Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 10 Prime Cattle, 346 Store Cattle & 21 OTM Cattle.
With the current price of deadweight cattle, today’s sale went as most expected.
The trade of store cattle followed the trend of Mainland markets which have been cheaper accordingly. Lighter quality cattle selling well, but a large show of heavy well fleshed cattle were harder cashed.
Prime steers sold to a top of 210 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 540 kilos from
Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola realising £1134 purchased by Craigies butchers.
Other Prime Steers
HILLQUOY, BIRSAY 685 £1,301.50 190 Lim
Prime heifers sold to a top of 208 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 530 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1102.40 purchased by E Flett & Co.
Other Prime Heifers
CAMPSTON, TOAB 530 £1,081.20 204 LimHILLQUOY, BIRSAY 600 £1,176.00 196 LimNORTHBIGGING, DOUNBY 680 £1,292.00 190 Stab
278 Store Steers averaged 187 p/kg and sold to a top of 205.5 p/kg for a pair of Charolais Scaling 477 kilos from G & I Low, Cruhill, Toab realising £980.
Top price per head was £1240 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 680 kilos from
Balfour Estates, Shapinsay.
Other Store Steers
FRUSTIGARTH,SHAPINSAY 595 £1,145.00 192.4 CHARFRUSTIGARTH,SHAPINSAY 575 £1,105.00 192.2 CHARFRUSTIGARTH,SHAPINSAY 537 £1,060.00 197.4 CHARFRUSTIGARTH,SHAPINSAY 570 £1,090.00 191.2 AAMESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 480 £930.00 193.8 CHARMESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 480 £960.00 200 LIMLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 576 £1,050.00 182.3 CHARCOCKMURRA,HOLM 595 £1,125.00 189.1 CHARODINESS,STRONSAY 600 £1,115.00 185.8 CHARODINESS,STRONSAY 585 £1,090.00 186.3 AAODINESS,STRONSAY 552 £1,040.00 188.4 SIMYARPHA,ORPHIR 535 £1,020.00 190.7 CHARCLEAT,STRONSAY 470 £900.00 191.5 CHARCLEAT,STRONSAY 555 £1,050.00 189.2 AABRIDGEND,ORPHIR 505 £1,030.00 204 CHARBRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 557 £1,060.00 190.3 AABRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 519 £1,040.00 200.4 AABRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 560 £1,070.00 191.1 AAWEST NISTABEN,STENNESS 491 £1,005.00 204.7 SIMWEST NISTABEN,STENNESS 520 £1,030.00 198.1 AACRUHILL,TOAB 582 £1,110.00 190.7 CHARCRUHILL,TOAB 553 £1,070.00 193.5 CHARCRAIGHAVEN,TOAB 470 £965.00 205.3 LIMCRAIGHAVEN,TOAB 500 £995.00 199 LIMCRAIGHAVEN,TOAB 490 £950.00 193.9 SIMHILLQUOY,BIRSAY 716 £1,225.00 171.1 CHARHILLQUOY,BIRSAY 545 £1,050.00 192.7 LIMHILLQUOY,BIRSAY 495 £990.00 200 LIMHILLQUOY,BIRSAY 475 £965.00 203.2 LIMFEA,HOLM 585 £1,100.00 188 SHFEA,HOLM 585 £1,085.00 185.5 SHFEA,HOLM 500 £980.00 196 AAHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 485 £910.00 187.6 AAHEATHER-COW-ROOT,FLOTTA 451 £915.00 202.9 LIMHEATHER-COW-ROOT,FLOTTA 470 £900.00 191.5 LIMEASTSIDE,TWATT 506 £950.00 187.7 SALEASTSIDE,TWATT 501 £1,010.00 201.6 LIMLITTLE CROFTY, TANKERNESS 595 £1,170.00 196.6 CHARLITTLE CROFTY, TANKERNESS 540 £1,040.00 192.6 CHARLITTLE CROFTY, TANKERNESS 515 £1,005.00 195.1 CHARSTAYE,DEERNESS 557 £1,065.00 191.2 CHARSTAYE,DEERNESS 530 £1,030.00 194.3 CHARSTAYE,DEERNESS 500 £1,000.00 200 SIMSTAYE,DEERNESS 465 £945.00 203.2 LIMBIGGINGS,HOLM 555 £1,060.00 191 SIMBIGGINGS,HOLM 520 £1,025.00 197.1 CHARBALFOUR ESTATES, SHAPINSAY 550 £1,060.00 192.7 LIMBALFOUR ESTATES, SHAPINSAY 635 £1,180.00 185.8 AAVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 570 £1,100.00 193 LIM
68 Store heifers sold to a top of 202.9 p/kg for three Charolais scaling 520 kilos from G & I Low, Cruhill, Toab realising £1055.
Top price per head was £1140 for a Charolais scaling 600 kilos from Vestrafiold,
Sandwick and for a Simmental scaling 680 kilos from S W Paterson, Nessbreck, Harray.
Other Store Heifers
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 570 £1,040.00 182 CHARLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 620 £1,105.00 178.2 CHARCOCKMURRA,HOLM 525 £1,010.00 192.4 LIMSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 525 £950.00 181 LIMYARPHA,ORPHIR 498 £940.00 188.8 CHARYARPHA,ORPHIR 471 £900.00 191.1 CHARNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 575 £1,120.00 194.8 CHARNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 562 £1,095.00 194.8 CHARMESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 430 £870.00 202.3 CHARBRIDGEND,ORPHIR 460 £890.00 193.5 LIMBRIDGEND,ORPHIR 467 £880.00 188.4 LIMBRECK-MYRES,SHAPINSAY 475 £880.00 185.3 AACRAIGHAVEN,TOAB 460 £930.00 202.2 LIMCRAIGHAVEN,TOAB 515 £990.00 192.2 SIMHOWEQUOY,HOLM 580 £1,090.00 187.9 SIMHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 470 £850.00 180.9 AAVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 600 £1,140.00 190 CHARVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 535 £1,020.00 190.7 LIM
OTM Cattle were a fantastic trade with big fleshy cows easy to cash.
OTM’s sold to a top of 148.8 p/kg for a Limousin cow scaling 800 kilos from
Ness Farm, Shapinsay realising £1190. This was also top price per head.
Other OTM Cows
DALVENNA,ST OLA 870 £1,150.00 132.2 SIMDALVENNA,ST OLA 755 £990.00 131.1 LIMEASTSIDE,TWATT 890 £1,100.00 123.6 AACLEAT,STRONSAY 815 £1,060.00 130.1 CHARCLEAT,STRONSAY 465 £630.00 135.5 CHARNESS FARM, SHAPINSAY 775 £1,030.00 132.9 LIMGARBO,SANDAY 850 £1,080.00 127.1 AAGARBO,SANDAY 880 £1,150.00 130.7 AANESSBRECK,HARRAY 700 £950.00 135.7 SALNESSBRECK,HARRAY 615 £900.00 146.3 SIMHUIP,STRONSAY 580 £830.00 143.1 CHARHUIP,STRONSAY 625 £840.00 134.4 CHAR
OTM Bulls
VETQUOY,TWATT 1165 £1,230.00 105.6 SIM