Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime Cattle, 9 Store Cattle & 5 OTM Cattle.
Prime Cattle sold to 235 p/kg for a Limousin Heifer scaling 570 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1339.50 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER PRIME CATTLE
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWCIK 545 £1,242.00 228 CHHALL OF HERSTON,SOUTH RONALDSAY 555 £1,198.00 216 CHWHITEHALL, STRONSAY 525 £1,123.00 214 LIMMIDBIGGING,TOAB 675 £1,417.00 210 SAL
A small consignment of Non-Assured Store cattle was forward from A Ritch, Fillets, Graemsay averaging 209.6p/kg. Topping the Steers was a Charolais scaling 355 kilos at 223.9 p/kg realising £795.
Heifers topped at 204.5 p/kg for 3 Angus scaling 396 kilos realising £810.
5 thinner, feeding OTM Cattle topped at 163.6 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 550 kilos from A Ritch, Fillets, Graemsay realising £900.
Following the Cattle were 296 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs were scares due to the current uncertainty with our UK borders to Europe. However, the small number of sellers benefited with trade being dearer on the week. Small export types a great trade. Heavy lambs slightly dearer this week but still hard to cash.
Prime Lambs averaged 189.6 p/kg (+ 3.3p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 192 p/kg (+1.5p)
Lambs per head averaged £80.04 (- £3.58)
229 Prime Lambs topped at 204.2 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 47 kilos from Tommy Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness realising £96, also Top price per head.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
HALL OF GORN,HOLM 39 £78.00 200 TEXHALL OF GORN,HOLM 37 £73.00 197.3 TEXHALL OF GORN,HOLM 38 £74.50 196.1 TEXCHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 41.5 £82.00 198 TEXCHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 43 £85.00 197.7 TEXSERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 41 £81.00 198 TEXSERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 39 £76.00 194.9 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 42 £83.00 197.6 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 43.5 £84.50 194.3 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 43 £83.50 194.2 TEXHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 40 £79.00 197.5 TEXHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 40 £76.00 190 TEXDALE,STRONSAY 42 £82.00 195.2 TEXDALE,STRONSAY 44 £85.50 194.3 TEXMOA,STENNESS 45.5 £88.50 194.5 TEXSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 40.5 £76.50 188.9 SUFSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 40 £75.50 188.8 CHEV
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
MOA,STENNESS 54 £95.00 TEX MOA,STENNESS 51 £95.00 TEX HOLLAND,SOUTH RONALDSAY 65 £95.00 SUF HOLLAND,SOUTH RONALDSAY 74 £94.00 SUF SEBAY,TANKERNESS 47.5 £90.50 CHEV SEBAY,TANKERNESS 48 £90.00 SUF DALE,STRONSAY 44 £85.50 TEX CHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 43 £85.00 TEX SERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 43 £83.00 CHEV
A very small selection of 49 thinner, longer keep store lambs were forward topping at £70 for a pair of Suffolks from K & K Morgan, Swannay Farm, Birsay.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
SWANNAY FARM,BIRSAY £66.00 CHEV
SWANNAY FARM,BIRSAY £62.00 CHEV
DALE,STRONSAY £65.00 TEX
NIGLEY,TOAB £60.00 TEX
NETHERSTOVE,SANDWICK £48.00 CHEV
A small show of 18 Cast Sheep were forward and in demand averaging an impressive £81.33 topping at £130 for a Texel from McGill, Moa, Stenness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
HALL OF GORN,HOLM £112.00 TEX
HALL OF GORN,HOLM £88.00 TEX
HOLLAND,PAPAY £111.00 TEX
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS £91.00 CH
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS £85.00 CH
APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS £82.00 SUFF
We would like to thank all our customers both near and far for their continued support and loyalty throughout the year. Our next sale is All classes of Cattle and Sheep on Monday 4th January. Until then, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous new year.