St Boswells Primestock Sale

Sold 43 Clean Cattle, 37 Cast Cows, 1662 Prime Lambs and 496 Cast Sheep

Bullocks (13) averaged 241p per kg and sold to 261p  (-3p on the week) 

Heifers (30) averaged 241p per kg and sold to 281p (n/c on the week)

Cast Cows (35) averaged 169p per kg and sold to 217p (+4p on the week) Top price £1703

Cast Bulls (2) averaged 138p per kg and sold to 145p (n/c on the week) Top price £1606

Lambs (1662) averaged 231p per kg, (+10p on the week) £102 per head and sold to £136

Top price 305p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

Cast Sheep averaged £102.33, and sold to £147 for Suffolk Ewes

Heavy Ewes averaged £114, light ewes sold to £131 for North Country Cheviot, and averaged £74

CLEAN CATTLE

Clean Cattle met a high demand with well fleshed cattle keenly bid for

Bullocks per head:

(465-555kgs): Wester Ulston £1413.84, Papple £1269.36, Wester Ulston £1245

(556kg+) Faughhill £1544.32, Milrighall £1539.20, £1520.28, Crookhouse £1500.96, Upper Nisbet £1492.92

Heifers per head:

(485kgs+) Muircleugh £1719.38, Upper Nisbet £1669.14, Bee Edge £1604.32, £1575.30, £1572.16, Buskin £1568.64, Stagehall £1557.92, Bee Edge £1520.64, Muircleugh £1520.56

Bullocks per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average – 251.24p ) Wester Ulston 258p Foley Bros, Pathhead 257p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485kgs+.  Average – 235.12p):   Upper Nisbet 261p Shaw Fine Meats, Faughhill 254p J.A Waters & Sons, Wester Ulston 251p Mr G.Chapman, Upper Nisbet 249p WP Tulloch

Heifers per kilo:

(400-484kgs.  Average 248p) Wester Ulston 248p J.F Finlay & Co Ltd

(485+kgs.  Average 240.37p): Upper Nisbet 281p Briggsys Butchers, Bee Edge 272p Forsyths of Peebles, 271p Denholm Meat Supplies, 267p Foley Bros, Lurdenlaw 264p Forsyths of Peebles, Bee Edge 264p Hugh Black & Sons Ltd, Lurdenlaw 259p WP Tulloch, Bee Edge 254p W.Kirkup & Sons, Papple 252p John Saunderson (Butchers)

CAST COWS AND BULLS

Cast Cows still a flyer

Cast Cows per head: Thrunton Farm £1703.52, Headshaw, L £1566.74, Kersknowe £1514.24, Harehead, Duns £1504.10, Glenturk £1480.50, Thornydykes £1472.66, Stagehall £1420

Cast Cows per kilo: Headshaw, L 217p, New Blainslie 205p, Stagehall 200p, New Blainslie 197p, Fairnilee 189p, Ellemford 185p, Birkenside 181p, Harehead, Duns 180p

Cast Bull: Harehead, Duns £1606.60 (145p)

LAMBS

Smaller show on the week.  Returns slightly increased.

Average 231p per kg (44kgs) £102

Lambs per head:

Beltex: £136, £135 Crookston, £129 Craiglea, Crookston, £128 Threepwood, £126 Crookston, £124 Rhodes Holdings, Crookston, £123 Lochside, £122 Crookston, £121 Rhodes Holdings, £120 (2), £118 (2) Craiglea,  Crookston, Texel: £133 Crookston, Butterdean (2), £131, £129 North Synton, £128 Crookston, £126 Symington Mains, £125 Threepwood, Crookston (2), Roxburgh Mains (2), £124 Haltree, Hermiston, £120 Colmslie, Brothershiels, £119 Lochside, Gateshaw (2), Symington Mains, Suffolk: £133 Butterdean, £123 Bhalu, £120 Butterdean, Chesters Brae, £118 Meigle, £116 Hermiston, £115 Roxburgh Mains, £114 Muircleugh, Blue Texel: £118 (2), £115 Rhodes Holdings, Hampshire: £109, £107 St Clements Wells, Cheviot Mule: £106 Adderstonshiels, Greyfaced: £103.50 Tollishill Farming Co

Lambs per kilo:

Beltex: 305p Crookston, 300p Craiglea, 288.1p Rhodes Holding, 287.2p Crookston, 284.3p Craiglea, 281.8p Crookston, 274.4p Craiglea, 273.9p Crookston, 273.3p Lochside, 272.7p Craiglea, 270.7p Threeburnford, 269.1p, 257.1p Lochside, 256.5p Crookston, 252.3p Threepwood, 250p Threeburnford, Craiglea Blue Texel: 267.4p, 256.5p, 251.1p Rhodes Holdings, Texel: 266p Butterdean, 262.8p Huntington, 260.5p Whitsome West Newton, 260.4p, 257.1p Threepwood, 257.1p Huntington, 256p Crookston, 255.4p North Synton, 255.1p, 250p Crookston, 250p Symington Mains, Suffolk: 237.5p Symington Mains, 236.5p Bhalu, 236p Meigle, 234.8p Adderstonshiels, 233.3p Butterdean, Adderstonshiels, 233p Chesters Brae, Butterdean, 232.7p Muircleugh, 232.2p Meigle, 230p Symington Mains, Byrewalls Hampshire: 231.9p St Clements Wells

CAST SHEEP

An up and down show of quality forward which saw all classes sell to an improved trade on the week

Peaking the sale at £147 was a powerful Suffolk from Dere Street Farming, Pogbie House whilst catching the eye was a smashing North Country Cheviot Ewe at £131 from G.Davies & Partners, North Synton

EWES

Suffolk: £147 Dere Street Farming, £143 St Clements Wells, £139 Hermiston, £137 Dere Street Farming, £133 Haltree, Dere Street Farming, £129 Huntington, £127 Meigle, £125 Haystoun, Marigold, Bluefaced Leicester: £141 Kilnknowe Place, Texel: £139 New Blainslie, £137 Blegbie, Threeburnford, £135 North Synton, £131 Faughhill, £129 Huntington, £127 Faughhill, Charollais: £139 Elmbank, Hume Hall Holdings, Beltex: £133 Threeburnford, £127 Faughhill, North Country Cheviot: £131 North Synton, £115 Symington Mains, £113 Wedderlie, £111 (2) Blackburn Mill, £107 Blegbie, Cheviot Mule: £131 Elmbank, Hume Hall Holding, £121 Wester Ulston, £119 Wedderlie, £113 Blegbie, £109 Wedderlie, Greyfaced: £125 Marigold, £119 Gala Farms, £115 Hermiston, £113 Shotton, Cockburn, Half Bred: £125 Marigold Farming Co, Lleyn: £119 Baillieknowe, £109 Ruletownhead, £103 Baillieknowe, Ruletownhead, Blackface: £89 Haystoun, £75 Over Newton House, £69 Haystoun

RAMS

Texel: £139, £129 Wedderlie, Blue Texel: £137 Blackburn Mill, Border Leicester: £117 Blackburn Mill, Suffolk: £115 Cockburn