Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime, 164 Store & 19 OTM Cattle.
Prime Heifers topped at 255 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 600 kilos from R & J Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay realising £1530 purchased by Craigies.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 610 £1,543.30 253 CHARVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 575 £1,437.50 250 CHARHUAN,SANDWICK 665 £1,635.90 246 CHAR
Prime Steers topped at 250 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 615 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £1537 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
HUAN,SANDWICK 610 £1,525.00 250 CHARHUAN,SANDWICK 580 £1,432.60 247 CHARHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 670 £1,608.00 240 AA
Store Cattle cheaper this week but still a great trade despite the mixture of Types, Ages and Breeds on offer as well as the lack of grass and wet weather.
82 Store Steers averaged 243.6 p/kg (-9.4p)and topped at 291.7 p/kg for 3 Charolais scaling 336 kilos from RBS Heard, Huip, Stronsay realising £980.
OTHER STEERS PER KILO
HUIP,STRONSAY 350 £1,000.00 285.7 CHARHUIP,STRONSAY 350 £950.00 271.4 SIMHUIP,STRONSAY 325 £870.00 267.7 AAHUIP,STRONSAY 370 £980.00 264.9 SIMNEWHALL,STROMNESS 330 £900.00 272.7 SIMNEWHALL,STROMNESS 350 £940.00 268.6 CHARLEARY,BIRSAY 255 £690.00 270.6 LIMLEARY,BIRSAY 265 £710.00 267.9 LIMLEARY,BIRSAY 340 £900.00 264.7 LIMBURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 390 £1,040.00 266.7 AABURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 430 £1,070.00 248.8 AACLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY 437 £1,130.00 258.6 CHARCLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY 462 £1,095.00 237 LIMNISTAGAR,HARRAY 420 £1,080.00 257.1 LIMNISTAGAR,HARRAY 445 £1,120.00 251.7 CHARNISTAGAR,HARRAY 427 £1,050.00 245.9 LIMHOWE,HARRAY 390 £1,000.00 256.4 CHARHOWE,HARRAY 425 £1,030.00 242.4 CHARGRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 392 £990.00 252.6 SIMGRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 425 £1,070.00 251.8 BLNDNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 445 £1,120.00 251.7 LIMLANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 360 £900.00 250 AARENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 415 £1,030.00 248.2 SIMRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 420 £1,010.00 240.5 SIMRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 380 £910.00 239.5 BBRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 425 £1,010.00 237.6 BBKIRBISTER,STRONSAY 405 £1,000.00 246.9 LIMKIRBISTER,STRONSAY 380 £900.00 236.8 SIMSTRATHEAST,HOLM 382 £920.00 240.8 SIMGREENHALL,DEERNESS 285 £675.00 236.8 OTHHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 380 £900.00 236.8 AAPURTABRECK,NORTH RONALDSAY 590 £1,370.00 232.2 AAGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 432 £990.00 229.2 LIMGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 475 £1,030.00 216.8 LIM
Steers averaged £975 per head and topped at £1370 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 590 kilos from J W Tulloch, Purtabreck, North Ronaldsay.
OTHER STEERS PER HEAD
NISTAGAR,HARRAY 480 £1,175.00 LIM NISTAGAR,HARRAY 445 £1,120.00 CHAR CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY 437 £1,130.00 CHAR CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY 462 £1,095.00 SIM BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 480 £1,125.00 AA NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 445 £1,120.00 LIM RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 470 £1,100.00 AA GRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 425 £1,070.00 BLND GRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 427 £1,040.00 SIM KIRBISTER,STRONSAY 475 £1,060.00 AA GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 475 £1,030.00 LIM HOWE,HARRAY 425 £1,030.00 CHAR HOWE,HARRAY 390 £1,000.00 CHAR HUIP,STRONSAY 350 £1,000.00 CHAR NEWHALL,STROMNESS 350 £940.00 CHAR STRATHEAST,HOLM 382 £920.00 SIM HAYBRAKE,LYNESS 380 £900.00 AA LEARY,BIRSAY 340 £900.00 LIM LANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 360 £900.00 AA
82 Store Heifers averaged 224.2 p/kg (-24.9p) and topped at 252.2 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 345 kilos from RBS Heard, Huip, Stronsay realising £870.
