St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 51 Clean Cattle, 26 Cast Cows, 1761 Prime Lambs and 761 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (20) averaged 246p per kg and sold to 268p (+14p on the week)

Heifers (31) averaged 240p per kg and sold to 268p per kg (n/c on the week)

24 Cast Cows averaged 174p per kg and sold to 213p. (+8p on the week) Top price £1716

2 Cast Bulls averaged 125p per kg and sold to 147p. Top price £1614

1762 Lambs averaged 248p per kg (-15p on the week) £106 per head and sold to £140 for Beltex lambs.

Top price 312p per kg for Beltex lambs.

Cast sheep averaged £103.66 and sold to £147 for BFL Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £119, Light ewes sold to £113 for NCC ewes and averaged £79

CATTLE

The clean cattle were a mixed bunch this week with the well fleshed cattle selling to an advantage.

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs) Kirkend £1408.68, Olod Castles  £1379.46, £1355. Hexpath £1301.90

(556+kgs)  Bee Edge £1597.28, Wester Ulston £1515,  Upper Mill £1512, Lurdenlaw £1503.88, Venchen £1479.34, Crookhouse £1435.20, Papple £1431.48.

Bullocks per kilo:

(465-555kgs) Average: 246.99p. Wester Ulston 261p Michael Malone of Edinburgh. Kirkend 256p Robert Pringle, Hawick. Old Castles 250p J F Finlay & Co Ltd. Old Castles 249p J F Finlay & Co Ltd.

(556kgs +) Bee Edge 268p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Lurdenlaw 262p Michael Malone of Edinburgh. Old Castles 250p J F Finlay & Co Ltd. Wester Ulston 250p J A Waters & Sons. Old Castles 248p J F Finlay & Co Ltd. Papple 246p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Faughhill 246p John Saunderson Ltd Butcher.

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs)  Bedrule £1021.34

(485kgs+)  Bee Edge £1534, £1493.52,£1448.32. Venchen £1428.32, Papple £1425.90, Crookhouse £1414.32.

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs)  Bedrule 230p, 229p,

(485kgs+)  Penston 268p Coq & Bull Butchers Ltd. Lurdenlaw 264p Kirkup Butchers. Bee Edge 260p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Penston 255p Charles Wilson 1995 Ltd. Bee Edge 254p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd. Wester Ulston 252p, 251p Michael Malone of Edinburgh. Penston 251p W T S Forsyth & Sons, Peebles. Crookhouse 250p W T S Forsyth & Sons, Peebles.

COWS

Cast Cows per head: Thrunton £1716.80, £1632.62, £1623.50 £1532.16. North Synton £1588.60. Kersknowes £1504.44, £1415.14. Hyndsidehill £1443.64.

Cast Cows per kilo:  Upper Mill 213p, 199p. Thrunton 191p. Kersknowes 189p. Hyndsidehill 187p. Thrunton 185p. Corsbie 185p (2) Thrunton 181p.

LAMBS

There were many more forward this week with returns as expected, back in line with the national trade.

Average: 248p. 42.7kg £106

Lambs per head:

Texe l: £140 Legars, £138 Bonjedward, £136 Huntington, £136 Threepwood £136 Huntington, £131 Haltree, £131 Symington Mains, £130 Legars, £130 Greenhead (2) £129 Threepwood, £126 Redden, £125 The Lee, £125 Greenhead, £124 Upper Samieston, £123 Elliston, £123 Huntington, £123 Threepwood, £122 Corsbie. Beltex:  £128 Craighouse, £128 Faughhill, £126 Whitsome West Newton, £119 Threeburnford, £119 Craighouse (2) £119 Craiglea (2), £118 Redden, £117 Craiglea (2) Suffolk: £124 The Lee, £122 Huntington, £120 Belmont, £119 Crookston, £117 Bonjedward, £116 Headshaw, £116 Nether Tofts, £116 Crookston. BluTex:  £118 Hermiston. GF: £116 Nether Tofts.

Lambs per kilo: Beltex: 312.20p, 297.50p Craighouse. 305.10p,297.50p, 292.50p, (2) Craiglea. 297.70p, 283.80p, 280p Faughhill. 293p Whitsome West Newton. 283.30p Threeburnford. 265.20p, 261.70p Redden. Texel: 292.50p Huntington. 282.50p Upper Samieston. 279.50 Elliston. 277.10p Bonjedward. 275.60p Headshaw. 273.80p, 273.30p Threepwood. 267.40p, 266.70p Legars. 266.70p,260p Huntington 265.30p(2) Greenhead. 265p Kilnknowe. 263.80p Upper Samieston. 262p Symington Mains. 262p, 260.50p Haltree. BluTex: 295p Hermiston. 263.40p Blackhouse Cotts. Suffolk: 265.20p Huntington. 258.30p The Lee. 251.80p Blegbie. 251.20p Headshaw. 251.20p Coltcrooks.

EWES

A larger and mixed show of Ewes forward saw all classes achieve a strong rate throughout, going to show more coild be sold to vendors advantage here at St Boswells. Achieving top price was an excellent pen of powerful BFL ewes off W. Sharp, New Biggingwalls. Whilst a strong run of Easycare Ewes from L. Lofthouse, Bankhouse caught the eye selling to £113!

BFL: £147, £133 New Biggingwalls. £137,£129 Corsbie Cotts. Suffolk: £139 New Blainslie. £135 Penston. £135 Haltree. £133 Belmont. £133 Hermiston. £131 Corsbie Cotts. £131 Marvingston. Texel: £139 Elliston. £137 Corsbie. £137, £131 Penston. £133 Hermiston. £131 Winkston. £131 Belmont. £131 Crailing Nook. GF: £127, £111 Newbiggingwalls. £121 The Lee. £119 Crailing Nook. £119 (2) Ballencrief Mains. £109 Hermiston. £107 Penston, Over Newton, Wedderlie.Beltex: £125 Heriotsfield, Craiglea. £115 Threeburnford. £109 Faughhill. 

HB: £119 Marvingston. BluTex: £115 Hermiston. £113 Standhill. NCC: £113, £99 Haltree. £97 Wedderlie.

E/C: £113, £95 Bankhouse. Hamp: £111 Bridgehaughmill. Char: £107 Whitemire. Jacob: £87 Standhill.