Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 422 Prime, 495 Store & 74 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 255.5 p/kg (-14.8p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 256.5 p/kg (-14p)
Lambs per head averaged £114.70 (- £8.12)
Prime Lambs topped at 278.6 p/kg for 6 Texels scaling 42 kilos from E Rendall, Braefoot, Shapinsay realising £117.
OTHER PRIME PER KILO
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 42.5 £118.00 277.6 CHARAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 42 £114.50 272.6 CHARFEA,ORPHIR 46 £126.50 275 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 42 £115.00 273.8 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 42 £114.00 271.4 BLEULITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 48 £128.50 267.7 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 44 £120.00 272.7 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 46 £125.00 271.7 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 44 £120.00 272.7 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 43.5 £115.00 264.4 TEXNEWARK,SANDAY 45 £122.00 271.1 TEXCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 40 £108.00 270 TEXBRECK,ORPHIR,STROMNESS, 40 £104.50 261.3 TEXBEAFIELD,SANDAY 49 £128.00 261.2 SUFBEAFIELD,SANDAY 41 £106.00 258.5 TEXMIRKADY,DEERNESS 50 £130.50 261 SUFCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 41 £106.50 259.8 TEXCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44 £112.00 254.5 TEXHUIP,STRONSAY 49 £126.50 258.2 TEXHUIP,STRONSAY 40 £101.50 253.8 TEXBRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 51 £131.50 257.8 TEXBRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 53 £132.50 250 TEXSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 41.5 £106.00 255.4 SUFSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 42 £107.00 254.8 CHEVHOUSEGARTH,QUOYLOO 42 £107.00 254.8 SUFMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47 £119.50 254.3 SUFMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 45 £113.00 251.1 SUFWARTHILL,HOLM 43 £109.00 253.5 TEXWARTHILL,HOLM 50 £125.50 251 TEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 46 £116.00 252.2 LLEYNHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 45 £113.00 251.1 LLEYNHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 47 £118.00 251.1 SUFNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 38.5 £97.00 251.9 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 42 £103.00 245.2 TEX
Top price per head was £135.50 for 6 Suffolks s scaling 55 kilos from D Scott, Mirkady, Deerness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 54 £134.50 TEX BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 53 £132.50 TEX BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 51 £131.50 TEX MIRKADY,DEERNESS 52 £133.00 SUF MIRKADY,DEERNESS 53 £130.50 SUF BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY 54 £129.00 SUF HOUSEGARTH,QUOYLOO 53 £128.50 SUF APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 52 £128.50 CHAR LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 48 £128.50 TEX LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 52 £128.00 BELTEX BEAFIELD,SANDAY 49 £128.00 SUF FEA,ORPHIR 46 £126.50 TEX HUIP,STRONSAY 49 £126.50 TEX WARTHILL,HOLM 50 £125.50 TEX NEWARK,SANDAY 50 £125.00 ABER PURTABRECK,TOAB 46 £125.00 TEX PURTABRECK,TOAB 46.5 £124.00 BLACK HOWAN,DOUNBY 44 £120.00 TEX MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47 £119.50 SUF HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 47 £118.00 SUF CAULDHAME,STROMNESS 44 £113.00 CHEV CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44 £112.00 TEX SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 42 £107.00 CHEV BRECK,ORPHIR,STROMNESS, 40 £104.50 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 42 £103.00 TEX
Store Lambs averaged £80.75 and topped at £100 for a Texel from RBS Heard, Huip, Stronsay.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £99.50 TEX
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £97.50 TEX
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £97.00 TEX
HUIP,STRONSAY £98.00 SUF
HUIP,STRONSAY £97.00 CHEV
HUIP,STRONSAY £94.50 TEX
NORTHBANK,ST OLA £98.00 CHEV
NORTHBANK,ST OLA £95.00 ZWAR
BARE BRAES,SHAPINSAY £96.50 SUF
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £95.50 TEX
BURGAR,HOY £94.50 SUF
BURGAR,HOY £90.00 TEX
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £94.50 TEX
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £89.50 TEX
HOUSEGARTH,QUOYLOO £91.00 SUF
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £90.00 SPEK
PURTABRECK,TOAB £89.00 TEX
MIRKADY,DEERNESS £87.00 SUF
ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY £83.50 SUF
NETHERSTOVE,SANDWICK £79.00 CHEV
LITTLE WART,BURRAY £76.50 CHEV
Cast Sheep topped at £199 for a pair of Texel Ewes from W Drever, Newark, Sanday.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY £184.00 TEX
BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY £140.00 BELTEX
NEWARK,SANDAY £176.00 TEX
NEWARK,SANDAY £170.00 CHAR
NEWARK,SANDAY £160.00 TEX
NEWARK,SANDAY £145.00 CHAR
HOWAN,DOUNBY £172.00 TEX
MIRKADY,DEERNESS £161.00 TEX
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £146.00 TEX
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £128.00 TEX
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £138.00 CHEV
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £134.00 BELTEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £127.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £125.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £128.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £128.00 CHAR
NORTHBANK,ST OLA £128.00 TEX
NORTHBANK,ST OLA £110.00 ZWAR
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £108.00 MULE
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £106.00 MULE
LOWER ELLIBISTER,RENDALL £106.00 LLEYN
LITTLE WART,BURRAY £106.00 CHEV
ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY £96.00 SUF
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £88.00 TEX
CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK £70.00 MULE