GOOD types were sought after with the trade reflecting the quality of stock forward at Harrison and Hetherington's annual term show and sale of cows and heifers with calves at St Boswells, as trade reached £2700 for a Limousin cross heifer and bull calf outfit from Messrs Douglas, Howahill.

Cows with calves peaked at £1600 for an Aberdeen-Angus and its calf from Hopton, while heifers sold to £1120 for another Aberdeen-Angus from Threeburnford.

On the same day, a larger show of store cattle on the year saw bullocks average 238.2p per kg and heifers level at 213.9p. They sold to 378p for a pen of calves from Berryhill and £1175 for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks from Ayton Cocklaw, while heifers realised £1120 for Limousins from Broomiebank and 212.3p for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus from Ayton Cocklaw.

In the sheep, ewes with lambs at foot sold to £74 for Lleyn cross gimmers with twins from Harden Mains.

LEADINGawards:

Best pair of heifers with calves – 1, Howahill; 2, Grahamslaw; 3, Mirlaw House.

Best single heifer and calf – 1, Grahamslaw; 2, Howahill; 3, Mirlaw House.

LEADINGprices:

Breeding cattle – Cows with calves – A-A – £1600, £1350, £1250 Hopton; £1200 Calaburn, Hopton. Lim – £2000 Swinewood Mill; £1800, £1780, £1580, £1550, £1520, £1500 (x2), £1420 (x2) Hopton. Sim – £2020 Swinewood Mill; £1680, £1520, £1480 (x3), £1180, £1000 Easter Fodderlie. BRB – £1650, £1420, £1380, £2000 Hopton. Char – £2000 Swinewood Mill.

Heifer with calves – A-A – £1650 Gospelhall. Lim – £2700 (x2) Howahill; £2650 Gospelhall; £2250, £2175 Mirlaw House, £2100 Howahill. Short – £1950, £1750, £1600 Outer Huntly. BRB – £2300, £2220, £2200, £2150 (x2), £2120, £2050, £2000 (x3) Grahamslaw.

Bulling heifers – A-A – £1120 Threeburnford. Here – £770, £740 Cauldcoats. Lim – £1170, £1160 (x2); £1090 Easter Fodderlie; £870 Hopton. Sim – £1170 Easter Fodderlie. BRB – £880 Hopton. Bull – Lim – £2450 Hopton.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Per head – A-A – £1175, £1170, £1165 Ayton Cocklaw; £1160, £1130 Broomiebank; £1120, £1115 West Mains, L; £1105 Bowland; £1100 West Mains, L, Stabiliser; £990 Swinewood Mill. Here – £885 Belford on Bowmont. Belted Gall – £880 Bridge Mill. Lim – £1050, £1020 Broomiebank; £970 The Lee. Short –£1100, £1070 Halidean Mill. Char – £990 Swinewood Mill. Per kilo – A-A – 290.9p Halidean Mill; 258.3p Belford on Bowmont; 252.4p Bowland; 250.9p Langhope; 250.6p, 250p West Mains, L. Short – 219.8p Bowland. Stab – 230.2p Swinewood Mill. Here – 221.3p Belford on Bowmont. Lim – 378.6p, 350p Berryhill; 291.8p The Lee; 283.7p Berryhill; 269.4p The Lee; 264.2p Berryhill; 260.9p, 254.8p The Lee. Short – 252.5p, 246.4p Northhouse. Char – 230.2p Swinewood Mill.

Heifers – Per head – Lim – £1120 Broomiebank; £1080 Easter Fodderlie. Sim – £1050 Commonside. Char – £1070, £1020 Lauder Barns. Per kilo – A-A – 212.3p Ayton Cocklaw. Lim – 300p, 294.1p Berryhill; 258p, 248.6p, 243.8p, 242.9p The Lee. Char – 241.6p, 230p, 227.8p, 227.2p Gateshaw.