Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 474 Prime, 17 Store & 417 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 220 p/kg (-6.8p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 216.9 p/kg (-10p)
Lambs per head averaged £101.68 (- £6.04)
Prime Lambs topped at 250 p/kg for a pair of Blue Texels scaling 47 kilos from R E & R F Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm realising £117.50 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
PURTABRECK,TOAB 46 £110.00 239.1 TEXDAWN COTTAGE,HOLM 49 £117.00 238.8 BL TEXBIGGINGS,RENDALL 47 £112.00 238.3 TEXBIGGINGS,RENDALL 45 £105.50 234.4 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 45 £105.00 233.3 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 46 £105.50 229.3 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 45 £103.00 228.9 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 46 £107.00 232.6 BELTEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 49 £112.50 229.6 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 46 £104.50 227.2 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 50 £116.00 232 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 50 £115.00 230 TEXLOWER BU,HOLM 50 £113.50 227 TEXST CLAIR,HOLM 50 £113.50 227 TEXST CLAIR,HOLM 49 £110.00 224.5 TEXTHE KNOWE,SANDAY 49 £110.00 224.5 TEXTHE KNOWE,SANDAY 49 £110.00 224.5 SUFARWICK,EVIE 50 £111.50 223 TEXLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 50 £111.50 223 CHARNESS,SHAPINSAY 46 £102.50 222.8 TEXYARPHA,ORPHIR 43 £95.50 222.1 TEXYARPHA,ORPHIR 44 £97.00 220.5 TEXSTANDPRETTY,EVIE 46 £102.00 221.7 TEXSTANDPRETTY,EVIE 46 £100.00 217.4 SUFQUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL 43 £94.50 219.8 CHARQUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL 45 £97.50 216.7 SUFQUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL 44 £94.50 214.8 SUFGRIND,STRONSAY 46 £101.00 219.6 TEXNISTIGAR,WESTRAY 45 £97.00 215.6 TEXNISTIGAR,WESTRAY 45 £96.50 214.4 TEX
Top price per head was £117.50 for a cross bred Ram Lamb scaling 62 kilos from T Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM 47 £117.50 BL TEX DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM 49 £117.00 BL TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 50 £116.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 50 £115.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 52 £115.00 CHEV BIGGINGS,RENDALL 53 £114.50 TEX BIGGINGS,RENDALL 47 £112.00 TEX THE KNOWE,SANDAY 52 £114.00 SUF LOWER BU,HOLM 50 £113.50 TEX ST CLAIR,HOLM 50 £113.50 TEX STONELEA,STENNESS 49 £112.50 TEX LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 50 £111.50 CHAR LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 50 £111.50 TEX ARWICK,EVIE 50 £111.50 TEX PURTABRECK,TOAB 46 £110.00 TEX VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 49 £109.00 TEX NESS,SHAPINSAY 46 £102.50 TEX STANDPRETTY,EVIE 46 £102.00 TEX STANDPRETTY,EVIE 46 £100.00 SUF GRIND,STRONSAY 46 £101.00 TEX QUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL 45 £97.50 SUF QUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL 46 £97.00 SUF YARPHA,ORPHIR 44 £97.00 TEX NISTIGAR,WESTRAY 45 £97.00 TEX
Store Lambs sold to £83 for a Cheviot from T Moar, Slewick, Hoy.
Cast Sheep topped at £178 for a pair of Texels from G Thomson, Howe, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £159.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £155.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £126.00 TEX
HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £147.00 TEX
HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £125.00 TEX
APPIETEEN,SANDWICK £138.00 TEX
APPIETEEN,SANDWICK £129.00 TEX
APPIETEEN,SANDWICK £123.00 TEX
STONELEA,STENNESS £136.00 CHAR
STONELEA,STENNESS £121.00 TEX
NORTH GUITH,EDAY £132.00 CHEV
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £125.00 BLACK
HURTISO,HOLM £121.00 CHEV
TWATT FARM,BIRSAY £119.00 LLEYN
TWATT FARM,BIRSAY £118.00 LLEYN
SELWICK,HOY £115.00 SUF
GRIND,STRONSAY £114.00 SUF
NISTIGAR,WESTRAY £111.00 TEX
ARWICK,EVIE £109.00 LLEYN
BALFOUR ESTATES,SHAPINSAY £96.00 TEX
BALFOUR ESTATES,SHAPINSAY £96.00 MULE
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £95.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £89.00 TEX
NORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY £86.00 LLEYN