St Boswells Primestock Sale

At St Boswells on Monday 21^st  December, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Prime stock sale of cattle and sheep

Sold 22 Clean Cattle, 91 Cast Cows, 998 Lambs and 505 Ewes

Bullocks (7) averaged  224p per kg and sold to 239p  (n/c on the week)

Heifers (15) averaged  217p per kg and sold to 245p (n/c on the week)

91 Cast Cows averaged 126p per kg and sold to 179p  (-5p on the week) Top price £1455

998 Lambs averaged 195p per kg (-12p on the week) and sold to £121, top price 250p per kg for Beltex Lambs

505 Ewes averaged £70.77 and sold to £145 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £99, light ewes sold to £97 for Cheviot Ewes and averaged £64

Bullocks per head: (556+ kgs): Upper Nisbet £1480.50, £1395.76, Venchen £1384.08

Bullocks per kilo: (556+ kgs): Upper Nisbet 239p Shaw Fine Meats, 235p J.A Waters & Sons, Selkirk

Heifers per head: (485+): Bee Edge £1434.72, £1430.40, Oakwood £1367.84, Upper Nisbet £1342.60, Phantassie £1318.68, Traprain £1313.12

Heifers per kilo: (485+ kgs): Upper Nisbet 245p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 244p Briggsy’s Butchers, 240p Foley Bros, Traprain 232p John Anderson (Butchers),North Berwick, Greenknowe 230p Damn Delicious

Cast Cows per head: Camieston £1455.74, Venchen £1344.60, Kersknowe £1305.10, Symington Mains £1283.66, Kersknowe £1281.58, Camieston £1269.36, Symington Mains £1245.64

Cast Cows per kilo: Venchen 179p, Symington Mains 173p, Corsbie 171p, Upper Nisbet, Symington Mains 157p, Kersknowe, Upper Nisbet

LAMBS: 

Heavy show forwad, trade back as expected.

Lambs per head:

Texel: £121 Wester Ulston, £117 Butterdean, £111 Lylestane, £110 Wester Ulston, £109 The Knock, £108 Walkersknowe Cottage,  Wester Ulston, The Knock, £107 Lylestane, Bonjedward, £106 Bonjedward, £105 Threepwood, £104 Halidean Mill, £100 Threepwood (2), The Knock, Walkersknowe Cottage, Cortleferry, Bettyfield, £98 Bonjedward, Suffolk: £117, £112 Ruecastle Cottages, £110 Belmont, Butterdean, £108 (2), £105 Belmont, £103 Bonjedward, Blegbie, £102 Corsbie, Ruecastle Cottages, £100.50 Blegbie, £100 The Knock, £99 Ruecastle Cottages, £98 The Knock, £95 Butterdean, Beltex: £118 Ruecastle Cottages, £100 Heriotsfield, Oxton, Threeburnford, £90 Lylestane, Cheviot Mule: £90 Blegbie, North Country Cheviot: £88 Lylestane, Blegbie, £85 Lylestane (2), North Synton, Saughtree

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 250p Threeburnford, 225p Lylestane, 220.8p Helmburn, 217.9p Lylestane, 217.4p Heriotsfield, Oxton, 208.3p Threeburnford, North Country Cheviot: 202.4p, 200p Lylestane, 200p Broomiebank, Blegbie, Texel: 225p Scott Road, Lauder, 222.2p, 220.8p Walkersknowe Cottage, 218p Threepwood, 217.1p The Knock, 212.2p Berryhill, 211.1p Bonjedward, 209.8p Huntington, 207.6p Scott Road, Lauder, 207.1p The Knock, 206.9p Threepwood, 206.7p Corsbie, 206.1p The Knock, 205.1p Broomiebank

EWES:

Ewes a strong trade again, with a large proportion being made up of horned and hill bred sorts.

206 Blackfaces sold to an average of £55.73 for a very mixed show.

Texel: £145 Huntington, £143 Scott Road, Lauder, £133 Hermiston, £113 Butterdean, Carterhaugh, £111 (2) Huntington, £109 Carterhaugh, Butterdean, Beltex: £137 Huntington, £123 Broomiebank, £105 Helmburn, Suffolk: £133 Belmont, £115 Hermiston, £111 Butterdean, £103 Huntington, £99 Bonjedward, Bowland, £87 Corsbie, Bluefaced Leicester: £129 Hartside, £127 Broomiebank, £109, £105 Hartside, £93 Bowland, North Country Cheviot: £97 Blackburn Mill, £91 Stobshiel Mains, Cocklawfoot, Adderstonshiels, £85 Adderstonshiels, Cocklawfott, £83 Blackburn Mill, £81 Stobshiel Mains, Greyface: £95 Butterdean, £92 Bettyfield, £91 Scott Road, Lauder, £87 Helmburn, £85 Bowland, Bettyfield, £77 Blackburn, Blackface: £93 Burncastle, £91 Kirkhope, £83 Tollishill, £81 Kirkhope, £67, £65 Burncastle, £63 Kirkhope, Half Bred: £91 Bonjedward, Cheviot Mule: £89 Butterdean, £83 Kirklands, A, £77 Halidean Mill, £67 Byrecleugh, £61 Blegbie, Charollais: £89 Berryhill, £83 Carterhaugh, Jacob: £77 Brockielaw, Herdwick: £65 East Bridgelands

TURKEY SALE

A great show of rough plucked and oven ready poultry sold to a scintillating trade throughout.

With an average of £61.05 being met confirming more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage

Leading prices:-

£80, £75 Stoneypath,