Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 403 Prime Lambs, 60 Store Lambs & 96 Cast Sheep.
A mixed show of Prime Lambs were slighter cheaper in the week.
Strong, well presented lambs with plenty of cover still a sound trade and in high demand.
Prime lambs sold to a top of 160.9 p/kg for a pen of three Texels scaling 46 kilos from
Strathore Farm, Shapinsay realising £74.
Top price per head was £84 for a pen of four Texels from D & K Morgan, Bryameadow
Twatt purchased by Williamsons Butcher.
OTHER PRIME LAMBS
GARSON,SANDWICK 47.5 £72.00 152 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 49.5 £73.00 147.5 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 47.5 £75.50 158.9 CHARTUQUOY,WESTRAY 44.5 £66.80 150.1 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 44 £66.50 151.1 TEXRAMRAY,GRAEMSAY 49 £73.50 150 TEXRAMRAY,GRAEMSAY 44 £67.80 154.1 TEXTASMAINE,HOLM 55 £76.00 138.2 SUFTASMAINE,HOLM 56 £75.00 133.9 SUFROADSIDE,ST OLA 47 £72.00 153.2 TEXNIGLEY,TOAB 46.5 £70.50 151.6 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 51 £80.00 156.9 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 52 £82.00 157.7 TEXTHE HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £75.00 141.5 TEXNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 45 £68.50 152.2 TEXTOFTS,ST OLA 50 £72.20 144.4 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 48 £73.20 152.5 CHARUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 47 £70.50 150 TEXKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 48.5 £71.50 147.4 SUFSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 50 £74.80 149.6 TEXAIKERNESS,EVIE 45 £67.50 150 SUFCLOKE,DOUNBY 49 £73.20 149.4 TEXCLOKE,DOUNBY 47.5 £69.80 146.9 SUFLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 46.5 £67.50 145.2 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 50 £71.00 142 SUFSTONELEA,STENNESS 44 £66.50 151.1 BELTEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 46 £74.00 160.9 TEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 47.5 £72.50 152.6 TEXREDLAND,STROMNESS 50.5 £73.00 144.6 TEXREDLAND,STROMNESS 54 £75.00 138.9 SUFBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 50.5 £76.00 150.5 TEXBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 50 £74.00 148 TEXBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47 £72.80 154.9 TEXHAQUOY,SHAPINSAY 60 £76.00 126.7 TEXHAQUOY,SHAPINSAY 48 £75.50 157.3 TEXBRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY 48.5 £77.00 158.8 TEXBRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY 57.5 £78.00 135.7 TEXHALLEY,DEERNESS 49 £70.00 142.9 SUFHALLEY,DEERNESS 50 £73.00 146 CHARSTOREHOUSE,STRONSAY 49 £71.80 146.5 TEXGRIND,STRONSAY 44.5 £69.80 156.9 TEXREDLAND,FIRTH 54 £71.50 132.4 TEX
Store Lambs were in high demand with plenty of buyers looking for lambs.
Store lambs sold to £61 for a pen of five Texels from N S Mowat, Ramray, Graemsay
and also for a pen of three Texels from S W Sinclair, South Breck, Firth.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
LITTLEWARDS,LONGHOPE £60.00 SUFF
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £59.00 SUFF
Cast Sheep sold to £110 for a Texel Ewe from G Thomson, The Howe, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £102.00 TEX
THE HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £98.00 TEX
BENLAW,EVIE £95.00 CHAR
ROADSIDE,ST OLA £84.00 TEX
HAQUOY,SHAPINSAY £88.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £79.00 CHAR
QUEENAMUCKLE,RENDALL £71.00 TEX
RAMRAY,GRAEMSAY £69.00 WHITE
QUOYS,GRAEMSAY £69.00 WHITE
HALLEY,DEERNESS £69.00 TEX
BACHYLIS,ORPHIR £66.00 WHITE
CLOKE,DOUNBY £59.00 TEX
BRAEFOOT,SHAPINSAY £59.00 WHITE
STONELEA,STENNESS £57.00 TEX
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH £55.00 TEX