Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 8 Prime Cattle, 535 Store Cattle & 57 OTM Cattle.
Prime Heifers topped at 228 p/kg for a British Blue scaling 610 kilos from R J Taylor, Brencherhouse, Birsay realising £1390 purchased by Craigies.
Prime Steers topped at 226 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 595 kilos from N & B Isbister, Feolquoy, Stromness realising £1344 purchased by Donaldsons.
Store Cattle were a great trade overall with a full ringside of buyers. Yearling Cattle were in high demand and sold to sellers advantage. A mixed show of forward stores showed plenty of weight and sold well.
317 Store Steers averaged 213.4 p/kg (+ 0.2p since November) and topped at 260 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 275 kilos from T Delday, Old Voy, Toab realising £715.
OTHER STEERS PER KILO
OLD VOY,TOAB 360 £935.00 259.7 BLNDOLD VOY,TOAB 375 £930.00 248 AAOLD VOY,TOAB 455 £1,075.00 236.3 LIMHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 495 £1,225.00 247.5 LIMHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 485 £1,200.00 247.4 LIMHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 475 £1,170.00 246.3 LIMHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 477 £1,160.00 243.2 LIMHAQUOY,SHAPINSAY 400 £975.00 243.8 LIMODINESS,STRONSAY 480 £1,170.00 243.8 LIMODINESS,STRONSAY 490 £1,100.00 224.5 LIMSEBAY VIEW,TANKERNESS 455 £1,105.00 242.9 LIMSEBAY VIEW,TANKERNESS 440 £1,050.00 238.6 LIMSEBAY VIEW,TANKERNESS 500 £1,190.00 238 LIMHOLLAND,FIRTH 487 £1,175.00 241.3 CHARHOLLAND,FIRTH 491 £1,135.00 231.2 CHARGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 378 £910.00 240.7 LIMGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 400 £925.00 231.3 LIMSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 500 £1,200.00 240 SIMSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 542 £1,235.00 227.9 BBBIGGINGS,STENNESS 411 £980.00 238.4 CHARBIGGINGS,STENNESS 435 £990.00 227.6 CHARGRIMBISTER,KIRKWALL 535 £1,260.00 235.5 AAODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 515 £1,205.00 234 BBODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 495 £1,150.00 232.3 CHARNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 470 £1,095.00 233 LIMSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 520 £1,200.00 230.8 LIMAIRY,STRONSAY 497 £1,145.00 230.4 LIMKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 495 £1,140.00 230.3 CHAREASTHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 470 £1,070.00 227.7 LIMEASTHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 532 £1,175.00 220.9 CHARGREENTOFT,EDAY 432 £980.00 226.9 CHARBIGGINGS,HOLM 515 £1,165.00 226.2 CHARQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 557 £1,260.00 226.2 LIMQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 567 £1,260.00 222.2 LIMROSEBANK,DEERNESS 435 £980.00 225.3 CHARGORN,WESTRAY 535 £1,190.00 222.4 SIMGORN,WESTRAY 510 £1,130.00 221.6 CHARLOPNESS,SANDAY 500 £1,110.00 222 CHARBU,ORPHIR 415 £920.00 221.7 SIMHUNTON,STRONSAY 451 £995.00 220.6 AAHUNTON,STRONSAY 540 £1,145.00 212 AAYARPHA,ORPHIR 490 £1,080.00 220.4 CHARYARPHA,ORPHIR 550 £1,160.00 210.9 CHARUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 540 £1,185.00 219.4 LIMHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 498 £1,090.00 218.9 AAHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 490 £1,070.00 218.4 AAREDLAND,STROMNESS 555 £1,215.00 218.9 CHARREDLAND,STROMNESS 535 £1,165.00 217.8 LIMFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 590 £1,290.00 218.6 LIMFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 595 £1,290.00 216.8 CHARHEADS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 530 £1,150.00 217 SIMHOW,SANDAY 531 £1,150.00 216.6 CHARHOW,SANDAY 495 £1,070.00 216.2 CHARSEATTER,STROMNESS 425 £920.00 216.5 LIMWESTSHORE,RENDALL 490 £1,060.00 216.3 AAWESTSHORE,RENDALL 520 £1,100.00 211.5 AAMOA,STENNESS 575 £1,240.00 215.7 LIMMIDHOUSE,EVIE 552 £1,190.00 215.6 CHARMIDHOUSE,EVIE 610 £1,275.00 209 CHARWEST NISTABEN,STENNESS 515 £1,110.00 215.5 SIMNEWHALL,STROMNESS 430 £925.00 215.1 CHARBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 530 £1,140.00 215.1 LIMBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 562 £1,200.00 213.5 CHARBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 