Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 7 Prime Cattle, 5 OTM Cattle & 259 Prime, Store and Cast Sheep.
Prime Heifers topped at 252 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 620 kilos from B & B Omand, Stembister, Toab realising £1562 purchased by Rendalls Butchers.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
STEMBISTER,TOAB 615 £1,531.00 249 LIMGLEN ORKNEY, ST OLA 550 £1,347.00 245 SIM
Prime Steers topped at 248 p/kg for a British Blue scaling 570 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola realising £1413 purchased by Williamsons.
OTM Cattle again a sound trade for a more mixed show this week. OTMs averaged 151.6 p/kg and £1023 per head. Cows topped at 164.4 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 745 kilos from W Norquoy, Braehead, South Ronaldsay realising £1225 which was top gross price.
OTHER OTM COWS
STEMBISTER,TOAB 720 £1,180.00 163.8 AAMOAN,FIRTH 705 £1,040.00 147.5 BAHOOKING,NORTH RONALDSAY 615 £900.00 146.3 AA
Prime Hoggs selling well for the mixed show forward selling £2-5 cheaper.
Prime Hoggs averaged 259.8 p/kg (-8.1p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 264.1 p/kg (-8.7p)
Per head averaged £125.21 (- £2.54)
Hoggs topped at 280.4 p/kg for a pen of 11 Texels scaling 46 kilos from DB & FM Moar, Walkerhouse, Birsay realising £129.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 41 £113.00 275.6 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 49 £134.00 273.5 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 41 £106.00 258.5 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 48 £131.00 272.9 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 48 £129.00 268.8 SUFSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 44 £111.00 252.3 TEXSOUTH WALD,FIRTH 50 £136.00 272 TEXBRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 39 £106.00 271.8 TEXBRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 43 £110.00 255.8 TEXWALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 44 £119.00 270.5 TEXWALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 44 £116.00 263.6 WHITEBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 40 £108.00 270 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 49 £128.00 261.2 TEXKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 48 £119.00 247.9 SUFKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £131.00 247.2 SUFVIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £128.00 246.2 TEX
Hoggs topped at £148 per head for 4 Texels scaling 55 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
SOUTH WALD,FIRTH 50 £136.00 TEX SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 58 £136.00 SUF SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 48 £131.00 TEX SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 55 £131.00 TEX SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 49 £134.00 TEX KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £131.00 SUF WALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 46 £129.00 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 49 £128.00 TEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £128.00 TEX SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 41 £113.00 TEX BRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 43 £110.00 TEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 40 £108.00 TEX
Store hoggs selling to great rates despite the poorer, leaner show forward. Stores averaged £77.49 (- £12.29) and topped at £95 for a Texel from DB & FM Moar, Walkerhouse, Birsay.
OTHER STORES
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £94.00 SUF
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £93.00 TEX
DALE,STRONSAY £94.00 WHITE
DALE,STRONSAY £90.00 WHITE
DALE,STRONSAY £89.00 BLACK
DALE,STRONSAY £88.00 WHITE
Cast Sheep were a better show and a better trade this week averaging £88.52 for ewes (+ £14.18) and £112.17 for Rams. Ewes topped at £143 for a pair of Texels from J & C Scott, Virginia, Stenness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT £140.00 TEX
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £140.00 TEX
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £129.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £138.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £136.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £135.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £120.00 TEX
KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £136.00 SUF
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £128.00 BELTEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £120.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £117.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £110.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £123.00 CH
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £118.00 TEX
BRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA £118.00 TEX
HOWE,HARRAY £116.00 TEX
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £108.00 TEX
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £101.00 TEX
SOUTH WALD,FIRTH £105.00 LLEYN
CROOK,RENDALL £101.00 TEX
NEWBIGGING,DOUNBY £101.00 CHEV
LOWER COTTISCARTH,RENDALL £91.00 TEX
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR £88.00 TEX
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £88.00 LLEYN
DENWICK,DEERNESS £85.00 CHAR
DALE,STRONSAY £56.00 OTHER