OSBA Ram Sale

Forward on Thursday were 309 Breeding Rams.

Champion Texel was lot 94, a Shearling shown by L S Flett, Nistaben, Harray which sold for £1600.

Reserve Texel was lot 156, a Ram Lamb shown by R E & R F Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm which sold for £800.

Champion Suffolk was lot 231, a Shearling shown by G J & S V Heddle, Westfield, Stromness which sold for £1550.

Reserve Suffolk was lot 200, a Shearling shown by J S Baillie, Sebay, Tankerness which sold for £1450.

Champion Hill Cheviot was lot 281, a Shearling shown by J & P Thomson, Garth, South Ronaldsay which sold for £1000.

Reserve Hill Cheviot was lot 282, a Shearling shown by J & P Thomson, Garth, South Ronaldsay which sold for £2400.

Champion North Country Cheviot was lot 307, a Shearling shown by J & J Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm which sold for £1800.

Reserve North Country Cheviot was lot 308, a Shearling shown by J & J Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm which sold for £1200.

AOPB Champion was lot 332, a Blue Texel Shearling shown by F Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay which sold for £850.

Reserve Champion was lot 363, a Dutch Spotted Ram Lamb from I Scott, Nordheim, Kirkwall which was unsold.

Texel Shearlings averaged £933
Suffolk Shearlings averaged £761
Hill Cheviot Shearlings averaged £935
North Country Cheviot Shearlings averaged £844
Blue Texel Shearlings averaged £650
Charollais Shearlings averaged £675
Dutch Spotted Shearlings averaged £425
Lleyn Shearlings averaged £368

Texel Shearlings topped at £2000 for lot 86, shown by Backakelday Farm, Holm.

OTHER TEXEL SHEARLINGS
Veltigar,Tankerness £1,750
Veltigar,Tankerness £1,650
Veltigar,Tankerness £1,600
Biggings,Stenness £1,700
Backakelday,Holm £1,600
Backakelday,Holm £1,500
Nistagar,Harray £1,600
Nistagar,Harray £1,400
Sebay,Tankerness £1,450
Sebay,Tankerness £1,350
Sebay,Tankerness £1,300
Aikerness,Evie £1,450
Aikerness,Evie £1,400
Aikerness,Evie £1,200
Charleston,Papa Westray £1,450
Charleston,Papa Westray £1,250
Skelbister,Orphir £1,200
Howe,South Ronaldsay £1,100
Brekka,Quoyloo £1,100
Breck,Orphir £900
Hyval,Dounby £900
Muce,Birsay £900
Little Crofty,Tankerness £750
Henley,Evie £500
Annster,South Ronaldsay £500
Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall £500
Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall £450

Suffolk Shearlings topped at £1550 for lot 231, shown by G J & S V Heddle, Westfield, Stromness.

OTHER SUFFOLK SHEARLINGS
Sebay,Tankerness £1,450
Sebay,Tankerness £1,350
Sebay,Tankerness £1,250
Sebay,Tankerness £1,200
Sebay,Tankerness £1,150
Cleat,St Ola £1,150
Cleat,St Ola £1,000
Quoybelloch,Deerness £950
Quoybelloch,Deerness £800
Westfield,Stromness £900
Little Wards,Longhope £820
Biggings,Stenness £600
Biggings,Stenness £500
Rosehill,Stromness £450

Hill Type Cheviot Shearlings topped at a new centre record of £5000 for lot 289 shown by Backakelday Farm, Holm. This is the dearest Ram ever sold at Orkney Auction Mart by a massive margin.

OTHER HILL CHEVIOT SHEARLINGS
Garth,South Ronaldsay £2,400
Garth,South Ronaldsay £1,600
Garth,South Ronaldsay £1,400
Garth,South Ronaldsay £1,000
Backakelday,Holm £1,500
Backakelday,Holm £1,200
Backakelday,Holm £1,100
Garth,St Ola £700
Sebay,Tankerness £550
Sebay,Tankerness £500
Aikerness,Evie £450

North Country Cheviot Shearlings topped at a new centre breed record price of £1800 for lot 307 from J & J Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm.

OTHER CHEVIOT SHEARLINGS
Upper Cornquoy,Holm £1,200
Sebay,Tankerness £900
Sebay,Tankerness £750
Nistagar,Harray £650
Nistagar,Harray £500

Blue Texel Shearlings topped at £850 for lot 332 from F Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay.

OTHER BLUE TEXEL SHEARLINGS
Odinstone,Shapinsay £800
Dawn Cottage,Holm £800
Dawn Cottage,Holm £500
Millbrae,Sanday £500
Stenaquoy,Eday £300

Charollais Shearlings topped at £900 for lot 348 from S Coghill, Muce, Birsay.

OTHER CHAROLLAIS SHEARLINGS
Muce,Birsay £800
Sebay,Tankerness £500

Dutch Spotted Shearlings topped at £450 for lot 350 from I Scott, Nordheim, Kirkwall.

OTHER DUTCH SPOTTED SHEARLINGS
Mossclair,Tankerness £400

Lleyn Shearlings topped at £650 for lot 371 from Laga Farms, Evie.

OTHER LLEYN SHEARLINGS
Laga,Evie £600
Laga,Evie £300
Skaill,Sandwick £300

Texel Ram Lambs averaged £587
Suffolk Ram Lambs averaged £765
Blue Texel Ram Lambs averaged £550
Dutch Spotted Ram Lambs averaged £350

Texel Ram Lambs topped at £1400 for lot 130 shown by Ruari Wood, Brekka, Quoyloo.

OTHER TEXEL RAM LAMBS
Nistagar,Harray £1,000
Nistagar,Harray £920
Nistagar,Harray £800
Nistagar,Harray £650
Dawn Cottage,Holm £820
Dawn Cottage,Holm £800
Dawn Cottage,Holm £620
Little Crofty,Tankerness £600
Little Crofty,Tankerness £500
Skelbister,Orphir £550
Skelbister,Orphir £480
Skelbister,Orphir £450
Breck,Orphir £520
West Thrave,Sanday £450
Henley,Evie £400

Suffolk Ram Lambs topped at £1350 for lot 241 from J Scott, Claybraes, South Ronaldsay.

OTHER SUFFOLK RAM LAMBS
Claybraes,South Ronaldsay £1,250
Claybraes,South Ronaldsay £1,050
Claybraes,South Ronaldsay £900
Claybraes,South Ronaldsay £800
Easthouse,Toab £1,250
Easthouse,Toab £800
Easthouse,Toab £700
Quoybelloch,Deerness £1,050
Quoybelloch,Deerness £900
Westfield,Stromness £920
Westfield,Stromness £750
Westfield,Stromness £580
Westfield,Stromness £550
Howe,Stromness £500

Blue Texel Ram Lambs topped at £550 for lot 344 from R E & R F Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm.

Dutch Spotted Ram Lambs topped at £350 for lot 352 from I Scott, Norheim, Kirkwall.