Forward on Tuesday were 243 Prime Lambs, 167 Store Lambs & 232 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 220.4 p/kg (+0.8p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 217.6 p/kg (-3.3p)
Lambs per head averaged £105.08 (- £0.03)
Prime Lambs topped at 234 p/kg for 7 Texels scaling 50 kilos from I & I Brown, Millbrae, Sanday realising £117.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
Nearhouse,Tankerness 50 £116.50 233 TEXGerbo,North Ronaldsay 43 £99 230.2 BELTEXUpper Scapa,St Ola 45 £103.50 230 TEXHowe,Harray 45 £103.50 230 TEXGarson,Sandwick 49 £112.50 229.6 TEXLower Bu,Holm 49 £112.50 229.6 TEXLower Bu,Holm 49 £110 224.5 TEXCotland,St Ola 46 £105 228.3 TEXCotland,St Ola 48 £109 227.1 TEXMillbrae,Sanday 49 £111.50 227.6 TEXMillbrae,Sanday 49 £110.50 225.5 TEXVetquoy,Twatt 47 £106 225.5 TEXVetquoy,Twatt 44 £99 225 BLACKTuquoy,Westray 47 £105 223.4 TEXTuquoy,Westray 48.5 £107.50 221.6 SUFBraehead,Stromness 49 £109.50 223.5 TEXBraehead,Stromness 48 £106.50 221.9 TEXVassquoy,Twatt 45 £100.50 223.3 TEXTwatt Farm,Birsay 42 £89 211.9 LLEYNTwatt Farm,Birsay 44 £93 211.4 LLEYNGarth,St Ola 49 £103.50 211.2 CHEVNigley,Toab 55 £115 209.1 TEX
Top price per head was £120 for 3 Suffolks scaling 58 kilos from T H C Pottinger, Tuquoy, Westray.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
Nearhouse,Tankerness 54 £117.50 TEX Nearhouse,Tankerness 53 £117.50 BELTEX Nearhouse,Tankerness 54 £117 CHEV Millbrae,Sanday 50 £117 TEX Millbrae,Sanday 53 £116.50 TEX Vetquoy,Twatt 60 £117 CHEV Vetquoy,Twatt 55 £115.50 BELTEX Tuquoy,Westray 53 £115 SUF Nigley,Toab 55 £115 TEX Braehead,Stromness 52 £115 TEX Braehead,Stromness 52 £113 TEX Garson,Sandwick 51 £113.50 TEX Garson,Sandwick 49 £112.50 TEX Lower Bu,Holm 49 £112.50 TEX Cotland,St Ola 50 £111 TEX Garth,St Ola 57 £108 BLACK Howe,Harray 47 £104 TEX Howe,Harray 45 £103.50 TEX Upper Scapa,St Ola 45 £103.50 TEX Vassquoy,Twatt 45 £100.50 TEX Gerbo,North Ronaldsay 43 £99 BELTEX Twatt Farm,Birsay 45 £95 LLEYN
Store Lambs averaged £73.10 and topped at £87.50 for 9 Beltex from M Scholes, Hall of Gorn, Holm.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
Hall Of Gorn,Holm £87 SUF
Hall Of Gorn,Holm £86.50 WHITE
Hall Of Gorn,Holm £85 TEX
Gerbo,North Ronaldsay £86.50 BELTEX
Gerbo,North Ronaldsay £85.50 BELTEX
Gerbo,North Ronaldsay £84.50 BELTEX
Westshore,Rendall £86.50 TEX
Westshore,Rendall £85 TEX
Garth,St Ola £83.50 CHEV
Garth,St Ola £77.50 CHEV
Laundry House,Longhope £80.50 CHEV
Laundry House,Longhope £80 CHEV
Cast Sheep topped at £178 for a Texel Ewe from G Thomson, Howe, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
Nearhouse,Tankerness £170 TEX
The Howe,South Ronaldsay £160 TEX
The Howe,South Ronaldsay £156 TEX
The Howe,South Ronaldsay £148 TEX
Quanterness,St Ola £155 TEX
Quanterness,St Ola £125 TEX
Upper Scapa,St Ola £127 TEX
Nigley,Evie £124 TEX
Appieteen,Sandwick £117 CHAR
Howe,Harray £116 TEX
Vetquoy,Twatt £111 SUF
Standpretty,Evie £94 SUF
Standpretty,Evie £88 TEX
West Thrave,Sanday £89 TEX
West Thrave,Sanday £84 SUF
Unigarth,Sandwick £80 TEX
Millbrae,Sanday £60 TEX
West Linksness,Hoy £44 SHET
Gerbo,North Ronaldsay £40 BELTEX
Rysa,Hoy £37 SUF