Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 706 Prime Lambs and 235 Cast Ewes.
All weights of Prime Lambs were again selling well with well-presented Texels in very strong demand. A smaller show of lighter lambs were in big demand.
Prime lambs sold to 167.4 p/kg for 8 Beltex Lambs scaling 43 kilos from G Henry, Howe, Harray realising £72.
Top price per head was £80 for 5 Texels from Muir & Sons, Gorn, Shapinsay.
OTHER PRIME LAMBS
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 65 £77.00 118.5 CHARAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 56.5 £73.80 130.6 CHARDAISYBANK,DEERNESS 56 £76.20 136.1 ZWARDAISYBANK,DEERNESS 48 £73.00 152.1 ZWARBACHYLIS,ORPHIR 48.5 £74.80 154.2 TEXFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 51.5 £74.20 144.1 CHEVFEOLQUOY,EVIE 55 £74.20 134.9 TEXGORN,SHAPINSAY 48 £74.00 154.2 TEXHEWING,FIRTH 50 £75.20 150.4 TEXHEWING,FIRTH 48 £72.80 151.7 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 52 £74.80 143.8 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 48.5 £74.20 153 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 50.5 £73.00 144.6 SUFHYVAL COTTAGE,DOUNBY 46.5 £73.50 158.1 TEXVINKWIN,EVIE 59 £73.20 124.1 TEXVINKWIN,EVIE 49 £72.80 148.6 TEXNORTON,DOUNBY 50 £73.80 147.6 TEXNORTON,DOUNBY 46.5 £70.20 151 SUFQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 48.5 £73.00 150.5 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 46 £70.00 152.2 TEXBRAESIDE,ORPHIR 70 £75.00 107.1 CHARBRAESIDE,ORPHIR 50 £71.50 143 CHARSTANDPRETTY,EVIE 49 £74.00 151 TEXSTANDPRETTY,EVIE 55 £72.20 131.3 SUFNORTHBANK,ST OLA 55 £73.20 133.1 TEXNORTHBANK,ST OLA 55 £71.80 130.5 ZWARREDLAND,FIRTH 50 £72.20 144.4 TEXHOWEQUOY,HOLM 47.5 £72.00 151.6 TEXSTOREHOUSE,STRONSAY 50 £72.00 144 TEXBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 51 £72.80 142.7 SUFBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 48 £72.00 150 TEXHOTTIT,SOUTH RONALDSAY 52 £72.00 138.5 SUFBRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47.5 £72.00 151.6 TEXBRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47 £71.00 151.1 SUFUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 46.5 £71.50 153.8 TEXHOWE,HARRAY 43.5 £71.20 163.7 BELTEXRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 46.5 £71.00 152.7 TEXDALE,EDAY 47 £70.50 150 CHEVBALFOUR ESTATES,SHAPINSAY 46 £70.20 152.6 TEXBRECK,STRONSAY 44 £69.50 158 TEXLORNESS,SHAPINSAY 45 £69.20 153.8 TEXBRIDGEND,ORPHIR 46 £69.00 150 SUFLITTLECROFTY,TANKERNESS 44 £69.50 158 BLUELITTLE CROFT,TANKERNESS 45.5 £68.20 149.9 SUFFLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 44 £68.20 155 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 43.5 £68.00 156.3 TEXTOFTS,ST OLA 45 £67.80 150.7 CHEVSMOOGARTH,FIRTH 44.5 £67.50 151.7 TEXHAQUOY,SHAPINSAY 44 £67.20 152.7 TEXGRIND,STRONSAY 42 £65.00 154.8 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 42 £64.20 152.9 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 40 £62.20 155.5 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 42 £63.00 150 TEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 41.5 £62.80 151.3 TEXUPPER GARSON,SANDWICK 46 £62.00 134.8 EASY CARE
A mixed show of leaner Cast Sheep were again in high demand with not enough fleshy sheep forward.
Cast Sheep sold to £119 for a pair of Texel Ewes from P & M Miller, Haquoy, Shapinsay.
OTHER CAST EWES
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £117.00 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £104.00 WHITE
HOWAN,DOUNBY £103.00 TEX
HOWAN,DOUNBY £98.00 TEX
GORN,SHAPINSAY £101.00 TEX
FEOLQUOY,EVIE £100.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £91.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £88.00 TEX
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £90.00 TEX
VINKWIN,EVIE £89.00 TEX
VINKWIN,EVIE £87.00 TEX
ROSEMOUNT,SANDWICK £87.00 TEX
HOTTIT,SOUTH RONALDSAY £86.00 LLEYN
BACHYLIS,ORPHIR £83.00 TEX
STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY £81.00 BELTEX
HEWING,FIRTH £80.00 WHITE
REDLAND,FIRTH £78.00 WHITE
DALE,EDAY £71.00 TEX
SUMMERFIELD, TANKERNESS £70.00 TEX
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £68.00 TEX
NORTH HORRALDSHAY,FINSTOWN £67.00 TEX
LORNESS,SHAPINSAY £65.00 CHEV
STOREHOUSE,STRONSAY £61.00 SUF
UPPER GARSON,SANDWICK £58.00 EASY CARE
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £49.00 WHITE
NETHERSTOVE,QUOYLOO £49.00 TEX
CLAIRVALE,RENDALL £46.00 SHET
OAKLEA,ST OLA £42.00 BLACKIE
Cast Rams sold to £100 for a Texel from J D & M M Leitch, Feolquoy, Evie.