Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 12 Prime, 14 Breeding & 11 OTM Cattle.
Prime Cattle topped at 244 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 650 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £1586 purchased by Williamsons and also for a Limousin scaling 580 kilos from Huan, Sandwick realising £1415 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER PRIME CATTLE
HUAN,SANDWICK 660 £1,590.60 241 LIMSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 625 £1,487.50 238 CHARSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 690 £1,587.00 230 LIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 565 £1,288.20 228 SIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 530 £1,208.40 228 AAYARPHA,ORPHIR 630 £1,417.50 225 CHAR
Breeding Cows sold to £1220 for a 7 year old Luing x Cow scanned in calf to the Charolais bull from W Drever, Newark, Sanday.
OTM Cows topped at 147.9 p/kg for a Shorthorn Cow scaling 730 kilos from H & M Thomson, Heathercow, Eday realising £1080.
OTHER OTM COWS PER KILO
UPPER BRECKQUOY,HOLM 765 £1,070.00 139.9 AAHEATHERCOW,EDAY 690 £950.00 137.7 OTHHEATHERCOW,EDAY 740 £990.00 133.8 BBHEATHERCOW,EDAY 775 £960.00 123.9 SIMWINDYWALLS,WESTRAY 620 £800.00 129 SIMBERRYHILL,BURRAY 605 £755.00 124.8 BB
Following the Cattle were 378 Prime, 196 Store & 63 Cast Sheep.
Prime Hoggs averaged 245.8 p/kg (+23.6p on the year)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 247 p/kg (+24.7p on the year)
Hoggs per head averaged £112.29 (+ £10.86 on the year)
Prime Hoggs topped at 267.5 p/kg for a Texel scaling 40 kilos from JD Wilson, Tofts, St Ola realising £107 and a pair of Texels scaling 40 kilos from J Harvey, Quoyholmslie, Stromness realising £107.
A special mention to THC Pottinger, Tuquoy, Westray who donated the proceeds from a lamb to the Xmas Tractor Run in support of the two charities they are fundraising towards. The Lamb donated made £107.50. Well done to the Pottinger Family.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 47.5 £126.50 266.3 BELTEXLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 46 £122.50 266.3 BELTEXAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 44 £116.50 264.8 TEXAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 43 £111.00 258.1 TEXQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 47 £123.50 262.8 TEXQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 48 £124.50 259.4 TEXQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 49 £127.00 259.2 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 47.5 £123.50 260 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 50 £128.00 256 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 41 £104.50 254.9 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 40 £103.50 258.8 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 36 £92.50 256.9 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 41 £104.50 254.9 TEXNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 46 £118.50 257.6 TEXNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 49 £125.00 255.1 TEXNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 50 £127.00 254 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 45 £115.50 256.7 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 44 £110.50 251.1 TEXUPPER HEADS,ST MARGARETS HOPE 41 £104.50 254.9 TEXUPPER HEADS,ST MARGARETS HOPE 40.5 £100.00 246.9 TEXUPPER HEADS,ST MARGARETS HOPE 45 £111.00 246.7 TEXUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 44 £111.00 252.3 TEXTOFTS,ST OLA 39 £98.00 251.3 TEXBURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR 40 £99.50 248.8 TEXVIRGINIA,STENNESS 54 £134.00 248.1 TEXVIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £128.50 247.1 TEXROSEMOUNT,SANDWICK 52 £127.00 244.2 TEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 47 £113.50 241.5 LLEYNHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 45 £108.50 241.1 LLEYNCLOKE,DOUNBY 52 £124.50 239.4 TEX
Top price per head was £134 for 5 Texels scaling 54 kilos from J & C Scott, Virginia, Stenness.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 54 £131.00 TEX NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 58 £130.50 TEX QUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 55 £130.00 TEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £128.50 TEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 54 £126.50 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 50 £128.00 TEX ROSEMOUNT,SANDWICK 52 £127.00 TEX LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 47.5 £126.50 BELTEX LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 51 £125.00 TEX CLOKE,DOUNBY 52 £124.50 TEX TUQUOY,WESTRAY 50 £117.00 CHEV TUQUOY,WESTRAY 45 £115.50 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 44 £116.50 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 47 £115.50 KERRY HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 48 £115.00 SUF UPPER HEADS,ST MARGARETS HOPE 45 £111.00 TEX UPPERFIELD,ST OLA 44 £111.00 TEX TOFTS,ST OLA 40 £107.00 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 41 £104.50 TEX BURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR 40 £99.50 TEX
Store Hoggs topped at £93 for 3 Texels from J L Brodie, Sunnybank, St Ola.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £92.50 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £90.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £87.50 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £87.00 TEX
UPPERFIELD,ST OLA £90.00 TEX
SMIDDY,STRONSAY £89.00 BELTEX
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £87.00 TEX
LOWER GRITLEY,DEERNESS £86.50 ZWAR
LOWER GRITLEY,DEERNESS £84.00 ZWAR
LOWER GRITLEY,DEERNESS £83.50 ZWAR
TOFTS,ST OLA £80.00 CHEV
HAMARFIOLD,ROUSAY £59.00 WHITE
SALWICK,LONGHOPE £58.00 LLEYN
CLAYPITS,ORPHIR £54.00 CHEV
Cast Sheep topped at £173 for a Texel Ewe from S Bain, Newbigging, Westray.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY £168.00 TEX
NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY £154.00 TEX
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £149.00 TEX
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £130.00 TEX
CLOKE,DOUNBY £128.00 TEX
STRATHEAST,HOLM £127.00 BLUE
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK £126.00 BELTEX
CLOKE,DOUNBY £117.00 CHEV
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £92.00 SUF
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £86.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £90.00 SUF
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £88.00 TEX
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £84.00 CHEV
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £79.00 CHEV
UPPERFIELD,ST OLA £66.00 CHEV