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Cattle & Sheep Sales
November 26, 2021 at 00:00
CHRISTMAS PRIME STOCK SHOW & SALE
Orkney Auction Mart’s Christmas Prime Stock Show & Sale was held today, Friday 26th November. Well done to all who braved the course weather brought by Storm Arwen to join us and make today a success.
Although there were fewer cattle entries the year, forward for sale were 10 Prime Cattle and 40 Prime Lambs. After being judged by Mr Malcolm Lennie from Seaview, Sanday, the prime stock was met with some enthusiastic bidding from the local butchers and many other interested parties.
Prime steers averaged 337.46p/kg and £2043.30 per head.
Prime heifers averaged 288.8p/kg and £1761 per head.
The Supreme Champion in the cattle section, sponsored by The Orcadian, was a Limousin steer scaling 545 kilos from B Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness. The November “20 born Steer sold for £2650 to Donaldson”s of Orkney.
Standing Reserve, sponsored by NorthLink Ferries, was a Limousin steer scaling 605 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter Sandwick. April “20 born, he also sold to Donaldson”s of Orkney realising £1950.
The “Best Heifer” and “Best Beast Opposite Sex to the Champion” was a Charolais heifer scaling 665 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick. She realised 292p/kg selling to Williamson”s Butchers.
Other steers prices per kilo:
Charolais (640kg) K Moar, Eastaquoy, Harray (280p) £1792 to Craigie”s Butcher.
Charolais (660kg) K Moar, Eastaquoy, Harray (270p) £1782 to Williamson”s Butcher.
Other heifer prices per kilo:
B Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness, Limousin (600kg) (302p) £1812 to E Flett Butchers.
J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick, Charolais (590kg) (292p) £1722.80 to E Flett Butchers.
Laga Farms, Laga, Evie, Shorthorn (565kg) (285p) £1610.25 to E Flett Butchers.
Laga Farms, Laga, Evie, Shorthorn (570kg) (282p) £1607.40 to the Dounby Butcher.
MA & DS Groat, Cloke, Dounby, Limousin (670kg) (280p) £1876 to Craigie”s Butcher.
Prime lambs averaged 322.5p/kg and £144.40 per head.
The Champion lambs were a pair of Blue Texel X”s from F Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay which scaled 54 kilos and realised £200 per head to E Flett Butchers.
Reserve lambs were a pair of Suffolk X”s from J S Baillie & Co, Sebay, Tankerness scaling 50.5 kilos, realising £165 per head to Williamson”s Butchers.
Champion Young Farmers lamb was a single Beltex X from J Higgs, Lenahowe, Sandwick scaling 53 kilos realising £180 to E Flett Butcher.
Junior Exhibitor Single Lamb was won by a Blue Texel X shown by Maisie Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay, scaling 47 kilos and realising £170 to E Flett Butchers.
Other pair of lambs prices:
KD Eunson, Breabuster, Deerness, Dutch Spotted X (54.5kg) (326.6p) £178 to Williamson”s Butchers
M Walker, Copenago, Tankerness, Texel X (44.5kg) (382p) £170 to Craigie”s Butcher
JV & EM Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness, Bleu D”Maine X (48kg) (354.2p) £170 to Donaldson”s of Orkney
J S Baillie & Co, Sebay, Tankerness, Suffolk X (50.5kg) (326.7p) £165 to Williamson”s Butchers
J S Baillie & Co, Sebay, Tankerness, Texel X (48kg) (312.5p) £150 to Craigie”s Butcher
Bimbister Partnership, Lenahowe, Sandwick, Beltex X (41kg) (341.5p) £140 to E Flett Butcher
Biggings Farm, Biggings, Stenness, Beltex X (44kg) (300p) £132 to Iain Laird
T A Linklater Livestock, Stonelea, Stenness, Charollais X (44kg) (295.5p) £130 to Iain Laird
N Pirie, Purtabreck, Toab, Texel X (45.5kg) (281.3p) £128 to Iain Laird
JV & EM Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness, Beltex X (39.5kg) (316.5p) £125 to Iain Laird
Yarpha Farm Ltd, Yarpha, Orphir, Texel X (43.5kg) (271.3p) £118 to Iain Laird
J Cowe, Little Howes, Holm, Beltex X (35kg) (285.7p) £100 to Iain Laird
J Cowe, Little Howes, Holm, Beltex X (38kg) (263.2p) £100 to Iain Laird
Other Young Farmers single lamb prices:
T A Linklater Livestock, Stonelea, Stenness, Charollais X (47kg) (351.1p) £165 to the Dounby Butcher
A Laughton, Quoynamoan, Stenness, Beltex X (47kg) (340.4kg) £160 to Craigie”s Butcher
Other Junior Exhibitor single lambs:
Harvey Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness, Texel X(45kg) (333.3p) £150 to Craigie”s Butchers
Ella Baillie, Sebay View, Tankerness Texel X (shown by Harvey Reid) (47kg) (319.1p) £150 to Craigie”s Butcher
Archie McDill, Quildon, Stromness, Beltex X (40kg) (370p) £148 to J & S Donaldson
Helen Pirie, Purtabreck, Toab, Texel X (45.5kg) (285.7p) £130 to Iain Laird
Senga Pirie, Purtabreck, Toab, Texel X (46kg) (282.6p) £130 to Iain Laird
Freddie Brown, Biggings, Stenness, Beltex X (40.5kg) (316p) £128 to Iain Laird
Johnny Pirie, Purtabreck, Toab, Charollais X (41kg) (312.2p) £128 to Craigie”s Butcher
Taylor Mackay, Biggings, Stenness, Beltex X (43kg) (290.6p) £125 to Iain Laird
Following the Prime Stock Sale, was the sale of the Orkney Sheep Breeder”s Association Pedigree Female Breeding Sheep.
Gimmers averaged £563 per head
Ewes averaged £252 per head
Ewe lambs averaged £210 per head
Suffolk Ewes topped at £260 from L Laird, MacDonald”s Park, St Margarets Hope
Suffolk Gimmers also topped at £260 from L Laird, MacDonald”s Park, St Margarets Hope
Suffolk Ewe Lambs topped at £260 from D Summers, Easthouse, Toab
Texel Gimmers topped at £1050 from RE & RF Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm
Texel Ewe Lambs topped at £200 from J Cowe, Little Howes, Holm
Blue Texel Gimmers topped at £620 from Bimbister Partnership, Lenahowe, Sandwick
Beltex Gimmers topped at £920 from Bimbister Partnership, Lenahowe, Sandwick
From all at Orkney Auction Mart we would like to thank all the exhibitors, the judge Mr Malcolm Lennie, and all butchers and purchasers.
Thank you also to all the generous sponsors;
The Orcadian, NorthLink Ferries, Marsh Commercial, MLM Engineering, Allans of Gillock, J & W Tait, HIS, NFU Mutual, HiHealth Herdcare, Natural Stockcare, Linklater Engineering, John Jolly, Birsay Farmers, William Shearers, Kemp Engineering, Roberstsons Orkney, Orcadia Chartered Accountants, and The Orkney Business Ring.