Cattle & Sheep Sales

Cattle and Sheep Report – Monday 17th FebruaryCATTLE7 Prime cattle were sold, selling to a top price per kilo of 224p for a 605kg Limousin heifer, from Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay, which realised £1355.20Other leading prices – South Seatter, Sandwick (Limousin heifer) 565kg @ 222p; Cloke, Dounby (Saler heifer) 545kg @ 212p.SHEEPPrime lambs (177 sold), again met an excellent trade, selling to a top price per kilo of 255p for a pen of 4 Texel x”s from Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness. They scaled 40kg and realised £102.Other leading prices per kilo – Nisthouse, Evie (39kg) 246.2p ( £96); Brunthouse, Flotta (38.5kg) 233.6p ( £90); Holland, Firth (41.5kg) 232.4p ( £96.50); Whithall, Stronsay (40.5kg) 232.1p ( £94); Samson”s Lane, Stronsay (41kg) 230.5p ( £94.50); Linksness, Stronsay (43kg) 230.2p ( £99); Withaquoy, Holm (42kg) 229.8p ( £96.50); Sunnybank, St Ola (42kg) 229.8p ( £96.50); Grind, Stronsay (42kg) 227.4p ( £95.50); Huan, Sandwick (42kg) 227p ( £95.50); Breck, Stronsay (43.5kg) 224.1p ( £97.50); Linksness, Stronsay (39kg) 223.1p ( £87).Top price per head for Prime lambs was £111 for a pen of 3 Texel x”s, scaling 48kg, from Stout, Whitehall, Stronsay (231.3p)Other leading Prime lamb prices per head – Brunthouse, Flotta (47.5kg) £109; Sunnybank, St Ola (47.5kg) £107.50; Huan, Sandwick (50kg) £106; Withaquoy, Holm (56.5kg) £106; Nisthouse, Evie (44kg) £105; Linksness, Stronsay (49kg) £102.50; Holland, Firth (45.5kg) £104; Nearhouse, Tankerness (40kg) £102A small number of Store lambs sold to a top of £106 for a pair of Texels from Brodie, Sunnybank, St Ola.Other leading Store lamb prices – Samsons Lane, Stronsay (3 Texels) £93; Brunthouse, Flotta (14 Texels) £92.50; Odiness, Stronsay (Texel) £81.50Good Cast ewes met a keen trade selling to £138 for a Suffolk, from Thomson, The Howe, South Ronaldsay.Other ewe prices – Nisthouse, Evie ( £138); Knockhall, South Ronaldsay ( £130); Whitehall, Stronsay ( £128); Cloke, Dounby ( £118); Huan, Sandwick ( £112); Purtabreck, Toab ( £110); Aikerness, Evie ( £100)Cast rams sold to £132 for a Texel from Johnston, Cloke, Dounby.