Prime & Cast Sheep

Forward on Tuesday were 350 Prime Lambs & 237 Cast Sheep.

Prime Lambs averaged 271.7 p/kg (+3.9p)

SQQ Lambs averaged 274 p/kg (+6.3p)

Lambs per head averaged £124.32 (-£0.70)

39-45.5 kilos averaged 274 p/kg (+6p)

45.5-52 kilos averaged 270.6 p/kg (+2.2p)

Prime Lambs topped at 295 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 40 kilos from K Watson, Rennibister, Kirkwall realising £118.

OTHER LAMBS PER KILO

Odiness,Stronsay          46.5       £137     294.6    BELTEX

Odiness,Stronsay          49           £137     279.6    TEX

Quoykea,Toab  44           £127     288.6    TEX

Serrigar,South Ronaldsay          45           £128     284.4    TEX

Crudy,Sanday  44           £125     284.1    TEX

Crudy,Sanday  48           £133     277.1    RYE

Laithe,Sandwick            44           £125     284.1    DUTCH SP

Laithe,Sandwick            47           £129     274.5    CHAR

Quoyhorsetter,South Ronaldsay            42           £119     283.3    BLACK

Caldale,St Ola 41           £116     282.9    TEX

Caldale,St Ola 41           £115     280.5    TEX

Rennibister,Kirkwall     45           £126     280        TEX

Braemar,Deerness        49           £136     277.6    BELTEX

Skaill,Orphir     48           £132     275        TEX

Skaill,Orphir     49           £134     273.5    TEX

Overabist,Dounby         47           £129     274.5    TEX

Greentoft,Eday 44           £120     272.7    TEX

Greentoft,Eday 43           £117     272.1    CHEV

Housebay,Stronsay       47           £128     272.3    CHAR

Lower Bu,Holm               50           £131     262        SUF

Viewfield,Orphir             45           £114     253.3    OTHER

39-45.5 kilos averaged £118.78 (+£1.83)

45.5-52 kilos averaged £129.56 (+£0.20)

Prime Lambs topped at £137 for 4 Beltex scaling 46.6 kilos and also for 5 Texels scaling 49 kilos both from P & E M Dennison, Odiness, Stronsay.

OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD

Odiness,Stronsay          49           £136     TEX

Odiness,Stronsay          50           £135     TEX

Braemar,Deerness        49           £136     BELTEX

Braemar,Deerness        51           £135     TEX

Skaill,Orphir     52           £135     TEX

Skaill,Orphir     53           £135     TEX

Caldale,St Ola 50           £135     SUF

Rennibister,Kirkwall     53           £134     TEX

Crudy,Sanday  49           £134     BLACK

Crudy,Sanday  48           £133     RYE

Overabist,Dounby         49           £131     TEX

Lower Bu,Holm               50           £131     SUF

Viewfield,Orphir             55           £130     OTHER

Laithe,Sandwick            47           £129     CHAR

Greentoft,Eday 47.5       £129     TEX

Greentoft,Eday 48           £128     CHEV

Housebay,Stronsay       47           £128     CHAR

Serrigar,South Ronaldsay          45           £128     TEX

Quoykea,Toab  44           £127     TEX

Quoyhorsetter,South Ronaldsay            47           £125     BLACK

Cast Sheep averaged £93.79

Cast Sheep topped at £180 for a Texel Ewe from S & S Barnett, Serrigar, South Ronaldsay.

OTHER CAST SHEEP

Laithe,Sandwick            £176     TEX

Laithe,Sandwick            £144     CHEV

Laithe,Sandwick            £140     WHITE

Gerbo,North Ronaldsay              £146     BELTEX

Hobbister,Orphir            £135     WHITE

Hobbister,Orphir            £133     WHITE

Hobbister,Orphir            £126     WHITE

Skaill,Orphir     £131     CHEV

Skaill,Orphir     £125     CHEV

Skaill,Orphir     £120     CHEV

Honeysgoe,South Ronaldsay   £121     CHEV

Scotsha,North Ronaldsay          £120     BLUE TEX

Serrigar,South Ronaldsay          £114     TEX

Orgil,Hoy            £108     WHITE

Orgil,Hoy            £98        MULE

Faraclett,Rousay           £101     WHITE

Faraclett,Rousay           £99        MULE