OTHER HEIFERS PER KILO
CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY 435 £1,090.00 250.6 CHARNEWHALL,STROMNESS 360 £880.00 244.4 LIMHUIP,STRONSAY 317 £770.00 242.9 SIMHUIP,STRONSAY 358 £840.00 234.6 CHARHUIP,STRONSAY 360 £840.00 233.3 SIMGRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 410 £990.00 241.5 BBGRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 395 £940.00 238 SIMGRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 445 £1,040.00 233.7 AAHOWE,HARRAY 420 £1,000.00 238.1 CHARHOWE,HARRAY 400 £930.00 232.5 CHARLANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 345 £815.00 236.2 AALANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 370 £835.00 225.7 AALANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 362 £815.00 225.1 AASTRATHEAST,HOLM 450 £1,060.00 235.6 SIMBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 400 £935.00 233.8 CHARBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 415 £965.00 232.5 BBBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 400 £920.00 230 CHARHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 491 £1,140.00 232.2 AAHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 547 £1,210.00 221.2 AAPURTABRECK,NORTH RONALDSAY 500 £1,160.00 232 AAPURTABRECK,NORTH RONALDSAY 525 £1,210.00 230.5 AAGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 455 £1,055.00 231.9 LIMGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 426 £950.00 223 LIMHUNTON,STRONSAY 555 £1,285.00 231.5 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 472 £1,080.00 228.8 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 447 £1,020.00 228.2 SIMMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 630 £1,425.00 226.2 SIMEAST HOWE,BIRSAY 540 £1,200.00 222.2 SAL
Heifers averaged £951 per head and topped at £1425 for a Simmental scaling 630 kilos from J Sinclair, Midhouse, Harray.
OTHER HEIFERS PER HEAD
HUNTON,STRONSAY 555 £1,285.00 AA PURTABRECK,NORTH RONALDSAY 575 £1,260.00 AA PURTABRECK,NORTH RONALDSAY 525 £1,210.00 AA HAYBRAKE,LYNESS 547 £1,210.00 AA HAYBRAKE,LYNESS 491 £1,140.00 AA EAST HOWE,BIRSAY 540 £1,200.00 SAL EAST HOWE,BIRSAY 540 £1,140.00 CONT CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY 435 £1,090.00 CHAR MIDHOUSE,HARRAY 472 £1,080.00 AA STRATHEAST,HOLM 450 £1,060.00 SIM GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 455 £1,055.00 LIM GRUTHA,SOUTH RONALDSAY 445 £1,040.00 AA HOWE,HARRAY 420 £1,000.00 CHAR BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 445 £985.00 CHAR NEWHALL,STROMNESS 360 £880.00 LIM HUIP,STRONSAY 345 £870.00 CHAR LANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 370 £835.00 AA
OTM Cattle sold to similar rates as last week averaging 149.3 p/kg (-2.3p) and topped at 202.3 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 430 kilos from K Foubister, Grindigar, Deerness realising £870.
OTHER OTM CATTLE
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 420 £830.00 197.6 LIMGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 380 £640.00 168.4 LIMLANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 565 £890.00 157.5 SIMSEATTER,STROMNESS 780 £1,210.00 155.1 SIMSEATTER,STROMNESS 775 £1,190.00 153.5 LIMSEATTER,STROMNESS 860 £1,205.00 140.1 LIMGREENTOFT,EDAY 665 £980.00 147.4 AAGREENTOFT,EDAY 660 £950.00 143.9 OTHMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 615 £880.00 143.1 SIMFEA,HOLM 765 £1,060.00 139 SIMHUNTON,STRONSAY 600 £800.00 133.3 AAWINDYWALLS,WESTRAY 690 £910.00 131.9 SIMNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 565 £745.00 131.9 AABLACKHALL,ST OLA 610 £770.00 126.2 BB
Cows averaged £932 and topped at £1210 for a Simmental scaling 780 kilos from B & A Harvey, Seatter, Stromness.
OTM BULLS
HUNTON,STRONSAY 975 £1,075.00 110.3 SH