Improved cattle trade brings positivity to the Market
Orkney”s Special Sale following the “Show” weekend tends to set a bench-mark for the Autumn Store cattle trade and, following some very despondent press releases from other Markets, it was with some apprehension that local farmers arrived to see their cattle sold, however trade, especially for forward type Store cattle, was brisk, and most farmers left with smiles on their faces and more pounds “in their pockets” than they had hoped for. Orkney has a strong force of buyers who fly up to buy Store cattle and their enthusiasm to bid was evident on Monday. With an improved trade on recent sales South, indications are that our “back-end” trade may be much better than recently anticipated.
FORWARD FOR SALE ON MONDAY WERE 15 PRIME CATTLE, 242 STORE CATTLE AND 19 OTM COWS
PRIME STEERS SOLD TO 224 P/KG FOR A LIMOUSIN SCALING 605 KILOS FROM J & R STANGER SOUTH SEATTER
SANDWICK REALISING £1355.20 PURCHASED BY E FLETT BUTCHERS STROMNESS
OTHER PRIME STEERS
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 655 £1,460.65 223 LIM
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 645 £1,431.90 222 SIM
FEAVAL,BIRSAY 770 £1,632.40 212 SIM
FEAVAL,BIRSAY 690 £1,518.00 220 SIM
FEAVAL,BIRSAY 615 £1,260.75 205 SIM
PRIME HEIFERS SOLD TO 221 P/KG FOR A CHAROLAIS HEIFER SCALING 530 KILOS FROM GLEN FARM
ST OLA REALISING £1171.30 PURCHASED BY E FLETT BUTCHERS STROMNESS
OTHER HEIFER PRICES
GLEN ORKNEY ST OLA 540 £1,171.80 217 SIM
GLEN ORKNEY ST OLA 515 £1,102.10 214 LIM
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 600 £1,284.00 214 LIM
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 595 £1,297.10 218 BB
STORE STEERS SOLD TO 252.9 P/KG FOR A LIMOUSIN SCALING 435 KILOS FROM A HARCUS MESSIGATE
TANKERNESS REALISING £1100
TOP PRICE WAS £1490 FOR THREE CHAROLAIS STOTS SCALING 751 KILOS FROM S & V RENDALL FARRIVALD
WESTRAY
STORE STEER PRICES
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 515 £1,135.00 220.4 CHAR
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 510 £1,100.00 215.7 CHAR
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 512 £1,090.00 212.9 CHAR
APPIETOWN,RENDALL 410 £850.00 207.3 CHAR
NORTHBANK,ST OLA 660 £1,300.00 197 CHAR
NORTHBANK,ST OLA 590 £1,160.00 196.6 CHAR
NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 420 £1,000.00 238.1 SIM
NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 475 £1,130.00 237.9 LIM
NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 445 £1,030.00 231.5 CHAR
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 515 £1,160.00 225.2 CHAR
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 693 £1,400.00 202 CHAR
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 640 £1,340.00 209.4 CHAR
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 583 £1,275.00 218.7 CHAR
ODINESS,STRONSAY 572 £1,280.00 223.8 CHAR
ODINESS,STRONSAY 571 £1,275.00 223.3 CHAR
ODINESS,STRONSAY 510 £1,205.00 236.3 CHAR
ODINESS,STRONSAY 601 £1,410.00 234.6 AA
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 490 £1,115.00 227.6 CHAR
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 550 £1,220.00 221.8 LIM
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 525 £1,155.00 220 CHAR
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 580 £1,230.00 212.1 LIM
