Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 10 Prime Cattle, 10 Store Cattle, 17 OTM Cattle, and 286 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Heifers topped at 231 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 605 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1397.55 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 655 £1,443.00 222 SIMLYKING,SANDWICK 635 £1,377.00 217 LIMRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 530 £1,134.00 214 CHNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 615 £1,291.00 210 CH
Non Farm Assured Store Steers averaged 218 p/kg and topped at 221.5 p/kg for a pair of Simmentals scaling 395 kilos from TB & JS Thomson, Bu, Hoy realising £875.
Non Farm Assured Heifers averaged 193 p/kg and topped at 205.3 p/kg for a pair of Simmentals scaling 397 kilos from TB & JS Thomson, Bu, Hoy realising £815.
OTM Cattle were a very mixed show but topped at 194 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 500 kilos from Johnston, Scuan, Stenness realising £970.
OTHER OTM PER KILO
BU OF HOY,HOY 455 £790.00 173.6 AABROCKAN,STROMNESS 740 £1,040.00 140.5 AABROCKAN,STROMNESS 780 £1,080.00 138.5 AABROCKAN,STROMNESS 745 £990.00 132.9 AASCUAN,STENNESS 775 £1,060.00 136.8 CHARSCUAN,STENNESS 805 £1,000.00 124.2 SHHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 565 £730.00 129.2 AATUFTA,HARRAY 605 £665.00 109.9 AAONZIEBUST,EGILSAY 615 £560.00 91.1 SHET
Top price per head was £1080 for an Angus Cow scaling 780 kilos from PS & MH Johnston, Brockan, Stromness.
All classes of sheep were cheaper sold on the week following the National trend.
Prime Hoggs Averaged 217.4 p/kg (-18.3p)
SQQ Hoggs Averaged 222 p/kg (-16.8p)
Hoggs per head Averaged £94.49 (- £7.51)
165 Prime Hoggs topped at 238.6 p/kg for a pen of 3 Texels scaling 44 kilos from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness realising £105.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
LOPNESS,SANDAY 41 £96.50 235.4 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 40 £94.00 235 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 40 £93.00 232.5 CHEVNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 42.5 £97.00 228.2 TEXCOLLIGARTH,SANDAY 40 £93.00 232.5 CHARCOLLIGARTH,SANDAY 40 £89.00 222.5 CHARTUQUOY,WESTRAY 38 £88.00 231.6 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 39 £86.00 220.5 TEXAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 43 £99.50 231.4 TEXAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 42 £94.50 225 CHEVDRYDALE,STROMNESS 47.5 £109.00 229.5 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 45 £100.00 222.2 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 48 £105.00 218.8 CHEVFOINHAVEN,ORPHIR 41 £92.00 224.4 VALMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 50 £110.50 221 TEXMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 45 £95.00 211.1 TEX
Top price per head was £110.50 for a pen of 3 Texel x Mules scaling 50 kilos from I & G Wylie, Millhouse, Deerness.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
DRYDALE,STROMNESS 47.5 £109.00 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 48 £105.00 CHEV DRYDALE,STROMNESS 49 £104.50 CHEV NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 44 £105.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 42.5 £97.00 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 43 £99.50 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 43.6 £95.00 SUF MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 48 £99.00 TEX MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 45 £95.00 TEX FOINHAVEN,ORPHIR 48 £97.50 VAL LOPNESS,SANDAY 41 £96.50 TEX COLLIGARTH,SANDAY 43.5 £95.50 CHAR COLLIGARTH,SANDAY 40 £93.00 CHAR TUQUOY,WESTRAY 38 £88.00 TEX
A very small show of 37 longer keep Hoggs averaged £62.72 and topped at £84 for a Cheviot from K L Mills, Greenquoy, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £79.00 SUF
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £79.00 TEX
LOPNESS,SANDAY £76.00 TEX
LOPNESS,SANDAY £68.50 TEX
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £71.50 LLEYN
GREENQUOY,SOUTH RONALDSAY £71.00 CHEV
GREENQUOY,SOUTH RONALDSAY £64.00 CHEV
COTTISCARTH,RENDALL £58.00 SUF
BLINKBONNY,STRONSAY £58.00 SHET
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £56.00 SHET
A larger number of Cast Sheep were forward but a more mixed show with mostly feeding types and export types forward. Ewes still a great trade.
84 Cast Ewes sold to £114 for a pair of Texel Ewes from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness.
OTHER CAST EWES
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £111.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £110.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £102.00 TEX
COLLIGARTH,SANDAY £110.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £109.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £105.00 TEX
UPPERFIELD,ST OLA £101.00 CHEV
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £100.00 TEX
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £97.00 TEX
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £86.00 CHEV
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £85.00 CHEV
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £95.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £89.00 BELTEX
QUOYS,DEERNESS £90.00 TEX
LOPNESS,SANDAY £88.00 TEX
NORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY £84.00 LLEYN
GREENQUOY,SOUTH RONALDSAY £77.00 CHEV
BRIARLEA,HARRAY £76.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £68.00 CHEV
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £67.00 LLEYN
BEAQUOY,DOUNBY £64.00 EASY
CLOKE,DOUNBY £60.00 LLEYN
Cast Rams sold to £97 for a Beltex from Biggings Farm, Stenness.