Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 8 Prime, 6 Store & 3 OTM Cattle.
Prime Steers sold to 251 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 605 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £1518 purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 590 £1,475.00 250 LIMHUAN,SANDWICK 660 £1,603.80 243 CHARHUAN,SANDWICK 630 £1,530.90 243 SIMCAMPSTON,TOAB 655 £1,539.25 235 AA
Prime Heifers sold to 249 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 570 kilos from R & J Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay realising £1419 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 665 £1,596.00 240 CHARVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 650 £1,547.00 238 CHAR
Store Heifers sold to £1100 for a Simmental scaling 550 kilos from W & N Scott, Pickletillum, Deerness.
OTM Cows averaged 137.9 p/kg and topped at 143.5p for a Simmental scaling 655 kilos from J & M Dearness, Knowe, Sanday realising £940.
OTM BULLS
KNOWE,SANDAY 1205 £1,280.00 106 CHAR
Following the Cattle were 198 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Monday saw the first New Season Lambs being sold this year from Robbie Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm.
Lambs averaged 318 p/kg and £149.50 per head.
Lambs topped at 329.8 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 47 kilos realising £155 to E Flett.
Prime Hoggs averaged 215.2 p/kg (-44.6p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 218.8 p/kg (-45.3p)
Hoggs per head averaged £112 (- £13.21)
Mature Sheep averaged 171.4 p/kg or £118 per head.
Prime Hoggs topped at 260 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 50 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £130 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 50 £127.00 254 BLUESOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR 42 £104.00 247.6 TEXSOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR 50 £120.00 240 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 40 £99.00 247.5 CHARSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 41 £99.00 241.5 CHARBENLAW,EVIE 45 £103.00 228.9 CHARCRISMO,EVIE 43.5 £96.00 220.7 BELTEXCRISMO,EVIE 42.5 £89.00 209.4 BELTEXTOFTS,ST OLA 43 £92.00 214 CHEVTHORKELLHALL,DEERNESS 55 £108.00 196.4 RYLHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 50 £98.00 196 TEXAIRY,STRONSAY 70 £130.00 185.7 CHEVPERTH,WESTRAY 45 £82.00 182 SUFVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 46 £83.00 180.4 MULE
Top price per head was £136 for a pair of Texels scaling 60 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
AIRY,STRONSAY 81 £130.00 TEX AIRY,STRONSAY 70 £130.00 CHEV SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 50 £130.00 TEX LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 50 £127.00 BLUE SOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR 50 £120.00 TEX THORKELLHALL,DEERNESS 55 £108.00 RYL BENLAW,EVIE 45 £103.00 CHAR
Store Hoggs topped at £73 for a Texel from I & I Brown, Millbrae, Sanday.
Cast Sheep topped at £140 for 2 Texels from JD & MM Leitch, Feolquoy, Evie.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
CASTLE,STROMNESS £135.00 TEX
AIRY,STRONSAY £131.00 OTHER
AIRY,STRONSAY £128.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £130.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £129.00 SUF
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £121.00 SUF
FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS £130.00 BELTEX
FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS £126.00 TEX
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY £128.00 TEX
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £127.00 SUF
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £118.00 CHEV
PERTH,WESTRAY £125.00 SUF
PERTH,WESTRAY £125.00 TEX
WARTHILL,HOLM £125.00 TEX
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £123.00 TEX
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £114.00 BLACK
MOUSELAND,STROMNESS £120.00 CHEV
FEOLQUOY,EVIE £118.00 TEX
CRISMO,EVIE £118.00 TEX
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £114.00 TEX
THORKELLHALL,DEERNESS £94.00 WHITE
THORKELLHALL,DEERNESS £90.00 BLACK
PURTABRECK,TOAB £87.00 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £80.00 TEX
STENAQUOY,EDAY £86.00 OTHER
1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE £70.00 BLACK
TRUMLAND,ROUSAY £64.00 WHITE