Forward for sale on Wednesday were 649 Prime Lambs and 276 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs were much sharper this week with well presented, tight skinned lambs selling to the highest prices we’ve seen since August.
Prime Lambs sold to 173.2 p/kg for a pair of Beltex lambs scaling 48.5 kilos from T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay realising £84.
Top price per head was £85.20 for a pair of Beltex Lambs scaling 52 kilos from T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay purchased by Williamsons Butcher.
OTHER PRIME LAMBS
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 54.5 £84.20 154.5 BELTEXQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 54.5 £82.00 150.5 BELTEXQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 49 £81.80 166.9 BELTEXHESTICRUIVE,TANKERNESS 51 £81.80 160.4 TEXHESTICRUIVE,TANKERNESS 50 £80.20 160.4 TEXBRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS 53.5 £80.00 149.5 TEXEASTSIDE,TWATT 48.5 £80.00 164.9 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 49.5 £79.80 161.2 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 48 £79.20 165 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 48 £78.00 162.5 CHARSOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS 51 £78.00 152.9 TEXCRISMO,EVIE 46 £78.00 169.6 TEXORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR 50 £78.00 156 TEXORPHIR HOUSE,ORPHIR 48.5 £77.80 160.4 TEXUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 46 £77.20 167.8 TEXBENLAW,EVIE 46.5 £77.00 165.6 CHARSEBAY,TANKERNESS 52 £77.00 148.1 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 46 £76.80 167 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 46.5 £76.80 165.2 TEXNEWARK,SANDAY 48 £76.20 158.8 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 51 £76.00 149 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 47.5 £75.80 159.6 SUFKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 50 £75.20 150.4 SUFCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 47 £75.20 160 TEXCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 48.5 £75.00 154.6 TEXBEAFIELD,SANDAY 52 £75.00 144.2 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 43 £73.00 169.8 BELTEXINNISTER,ROUSAY 45 £73.00 162.2 TEXKNOWE,SANDAY 47 £73.00 155.3 TEXKNOWE,SANDAY 48.5 £73.00 150.5 SUFBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 50 £73.00 146 SUFWESTSHORE,RENDALL 49 £73.20 149.4 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 45.5 £72.80 160 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 47.5 £72.50 152.6 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 48 £71.50 149 TEXEAST THORN,WESTRAY 47 £72.00 153.2 SUFERVADALE,ROUSAY 45.5 £70.00 153.8 TEXBRAESIDE,ORPHIR 46.5 £70.00 150.5 CHARCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44.5 £69.00 155.1 TEXSWANBISTER,ORPHIR 45 £69.00 153.3 SUF1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE 45 £68.00 151.1 CHARROADSIDE,ST OLA 41.5 £66.00 159 TEXROSEBANK,DEERNESS 40.5 £64.00 158 TEX
Cast Sheep again sold to tremendous rates with mostly leaner ewes on offer.
Cast Ewes sold to £115 for a Texel Ewe from P & M Miller, Haquoy, Shapinsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY £113.00 TEX
QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY £106.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £109.00 TEX
SEBAY,TANKERNESS £98.00 TEX
NEWARK,SANDAY £98.00 TEX
KNOWE,SANDAY £95.00 WHITE
KNOWE,SANDAY £94.00 WHITE
KNOWE,SANDAY £90.00 WHITE
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £90.00 TEX
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £87.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £90.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £85.00 SUF
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £89.00 TEX
CRISMO,EVIE £80.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,TOAB £77.00 SUF
KEBRO,ORPHIR £75.00 CHEV
KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £73.00 WHITE
CRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR £71.00 WHITE
EASTSIDE,TWATT £69.00 OTHER
INNISTER,ROUSAY £65.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,ROUSAY £60.00 TEX
Cast Rams sold to £91 for a pen of Cheviots from A & L Whyte, Honeysgeo,
South Ronaldsay.