St Boswells Primestock Sale

St Boswells sold 46 Clean Cattle,27 Cast Cows, 2323 Prime Lambs and 801 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (14) averaged 244p per kg and sold to 256p   (+4p on the week) 

Heifers (32) averaged 246p per kg and sold to 269p (-4p on the week)

Cast Cows (27) averaged 165p per kg and sold to 197p x 2 (+1p on the week) Top price £1663

Cast Bulls (4) averaged 137p per kg and sold to 147p (+5p on the week) Top price £1564

Lambs (2323) averaged 221.54p per kg, (-38p on the week) £96.84 per head and sold to £139 for Beltex Lambs

Top price 278p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

Cast Sheep averaged £99.57, and sold to £163 for Suffolk Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £109, light ewes sold to £121 for North Country Cheviot Ewes, and averaged £73

CLEAN CATTLE

Clean cattle met high demand with more native breeds forward.

Bullocks per head:
(465-555kgs): Pathhead £1346.40, Old Castles £1338.74, Faughhill £1298.08, Old Castles £1283.80, Wester Ulston £1279.46
(556kg+) Lurdenlaw £1553.16, £1433.60. Faughhill £1432.76.

Bullocks per kilo:
(465-555kgs.  Average – 240.99p): Pathhead 255p, Michael Malone Of Edinburgh Ltd. Old Castles 247p, G Ghapman, West Knowe. Wester Ulston 246p, J F Finlay& Company Ltd. Old Castles 245p (2) J F Finlay & Company Ltd. G Chapman, West Knowe.
(556kgs +.  Average 240.99p): Lurdenlaw 258p, J A Waters& Sons, Butcher, Selkirk. 256p Michael Malone of Edinburgh Ltd.

Heifers per head:
(400-484kgs): Pathhead £1170, Snawdon £1156.40, Wester Ulston £1128.08.
(485kgs+) Bee Edge £1576.34, £1524, £1501.92. Lurdenlaw £1486.66. Bee Edge £1441, £1421. Pathhead £1406.68.

Heifers per kilo:
(400-484kgs.  Average – 243.64p) Pathhead 250p Michael Malone of Edinburgh.
(485kgs+.  Average – 246.21p):   Bee Edge 269p Foley Bros. Mirlaw House. Bee Edge 262p W T S Forsyth& Sons, Butchers. Lurdenlaw 259p Hugh Black & Sons. Wester Ulston 257p Michael Malone of Edinburgh. Snawdon 257p Linton Butchers. Penston 256p W T S Forsyth & Sons, Butchers. Bee Edge 254p W Kirkup & Sons, Butchers

CAST COWS AND BULLS

Continental cows keep on going!

Cast Cows per head: Kersknowe £1663.32, £1458.60.  Rumbleton £1482.12. Wester Ulston £1464.

Cast Cows per kilo: Huntington 197p, 195p. Aikeyside 195p. Kersknowe 187p.

Cast Bulls per head: Corsbie £1564.08. Leaderfoot £1356.60.

Cast Bulls per kilo: Gateshaw 147p

LAMBS

Lambs an easier trade in line with other centres.

Average £96.84, 43kg 221.50p

Lambs per head:

Beltex:   £139, £130   Blackadder Mains, £136, £128, £125, £116, £107 Crookston, £116 Threeburnford , £110, £105 Whitsome West Newton. £107 Craighouse. Texel: £132 Drinkstone, £130, £123, £122, £120, £119 Sunnycroft, £129 Hermiston, £127, £123 Thorndykes, £125(2) Haltree, £124 Over Whitlaw, £122 The Knock, £120 North Synton, £120,£119 Wauchope, £118 Edgerston, £117 Rhodes Holdings, £116.50 Corsbie. Suffolk: £127 Woodhead(D) £126 Crookston, £126 The Lee, £124 Edgerston, £123 Symington Mains, £121 Thornington, £120 The Knock, £119, £111 Cortleferry,£116.50 Corsbie, £110 Hermiston, £110 Blegbie,£107 Stoneypath. Vendeen: £127, £103 Hassington West Mains. NCC: £107 Rhodes Holdings. Hampshire: £105 Letham Mains, £100.50 Fairlaw. Charolais: 222.50p Trabroun.

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 278p, 254.90p Blackadder Mains,268.30, 236p Whitsome West Newton,  272.30p, 272p, 263.60p, 261p,250p Crookston, 246.80p, 237.50p, 230.60p Threeburnford , 226.90p, 222.30p Craighouse, 220.20p Threepwood. Texel: 271p, 241.20p, 238p Sunnycroft, 250p (2), 242.20p, 240.20p, 240.20p Haltree, 244.70p The Craggs, 244.40p, 243.70p,242.20p Wauchope, 244p The Knock, 243.20p Rhodes Holdings, 242.20p North Synton, Corsbie, 240.90p, 237.80p Symington Mains, 240p Drinkstone, 238.30p Threepwood, 237.20 Blackburn(G). Suffolk: 238.50p, 232.70p Edgerston, 235.30p, 225.60p The Knock, 233p Corsbie, 232.60p, 227.20p Stoneypath, 231.30p Cortleferry, 231.10p, 227.80p Symington Mains, 229.10p The Lee, 229.10p Crookston, 225.30p Belmont, 225p Butterdean, Whitsome West Newton, 224.50p Hermiston, 224.40p Wantonwalls. Vendeen: 223.70p Springwood. Hampshire: 223.30p Fairlaw. NCC: 222.90p Rhodes Holdings

CAST SHEEP

A fast trade again witnessed for all classes of Cast Sheep, with more numbers of harder weathered sorts forward which lowered the sale average.

Top price was achieved by a powerful Suffolk Cross ewe from Philiphaugh Estate at £163, whilst a mosstrous pen of eleven Greyface Mules caught the eye achieving £133 from Harelawside Pn/ship.

EWES

Bord.Leic: £135 Blackburn (G ) Texel: £141 Thornington, £139, £137 Wauchope, £139 Blackburn(G), £139 Carterhaugh, £137 (2) Blackadder Mains, Rhymers Ha’, £137 Blegbie, £135 Woodhouse (J). Suffolk: £119 Pogbie. GF: £133, £133 (2) Harelawside, £121 Main Street, Oxton, £119 Woodhouse (J) £113 Matfen, Thornington. CH/Mule: £129, £115 Blackhill, £115 Blegbie. NCC: £121, £117, £111 Philiphaugh, £107 Broomirbank, £99 Middlethird. LLEYN: £109 Springwood, £115, £101, £99 Dolphinston. Berrichon: £109 Springwood. Charolais: £109 Carterhaugh. Jacob: £99 Springwood. Aberfeld:  £97 Carterhaugh. B/Face: £95, £87 Blackburn (G), £87 Carterhaugh, £81 Burncastle, £80 Kirkhope . Vendeen: £119 Hassington West Mains

RAMS

Bord.Leic: £135 Blackburn (G ) NCC: £119, £117 North Synton. Suffolk: £119 Pogbie House. BF/Leic: £117 Middle Monynut