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JOHN SWAN STORE SALE REPORT 11.03.10
John Swan Limited sold 451 Feeding Cattle and 447 Feeding Hoggs.
A good show of cattle sold at similar extreme rates, plenty quality yearlings
making over 200p per kg and short of requirements.

Leading prices Bullocks per head: Lim.x;- £1045, £1000, £955 Top Boon, £980
Grahamslaw, £950 Burnhead.P, B.Blue.x;- £1080, £985, £825 Top Boon, AA.x;-
£1060 Swinside Townfoot,, £1020 Stoneypath, £975 Grahamslaw, £970, £960
Top Boon, £925 Shoestanes, £895 Trows, Sim.x;- £825 Restonhill, £820 Trows,
Char.x;- £990, £930, £925 Shoestanes, £935, £910 Stoneypath, £920 Lee, £870
Swinside Townfoot, Blonde.x;- £745 Brothershiels. Bullocks per kg: Lim.x
210.1,196.3 Stobo Home Farm, 206.6, 201.5 Greenhead.S, 198.5 Middlestead,
B.Blue.x;- 177.6 Brockhouse, AA.x;- 197.1 Brothershiels, 192.1 South Common,
191.1 Brothershiels, 190.9 Brockhouse, Sim.x;- 194 South Common, 188.1
Middlestead, Char.x;- 206.3 Palacehill, 203.8, 189 Brothershiels, 193.7, 191.8
Meigle, 183.8 Stoneypath.
Bullocks averaged overall 174.8p per kg, £776.64.
Heifers per head: Lim.x;- £885 Burnfoot, Oxton, £840, £770 Dawyck Estates,
£745 Hopton, £740 Brothershiels, AA.x;- £930, £860, £835 Kingside, £915, £890,
£835 Restonhill, Sim.x;- £710 Swinside Townfoot, Char.x;- £890, £760 Restonhill,
£875, £800, £785 Hoselaw, £850 Dawyck Estates, £750 Lee, £745 Meigle.
Heifers per kg: Lim.x;- 184.9, 180.3, 178.8 Stobo Home Farm, 181.7 Hopton,
178.5 Greenhead.S, 177 Burnfoot, Oxton, AA.x;- 176 Restonhill, 175.5 Kingside,
165.5 Brothershiels, Char.x;- 206, 199.4 Palacehill, 188.4 Brothershiels, 185.5
Meigle. Heifers averaged overall 170.9p per kg, £655.20.
Feeding Hoggs South Down.x £70 Belford on Bowmont, Suff.x £68 Kirktonhill,
Tex.x £63.50 Kirktonhill, Mule £60 Kirktonhill.

At their weekly prime stock sale John Swan Limited had forward and sold 724 Hoggs and 164 Ewes.

Hogg numbers tightening significantly, fleshed hoggs still the sought after item.

Leading Prices Per Head:- Suff.x:- £96 Lickar Moor, £94 East Learmouth and Mindrum Farming Co, £93 Newstead, £92 Lickar Moor, £90 Pawston, £89 Kypie, £88 (2) East Fleetham. Tex.x:- £90 Doune Brae, £89 Newstead, £86.20 South Ditchburn, £86 White Dam Head and Doune Brae. Oxf: - £90 East Fleetham. Chev: - £83.50, £80 Humbleheugh. BFL: - £78 Branton Eastside. Mule: - £78 Shotton. BF: - £70 West Longridge.

Leading Prices Per Kilo:- Tex.x:- 200p West Longridge, 192.9p Shotton, 192.7p West Longridge, 192.2p North Doddington, 190.5p Roddam Estates, 190.2p, 190p North Doddington. Suff.x:- 196.3p Newstead, 195.2p 195.1p Pawston, 193p Mindrum Farming Co, 192.9p Pawston, 191.2p Pawston, 190.5p North Doddington, 190.2p West Longridge. Oxf: - 195.2p Sandylands. Chev: - 195.1p Humbleheugh. Mule: - 182.1p Branton Eastside. BF: - 179.7p Branton Eastside, 179.5p West Longridge. Char: - 177.8p Gatherick.

Ewes, numbers scarce but again very dear.

Leading Prices:- Suff.x:- £140, £139 East Learmouth, £124 Kypie, £119 East Learmouth, £112 Kypie. Tex.x:- £98 White Dam Head, £96 Doune Brae. Chev: - £95 Branton Eastside, £87 Humbleheugh. Mule: - £92 West Longridge. BF: - £72 Cold Martin, £70 Branton Eastside.

