Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday was 6 Prime & 2 OTM Cattle, and 28 Prime & 71 Cast Sheep.
Prime Steers topped at 252 p/kg twice, both from Glen Orkney, St Ola. A Limousin scaling 580 kilos realising £1461 purchased by Donaldsons. Secondly a Limousin scaling 610 kilos realising £1537 purchased by Williamsons.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
GLEN ORKNEY, ST OLA 600 £1,506.00 251 BBCAMPSTON,TOAB 605 £1,433.00 237 AA
Prime Heifers topped at 228 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 640 kilos from I Craigie, Hall of Clestrain, Orphir realising £1459 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTM Cows averaged 155.9 p/kg and topped at 156.8p for a Limousin scaling 740 kilos from E J Sinclair, Holland, Firth realising the top price per head of £1160.
OTHER OTM COWS
HOLLAND, FIRTH 645 £1,000.00 155 LIM
Prime Lambs followed the National trend being cheaper on the week.
Lambs averaged 258 p/kg (-45.5p)
Lambs per head averaged £126.20 (- £26.30)
Lambs topped at 272.2 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 48.5 kilos from R E & R Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm realising £132 purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 45.5 £120.00 263.7 TEXBIGGINGS, STENNESS 44 £100.00 227.3 SUFFWESTFIELD, STROMNESS 55 £124.00 225.5 SUFF
Top price per head was £134 for 3 Texels scaling 51 kilos from R E & R Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm purchased by E Flett.
Prime Hoggs averaged 169.7 p/kg (-29.8p)
Hoggs per head averaged £76.11 (- £22.83)
Mature Sheep averaged £84 (- £8.50)
Prime Hoggs topped at 194.1 p/kg for a Suffolk scaling 51 kilos from Carrick Farms, Eday realising top price per head of £99.
OTHER PRIME HOGGS
GREENTOFT,EDAY 46 £86.00 187 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 40 £71.00 177.5 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 50 £85.00 170 TEXOAKLEA,ST OLA 46 £76.00 165.2 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 60 £90.00 150 BLACKDRYDALE,STROMNESS 64 £90.00 140.6 WHITEDALE,EDAY 52 £70.00 134.6 TEX
Cast Ewes averaged £87.19, Cast Rams averaged £90.50.
Cast Sheep topped at £121 for a Texel Ewe from T A D & J D Hourie, Heathfield, St Ola.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS £120.00 TEX
OAKLEA,ST OLA £117.00 TEX
GREENTOFT,EDAY £116.00 SUF
GREENTOFT,EDAY £109.00 TEX
UPPER WORK,ST OLA £114.00 TEX
UPPER WORK,ST OLA £94.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £110.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £97.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £93.00 WHITE
ODINESS,STRONSAY £106.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £103.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £100.00 OTHER
DALE,EDAY £105.00 CHEV
DALE,EDAY £91.00 CHEV
PURTABRECK,TOAB £102.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £101.00 OTHER
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £99.00 CHEV
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £90.00 CHEV
SKAILL,ORPHIR £95.00 TEX
FEA,ORPHIR £87.00 TEX