A CHAROLAIS cross bullock from Messrs Anderson, Headshaw, Lauder, claimed the championship before going on to top the sale of suckled calves at Harrison and Hetherington, St Boswells. 
The six-month-old stot, which was picked out by Messrs Maxwell, Faughill, tipped the scales at 305kg and realised £1050 or 344p per kg. 
Heifer calves (up to six months) reached 274.5p from Messrs Lyle, Scart Farm, Bridge of Weir, and £820 from South Riccalton. 
Top price however, was £1200, paid for a pen of Aberdeen-Angus cross bullocks from Messrs Hamilton, Earlside. 
The centre bucked the national trend as calves sold dearer on the year when bullocks levelled at 227.25p with heifers at 217.91p. 
Bullock averages were broken down to six months and under, 241.8p (+2.8p on the year); seven to 10 months, 229.76p (+1.7p); 11 to 14 months, 217.7p (+10p); 15 to 18 months, 209.22p (+2p); and 19 to 30 months, 201.88p (+10p). Among the heifers, up to six months averaged 240.85p and seven to 10 month heifers levelled at 220.4p. 

LEADING prices:


Bullocks – Up to six months – £1050, £910 Headshaw, L; £940, £855, £840, £825, £815 South Riccalton; £870, £800 Kaeside; £810 Ecclaw; £800 Kirklands, A; £800 South Falaknowe. Seven to 10 months – £940 South Riccalton; £940, £900 Earlside; £905 Northfield, St Abbs; £880 Craighouse; £880 Chapelhill; £880 Fairnilee; £880, £870 Adderstonshiels; £870 New Blainslie; £870 Kaeside; £870 Angelrow. 11 to 14 months – £1200, £1150, £1090, £1070 Earlside; £1080 Gledswood; £1070 Fordel Parks; £1050, £1000 New Blainslie; £1000 Belford on Bowmont; £980 Fairnilee. 15 to 18 months – £1150 (x2), £1095, £1065, £1060, £1050, £1040, £1030, £1020 Foulshiels; £1070 (x2), £1050 Fordel Parks; £1050 New Blainslie. 
Heifers – Up to six months – £820, £810 South Riccalton; £790, £740 Kaeside; £730 Huntershall. Seven to 10 months – £960, £920, £830 Orchard, Hwk; £870 Todshawhaugh; £850 Huntershall; £840 Greenknowe; £820 South Riccalton; £820 Earlside. 11 to 14 months – £900, £880, £820 Earlside; £870 (x2) Fordel Parks; £870, £840 Todshawhaugh; £865 North Synton; £865, £830 New Blainslie; £850 Huntershall; £820 Adderstonshiels. 15 to 18 months – £930, £870 (x2) Fordel Parks; £905. £865 New Blainslie.