Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Thursday were 315 Breeding Rams.
A good entry of Rams were well bid for by local, south and Shetland buyers. 283 Rams were sold out of the 315 forward, leaving a 89.8% clearance rate. All 283 Rams sold to average £502.
128 Texels averaged £576.09. Texel Shearlings sold to £1350 from C W Paterson, Veltigar, Tankerness. Texel Ram Lambs sold to £1300 from R E & R Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm.
OTHER TEXEL SHEARLINGS THE HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £1,300.00THE HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £980.00THE HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £800.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £1,150.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £900.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £850.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £800.00VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS £1,100.00VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS £950.00VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS £900.00VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS £800.00AIKERNESS,EVIE £1,000.00AIKERNESS,EVIE £950.00AIKERNESS,EVIE £900.00AIKERNESS,EVIE £850.00HALLEY,DEERNESS £950.00HALLEY,DEERNESS £750.00HALLEY,DEERNESS £700.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £750.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £520.00SKAILL,SANDWICK £600.00SKAILL,SANDWICK £580.00BIGGINGS,STENNESS £600.00BIGGINGS,STENNESS £580.00BIGGINGS,STENNESS £520.00ANNSTER,SOUTH RONALDSAY £580.00CHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY £550.00CHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY £520.00STONELEA,STENNESS £520.00FEOLQUOY,EVIE £520.00FEOLQUOY,EVIE £500.00FEOLQUOY,EVIE £480.00FEOLQUOY,EVIE £450.00BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY £520.00BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY £450.00NORDHEIM,KIRKWALL £500.00LITTLE HOWES,HOLM £500.00LITTLE HOWES,HOLM £480.00LITTLE HOWES,HOLM £400.00OVERHOUSE,HARRAY £420.00OVERHOUSE,HARRAY £320.00LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS £400.00EASTHOUSE,HOLM £300.00 OTHER TEXEL RAM LAMBS DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £1,000.00DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £700.00DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £650.00DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £500.00BREKKA,QUOYLOO £750.00BREKKA,QUOYLOO £480.00SKELBISTER,ORPHIR £680.00SKELBISTER,ORPHIR £620.00SKELBISTER,ORPHIR £520.00SKELBISTER,ORPHIR £500.00LITTLE HOWES,HOLM £450.00LITTLE HOWES,HOLM £380.00NISTAGAR,HARRAY £380.00ROWLAND,HOLM £380.00BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY £380.00NORDHEIM,KIRKWALL £380.00NORDHEIM,KIRKWALL £350.00CROOK,RENDALL £320.00LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS £300.00 1 Dutch Spotted Shearling sold to £1000 from E A Eunson, Halley, Deerness.
88 Suffolks Averaged £467. Suffolk Shearlings sold to £900 from J W S Wishart, Knockhall, South Ronaldsay. Suffolk Ram Lambs sold to £500 from D Delday, Quoybelloch, Deerness and from J Scott & Sons, Claybraes, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER SUFFOLK SHEARLINGS KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £900.00KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £750.00KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £650.00KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £600.00CLEAT,ST OLA £800.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £800.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £750.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £700.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £650.00WESTFIELD,STROMNESS £750.00EASTHOUSE,TOAB £720.00EASTHOUSE,TOAB £620.00BIGGINGS,STENNESS £600.00BIGGINGS,STENNESS £550.00BIGGINGS,STENNESS £500.00LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £600.00LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £500.00LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £420.00LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £400.00QUOYBELLOCH,DEERNESS £550.00OLD VOY,TOAB £550.00OLD VOY,TOAB £450.007 MCDONALD PARK,ST MARGARETS HOPE £520.00ROSEHILL,STROMNESS £450.00 OTHER SUFFOLK RAM LAMBS WESTFIELD,STROMNESS £450.00WESTFIELD,STROMNESS £400.00WESTFIELD,STROMNESS £380.00QUOYBELLOCH,DEERNESS £420.00THE HOWE,GRIMNESS,SOUTH RONALDSAY, £400.00CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY £400.00CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY £380.00CLAYBRAES,SOUTH RONALDSAY £350.00CLEAT,ST OLA £380.00EASTHOUSE,TOAB £380.00EASTHOUSE,TOAB £320.00STONELEA,STENNESS £380.00STONELEA,STENNESS £320.00STONELEA,STENNESS £300.00OLD VOY,TOAB £350.00OLD VOY,TOAB £320.00OLD VOY,TOAB £300.00ROSEHILL,STROMNESS £260.00 35 Cheviot Rams averaged £413. Cheviot Shearlings sold to £600 from J S Baillie, Sebay, Tankerness and from J & J Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm. Cheviot Ram Lambs sold to £900 from Garson Farms, Sandwick. Hill Type Cheviot Shearlings sold to £650 from Thomson, Garth, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CHEVIOT SHEARLINGS SEBAY,TANKERNESS £580.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £420.00NISTABEN,HARRAY £500.00NISTABEN,HARRAY £400.00SULTIGEO,STENNESS £420.00SULTIGEO,STENNESS £380.00UPPER CORNQUOY,HOLM £380.00VETQUOY,TWATT £320.00VETQUOY,TWATT £300.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £280.00 OTHER CHEVIOT RAM LAMBS GARSON,SANDWICK £400.00GARSON,SANDWICK £250.00 OTHER HILL TYPE CHEVIOT SHEARLINGS. GARTH,SOUTH RONALDSAY £600.00GARTH,SOUTH RONALDSAY £480.00GARTH,SOUTH RONALDSAY £420.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £600.00SEBAY,TANKERNESS £420.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £320.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £300.00 6 Charollais averaged £441. Charollais Shearlings sold to £700 from S Coghill, Muce, Birsay. Charollais Ram Lambs sold to £300 from Ross Wood, North Moa, Rendall.
OTHER CHAROLLAIS SHEARLINGS MUCE,BIRSAY £550.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £500.00 OTHER CHAROLLAIS RAM LAMBS NORTH MOA,RENDALL £300.00NORTH MOA,RENDALL £300.00NORTH MOA,RENDALL £300.00 3 Beltex Rams averaged £523. Beltex Shearlings sold to £550 from A & V Copland, Overhouse, Harray.
OVERHOUSE,HARRAY £520.00OVERHOUSE,HARRAY £500.00 22 Lleyn Rams averaged £348. Lleyn Shearlings sold to £520 twice, both from Laga Farms, Evie.
OTHER LLEYN SHEARLINGS LAGA,EVIE £500.00LAGA,EVIE £480.00LAGA,EVIE £420.00LAGA,EVIE £400.00SKAILL,SANDWICK £480.00SKAILL,SANDWICK £400.00SKAILL,SANDWICK £350.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £300.00YELDABREK,BURRAY £275.00