570 £1,215.00 213.2 CHARBIGGINGS,RENDALL 547 £1,175.00 214.8 SIMBIGGINGS,RENDALL 555 £1,185.00 213.5 SIMMOAN,FIRTH 533 £1,145.00 214.8 LIMMOAN,FIRTH 535 £1,130.00 211.2 LIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 578 £1,235.00 213.7 SIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 565 £1,200.00 212.4 SIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 580 £1,230.00 212.1 SIMBLACKHALL,ST OLA 530 £1,130.00 213.2 OTHBLINKBONNY,STRONSAY 550 £1,170.00 212.7 LIMBLINKBONNY,STRONSAY 575 £1,220.00 212.2 SIMPURTABRECK,TOAB 466 £990.00 212.4 SIMPURTABRECK,TOAB 530 £1,100.00 207.5 AAHOW,SANDAY 533 £1,130.00 212 CHARLOWER BRECKQUOY,HOLM 430 £910.00 211.6 LIMQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 560 £1,175.00 209.8 CHARLINGRO,ST OLA 625 £1,305.00 208.8 BBNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 505 £1,050.00 207.9 CHARKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 520 £1,080.00 207.7 SIMSKAILL,ORPHIR 595 £1,235.00 207.6 AAST CLAIR,HOLM 535 £1,110.00 207 AAST CLAIR,HOLM 573 £1,185.00 206.8 CHARNORTH SKAILL,SANDAY 545 £1,110.00 203.7 AANESS,SHAPINSAY 440 £895.00 203.4 SALRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 633 £1,285.00 203 LIM
Top price per head was £1435 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus scaling 712 kilos from S M Twatt, Lingro, St Ola.
OTHER STEERS PER HEAD
HOLLAND,FIRTH 700 £1,395.00 CHAR HOLLAND,FIRTH 670 £1,310.00 CHAR LINGRO,ST OLA 705 £1,390.00 BB NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 655 £1,345.00 CHAR NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 700 £1,340.00 CHAR BLINKBONNY,STRONSAY 685 £1,310.00 AA BLINKBONNY,STRONSAY 660 £1,300.00 SIM MIDHOUSE,EVIE 625 £1,305.00 CHAR MIDHOUSE,EVIE 610 £1,275.00 CHAR QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 610 £1,300.00 CHAR QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 567 £1,260.00 LIM FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 590 £1,290.00 LIM FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 595 £1,290.00 CHAR RAMSQUOY,STENNESS 633 £1,285.00 LIM GRIMBISTER,KIRKWALL 605 £1,275.00 CHAR GRIMBISTER,KIRKWALL 535 £1,260.00 AA EASTHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 620 £1,250.00 CHAR MOA,STENNESS 575 £1,240.00 LIM HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 525 £1,240.00 LIM HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 495 £1,225.00 LIM BIGGINGS,RENDALL 610 £1,240.00 CHAR BIGGINGS,RENDALL 585 £1,230.00 LIM ODINESS,STRONSAY 607 £1,240.00 CHAR ODINESS,STRONSAY 585 £1,210.00 LIM ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 557 £1,225.00 CHAR SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 542 £1,235.00 BB SKAILL,ORPHIR 595 £1,235.00 AA NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 585 £1,235.00 CHAR ST CLAIR,HOLM 615 £1,225.00 AA BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 570 £1,215.00 CHAR REDLAND,STROMNESS 555 £1,215.00 CHAR OLD VOY,TOAB 545 £1,200.00 BB WHITECLEAT,TANKERNESS 560 £1,200.00 CHAR BLACKHALL,ST OLA 612 £1,200.00 OTH SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 520 £1,200.00 LIM SEBAY VIEW,TANKERNESS 500 £1,190.00 LIM NORTH SKAILL,SANDAY 595 £1,190.00 OTH GORN,WESTRAY 535 £1,190.00 SIM YARPHA,ORPHIR 573 £1,185.00 CHAR UPPERFIELD,ST OLA 540 £1,185.00 LIM HOW,SANDAY 575 £1,180.00 CHAR KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 575 £1,180.00 AA QUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 560 £1,175.00 CHAR BIGGINGS,HOLM 515 £1,165.00 CHAR HEADS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 530 £1,150.00 SIM AIRY,STRONSAY 497 £1,145.00 LIM MOAN,FIRTH 533 £1,145.00 LIM HUNTON,STRONSAY 540 £1,145.00 AA NORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 560 £1,130.00 CHAR WEST NISTABEN,STENNESS 515 £1,110.00 SIM LOPNESS,SANDAY 500 £1,110.00 CHAR PURTABRECK,TOAB 530 £1,100.00 AA WESTSHORE,RENDALL 520 £1,100.00 AA HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 498 £1,090.00 AA LOWER BRECKQUOY,HOLM 530 £1,080.00 LIM KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 520 £1,080.00 SIM
218 Store Heifers averaged 212 p/kg (+ 1.8p since November) and topped at 307.7 p/kg for a British Blue scaling 260 kilos from T Delday, Old Voy, Toab realising £800.
