston, 207.5p Threeburnford, North Country Cheviot: 229.3p Sydenham, 222.2p Traprain, 218.2p Haltree, 217.1p Whitsome East Newton, 215.8p, 214.8p Sydenham, 211.8p Philiphaugh, 209.1p Traprain, 208.9p Adderstonshiels, Suffolk: 220p Highfield Farming, 217.5p Headshaw, L, Symington Mains, 217p (2) Haltree, 216.7p Smailholm Mains, 215p Blackburnrigg Farm, Bonjedward, 213.6p Threepwood, 211.5p Highfield Farming, 211.2p Headshaw, L, 211.1p Stevenson Mains, 209.5p Hardacres, 209.3p Adderstonshiels, 208.7p Threepwood, 208.2p Corsbie, Roussin: 225p Woodhouse, 217.9p Sydenham, Blackface: 212.6p Threeburnford, Cheviot Mule: 210.7p Wester Ulston, Greyfaced: 210p Burncastle

EWES

Spendid trade throughout with all classes highly sought after

Texel:  £137 Headshaw, L, £131 Hermiston, £127 Corsbie, £117 Collielaw, £115 Greenburn, Eyemouth, £113 Blegbie, £109 Bonjedward, Whitsome West Newton, Suffolk: £123 Corsbie, £119 Haltree, £113 Headshaw, L, £111 Langraw, £107 Cockburn, Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, Over Whitlaw, Hermiston, £101 Bonjedward, £99 Middlethird, £97 Headshaw, L, Beltex: £109 Threeburnford, £99 Heriotsfield, Lleyn: £107 Collielaw, £85 Over Whitlaw, £79 Mount Ulston, Cheviot Mule: £107, £97 Blegbie, £89 Lylestane,  North Country Cheviot: £105, £97, £95 Nisbet Mill, £93 Traprain, £91 £89 Nisbet Mill, £87 Sydenham, £85 Blegbie, £83 Crailinghall Cottages, Middlethird, £81 Bonjedward, Half Bred: £105 Bonjedward, £97 Smailholm Mains, Dorset: £103, £93 Crailinghall Cottages, Greyfaced: £101 Blackburn, L, £91 Newhouses, £87 Heriot Mill, £85 Falside, Stoneypath, Crosslaw, Cockburn, Falside, Charollais: £91 Collielaw, Zwartble: £83 Faughhill, £73, £71 Pond House, Cavers, Abberfield: £77 Lylestane, Blackface: £74 Brundeanlaws Stables, £71, £65 Leithen Water, £65 Raeshaw, £61 Brundeanlaws Stables, The Yett, £60 Berryhill

RAMS:

North Country Cheviot: £117 Philiphaugh, Bluefaced Leicester: £99 Philiphaugh, £97 Easter Whitmuir, Blackface: £93 Elmscleugh, £89 Leithen Water, £85 Headshaw, L