Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 777 Prime Lambs and 298 Cast Sheep.
A great show of lambs were much dearer this week selling to tremendous rates, with well-presented lambs making the most money this season.
Prime Lambs sold to 179.2 p/kg for a pen of Beltex Lambs scaling 48 kilos from T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay realising £86. This was also the top price per head.
OTHER PRIME LAMBS
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 48 £85.00 177.1 BELTEXQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 48.5 £84.00 173.2 BELTEXSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 51.3 £84.00 163.7 TEXVIRGINIA,STENNESS 58.5 £83.00 141.9 TEXVIRGINIA,STENNESS 61.5 £83.00 135 TEXELSNESS,SANDAY 51 £83.00 162.7 TEXELSNESS,SANDAY 52.5 £82.00 156.2 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 53 £82.50 155.7 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 51 £82.00 160.8 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 50.5 £82.00 162.4 CHARSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 52 £82.50 158.7 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 53 £81.50 153.8 SUFAVELSHAY,ROUSAY 50.5 £82.00 162.4 TEXCLOKE,DOUNBY 49 £81.50 166.3 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 54.5 £81.00 148.6 SUFBRECK,STRONSAY 54 £81.00 150 TEXAIKERNESS,EVIE 49.5 £81.00 163.6 TEXAIKERNESS,EVIE 49 £80.50 164.3 SUFQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 50 £80.00 160 SUFSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 46 £80.00 173.9 BELTEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 45 £79.00 175.6 BELTEXSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 49.5 £79.00 159.6 SUFBEAFIELD,SANDAY 48.5 £79.50 163.9 CHARBEAFIELD,SANDAY 50 £79.50 159 SUFVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 50 £78.50 157 BLACKIECRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR 47 £78.00 166 TEXBIGGINGS,STENNESS 60 £77.50 129.2 SUFWHITEHALL,STRONSAY 45.5 £77.00 169.2 TEXBACKAKELDAY,HOLM 47.5 £77.00 162.1 TEXBEANESS,SANDAY 44 £76.00 172.7 TEXDENWICK,DEERNESS 45.5 £75.00 164.8 TEXHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 48 £75.00 156.3 SUFBRIARLEA,STRONSAY 54.5 £74.50 136.7 ZWARBACHYLIS,ORPHIR 44.5 £73.50 165.2 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 43 £72.50 168.6 TEXMID STOVE,QUOYLOO 46 £72.50 157.6 TEXMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 43 £72.00 167.4 TEXCHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 43 £71.50 166.3 TEXCHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 44.5 £71.50 160.7 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 42 £71.00 169 TEXGRIND,STRONSAY 42 £68.50 163.1 SUFRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 42 £67.00 159.5 TEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 41.5 £66.50 160.2 TEX
A large show of Ewes sold to increased rates with more fleshy ewes forward and in high demand. Leaner ewes again sold well.
Cast Sheep sold to £132 for a Texel Ewe from J & C Scott, Virginia, Stenness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
VIRGINIA,STENNESS £126.00 TEX
VIRGINIA,STENNESS £119.00 TEX
ELSNESS,SANDAY £126.00 SUF
ELSNESS,SANDAY £122.00 TEX
ELSNESS,SANDAY £114.00 SUF
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH £116.00 TEX
BRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY £116.00 SUF
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £106.00 TEX
HOWAN,DOUNBY £99.00 TEX
CLOKE,DOUNBY £99.00 LLEYN
WHITEHALL,STRONSAY £94.00 TEX
BRECK,STRONSAY £90.00 TEX
ORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR £89.00 LLEYN
TWATT FARM,BIRSAY £88.00 LLEYN
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £84.00 OTHER
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £82.00 TEX
CLOKE,DOUNBY £74.00 TEX
QUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL £75.00 TEX
QUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL £70.00 TEX
BRIARLEA,STRONSAY £70.00 ZWAR
NEWBIGGING,DOUNBY £68.00 TEX
VOAN,STENNESS £68.00 CHEV
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £66.00 WHITE
MOUSELAND,STROMNESS £60.00 WHITE
CRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR £58.00 OTHER
Cast Rams sold to £94 for a Texel From J I & W N Stout, Whitehall, Stronsay.