Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 7 Prime Cattle, 5 OTM Cattle, 484 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Heifers sold to 234 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 550 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1287 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 580 £1,322.00 228 LIMCLOKE,DOUNBY 600 £1,350.00 225 LIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 710 £1,547.00 218 CH
Prime Steers sold to 228 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 640 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1459 purchased by Williamsons.
OTM Cattle sold to 140 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus Cow scaling 850 kilos from B & S Sclater, Newbigging, Dounby realising £1190.
Prime Hoggs didn’t match the dizzy heights of last weeks trade but still sold to fantastic rates for all weight types.
Prime Hoggs averaged 235.7 p/kg (-20.5p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 238.8 p/kg (-22.6p)
Hoggs per head averaged £102 (- £10.00)
AVERAGE P/KG BY WEIGHT
32.1-39Kg Av 239.04, Top 259.2
39.1-45.4Kg Av 238.86, Top 264
45.6-52Kg Av 227.56, Top 251.1
52+Kg Av 216.97, Top 222.7
334 Prime Hoggs topped at 264 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 43 kilos from T & G Thomson, Nether Ousness, Westray realising £113.50.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 44 £114.50 260.2 TEXNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 41 £102.50 250 TEXNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 41 £101.00 246.3 TEXHERMISGARTH,SANDAY 38 £98.50 259.2 TEXHERMISGARTH,SANDAY 49 £118.00 240.8 TEXAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 43.5 £112.00 257.5 TEXAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 43 £100.00 232.6 CHARQUOYS,DEERNESS 38 £97.00 255.3 TEXQUOYS,DEERNESS 45 £108.00 240 TEX1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE 33.5 £85.00 253.7 BELTEXHEWING,FIRTH 46 £115.50 251.1 TEXHEWING,FIRTH 41 £97.00 236.6 CHARHEWING,FIRTH 44.5 £103.00 231.5 CHARHALL OF CLESTRAIN,ORPHIR 46.5 £115.50 248.4 TEXHALL OF CLESTRAIN,ORPHIR 42 £100.00 238.1 TEXRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 43 £105.00 244.2 TEXRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 44.5 £107.00 240.4 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 41 £100.00 243.9 TEXNETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 37 £90.00 243.2 TEXNETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 40 £94.00 235 SUFDRYDALE,STROMNESS 33 £80.00 242.4 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 45 £106.00 235.6 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 46 £108.00 234.8 BLACKHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 38 £92.00 242.1 TEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 40.5 £94.00 232.1 SUFHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 44 £102.00 231.8 TEXVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 40 £96.00 240 CHEVVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 43 £101.00 234.9 CHEVBRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 40 £96.00 240 TEXBRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 51 £119.50 234.3 TEXBURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR 39 £86.00 220.5 CHEVMIDLAND,RENDALL 47 £105.00 223.4 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 48.5 £106.00 218.6 SUFAIKERNESS,EVIE 46.5 £105.00 225.8 TEX
HOGGS PER HEAD BY WEIGHTS
32.1-39Kg Av £87.90, Top £98.50
39.1-45.4Kg Av £102.31, Top £114.50
45.6-52Kg Av £109.07, Top £121.50
52+Kg Av £118.71, Top £122.50
Hoggs topped at £122.50 for a pair of Texels scaling 55 kilos from S D Eunson, Quoys, Deerness.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 52 £121.50 TEX NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 44 £114.50 TEX BRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 51 £119.50 TEX HERMISGARTH,SANDAY 59 £119.00 SUF HERMISGARTH,SANDAY 49 £118.00 TEX RAMSQUOY,STENNESS 53 £117.00 TEX MIDLAND,RENDALL 55 £116.00 TEX HALL OF CLESTRAIN,ORPHIR 46.5 £115.50 TEX HEWING,FIRTH 46 £115.50 TEX HEWING,FIRTH 51 £114.00 CHAR NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 43 £113.50 TEX APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 43.5 £112.00 TEX 1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE 48 £109.00 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 46.5 £108.00 TEX QUOYS,DEERNESS 45 £108.00 TEX AIKERNESS,EVIE 46.5 £105.00 TEX HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 44 £102.00 TEX VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 43 £101.00 CHEV SKAILL,ORPHIR 41 £100.00 TEX
A Smaller show of lighter store lambs sold well averaging £76.48 (- £4.90). 84 Stores topped at £96.50 for 6 Texels from C M C Gillon, Vinkwen, Evie realising £96.50.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
HERMISGARTH,SANDAY £94.00 TEX
HERMISGARTH,SANDAY £90.00 SUF
VINKWIN,EVIE £88.50 TEX
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £85.50 SUF
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £85.00 TEX
BRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA £84.00 TEX
QUOYS,DEERNESS £80.50 TEX
QUOYS,DEERNESS £80.00 TEX
HONEYSGOE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £70.00 CHEV
HONEYSGOE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £69.00 SUF
HALLMYRE,ST OLA £59.00 TEX
Cast Ewes were a similar trade to last week averaging £84.77 (- £1.89). 66 Ewes topped at £134 for a Texel Ewe from G W & E T Wilson, Howequoy, Holm.
OTHER CAST EWES
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £119.00 TEX
UPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA £117.00 TEX
QUOYS,DEERNESS £113.00 TEX
QUOYS,DEERNESS £101.00 TEX
HERMISGARTH,SANDAY £111.00 WHITE
HEWING,FIRTH £105.00 TEX
SKAILL,ORPHIR £104.00 TEX
MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS £98.00 TEX
MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS £97.00 TEX
HONEYSGOE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £76.00 WHITE
MIDLAND,RENDALL £67.00 CHAR
Cast Rams averaged £94.74 and topped at £104 for a Suffolk from A & A Muir,Hermisgarth, Sanday.