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 715 £1,470.00 205.6 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 597 £1,330.00 222.8 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 605 £1,310.00 216.5 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 610 £1,360.00 223 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 572 £1,280.00 224 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 552 £1,255.00 227.4 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 597 £1,310.00 219.4 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 570 £1,205.00 211.4 CHAR
COTT FARM,RENDALL 390 £840.00 215.4 LIM
COTT FARM,RENDALL 437 £980.00 224.3 LIM
FARRIVALD,WESTRAY 680 £1,420.00 208.8 CHAR
BEAFIELD,SANDAY 492 £1,100.00 223.6 CHAR
BEAFIELD,SANDAY 460 £1,070.00 232.6 CHAR
BEAFIELD,SANDAY 515 £1,160.00 225.2 CHAR
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 418 £865.00 206.9 AA
HINDATOON,HARRAY 560 £1,205.00 215.2 SIM
HINDATOON,HARRAY 533 £1,110.00 208.3 SIM
HINDATOON,HARRAY 512 £1,110.00 216.8 SIM
HALL OF TANKERNESS,TANKERNESS 457 £995.00 217.7 AA
HALL OF TANKERNESS,TANKERNESS 450 £960.00 213.3 AA
HALL OF TANKERNESS,TANKERNESS 445 £940.00 211.2 AA
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 483 £1,135.00 235 CHAR
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 460 £1,000.00 217.4 SIM
GLEN ORKNEY ST OLA 645 £1,400.00 217.1 CHAR
GLEN ORKNEY ST OLA 543 £1,205.00 221.9 CHAR
GLEN ORKNEY ST OLA 605 £1,270.00 209.9 CHAR
STORE HEIFERS SOLD TO 226.9 P/KG FOR A CHAROLAIS SCALING 542 KILOS REALISING £1230 AND TO A TOP
OF £1280 FOR A CHAROLAIS SCALING 568 KILOS BOTH CONSIGNED BY J I & W N STOUT WHITEHALL STRONSAY
OTHER STORE HEIFER PRICES
APPIETOWN,RENDALL 445 £920.00 206.7 CHAR
APPIETOWN,RENDALL 430 £880.00 204.7 OTH
APPIETOWN,RENDALL 430 £910.00 211.6 AA
ODINESS,STRONSAY 527 £1,185.00 224.9 CHAR
ODINESS,STRONSAY 480 £1,045.00 217.7 CHAR
ODINESS,STRONSAY 507 £1,135.00 223.9 CHAR
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 600 £1,270.00 211.7 LIM
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 530 £1,120.00 211.3 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 605 £1,280.00 211.6 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 565 £1,160.00 205.3 CHAR
COTT FARM,RENDALL 400 £840.00 210 AA
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 461 £970.00 210.4 AA
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 410 £865.00 211 AA
COTT FARM,RENDALL 412 £925.00 224.5 LIM
COTT FARM,RENDALL 372 £790.00 212.4 LIM
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 435 £880.00 202.3 SIM
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 407 £850.00 208.8 SIM
UPPER BRECKQUOY,HOLM 595 £1,240.00 208.4 AA
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS 455 £900.00 197.8 CHAR
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS 455 £950.00 208.8 CHAR
OTM CATTLE SOLD TO 188 P/KG FOR A SIMMENTAL SCALING 585 KILOS FROM P & E M DENNISON
ODINESS STRONSAY REALISING £1100
TOP PRICE WAS £1240 FOR A LIMOUSIN SCALING 850 KILOS FROM D E & V D MCGILL GAIRSAY
OTHER OTM PRICES
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 650 £690.00 106.2 HERE
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 590 £680.00 115.3 CONT
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 845 £1,180.00 139.6 CHAR
WHITEHALL FARM,STRONSAY 650 £870.00 133.8 SIM
ODINESS,STRONSAY 605 £690.00 114 SIM
ODINESS,STRONSAY 605 £780.00 128.9 LIM
KIRBIST,NORTH RONALDSAY 645 £820.00 127.1 AA
KIRBIST,NORTH RONALDSAY 825 £1,090.00 132.1 AA
KIRBIST,NORTH RONALDSAY 700 £950.00 135.7 AA
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 880 £1,200.00 136.4 AA
UPPER BRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS 640 £700.00 109.4 LIM
LANGSKAILL,GAIRSAY 850 £1,240.00 145.9 LIM