Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday was 12 Prime Cattle, 17 Store Cattle & 44 OTM Cattle.
Prime Heifers sold to 224 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 530 kilos from J & J Fraser, Feaval, Birsay realising £1187.20 purchased by Rendalls, Stirling.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
FEAVAL,BIRSAY 655 £1,388.00 212 LIMREDLAND,STROMNESS 660 £1,366.00 207 LIMNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 615 £1,248.00 203 STABLINGRO,ST OLA 570 £1,151.40 202 SIMMIDLAND,RENDALL 540 £1,080.00 200 CHAR
Prime Steers sold to 214 p/kg for a Saler scaling 590 kilos from Groat, Cloke, Dounby realising £1262.60 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
CLOKE,DOUNBY 615 £1,291.00 210 SALLINGRO,ST OLA 610 £1,268.00 208 SIMHOWE,HARRAY 565 £1,163.00 206 STAB
A mixed show of Forward Store Cattle sold to £1310 for a Saler Steer scaling 635 kilos from Vestrafiold Farms, Sandwick.
OTHER STORE STEERS
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 685 £1,290.00 SAL VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 605 £1,250.00 SIM VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 610 £1,240.00 SAL CLEAT,STRONSAY 510 £1,025.00 AA
A large consignment of OTM cattle sold to very competitive rates averaging 137 p/kg and topping at an impressive 161.5 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 520 kilos from E J Doherty, Haybrake, Lyness realising £840.
OTHER OTM COWS PER KILO
HAYBRAKE,LYNESS 520 £840.00 161.5 LIMHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 520 £830.00 159.6 LIMHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 500 £750.00 150 AAHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 675 £990.00 146.7 LIMEASTABIST,DOUNBY 835 £1,250.00 149.7 CHAREASTABIST,DOUNBY 695 £990.00 142.4 AAVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 695 £1,015.00 146 SALVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 715 £1,040.00 145.5 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 595 £860.00 144.5 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 760 £1,090.00 143.4 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 810 £1,150.00 142 SIMMIDLAND,RENDALL 650 £920.00 141.5 SIMUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 645 £900.00 139.5 LIMSANDWICK HOUSE,SOUTH RONALDSAY 650 £900.00 138.5 CHARNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 705 £970.00 137.6 CONT
Top price per head was £1250 for a Charolais cow scaling 835 kilos from J & C Spence, Eastabist, Dounby.
OTHER OTM’s PER HEAD
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 810 £142.00 1150 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 790 £139.90 1105 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 780 £141.00 1100 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 760 £143.40 1090 SIMVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 715 £145.50 1040 SIMHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 810 £135.80 1100 LIMHAYBRAKE,LYNESS 675 £146.70 990 LIMEASTABIST,DOUNBY 695 £142.40 990 AANORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 705 £137.60 970 CONT
Following the cattle was 36 Prime Lambs & 38 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs sold to fantastic rates averaging 222p/kg (up 49p on the year). Lambs topped at an impressive 237 p/kg for a pen of Four Texels scaling 46 kilos from Kierfiold Farm, Sandwick realising £109 purchased by Rendalls.
Top price per head was £119 twice for a bunch of Four Texels and a Pair of Texels both from Kierfiold Farm, Sandwick purchased by Craigies and Rendalls.
OTHER PRIME LAMBS
KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 49 £114.00 232.7 TEXKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 50 £114.00 228 TEXREDLAND,STROMNESS 46 £98.50 214.1 TEXREDLAND,STROMNESS 48 £99.00 206.3 SUFQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 46 £96.00 208.7 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 49 £99.00 202 CHARVETQUOY,TWATT 43 £87.00 202.3 SUFCOTTISCARTH,RENDALL 54 £98.00 181.5 SUF
A small mixed show of Cast Sheep were competitively bid for with export types much sharper on the week and a lack of stronger pure type ewes.
Cast Ewes sold to a top of £114 for a Texel Ewes from Vetquoy Farm, Dounby.
OTHER CAST EWES
VETQUOY,TWATT £105.00 TEX
BARSWICK,SOUTH RONALDSAY £103.00 TEX
UPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA £97.00 TEX
UPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA £90.00 TEX
COTTISCARTH,RENDALL £90.00 TEX
HURTISO,HOLM £90.00 CHEV
ROADSIDE COTTAGE,ORPHIR, £89.00 TEX
ROADSIDE COTTAGE,ORPHIR, £77.00 TEX
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS £75.00 ZWAR
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS £74.00 ZWAR
ANDERSWICK,STENNESS £71.00 WHITE
ANDERSWICK,STENNESS £70.00 WHITE