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UNITED KINGDOM-CATTLE MARKETS.
St Boswells
Weekly Primestock Report
John Swan Limited sold 247 clean cattle, 82 OTM cattle, 2095 Prime lambs and 910 ewes.
Top price bullock @ 191p from Ramrig/ Sourhope to C Douglas, St Boswells. The 101 bullocks averaged 166.7p -1.7p on the week and sold to 191p, Gross £1212 Lurdenlaw. Top price heifer @ 188p from Saughland to Charles Wilson. The 142 heifers averaged 161.6p -6.9p on the week, and sold to 188p. Gross £1060 Setonhill. The 4 young bulls averaged 155.9p -2.1p on the week, and sold to168p. Gross £1020. The 78 beef type OTM averaged 126.8p and sold to 181p Gross £1745 Legars. The 4 dairy type OTM averaged 126.8p and sold to 131p Gross £818.
The 2095 Prime lambs ave 180p +10.9p on the week, and sold to 215.1p £101 Brangan. The 910 ewes ave £45.81 and sold to £101 New Channelkirk. Principal prices: Sourhope 1.91 Craig Douglas, 1.84 M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd, Ramrig 1.91 Craig Douglas, 1.88 Denholm Meat Supplies, Cockburn 1.89 M/s R Pringle, Huntington 1.89 M/s WTS Forsyth & Sons, 1.87 Malone of Edinburgh, 1.83 M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd, Saughland 1.88 Charles Wilson 1995 Ltd, Bee Edge 1..87, 1.85 M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd, Hexpath 1.87 Colin Peat, 1.84 John Scott Meat (Paisley) Ltd, Greenlees 1.85 Lees Butchers Ltd, Dunslaw 1.84 Malone of Edinburgh, Fawside 1.84 Malone of Edinburgh.
Cows: Legars £1745..70, Barney Mains £1312.40, Woodhouse £1299.30, Coates £1170, Cockburn £1149.50, Nuide £1060.80, Willowford £1020, £934.40,£855.50, Branxholme Braes £861.30, Over Whitlaw £772.80. Quality Lambs continued to sell exceptionally well on Monday, selling between 190 to well over 200p with lighter types also making good money. All types short of requirements with more buyers than ever present. The Lambs sold to £101 for Suffolks from John Nisbet & Sons, Blackhill, Coldingham and 215.1p for Cheviots from Alex Stevenson & Son, Brangan, Banff.
The Cast Ewes & Rams also sold at exceptional levels to £101 for Suffolks from Sandy Sutherland, New Channelkirk, Lauder. Other leading prices, Lambs per head: Suffx - £93 Burnhouse Mains, New Blainslie, £89.50 Milton of Tolmauds, £86.50 Bonjedward Mill, Upper Bolton, £86 Sunwick, Seafield House Lerwick, £85 Thirlestane, Tex - £94 Hepburn Farms, £88 Upper Tofts, £87 Threepwood, £86.50 Milton of Tolmauds, £84 West Mains L, Nether Howden, GF - £84 Swinnie, £80.50 Heriot Mill, £74 Halls, £72 Aikeyside, Ber;- £78 Bonjedward Mill, BF - £86.80 Hutlerburn, £86 Elmscleugh, Hartside Oxton, £84 Upper Chatto, £81 Horseupcleugh, £79 Damhead, Chev - £94 Whitchesters, Papple, £92.50 Brangan, £89.50 Damhead, £86 Thorlieshope, Saughtree, BFL - £94 Hartside Oxton, £90 Stobo Home Farm, Beltex - £93 Hartside Oxton, Lleyn - £70 Harwood House, Meatlinc - £76 Whitmuir, Zwar - £89.50 Billiemains. Lambs per kilo: Suffx - 197.1 Burn of Aultmore, Keith, 196.5 Seafield House, Lerwick, Sunwick, 195.1 Mailingsland, 195 Headshaw L, 192.9 Aikeyside, 192 Faughhill, Tex - 205.4 Mid Fleenas, 200 Aikeyside, Threepwood, 198 Nether Howden, 194.1 Shoestanes, 192.5 Kittyfield, Upper Tofts, GF - 181.4 Swinnie, 180 Aikeyside, 175 Heriot Mill, 174.3 Stobo Home Farm, Ber - 185.7 Bonjedward Mill, BF - 170.8 Upper Chatto, 166.9 Hutlerburn, 166.7 Horseupcleugh, Chev - 201.3 Headshaw L, 195.2 New Mains Reston, 194.3 Brangan, 192.7 Wester Ulston, 192.5 Harwood House, BFL;- 194 Stobo Home Farm, Beltex - 211.4 Hartside Oxton, Lleyn - 189.2 Harwood House, Meatlinc - 190 Whitmuir.