Weekly Primestock Report
Monday 8th March 2010

CONSIGNORS PLEASE NOTE: ST BOSWELLS CPH No. 92/796/8003
ST BOSWELLS – John Swan Ltd sold 187 clean cattle, 73 OTM cattle,
3028 prime lambs and 579 ewes
Bullocks (75) averaged 164.9p per kg (-1.3p on the week) and sold to 193p
gross £1269 from Lurdenlaw
Heifers (111) averaged 166.6p per kg, (-3.5p on the week), and sold to 206p
gross £1191 from Whitburgh
The 1 young bull averaged 145p per kg, n/c on the week, and sold to 145p
gross £783 from Traprain
The 71 beef type OTM cattle averaged 116.3p per kg, and sold to 166p
gross £1210 from Fans
The 2 dairy type OTM cattle sold to 74p gross £510 from Sandyknowe
The 3028 prime lambs averaged 195.9p per kg,( +3.5p on the week) and sold to £110 a head from Mr Stewart McCormack, Luggate and 233.8p per kg from WA Hall, New Blainslie
The 579 ewes averaged £65.11 and sold to £150 from Huntington, Lauder & M/s Home Robertson, Over Howden.

Principal Prices: Upper Nisbet 2.06 M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd, 1.89 JC Douglas, 1.86 Malone of Edinburgh; Huntington 1.93 M/s WTS Forsyth & Son; Hexpath 1.92 Malone of Edinburgh, 1.89 Ramsay Butcher; Ramrig 1.90 M/s WTS Forsyth & Son; Ramrig 1.90 M/s WTS Forsyth & Sons; Mosstower 1.90 JC Douglas; Pathhead 1.89 (twice)M/s WTS Forsyth & Sons, M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd, 1.85 M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd; Wester Ulston 1.88 M/s WTS Forsyth & Son; Saughland 1.88(twice) Charles Wilson Ltd, M/s J Gilmour & Co Ltd; Beech Bank 1.86 Worsley Butcher; Broom 1.84 m/S Cropper.
Cows: Fans £1210; Byrewalls £1080; Ramrig £1016, £990.85; Phantassie £1006.20, £962, £928.20; Kingside £979.55; Beech Bank £979; Upper Samieston £973.50; Deuchrie £971.10; Upper Nisbet £965.55, £957.70, £956.30; Traprain £959.40, £930.10.
At John Swan Ltd on Monday a larger show of well fleshed hoggs were forward to a ringside of buyers. Hoggs peaked at £110 for Beltex from Mr Stewart McCormack, Luggate, Stow, going to North Country Primestock & JA Waters, Selkirk. Top price per kg was a pen of Beltex from WA Hall & Son weighing 40kg and raising 233.8p per kg to Worsley Wholesale Butchers Also on Monday the firm held the annual show & sale of Prime Cheviot hoggs on behalf of the Cheviot Sheep Society. Champion pen of 20 was awarded to M/s JG Scott, Kirklands, Ancrum weighing 41kgs realising £89.50 to the judge Mr Paul Barker of Woodhead Brothers, Clone reserve went to Mr I Warden, Skelfhill, Hawick weighing 46kgs and making £90.50, also going to the judge. Another good show of cast ewes & rams were forward upholding recent high rates, selling to £150 for Suffolks from Huntington, Lauder and Texels from Home Robertson, Over Howden.
Leading prices, Hoggs per head: Beltex;- £103.50 Hartside, Oxton, £96 Luggate, Tex;- £105.50 Tannage Brae, £102.50 Crookston, £98 Thirlestane, £96 Nether Auchrine, Suff;- £97 Bonjedward Mill, £93.50, £92.50 Dunslaw, £92.50 Legerwood, £92.50 Clochnahill & Bonjedward Mill, £92 Sunwick & Seafield House, Oxford;- £81 Crookston, Char;- £89.50 Legerwood, £86.20 Gateside, BF;- £88.50 Larriston, £87 Hartside, Oxton, £86.20 Harehead C.,gf;- £87 Gateside, £82.80 Crookston, BFL;- £97 Hartside, Oxton, Chev;- £91.20 New Mains Reston, £90.50 Skelfhill, £89.50 Saughtree, Kirklands A & Potholm, Chev.x;- £83.50 Larriston, Chev Mule;- £86, £84 Gerriesford, Hoggs per kilo: Beltex;- 233.8 New Blainslie, 208.7 Luggate, Tex;- 223.3 Nether Auchrine, 218 New Blainslie, 215.1 Gerriesford, 209.1 Clochnahill, 207.6 Dunslaw, Suff;- 214.2 Nether Auchrine, 210.5, 207.6 Dunslaw, 207.4 Clochnahill, 206.5 Legerwood, Char;- 203.4 Legerwood, BF;- 200 Larriston, Chev;- 218.3 Kirklands A, 215.9 Gerriesford, 210.8 Bowerhope, 210.3Wester Ulston, 207.9 Glendearg Eskdalemuir & Headshaw. L, Chev Mule;- 204.9 Gerriesford, Cast Ewes: Suff;- £147 New Channelkirk, £145 Woodside, £142 Over Howden, £125 Woodside, £121 Tannage Brae, £120 Bowland, HB;- £121, £116 Bonjedward Mill, Tex;- £112 Burnhouse Mains, £100 Wester Ulston, GF;- £90 Burnhouse Mains & Whitsome West Newton, £88 Craiglea, BF;- £63 Borthwickshiels, £60 Tinnis, BFL;- £113 Hillhouse, Chev;- £95 Seafield House, £88 Woodside, Beltex;- £64 Luggate, Chev Mule;- £86.50 Glendearg Eskdalemuir, Cast rams;- BF;- £98, £84 Tinnis, Char;- £135, £132 Over Howden, Suff; £150 Huntington, £142 Over Howden, Tex;- £150 Over Howden, £143 Burnhouse Mains, £135 Shielswood, BFL;- £130 Burnhouse Mains, £100 Glendearg Eskdalemuir, Chev;- £120 Seafield House, £110 Woodside, £100 Shielswood, Beltex;- £79 Luggate.

