Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime Cattle & 6 OTM Cattle
and 681 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Cattle sold to 238 p/kg for a Limousin Heifer scaling 580 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1380 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 620 £1,426.00 230 LIMLYKING,SANDWICK 675 £1,512.00 224 SIMCAMPSTON,TOAB 595 £1,314.00 221 LIMLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 565 £1,237.00 219 SIM
OTM Cattle were a grand trade for the poorer show forward averaging 135.2 p/kg or £918. Cows topped at 152.5 p/kg for an Angus scaling 780 kilos from S M Twatt, Lingro, St Ola realising £1190 which was top price per head.
OTHER OTM COWS
Windywalls,Westray 745 £1,110.00 148.9 SIMCruhill,Toab 725 £1,070.00 147.5 SIM
Prime Hoggs were a tremendous trade as the price throughout the country continues to spiral upwards. Lighter Hoggs would be noticeably dearer.
Prime Hoggs averaged 264.25 p/kg (+8.75p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 269.36 p/kg (+14.36p)
Per head averaged £117.65 (+ £3.98)
249 Prime Hoggs topped at 287.5 p/kg for a Beltex scaling 40 kilos from F & T Moar, Withaquoy, Holm realising £115.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
APPIEHOUSE,HARRAY 45 £128.00 284.4 BELTEXAPPIEHOUSE,HARRAY 36 £99.00 275 BELTEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 48 £135.00 281.3 TEXVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 51 £143.00 280.4 TEXVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 50 £138.00 276 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 45 £125.00 277.8 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 40 £111.00 277.5 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 49 £133.00 271.4 TEXCRISMO FARM,EVIE 40 £111.00 277.5 TEXCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 40 £111.00 277.5 SUFCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 42 £116.00 276.2 TEXBIGGINGS,HOLM 41 £113.00 275.6 TEXBIGGINGS,HOLM 40 £109.00 272.5 SUFNORTH HORRALDSAY,FINSTOWN 40 £110.00 275 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 40 £110.00 275 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 43 £115.00 267 TEXTWINESS,WESTRAY 47 £129.00 274.5 TEXBENLAW,EVIE 43 £118.00 274.4 CHARMIDLAND,RENDALL 41 £111.00 270.7 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 42.5 £113.00 265.9 SUFCRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR 47 £126.00 268.1 TEXCRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR 37.5 £99.00 264 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 38 £100.00 263.2 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 43 £111.00 258.1 TEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 47 £123.00 261.7 SUFBRIARLEA,HARRAY 47.5 £124.00 261.1 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 37.5 £97.00 258.7 SUFSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 51 £129.00 252.9 SUFVETQUOY,TWATT 50 £126.00 252 SUFBRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY 55 £133.00 241.8 TEX
Top price per head was £143 for 3 Texels scaling 51 kilos from C W Paterson, Veltigar, Tankerness purchased by E Flett.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 50 £138.00 276 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 50 £135.00 270 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 54 £134.00 248.1 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 49 £133.00 271.4 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 48 £135.00 281.3 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 50 £133.00 266 TEXTWINESS,WESTRAY 52 £134.00 257.7 TEXTWINESS,WESTRAY 55 £130.00 236.4 SUFBRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY 55 £133.00 241.8 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 51 £129.00 252.9 SUFSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 52 £127.00 244.2 TEXAPPIEHOUSE,HARRAY 45 £128.00 284.4 BELTEXVETQUOY,TWATT 50 £126.00 252 SUFCRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR 47 £126.00 268.1 TEXBRIARLEA,HARRAY 52 £125.00 240.4 BLACKBRIARLEA,HARRAY 47.5 £124.00 261.1 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 47.5 £124.00 261.1 TEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 47 £123.00 261.7 SUFBIGGINGS,HOLM 45 £119.00 264.4 SUFBENLAW,EVIE 43 £118.00 274.4 CHARCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 42 £116.00 276.2 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 43 £115.00 267 TEXNORTH HORRALDSAY,FINSTOWN 42 £113.00 269 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 46 £112.00 243.5 TEXCRISMO FARM,EVIE 40 £111.00 277.5 TEX
Store Hoggs were a remarkable trade given the mixed show of mostly smaller hoggs. 280 Stores averaged £86.93 (- £5.03) and topped at £116 for a pair of Texels from A C & G A Smith, Grind, Stronsay.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £109.00 TEX
GRIND,STRONSAY £109.00 SUF
ROSEMOUNT,SANDWICK £107.00 SPEK
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR £107.00 TEX
CRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR £105.00 WHITE
FEA,ORPHIR £104.00 TEX
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £104.00 TEX
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £102.00 TEX
NOUP,WESTRAY £103.00 SUF
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £103.00 TEX
NORTH MOA,RENDALL £100.00 CHAR
OAKLEA,ST OLA £100.00 TEX
WARTHILL,HOLM £99.00 CHEV
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £95.00 WHITE
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £94.00 SUF
BU,ORPHIR £95.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,HOLM £94.00 WHITE
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £92.00 CHEV
NORTH FLAWS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £90.00 BLACK
NORTH FLAWS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £90.00 WHITE
NORTH FLAWS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £87.00 SUF
SMERQUOY,ST OLA £79.00 WHITE
VETQUOY,TWATT £79.00 SUF
REDLAND,FIRTH £76.00 OTHER
GERBO,NORTH RONALDSAY £68.00 BELTEX
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £66.00 WHITE
LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £64.00 SUF
Cast Sheep were a better show and a better Price averaging £92.49 for ewes and £121.89 for Rams. 146 Cast Ewes topped at £155 for a Texel from Vetquoy, Dounby.
OTHER CAST EWES
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY £148.00 BELTEX
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY £144.00 CHEV
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £145.00 TEX
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £141.00 TEX
NOUP,WESTRAY £137.00 TEX
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £136.00 TEX
TWINESS,WESTRAY £135.00 TEX
BRIDGEND,ORPHIR £130.00 SUF
BRIDGEND,ORPHIR £121.00 OTHER
SKAILL,WESTRAY £129.00 TEX
SKAILL,WESTRAY £127.00 TEX
SKAILL,WESTRAY £117.00 TEX
STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY £126.00 CHEV
STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY £107.00 BELTEX
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £115.00 CHEV
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £114.00 CHEV
APPIEHOUSE,HARRAY £110.00 WHITE
APPIEHOUSE,HARRAY £109.00 WHITE
NORTH HORRALDSAY,FINSTOWN £109.00 TEX
BRECK,STRONSAY £109.00 BLACK
LAGA,EVIE £97.00 LLEYN
LAGA,EVIE £96.00 LLEYN
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £96.00 TEX
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £93.00 TEX
UNIGARTH,SANDWICK £93.00 WHITE
UNIGARTH,SANDWICK £91.00 WHITE
OVERHOUSE,HARRAY £90.00 WHITE
OVERHOUSE,HARRAY £89.00 WHITE
OAKLEA,ST OLA £85.00 OTHER
SMERQUOY,ST OLA £80.00 TEX
UPPER GARSON,SANDWICK £80.00 OTHER
Cast Rams sold to £140 for a Beltex from T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay.
CAST RAMS
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £139.00 TEX
LAGA,EVIE £136.00 TEX
LAGA,EVIE £132.00 LLEYN
LAGA,EVIE £116.00 OTHER
ROSEBANK,TWATT £116.00 SUF
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY £109.00 TEX
NORTH HORRALDSAY,FINSTOWN £109.00 TEX
WARTHILL,HOLM £100.00 CHAR