Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 1082 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs were slightly easier this week as a mixture of wet lambs didn”t look their best. Light well presented lambs selling to a premium price but heavy Lambs hardest to cash.
Prime Lambs averaged 193.3 p/kg (-7p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 198.8 p/kg (-7.8p)
Prime per head averaged £86.40 (- £4.60)
730 Lambs topped at an impressive 221.3 p/kg for a pen of 4 Texels scaling 37.5 kilos from G Tait, Quoykea, Toab realising £83.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 46 £97.00 210.9 BELTEXBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47.5 £96.50 203.2 BELTEXQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 42 £88.50 210.7 TEXQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 43 £90.00 209.3 TEXQUOYKEA,TOAB 39 £82.00 210.3 TEXHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 45 £94.00 208.9 TEXCOTT FARM,RENDALL 40 £83.50 208.8 CHARRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 40 £83.00 207.5 TEXRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 39 £80.50 206.4 TEXQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 45 £93.00 206.7 TEXQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 45 £92.00 204.4 TEXBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 40 £82.00 205 TEXBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 39 £78.50 201.3 TEXMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47 £95.50 203.2 TEXMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 46 £91.50 198.9 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 40.5 £82.00 202.5 TEXSTEMBISTER,TOAB 42 £85.00 202.4 TEXSTEMBISTER,TOAB 45.5 £91.00 200 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 42 £85.00 202.4 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 41 £82.00 200 TEXST CLAIR,HOLM 44 £89.00 202.3 CHEVROSEBANK,DEERNESS 43 £87.00 202.3 TEXCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 45.5 £92.00 202.2 TEXBRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 42 £84.00 200 SUFFEA,ORPHIR 42 £84.00 200 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 45 £89.50 198.9 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 48 £95.00 197.9 TEXWARTHILL,HOLM 44.5 £88.00 197.8 TEXBRIARLEA,HARRAY 45 £88.50 196.7 WHITEBRIARLEA,HARRAY 45 £86.50 192.2 WHITESWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 43 £84.50 196.5 CHEVSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 42 £82.50 196.4 SUFROADSIDE,ST OLA 40 £78.00 195 TEXYARPHA,ORPHIR 43.5 £84.50 194.3 CHEVYARPHA,ORPHIR 46.5 £89.50 192.5 CHEVNESS,SHAPINSAY 40.5 £78.50 193.8 TEXBEAFIELD,SANDAY 44 £84.50 192 WHITEBEAFIELD,SANDAY 46 £87.50 190.2 SUFHUAN,SANDWICK 48 £92.00 191.7 TEXFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 44 £83.50 189.8 CHEVFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 47 £89.00 189.4 CHEVKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 50 £91.00 182 SUFREDLAND,STROMNESS 52 £91.50 176 TEXBRIARLEA,STRONSAY 50 £84.00 168 ZWAR
Top price per head was £99 for a pair of Texels scaling 51 kilos from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 49.5 £97.00 TEX HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 53 £97.00 TEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 46 £97.00 BELTEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47.5 £96.50 BELTEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 50 £95.50 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 48 £95.00 TEX MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47 £95.50 TEX MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 46 £91.50 TEX REDLAND,STROMNESS 55 £95.00 TEX QUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 49 £93.00 TEX QUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 45 £92.00 TEX COTT,RENDALL 50 £93.00 CHAR COTT,RENDALL 53 £90.50 CHAR BRIARLEA,HARRAY 51 £92.00 TEX CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 45.5 £92.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 48 £92.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 48 £91.00 SPEK KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 50 £91.00 SUF YARPHA,ORPHIR 50.5 £91.00 CHEV STEMBISTER,TOAB 45.5 £91.00 TEX NESS,SHAPINSAY 50 £90.00 BLACK QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 43 £90.00 TEX WARTHILL,HOLM 50 £89.50 BLACK COTLAND,ST OLA 45 £89.50 TEX FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 47 £89.00 CHEV ST CLAIR,HOLM 46 £89.00 CHEV BEAFIELD,SANDAY 46 £87.50 SUF BRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 45 £87.00 BLACK ROSEBANK,DEERNESS 43 £87.00 TEX
Store Lambs were dearer overall this week averaging £71.55 (+ £1.47). 257 Lambs topped at an impressive £84.50 for a pair of Texels from J & E Foulis, Upperfield, St Ola.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
UPPERFIELD,ST OLA £82.00 TEX
WARTHILL,HOLM £79.50 TEX
COTLAND,ST OLA £79.00 TEX
HOUSEGARTH,QUOYLOO £79.00 SUF
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £79.00 SUF
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £75.00 TEX
INKERMAN,SANDAY £76.50 TEX
KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £76.50 SUF
OAKLEA,ST OLA £75.00 TEX
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £74.50 TEX
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £74.50 CHEV
HUIP,STRONSAY £74.50 TEX
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £74.50 CHEV
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £74.00 CHEV
BRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS £74.00 TEX
ROADSIDE,ST OLA £74.00 TEX
BRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY £73.50 SUF
QUOYKEA,TOAB £73.50 TEX
COTT FARM,RENDALL £70.00 CHAR
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £69.00 TEX
BRIARLEA,STRONSAY £61.00 ZWAR
A great quality of Cast Sheep were forward and in high demand, leaving averages we’ve rarely seen. Ewes averaged £81.02. Rams averaged £83.50. 95 Cast Sheep topped at £140 for a Texel Ewe from T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £128.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £122.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £118.00 TEX
OLD HALL,STROMNESS £110.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £103.00 TEX
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY £101.00 TEX
REDLAND,STROMNESS £100.00 TEX
FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS £100.00 TEX
FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS £96.00 TEX
COTLAND,ST OLA £91.00 TEX
HEWAN,SHAPINSAY £88.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £88.00 TEX
NESS,SHAPINSAY £83.00 BLACK
COTT FARM,RENDALL £76.00 CHEV
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £75.00 SUF
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £72.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £72.00 TEX
BRIARLEA,STRONSAY £65.00 ZWAR
WARTHILL,HOLM £58.00 TEX
OAKLEA,ST OLA £55.00 TEX