Class 1: 20 Cheviot Hoggs up to 36kg – 1st Mr A Reid, Glendearg E. 34kgs £64 Woodhead Bros., 2nd Mr A Stewart, Tushielaw 36kg £68 Scotbeef, 3rd Mr A Stewart Tushielaw 30kg £53 M/s J Clark.
Class 2: 20 Cheviot Hoggs up to 36.5kg to 40kg – 1st JA Scott, Kirklands. Ancrum 41kg £89.50 Woodhead Bros. 2nd Mr A Reid, Glendearg E. 38KG £79 m/S Vevers, Annan, 3rd Mr N Sandilands, Wester Ulston 38kg £77 Woodhead Bros.
Class 3: 20 Cheviot Hoggs 41.5kg & over – 1st Mr I Warden, Skelfhill 46kg £90.50 Woodhead Bros., 2nd M/s Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm 46kg £89.50 Woodhead Bros., 3rd Mr I Warden, Skelfhill 42kg £86.20 Scotbeef.

John Swan Limited sold over 700 Lots of Farm Vehicles, Machinery and Sundry at their Spring Machinery Sale. Another large crowd of local and distant buyers witnessed a near 90% clearance.

Selected Prices:
John Deere 6350 Tractor £31000; MF 365 Tractor with Loader £7000; MB Trac £3550; John Deere 2650 Tractor (H) £3500; MF 135 Tractor with Loader £2000; Ford 550 Digger £1800; Iseki Tractor £2200; Ford Dexta £850; Toyota Land Cruiser £1550; Isuzu Troopers £900 and £500; Renault 7.5T Lorry £700; Land Rover £620; Suzuki ATV £1150; Gambietta Sprayer £4900; Slurry Tanker £900; Kuhn 3m Power Harrow & Drill £4700; Front Presses £1000 and £740; Dowdeswell Rotaspike £1000; Silage Wrapper £1650; Fraser Mill Mixer £1250; Ifor Williams Stock Trailers £1600, £800, £650, £550, £450; Marshall 25ft Bale Trailer £2500; Flat Trailer £1500; Plant Trailer £600; Kverneland 4 FR Ploughs £4600 and £1200; KV 3 FR Plough £2600; Vogel and Noot Plough £1300; Amazone Seed Drill Unit £2000; MF 30 Seed Drill £500; 2 Row Veg Planter £500; Dual Wheels £700; Mole Plough £500; Terradisc Cultivator £2350; Grays Bale Grab £500; JCB Rear Digger £380; Amazone Ferti Spinners £800, £600, £550, £450; Sulky Ferti Spinner £720; Yardbrush £700; HD Discs £850; Econ Unwinder £300; Root Bucket £2100; Mobile Calving Crate £2200; Vaderstaad Rollers £1500 and £600; Ironworks Sheep Crate £350; ATV Trailers to £320; Snackers £300 and £260; Unistock Cattle Crush £1020; Lamb Creeps £300 and £280; Feed Barriers £600; Caravans £500 and £300.

JOHN SWAN LIMITED STORE SALE REPORT 04.03.10
At their weekly store sheep sale at St Boswells John Swan Ltd sold Scotch Mule
Grit 1crop Ewes to £148 Whitfield and Grit Gimmers to £150, Cheviot.x store lambs to £46 Carterhaugh.