OTHER HEIFERS PER KILO
OLD VOY,TOAB 345 £920.00 266.7 CHAROLD VOY,TOAB 332 £855.00 257.5 SIMOLD VOY,TOAB 405 £960.00 237 LIMAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 357 £860.00 240.9 CHARAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 390 £930.00 238.5 CHARAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 358 £850.00 237.4 CHARMOA,STENNESS 475 £1,130.00 237.9 LIMHAQUOY,SHAPINSAY 405 £960.00 237 LIMHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 455 £1,050.00 230.8 LIMHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 505 £1,150.00 227.7 LIMODINESS,STRONSAY 495 £1,140.00 230.3 LIMMOAN,FIRTH 477 £1,095.00 229.6 LIMQUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 535 £1,220.00 228 CHARODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 540 £1,220.00 225.9 CHARSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 506 £1,135.00 224.3 SIMSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 523 £1,150.00 219.9 LIMNESS,SHAPINSAY 435 £975.00 224.1 CHARLOPNESS,SANDAY 470 £1,050.00 223.4 SIMLOPNESS,SANDAY 467 £1,025.00 219.5 CHARSEBAY VIEW,TANKERNESS 560 £1,245.00 222.3 BBSEBAY VIEW,TANKERNESS 535 £1,180.00 220.6 LIMBIGGINGS,HOLM 428 £950.00 222 CHARBIGGINGS,HOLM 425 £925.00 217.6 LIMHEATHER-COW-ROOT,FLOTTA 515 £1,140.00 221.4 LIMHOLLAND,FIRTH 531 £1,170.00 220.3 CHARHOLLAND,FIRTH 531 £1,170.00 220 CHARBIGGINGS,STENNESS 457 £995.00 217.7 CHARKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 495 £1,070.00 216.2 CHARKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 565 £1,220.00 215.9 SIMNISTAGAR,HARRAY 537 £1,160.00 216 CHARNISTAGAR,HARRAY 515 £1,110.00 215.5 LIMNISTAGAR,HARRAY 570 £1,225.00 214.9 CHARFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 560 £1,205.00 215.2 CHAREASTHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 455 £975.00 214.3 CHARWEST NISTABEN,STENNESS 525 £1,125.00 214.3 SIMNEWHALL,STROMNESS 410 £880.00 214.6 LIMGRIMBISTER,KIRKWALL 530 £1,135.00 214.2 CHARGRIMBISTER,KIRKWALL 545 £1,150.00 211 CHARNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 505 £1,070.00 211.9 CHARUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 495 £1,045.00 211.1 LIMGREENTOFT,EDAY 430 £910.00 211.6 CHARBU,ORPHIR 460 £970.00 210.9 CHARNORTH SKAILL,SANDAY 533 £1,120.00 210.1 CHARNORTH SKAILL,SANDAY 551 £1,150.00 208.7 CHARRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 545 £1,140.00 209.2 CHARSKAILL,ORPHIR 502 £1,050.00 209.2 CHARSKAILL,ORPHIR 510 £1,065.00 208.8 CHARST CLAIR,HOLM 480 £995.00 207.3 CHARST CLAIR,HOLM 525 £1,065.00 202.9 CHARMIDHOUSE,EVIE 520 £1,070.00 206 CHARHUNTON,STRONSAY 415 £855.00 206 AAHUNTON,STRONSAY 455 £930.00 204.4 AABLINKBONNY,STRONSAY 535 £1,100.00 205.6 SIMBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 525 £1,080.00 205.7 CHARBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 532 £1,080.00 203 CHARLOWER BRECKQUOY,HOLM 490 £1,005.00 205.1 LIMAIRY,STRONSAY 470 £960.00 204.3 LIMGORN,WESTRAY 505 £1,030.00 204 CHARSEATTER,STROMNESS 437 £890.00 203.7 CHARSEATTER,STROMNESS 470 £950.00 202.1 LIMHEADS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 590 £1,200.00 203.4 SIMRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 470 £945.00 201.1 BBBLACKHALL,ST OLA 525 £1,000.00 190.5 OTH
Top price per head was £1245 for a British Blue scaling 560 kilos from B Baillie, Sebayview, Tankerness & also for a Charolais scaling 600 kilos from E J Sinclair, Holland, Firth.