Cast Ewes: Suffx - £97 New Channelkirk, £90 Upper Bolton, £89.80 Marigold, £80 Blakelaw, Tex - £89 Elmscleugh, £86 Sharplaw Hownam, £83 Redpath East End, £79.50 Legars, £79 Hartside Oxton, GF - £79..50 Nisbet, £77.50 Elmscleugh, £75 Sorrlessfield Mains, £73.50 Hutlerburn, BF - £70, £64, £60.50 Blakehope, £54.80 Upper Chatto, £54.50 Horseupcleugh, Easycare - £59.50 Synton Mains, Dorper - £55 Linton Downs, HB - £91 Upper Bolton, £86 Bonjedward Mill, Chev - £71.50 Papple, £71 Phantassie, Chev Mule - £64 Stobo Home Farm, Hill Chev - £53.50 Drumbain, Rothes, Beltex - £75 Sharplaw Hownam, Zwar - £69 Billiemains, BFL - £59 Upper Chatto, Char - £79.80 Ruletownhead, Meatlinc - £61.50 Whitmuir..
Cast Rams: Tex - £91 Billiemains, BF - £60, £56 Horseupcleugh, Suff - £96 New Channelkirk, Highland - £84 Broadmeadows Yarrow, £78 Carterhaugh, Chev - £70 Papple, Hill Chev - £61 East Buccleugh, £60 Tushielaw, Zwar - £79 Billiemains, Lleyn - £70 Ellemford.
BORDER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
Week ending March 6
The mart sold 119 Prime Cattle and 37 Food Chain Cows; 1,391 Prime Lambs; 219 Store & Breeding Cattle. The sheep trade continued to improve with an outstanding consignment of Cheviot lambs from Felkington, Berwick-upon-Tweed reaching 395p and £84.70.
Best premium grade lambs, also Cheviots from Stagehall, Stow realised 380p and £83.60. Suffolk x from Woodhouse, Peebles to £81.94. Continental x lambs from Chatton Park, Alnwick £81.42; £80.77 Cocklaw, Cockburnspath; £79.20 Tosson Glebe, Rothbury. Lightweight Meatlinc x to £73.50 and export weights from Pomathorn, Penicuik to £75.60. The last draw from an outstanding crop of Lleyn lambs from Springhall, Kelso peaked at 380p.
Prime Cattle were fractionally easier with top quality types still commanding a good premium. Hereford x Steers from Cairndinnis, Haddington peaked at £1,205 and averaged £1,039 for 20 sold. Home bred Continental Steers from Messrs Fleming, Lochside, Yetholm sold to £1,092; Limousin x Heifers from the same farm selling to 290p per kilo. Cull Cows from Cliftoncote, Yetholm sold to 250p per kilo for Saler crosses. A Pure Charolais Cow from Messrs J & S Glass, Crammond Hill, Cornhill-on-Tweed broke the records when it sold to 267p per kilo, weighing 460kg realising £1,228.20 total per head.
Store and Breeding cattle continue to impress with Bulling Heifers to £1,080. Limousin x Cows and Calves 2nd Calvers to £1,650. Yearling Charolais and Limousin Suckled Calves sold to 200p per kilo and £752. Strong Charolais x Bullocks 22 months old sold to £970.
