Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 1587 Prime, Store and Cast Sheep.
Following the National trend with Brexit uncertainty, all weights and types of Prime Lambs were cheaper on the week with heavy lambs harder to cash.
Prime Lambs averaged 175.1 p/kg (-21.6p on the week).
SQQ Lambs averaged 179.2 p/kg (-19.2p on the week).
Lambs per head averaged £80.14 (- £9.51 on the week).
787 Prime Lambs topped at 190.2 p/kg for 4 Beltex scaling 46 kilos from Garson Farms, Sandwick realising £87.50.
OTHER PRIME PER KILO
STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 45 £84.50 187.8 BELTEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 47.5 £86.00 181.1 BELTEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 48 £87.00 181 BELTEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 42 £78.50 186.9 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 40 £73.50 183.8 BLACKROSEBANK,DEERNESS 41 £76.50 186.6 TEXROSEBANK,DEERNESS 41.5 £76.00 183.1 TEXMESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 40.5 £75.50 186.4 TEXRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 42.5 £79.00 185.9 TEXROSEBANK,TWATT 45.5 £84.50 185.7 TEXROSEBANK,TWATT 46 £83.00 180.4 SUFWITHAQUOY,HOLM 45 £83.50 185.6 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 46.5 £84.50 182 BELTEXBRECK,STRONSAY 39 £72.00 185 TEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 42 £77.50 184.5 TEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 43 £77.50 180.2 SUFDENWICK,DEERNESS 45 £83.00 184.4 WHITEDENWICK,DEERNESS 42.5 £76.50 180 WHITECALDALE,ST OLA 40.5 £74.50 184 TEXCALDALE,ST OLA 45.5 £82.00 180.2 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 46 £84.50 183.7 TEXSOUTH BRECK,BURRAY 43 £79.00 183.7 TEX1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE 43 £79.00 183.7 WHITECHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 45.5 £83.50 183.5 TEXSOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS 44.5 £81.50 183.1 TEXNESS,SHAPINSAY 42.5 £77.50 182.4 TEXNESS,SHAPINSAY 38.5 £70.00 181.8 TEXYARPHA,ORPHIR 45 £82.00 182.2 TEXHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 42 £76.50 182.1 TEXHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 42 £76.50 182.1 SUFRAMRAY,GRAEMSAY 39 £71.00 182.1 TEXGRIND,STRONSAY 39.5 £71.50 181 TEXMOAN,HARRAY 46 £83.00 180.4 TEXLOWER BU,HOLM 43 £77.50 180.2 TEXHUIP,STRONSAY 44 £79.00 179.5 TEXHUIP,STRONSAY 42 £75.00 178.6 SUFBURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 42.5 £76.00 178.8 WHITE8 WHITEHALL,STRONSAY 42 £75.00 178.6 WHITEDALE,EDAY 43.5 £77.50 178.2 CHEVCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 47.5 £84.50 177.9 TEXCLIFTON,WESTRAY 42 £74.50 177.4 SUFCOTLAND,ST OLA 45.65 £81.00 177.4 TEXBRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 45 £79.50 176.7 SPEKMILLBRAE,SANDAY 45 £79.50 176.7 CHEVMILLBRAE,SANDAY 44.5 £77.00 173 SUFTUQUOY,WESTRAY 44.5 £78.00 175.3 TEXNEWHALL,STROMNESS 45 £78.00 173.3 TEXONZIEBUST,EGILSAY 44 £76.00 172.7 SUFBEAFIELD,SANDAY 46.5 £79.00 169.9 WHITE
Top price per head was £89 for a pair of Texels scaling 50 kilos from M & A Sinclair, Rosebank, Twatt.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
GARSON,SANDWICK 46 £87.50 BELTEX GARSON,SANDWICK 46 £84.50 TEX STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 48 £87.00 BELTEX STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 47.5 £86.00 BELTEX STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 45 £84.50 BELTEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 54 £86.50 TEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £85.50 TEX HOLLAND,FIRTH 54 £85.50 TEX MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 48 £85.50 TEX MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 54 £85.00 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 47 £85.50 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 47 £84.50 TEX SOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS 50 £85.00 TEX CALDALE,ST OLA 54 £85.00 CHAR CALDALE,ST OLA 48 £84.00 CHAR DALE,EDAY 50 £84.50 OTHER CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 47.5 £84.50 TEX CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 