Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 8 Prime Cattle followed by 189 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Steers topped at 220 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 675 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1485 purchased by Williamsons.
Prime Heifers topped at 219 p/kg for a Charolais Heifer scaling 530 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1160 and also for a Charolais scaling 565 kilos from D W Sinclair, Unigarth, Sandwick realising £1237 both purchased by E Flett Butchers, Stromness.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
FEAVAL,BIRSAY 585 £1,275.00 218 SIMUNIGARTH,SANDWICK 585 £1,269.00 217 CHNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 655 £1,408.00 215 CH
Prime Hoggs were short in number and sold to the dearest rates we’ve ever seen as a mixed show of hoggs were in extreme demand.
Prime Hoggs averaged 222.2 p/kg (+32.6p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 222.3 p/kg (+30.3p)
Hoggs per head averaged £101.43 (+ £21.39)
111 Prime Hoggs topped at 240.4 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 52 kilos from G Swannie, Ramsquoy, Stenness realising £125 purchased by E Flett. This was also top price per head.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 49 £116.00 236.7 CHARAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 45 £100.00 222.2 CHARRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 50 £116.00 232 TEXRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 49 £109.00 222.4 TEXHOLLAND,FIRTH 39 £88.00 225.6 CHARHOLLAND,FIRTH 44 £99.00 225 CHARAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 43 £96.50 224.4 TEXAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 44 £98.50 223.9 CHARAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 44 £97.50 221.6 CHEVBENLAW,EVIE 45 £101.00 224.4 CHARSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 50 £112.00 224 TEXSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 40 £89.00 222.5 TEXSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 45 £99.00 220 CHARFEA,HOLM 43 £96.00 223.3 TEXFEA,HOLM 45 £99.50 221.1 TEX
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 49 £116.00 CHAR RAMSQUOY,STENNESS 50 £116.00 TEX RAMSQUOY,STENNESS 53 £110.00 TEX SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 50 £112.00 TEX SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 50 £110.00 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 50 £110.00 SUF APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 47 £103.50 TEX FEA,HOLM 47 £102.50 TEX FEA,HOLM 45 £99.50 TEX BENLAW,EVIE 45 £101.00 CHAR HOLLAND,FIRTH 44 £99.00 CHAR
A mixed show of long keep Store Hoggs sold well averaging £67.12. 65 Store Hoggs topped at £78 for 5 Texels from R J Hume, Fea, Holm.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
FEA,HOLM £78.00 TEX
HALLEY,DEERNESS £75.00 MULE
HALLEY,DEERNESS £69.00 MULE
RAMSQUOY,STENNESS £73.50 TEX
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS £73.00 ZWAR
GLEN ORKNEY,ST OLA £72.50 CHEV
HOLLAND,FIRTH £69.50 CHAR
A small show of 15 Cast Sheep sold very well topping at a phenomenal £148 for a Texel Ewe from G W & E T Wilson, Howequoy, Holm.
OTHER CAST SHEEP.
HALLEY,DEERNESS £111.00 TEX
HALLEY,DEERNESS £104.00 TEX
HALLEY,DEERNESS £90.00 BELTEX
GARTH,SOUTH RONALDSAY £91.00 CHEV
HOLLAND,FIRTH £88.00 TEX
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £74.00 SUF
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS £55.00 Lleyn