A cracking show of continental bullocks and heifers at Harrison and Hetherington's annual show and sale at St Boswells saw a top price of £1430 for a pen of Limousin bullocks from L McGowan, Craiglea.

Lead price per kg was 284.6p for a Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Kerr, The Fens.

The pre-sale champion, a Charolais heifer from Messrs Sinclair, Crookston, scaled 495kg and later sold for £1300, while the reserve, a 570kg Charolais bullock from Messrs Dun, Brothershiels, sold for £1420.

Messrs Anderson, Headshaw won the best pen of Charolais bullocks and heifers which made £1300 (535kg) and £1180 (465kg), respectively.

By the end of the day, bullocks averaged 241.34p per kg and heifers cashed in at 241.86p.

Store lambs averaged £82 having sold to £92 for Texels from Harden Mains.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A – £1235, £1190 Stoneypath; £1200 Crookston; £1170 Brothershiels. Hfd – £1050 Parkhill. Lim – £1430, £1320, £1300, £1235 Craiglea; £1310 Crookston; £1270 Cortleferry; £1245 Huntington. Lui – £1140 Berriedale. BS – £1170 Roxburgh Mill. Sim – £1390, £1280, £1230, £1220 (x2) Roxburgh Mill; £1285 Headshaw, L; £1285 Boreland. Sals – £1060, £1010 (x2) Tandlaw. BB – £1300 Crookston. Char – £1420, £1340 Brothershiels; £1380, £1300 Headshaw; L; £1345 Northfield, St Abbs; £1340, Stoneypath; £1330 (x2) Crookston; £1300 Meigle. Per kg – A-A – 253.2p, 248.3p Tandlaw, 244p, 242.9p Stoneypath. Hfd – 230.8p Parkhill. Lim – 264.9p, 260p Huntington; 264.4p Headshaw, L; 263p Soutra; 262.3p Parkhill. BS – 217p, 216.7p Roxburgh Mill. Sim – 247.4p, 240.9p, 240.2p Headshaw, L; 236.2p Skelfhill. Sals – 259p (x2), 253.2p Tandlaw. BB – 210p Crookston. Char – 271.6p, 265.2p Headshaw, L; 264.7p Stobshiel Mains; 263p Tandlaw; 261.7p Brothershiels; 258.8p Northfield, St Abbs.

Heifers – Lim – £1305 Headshaw, L; £1270 Lylestane, Craiglea; £1185 Craiglea;£1180 Huntington; £1150 Todshawhaugh. Sim – £1230 Roxburgh Mill; £1190, £1120, Lylestane; £1160 Skelfhill; £1130 Headshaw, L. Char – £1340, £1300, £1275 Crookston; £1330 Headshaw, L. Per kg – Lim – 284.6p The Fens; 277.6p Huntington; 271p Parkhill; 269.1p Headshaw, L; 264.6p Lylestane. Sim – 246.9p Headshaw, L; 241p Tandlaw; 238.6p, 236.4p Skelfhill; 238p Lylestane. Char – 266.7p, 263.3p Stobshiel Mains; 262.6p Crookston; 260p Northfield, St Abbs; 257.5p Headshaw, L; 257p Stoneypath, Stobshiel Mains; 256.8p Stobshiel Mains; 256.4p Northfield, St Abbs; 256.3p Stoneypath.

Store lambs – Tex – £92 Harden Mains; £91 Firbank; £87 Douglasdale; £84 (x2) Harden Mains; £83 Bonnyrigg. NCC – £85, £84.50, £83.50 Stouphill; £82.50 Bowershields; £82 Birneyknowe. SCC – £83 Whitefield, E. GF – £74.50 Douglasdale