50 £84.00 SUF GLEBE,FIRTH 56 £84.50 SUF GLEBE,FIRTH 54 £84.00 CHEV APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 52 £84.50 CHAR ROSEBANK,TWATT 45.5 £84.50 TEX MOAN,HARRAY 49 £84.50 TEX MOAN,HARRAY 49 £84.00 TEX NESS,SHAPINSAY 48 £83.50 TEX CHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 45.5 £83.50 TEX GREENTOFT,EDAY 47 £83.00 SUF DENWICK,DEERNESS 45 £83.00 WHITE COTLAND,ST OLA 48 £83.00 TEX HUIP,STRONSAY 49.5 £83.00 TEX HUIP,STRONSAY 47 £82.50 SUF BRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 48 £82.50 SUF SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 52 £82.50 TEX 8 WHITEHALL,STRONSAY 48 £82.50 SUF KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 50 £82.50 SUF YARPHA,ORPHIR 45 £82.00 TEX ROSEBANK,DEERNESS 52 £82.00 TEX BEAFIELD,SANDAY 51 £82.00 SUF TUQUOY,WESTRAY 48 £81.00 TEX MILLBRAE,SANDAY 45 £79.50 CHEV 1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE 43 £79.00 WHITE SOUTH BRECK,BURRAY 43 £79.00 TEX BRECK,STRONSAY 47 £79.00 BLACK SKAILL,WESTRAY 44 £79.00 TEX RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 42.5 £79.00 TEX NEWHALL,STROMNESS 45 £78.00 TEX LOWER BU,HOLM 43 £77.50 TEX HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 42 £76.50 TEX ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY 44 £76.00 SUF BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 42.5 £76.00 WHITE
575 Store Lambs sold tremendously considering the mixed show, and the current fat trade. Lambs topped at £73.50 for 13 Texels from N S Mowat, Ramray, Graemsay.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
LOWER BU,HOLM £73.00 OTHER
SALWICK,LONGHOPE £72.00 TEX
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £72.00 OTHER
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £70.50 SUF
WALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY £70.50 TEX
WALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY £68.00 BLACK
GREENTOFT,EDAY £70.00 TEX
GREENTOFT,EDAY £68.00 SUF
NEWBIGGING,DOUNBY £70.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £69.50 TEX
RAMRAY,GRAEMSAY £69.00 TEX
ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY £68.50 SUF
CLAYPITS,ORPHIR £68.00 CHEV
BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE £67.00 WHITE
CALDALE,ST OLA £66.00 WHITE
SOUTH BRECK,BURRAY £64.50 OTHER
DENWICK,DEERNESS £63.50 WHITE
8 WHITEHALL,STRONSAY £62.50 OTHER
GREENTOFT,EDAY £60.00 CHEV
FURROWEND,STRONSAY £59.50 WHITE
KEBRO,ORPHIR £59.00 CHEV
BLINKBONNY,STRONSAY £56.50 SHET
BURGAR,HOY £55.00 WHITE
DALE,EDAY £51.00 TEX
NETHERSTOVE,SANDWICK £50.00 TEX
225 Cast Sheep were a strong trade dearer than last week topping at £127 for a pair of Texel Ewes from G Thomson, Howe, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £112.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,TWATT £108.00 TEX
BURNSIDE,ORPHIR £106.00 TEX
BURNSIDE,ORPHIR £93.00 TEX
VIRGINIA,STENNESS £96.00 TEX
BALLGREEN,SOUTH RONALDSAY £93.00 WHITE
MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS £93.00 TEX
MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS £88.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £90.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £86.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £84.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £90.00 TEX
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £90.00 TEX
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £84.00 TEX
GREENTOFT,EDAY £89.00 TEX
SKAILL,WESTRAY £89.00 TEX
SKAILL,WESTRAY £81.00 TEX
OAKLEA,ST OLA £89.00 TEX
OAKLEA,ST OLA £83.00 TEX
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £88.00 TEX
GARSON,SANDWICK £87.00 TEX
GARSON,SANDWICK £80.00 TEX
NEWBIGGING,DOUNBY £84.00 CHEV
MOAN,HARRAY £84.00 TEX
MOAN,HARRAY £82.00 TEX
CLIFTON,WESTRAY £82.00 TEX
CLIFTON,WESTRAY £81.00 CHEV
RAMRAY,GRAEMSAY £80.00 TEX
HOLLAND,FIRTH £80.00 TEX
8 WHITEHALL,STRONSAY £77.00 OTHER
CLOKE,DOUNBY £69.00 TEX
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £65.00 SUF
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY £60.00 WHITE
BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE £60.00 SUF
BURGAR,HOY £57.00 TEX