OTHER HEIFERS PER HEAD
ST CLAIR,HOLM 615 £1,235.00 AA ST CLAIR,HOLM 620 £1,205.00 CHAR NISTAGAR,HARRAY 570 £1,225.00 CHAR ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 540 £1,220.00 CHAR QUOYMORHOUSE,SHAPINSAY 535 £1,220.00 CHAR HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 530 £1,220.00 LIM KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 565 £1,220.00 SIM MOA,STENNESS 610 £1,215.00 LIM SEBAY,TANKERNESS 575 £1,210.00 LIM FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 560 £1,205.00 CHAR RAMSQUOY,STENNESS 620 £1,205.00 SIM HEADS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 590 £1,200.00 SIM OLD VOY,TOAB 635 £1,170.00 OTH HOLLAND,FIRTH 531 £1,170.00 CHAR UPPERFIELD,ST OLA 575 £1,165.00 LIM LOWER BRECKQUOY,HOLM 585 £1,155.00 OTH SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 523 £1,150.00 LIM GRIMBISTER,KIRKWALL 545 £1,150.00 CHAR WEST NISTABEN,STENNESS 605 £1,150.00 AA NORTH SKAILL,SANDAY 551 £1,150.00 CHAR NORTH SKAILL,SANDAY 551 £1,145.00 CHAR ODINESS,STRONSAY 495 £1,140.00 LIM HEATHER-COW-ROOT,FLOTTA 515 £1,140.00 LIM SKAILL,ORPHIR 555 £1,140.00 CHAR BLINKBONNY,STRONSAY 535 £1,100.00 AA MOAN,FIRTH 477 £1,095.00 LIM BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 525 £1,080.00 CHAR NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 505 £1,070.00 CHAR WHITECLEAT,TANKERNESS 530 £1,070.00 CHAR MIDHOUSE,EVIE 520 £1,070.00 CHAR LOPNESS,SANDAY 470 £1,050.00 SIM BIGGINGS,HOLM 490 £1,040.00 BB GORN,WESTRAY 505 £1,030.00 CHAR AIRY,STRONSAY 515 £1,020.00 AA BLACKHALL,ST OLA 525 £1,000.00 OTH
OTM Cattle were sharper this week averaging 123.2 p/kg (+1.2p on the week). OTMs topped at 202.4 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 420 kilos from K Foubister, Grindigar, Deerness realising £850.
OTHER OTM PER KILO
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 438 £840.00 192 LIMGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 421 £740.00 176 LIMUPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA 640 £1,040.00 162.5 SIMSKAILL,WESTRAY 615 £940.00 152.8 SIMSKAILL,WESTRAY 665 £1,000.00 150.4 SIMSKAILL,WESTRAY 630 £940.00 149.2 SIMSKAILL,WESTRAY 575 £800.00 139.1 SIMWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 790 £1,080.00 136.7 LIMROSEBANK,DEERNESS 645 £860.00 133.3 LIMHEATHER-COW-ROOT,FLOTTA 750 £1,000.00 133.3 LIMHEATHER-COW-ROOT,FLOTTA 770 £1,000.00 129.9 LIMLYKING,SANDWICK 540 £700.00 129.6 SIMLYKING,SANDWICK 805 £1,010.00 125.5 SIMNESS,SANDWICK 570 £720.00 126.3 SIMNESS,SANDWICK 785 £980.00 124.8 SIMSKAILL,ORPHIR 660 £830.00 125.8 AASKAILL,ORPHIR 745 £890.00 119.5 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 600 £730.00 121.7 OTHGARBO,SANDAY 740 £900.00 121.6 AAGARBO,SANDAY 870 £1,040.00 119.5 AALOPNESS,SANDAY 615 £730.00 118.7 AAGREENTOFT,EDAY 665 £780.00 117.3 SIMGREENTOFT,EDAY 640 £740.00 115.6 OTHSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 620 £710.00 114.5 CHARSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 635 £720.00 113.4 SIMWESTSHORE,RENDALL 620 £690.00 111.3 AALANGSKAILL,WESTRAY 565 £640.00 113.3 SIMTRENABIE,WESTRAY 555 £610.00 109.9 SALTRENABIE,WESTRAY 565 £620.00 109.7 SIMKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 625 £680.00 108.8 SIMBIGGINGS,RENDALL 740 £800.00 108.1 AA
Top price per head was £1080 for a Limousin scaling 790 kilos from R Ross, West Burnside, Tankerness.
OTM Bulls sold to 119.8 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 1085 kilos from Balfour Estates, Shapinsay realising £1300.