Cattle & Sheep Sales

Forward on Monday were 4 Prime & 9 OTM Cattle.
Prime Heifers topped at 328 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 595 kilos from B & B Omand, Stembister, Toab realising £1951 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
Stembister,Toab 490 £1,548 316 LIMOcklester,Toab 615 £1,906 310 AA
OTM Cattle averaged 208 p/kg and topped at 222.8 p/kg for a Simmental Cow scaling 790 kilos from Vetquoy, Dounby realising £1760.
OTHER OTM COWS
Unigarth,Sandwick 815 £1,770 217.2 AAUnigarth,Sandwick 645 £1,320 204.7 AAUnigarth,Sandwick 710 £1,430 201.4 AAPurtabreck,North Ronaldsay 745 £1,590 213.4 AAPurtabreck,North Ronaldsay 825 £1,740 210.9 AAVetquoy,Twatt 715 £1,510 211.2 AA
Top price per head was £1770 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 815 kilos from D W Sinclair, Unigarth, Sandwick.
Following the Cattle were 143 Prime, 99 Store and Breeding Sheep & 105 Cast Sheep.
Prime Hoggs averaged 261.7 p/kg (-5.7p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 264.9 p/kg (-8.3p)
Hoggs per head averaged £122.65 (- £5.45)
Prime Hoggs topped at 304.3 p/kg for a Beltex scaling 46 kilos from C L Sclater, Ness, Shapinsay realising £140.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
Ness,Shapinsay 38.5 £116 301.3 CHEVNigley,Toab 52 £145 278.8 TEXNigley,Toab 51 £139 272.5 TEXBenlaw,Evie 44 £121.50 276.1 CHARHewan,Shapinsay 52 £143 275 TEXHewan,Shapinsay 57.5 £157 273 TEXBurnhouse,Longhope 42 £115.50 275 CHARBurnhouse,Longhope 47 £127 270.2 CHARSmerquoy,St Ola 47 £129 274.5 CHEVNorthbank,St Ola 50 £137 274 BLACKRamsquoy,Stenness 45 £122.50 272.2 TEXBeafield,Sanday 40 £108 270 SUFMillhouse,Deerness 47 £126 268.1 SHETMillhouse,Deerness 41 £107.50 262.2 SHETBiggings,Rendall 46 £123 267.4 TEXStonelea,Stenness 52 £137 263.5 TEXBreck Cottage,Birsay 40 £104 260 CHEVSunnybank,St Margaret’S Hope 38.5 £99.50 258.4 TEXVetquoy,Twatt 52 £134 257.7 CHEVBU,ORPHIR 59 £144 244.1 CHEVDawn Cottage,Holm 59 £133 225.4 TEXViewfield,Orphir 60 £133.50 222.5 OTHER
Top price per head was £159 for 3 Texels scaling 62 kilos from R & J Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
Hewan,Shapinsay 57.5 £157 TEX Hewan,Shapinsay 67 £156 TEX Hewan,Shapinsay 62 £145 TEX Nigley,Toab 52 £145 TEX Nigley,Toab 51 £139 TEX Bu,Orphir 59 £144 CHEV Bu,Orphir 58 £137 CHEV Ness,Shapinsay 46 £140 CHEV Ramsquoy,Stenness 55 £139.50 TEX Ramsquoy,Stenness 50 £133 TEX Stonelea,Stenness 52 £137 TEX Northbank,St Ola 50 £137 BLACK Northbank,St Ola 54 £134 CHEV Vetquoy,Twatt 62 £134 CHEV Vetquoy,Twatt 52 £134 CHEV Viewfield,Orphir 60 £133.50 OTHER Dawn Cottage,Holm 59 £133 TEX Nigley,Toab 48 £130 TEX Smerquoy,St Ola 47 £129 CHEV Burnhouse,Longhope 47 £127 CHAR Millhouse,Deerness 47 £126 SHET Benlaw,Evie 47 £124.50 CHAR Biggings,Rendall 46 £123 TEX Beafield,Sanday 45 £119 CHEV Breck Cottage,Birsay 40 £104 CHEV Sunnybank,St Margaret’S Hope 38.5 £99.50 TEX
Breeding Sheep topped at £80 for a pen of 7 Cheviot Ewe Hoggs from J Balch, Onziebust, Wyre.
Store Hoggs averaged £62.69 and topped at £89 for a pair of Charollais from Burhouse, Longhope.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
Northbank,St Ola £88 BLACK
Northbank,St Ola £88 CHEV
Burnhouse,Longhope £87 CHAR
Ness,Shapinsay £80 TEX
Smerquoy,St Ola £79 TEX
Sunnybank,St Margaret’S Hope £77 TEX
Breck Cottage,Birsay £64 SHET
Cast Sheep topped at £168 for a Texel Ewe from Scott, Nigley, Toab.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
Beafield,Sanday £160 TEX
Beafield,Sanday £148 TEX
Swanbister,Orphir £150 TEX
Swanbister,Orphir £140 SUF
Leary,Birsay £148 TEX
Stonelea,Stenness £148 TEX
Stonelea,Stenness £128 TEX
Vetquoy,Twatt £144 SUF
Vetquoy,Twatt £140 SUF
Vetquoy,Twatt £136 CHEV
Inkerman,Sanday £142 TEX
Inkerman,Sanday £112 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola £140 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola £120 TEX
Viewfield,Orphir £136 OTHER
Biggings,Rendall £118 TEX
Burnhouse,Longhope £114 SHET
Bu,Orphir £96 CHEV
Bu,Orphir £90 CHEV
Craebreck,Holm £82 SHET
Westshore,Rendall £80 TEX
Purtabreck,Toab £60 TEX