St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold  66 Clean Cattle, 67 Cast Cows, 1396 Prime Lambs and 244 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (20) averaged 247p per kg and sold to 264p   (+1p on the week) 

Heifers (40) averaged 247p per kg and sold to 271p (+7p on the week)

Young Bulls (6) averaged 177p and sold to 194p

Cast Cows (62) averaged 165p per kg and sold to 237p (n/c on the week) Top price £1554

Cast Bulls (5) averaged 120.41p per kg and sold to 131p .Top price £1457

Lambs (1396) averaged 270p per kg, (+22p on the week) £116.58 per head and sold to £152 for Texel Lambs

Top price 314.3p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

Cast Sheep averaged £114.15, and sold to £153 for Texel Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £134.50, light ewes sold to £129 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £108

CLEAN CATTLE

On fire with all types well bid for with an exceptional show forward

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs): Penston £1424.16, Oldcastles £1380.50, £1366.52, £1328.40, £1307.84

(556+kgs): Bee Edge £1602.54, Faughhill £1539.24, Wester Ulston £1488.40, Faughhill £1473.12, Crookhouse £1464.32

Bullocks per kilo:

(465-555kgs.  Average - 249.49p): Penston 258p Michael Malone of Edinburgh, Oldcastle 254p, 251p JF Finlay & Co Ltd

(556kgs +.  Average – 252.61p): Faughhill 264p John Saunderson Ltd, Bee Edge 261p Mr G.Chapman, Crookhouse 256p Michael Malone of Edinburgh, Faughhill 254p R & G Moor

Heifers per head:

(400-484kgs): Snawdon £1205

(485+kgs): Bee Edge £1609.74, Gateshaw £1580.96, Rumbletonlaw £1562.40, Bee Edge £1554.40, £1554. Milrighall £1520.90, Bee Edge £1505.28

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average – 252.56p): Snawdon 250p Gosford Bothy Farm Shop

(485kgs+.  Average – 247.45p): Bee Edge 271p Denholm Meat Supplies, 268p Forsyths of Peebles, Penston 263p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 259p W.Kirkup & Sons, Snawdon 256p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd, Bee Edge 256p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Wester Ulston 255p Charles Wilson Limited, Snawdon 255p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

Young Bulls per head: Aikeyside £1372.28, £1361.60, £1356.60

Young Bulls per kilo: Burnfoot 194p, Aikeyside 190p

CAST COWS AND BULLS

Cheaper on paper but still a very dear trade with a plainer show on offer.

Cast Cows per head: Greenknowe £1554.72, Thirlestane £1517.92, Saughland £1441.26, Thirlestane £1425.60, £1402.30, Cockburn £1379.22, Upper Blainslie £1371.42, Cockburn £1359.92, Greenknowe £1332, Saughland £1328.34

Cast Cows per kilo: Greenknowe 237p, Gateshaw 201p, Corsbie 197p, Gateshaw 195p, 193p, Upper Blainslie 193p, Cockburn 191p, Rumbletonlaw 191p

Cast Bulls per head: Birkenside £1457.82, Heriot Mill £1443.62, Burnhouse Mains £1441.96, £1394.64

Cast Bulls per kilo: Heriot Mill 131p

LAMBS

Great show of lambs.  All types dearer.

Average 270p (43.1kgs) £116.58

Lambs per head:

