Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 8 Prime Cattle, 6 OTM Cattle & 26 Breeding Ewes, & 473 Prime, Store and Cast Sheep.
Prime Cattle sold to 239 p/kg for a Limousin Heifer scaling 595 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1422.05 purchased by Rendalls.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
LYKING,SANDWICK 570 £1,339.50 235 LIMSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 680 £1,496.00 220 CHSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 540 £1,177.20 218 SIM
OTM Cattle were short in numbers as trade was higher once again averaging an impressive 144.3 p/kg. Plenty of demand for Cows at Orkney Mart weekly.
Cows topped at 175.2 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 565 kilos from L & D Dearness, Heatherlea, Toab realising £990.
OTHER OTM PER KILO
APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 825 £1,210.00 146.7 AAAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 775 £1,080.00 139.4 AACARMIDEL,FINSTOWN 745 £1,080.00 145 SHCARMIDEL,FINSTOWN 755 £1,030.00 136.4 SHCRUHILL,TOAB 775 £1,020.00 131.6 SIM
Top price per head was £1210 for an Aberdeen Angus cows scaling 825 kilos from J C Sincalir, Appieteen, Sandwick.
26 Shetland Ewes were forward from Dick, Midskaill, Egilsay. These In-lamb ewes were 2-4 crop and were keenly bid for selling to £59.
Prime Hoggs were not a flashy show due to the poor weather but were a tremendous trade overall with plenty of demand.
Prime Hoggs averaged 252.5 p/kg (+19.3p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 252.1 p/kg (+14p)
Per head averaged £108 (+ £4.43)
153 Hoggs topped at 282 p/kg for a Bleu du Maine scaling 50 kilos from J & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness realising £141 purchased by E Flett, Stromness. This was also top gross price per head.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 40 £111.00 277.5 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 48 £132.00 275 BLEULITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 52 £139.00 267.3 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 44 £119.50 271.6 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 45 £119.00 264.4 TEXHEWING,FIRTH 49 £133.00 271.4 CHEVHEWING,FIRTH 48 £128.00 266.7 CHEVCASTLE,STROMNESS 48 £130.00 270.8 TEXCASTLE,STROMNESS 44 £115.50 262.5 TEXCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 50 £135.00 270 SUFCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 42.5 £112.00 263.5 TEXCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 40 £105.00 262.5 SUFTHE KNOWE,SANDAY 47 £125.50 267 TEXTHE KNOWE,SANDAY 50 £131.00 262 TEXCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 40 £106.00 265 TEXCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44 £116.00 263.6 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 40 £105.00 262.5 TEXFEA,HOLM 41.5 £109.00 262.7 TEXFEA,HOLM 40 £100.50 251.3 TEXLOCHSIDE,WESTRAY 42 £110.00 261.9 TEXLOCHSIDE,WESTRAY 46 £119.00 258.7 TEXBRECK,STRONSAY 50 £128.00 256 TEXBEAFIELD,SANDAY 39 £96.00 246 HIGHSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 54 £138.00 255.6 CHARNORDHEIM,KIRKWALL 41 £104.00 253.7 BLACKNORDHEIM,KIRKWALL 45 £109.00 242.2 BLACKROO,SANDAY 40 £95.00 237.5 RYLINROO,SANDAY 43 £101.00 234.9 RYEL
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 52 £139.00 TEX LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 48 £132.00 BLEU SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 54 £138.00 CHAR CAULDHAME,STROMNESS 50 £135.00 SUF HEWING,FIRTH 49 £133.00 CHEV HEWING,FIRTH 48 £128.00 CHEV THE KNOWE,SANDAY 50 £131.00 TEX THE KNOWE,SANDAY 47 £125.50 TEX CASTLE,STROMNESS 48 £130.00 TEX BRECK,STRONSAY 50 £128.00 TEX MIDLAND,RENDALL 44 £119.50 TEX MIDLAND,RENDALL 45 £119.00 TEX LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY 46 £119.00 TEX CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44 £116.00 TEX FEA,HOLM 41.5 £109.00 TEX NORDHEIM,KIRKWALL 45 £109.00 BLACK SKAILL,ORPHIR 40 £105.00 TEX ROO,SANDAY 43 £101.00 RYEL BEAFIELD,SANDAY 39 £96.00 HIGH
Store Hoggs were a poorer show of long keep hoggs as many vendors getting to their final draws of hoggs. Trade was strong however as they managed to average a very impressive £77.68. 177 Stores topped at £101 for a Texel from D Carter, Dale, Stronsay.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
CASTLE,STROMNESS £100.00 TEX
EILDON,TOAB £97.00 TEX
EILDON,TOAB £95.00 CHEV
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £97.00 TEX
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £96.00 SUF
DALE,STRONSAY £93.00 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £93.00 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £89.00 SUF
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £91.00 TEX
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £86.00 CHEV
CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK £85.00 TEX
INKERMAN,SANDAY £83.00 CHEV
ROO,SANDAY £76.00 RYEL
NIGLEY,TOAB £75.00 TEX
MIDSKAILL,EGILSAY £75.00 TEX
Cast Sheep were a bigger show of leaner ewes and would be slightly cheaper on the week. Fleshy Ewes were short of buyers requirements. 143 Cast Sheep topped at £111 for a Charollais Ram from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK £110.00 TEX
CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK £97.00 TEX
HOWE,HARRAY £109.00 TEX
HOWE,HARRAY £94.00 TEX
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £108.00 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £106.00 TEX
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK £106.00 CHAR
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £96.00 CHEV
SUMMERFIELD,ST OLA £94.00 CHEV
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £93.00 CHEV
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £86.00 TEX
DALE,STRONSAY £92.00 BLACK
INKERMAN,SANDAY £90.00 TEX
INKERMAN,SANDAY £89.00 TEX
HOWAN,DOUNBY £89.00 TEX
HOWAN,DOUNBY £86.00 TEX
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £87.00 CHEV
SULTIGEO,STENNESS £87.00 CHEV
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £84.00 MULE
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £82.00 LLEYN
MIDSKAILL,EGILSAY £78.00 TEX
TOFTS,ST OLA £77.00 CHAR
SKAILL,ORPHIR £60.00 TEX