Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 1257 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
A good show of Prime Lambs were sharper this week with lighter lambs in very strong demand. Heavy lambs harder to cash but still grossing healthy money.
Prime Lambs averaged 178.4 p/kg (+0.4p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 185.6 p/kg (+6.1p)
Prime Lambs averaged £82.05 per head (+ £1.94).
Prime Lambs topped at 202.8 p/kg for a pair of Beltex scaling 36 kilos from T Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness realising £73.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 45 £87.00 193.3 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 44 £85.00 193.2 CHARLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 45 £85.00 188.9 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 38 £73.00 192.1 TEXBIGGINGS,RENDALL 44 £84.50 192 TEXBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 50 £96.00 192 BELTEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 44 £84.50 192 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 45 £85.50 190 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 43 £81.50 189.5 TEXHOW,SANDAY 40 £76.00 190 TEXHOW,SANDAY 45.5 £85.50 187.9 TEXNEWHALL,STROMNESS 44 £83.50 189.8 BELTEXNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 43 £81.50 189.5 TEXNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 41.5 £77.50 186.7 CHARORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR 45 £85.00 188.9 CHEVORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR 45 £84.50 187.8 CHEVKEVADAY,ROUSAY 40 £75.50 188.8 TEXKEVADAY,ROUSAY 47 £86.00 183 TEXFEA,ORPHIR 43 £81.00 188.4 TEXGORN,SHAPINSAY 42 £79.00 188.1 TEXCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 42 £79.00 188.1 TEXCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 41.5 £75.50 181.9 SUFSOUTH UNIGARTH,SANDWICK 44 £82.50 187.5 BELTEXSOUTH UNIGARTH,SANDWICK 42 £77.00 183.3 BELTEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 43 £80.00 186 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 42 £78.00 185.7 TEXBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 39 £72.50 185.9 CHEVBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 43 £79.00 183.7 SUFBRIDGEND,ORPHIR 45 £83.50 185.6 TEXBRIDGEND,ORPHIR 45 £82.00 182.2 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 45 £82.50 183.3 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 48 £87.00 181.3 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 47.5 £86.00 181.1 BELTEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 45 £79.00 175.6 SUFHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 48 £82.00 170.8 TEXBURNSIDE,ORPHIR 38 £66.50 175 TEXBIGGINGS,STENNESS 50 £87.00 174 BELTEXWARTHILL,HOLM 47 £82.00 174.5 WHITEBENLAW,EVIE 49 £83.50 170.4 CHARROADSIDE COTTAGE,ORPHIR 48 £82.00 170.8 SUFROADSIDE COTTAGE,ORPHIR 51 £86.50 169.6 TEXBRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY 50 £85.00 170 TEXGREENTOFT,DEERNESS 52 £83.50 160.6 TEXLOCHEND,SHAPINSAY 40 £64.00 160 WHITE
Top price per head was £92 for 4 Beltex scaling 50 kilos from D & K Morgan, Bryameadow, Twatt.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 48 £87.00 TEX BIGGINGS,STENNESS 50 £87.00 BELTEX SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 45 £87.00 TEX ROADSIDE COTTAGE,ORPHIR 51 £86.50 TEX ROADSIDE COTTAGE,ORPHIR 52 £85.00 SUF GORN,SHAPINSAY 50 £86.50 TEX GORN,SHAPINSAY 48 £86.00 TEX SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 49.5 £86.50 TEX SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 47.5 £86.00 BELTEX STONELEA,STENNESS 50 £86.00 TEX KEVADAY,ROUSAY 47 £86.00 TEX HOW,SANDAY 45.5 £85.50 TEX HOW,SANDAY 50 £85.00 TEX WESTSHORE,RENDALL 45 £85.50 TEX WARTHILL,HOLM 49 £84.50 TEX BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY 50 £85.00 TEX LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 45 £85.00 TEX LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 44 £85.00 CHAR COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 47.5 £85.00 TEX BENLAW,EVIE 51 £85.00 CHAR ORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR 45 £85.00 CHEV ORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR 45 £84.50 CHEV BIGGINGS,RENDALL 44 £84.50 TEX BRIDGEND,ORPHIR 45 £83.50 TEX NEWHALL,STROMNESS 44 £83.50 BELTEX GREENTOFT,DEERNESS 52 £83.50 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 45 £82.50 TEX SOUTH UNIGARTH,SANDWICK 44 £82.50 BELTEX BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 49 £82.00 SUF HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 48 £82.00 TEX NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 43 £81.50 TEX FEA,ORPHIR 43 £81.00 TEX SKAILL,ORPHIR 43 £80.00 TEX
Store Lambs were a tremenous trade with plenty of demand in Orkney. Lambs topped at £78.50 for 5 Suffolks from Doherty, Haybrake, Lyness.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
HAYBRAKE,LYNESS £74.50 SUF
HAYBRAKE,LYNESS £70.00 SUF
FEA,ORPHIR £74.00 TEX
HOWDIS MEADOW,ROUSAY £73.50 TEX
HOWDIS MEADOW,ROUSAY £70.00 TEX
HOW,SANDAY £73.50 TEX
TOFTS,ST OLA £73.50 TEX
TOFTS,ST OLA £70.50 CHEV
BRENDALE FARM,ROUSAY £71.00 TEX
MOUSELAND,STROMNESS £70.00 SUF
HOWDIS MEADOW,ROUSAY £69.50 SUF
HONEYSGOE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £67.50 SUF
SOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR £66.50 BLACK
SOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR £66.00 WHITE
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £53.00 SHET
NAVERSDALE,ORPHIR £50.50 SHET
Cast Sheep were keenly bid for and sold to £120 for a Texel Ewe from T Harvey, Hillcrest, Quoyloo.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
PERTH,WESTRAY £113.00 TEX
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT £105.00 TEX
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT £99.00 TEX
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT £98.00 TEX
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £97.00 TEX
MILLBURN,HARRAY £95.00 TEX
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £87.00 TEX
GREENTOFT,DEERNESS £86.00 TEX
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £86.00 TEX
THE ROY,HOLM £86.00 CHEV
THE ROY,HOLM £80.00 CHEV
BRIDGEND,ORPHIR £83.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £79.00 WHITE
BURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR £79.00 CHEV
LAGA,EVIE £78.00 LLEYN
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH £77.00 TEX
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £75.00 SUF
GORN,SHAPINSAY £75.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,RENDALL £70.00 TEX
LOCHEND,SHAPINSAY £69.00 WHITE
KEVADAY,ROUSAY £68.00 WHITE
BURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR £67.00 TEX
STONELEA,STENNESS £60.00 BELTEX
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £58.00 WHITE
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £56.00 OTHER
BENLAW,EVIE £54.00 SHET
MOUSELAND,STROMNESS £45.00 SHET