Texel: £152 (2) Drinkstone, £148 Symington Mains, £135 Butterdean, Haltree, £134 Treaty Park, Symington Mains (2), Gateshaw, Butterdean, £133 Fountainhall, £131 Threeburnford, Firbank, £130 Redden, £129 (2) Symington Mains, £128 Butterdean, Shotton, Headshaw, L, £127 Edgerston Home Farm, Suffolk: £134 Walterstead Farm Cottage, £133 Headshaw, L, £132 Mowhaugh Schoolhouse, £131 Butterdean, £129 Belmont, £127 Butterdean, £126 Blackhill, C, £125 Butterdean, £124 Blegbie, £121 Blackhill, C, £120 Symington Mains, £118 Cortleferry, Whitsome West Newton, Beltex: £134 (2), £133  Redden, £132 Faughhill, £126 Redden, £125 Elliston, Rumbletonrig, £124, £122 Huntington, £122 Threeburnford, £119, £118 Huntington, £118 Threeburnford, Charollais: £124 (2) Collielaw, Hampshire: £116.50 St Clements Wells, Half Bred: £116 Headshaw, L, Roussin: £110 Springwood Lodge

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 314.3p Faughhill, 310.5p Huntington, 302.7p Elliston, 301.2p Huntington, 297.80p Redden, 297.6p Threeburnford, 297.5p , 297.4p Huntington, 295p Threeburnford, 289.7p Redden, 277.8p Elliston, 273.5p, 270.6p Huntington, Texel: 303.4p Butterdean, 300p Edgerston Home Farm, 295.2p Boreland, 290.7p Corsbie, 290.2p Hallrule Mill, 290p Elliston, 288.1p Boreland, 287.6p, 284.5p Headshaw, L, 284.3p Edgerston Home Farm, 283.7p Boreland, 282.5p H & A Farms, 282.2p Whitsome West Newton, 281.6p Hawksnest, 280p Hallrulle Mill, 279.2p Treaty Park, 278.7p Firbank, 278.3p Butterdean, Rochester House, 278.2p Haltree, Suffolk: 291.1p Butterdean, 280.5p Hawksnest, 277.1p Headshaw, L, 271.4p Butterdean, 270.7p Symington Mains, 270.2p Butterdean, Roussin: 280p, 275p Springwood Lodge, Charollais: 275.6p Collielaw

CAST SHEEP

A very mixed show of Cast Sheep including two or three runs of native and indigenous breeds forward.  A superb average of £114.50 was achieved.

Topping the sale at £153 was a smart Texel Ewe from N.Elliot, Duke Street, Hawick.

A pen of five Herdwick Ewes caught onlookers attention as they fetched £99 a head

More could have been sold to vendors advantage.

EWES

Texel: £153 Duke Street, Hawick, £141 Headshaw, L, £135 Belmont, Duke Street, Rumbletonrig, £133 Firbank, £131 Cortleferry, £129 Belmont, Suffolk: £143 Haltree, £139 Headshaw, L, £137 Haltree, £135 New Blainslie, Blackhill, C, £129 Symington Mains, £127 Edgerston Home Farm, Cheviot Mule: £141, £133 Nisbet Mill, £125 Blegbie, £123 Nisbet Mill, Half Bred: £131, £121 Blackhill, C, Bluefaced Leicester: £131, £111 Howden, J, North Country Cheviot: £129, £119 Nisbet Mill, £117 Whitsome East Newton, £111 Headshaw, L, Nisbet Mill, £109 Nisbet Mill, Zwartble: £127 St Clements Wells, Greyfaced: £121 Nisbet Mill, £119, £103 Cortleferry, LLeyn: £117 Trabroun, £111 Edgerston Home Farm, £103 Falla Cottage, Valais Blacknose: £113 Todrig Farm Cottages, Norfolk: £107, £87 Crumstane, Herdwick: £99 Crumstane, Blackface: £91 Cortleferry, Shetland: £61 Crumstane

RAMS

Texel: £141 Butterdean, Roxburgh Mill, £133 (2) Butterdean, Suffolk: £127 Butterdean, £117 Edgerston Home Farm, Valais Blacknose: £121 Todrig Farm Cottages, Norfolk: £115 Crumstane, Lleyn: £115 Edgerston Home Farm, Lincoln Longwool: £109 Crumstane, Charollais: £107 Edgerston Home Farm, Kerryhill: £105, £99 Todrig Farm Cottages,