Forward on Wednesday were 99 Breeding Sheep, 421 Prime Hoggs, 376 Store Hoggs & 219 Cast Sheep.
Prime Hoggs averaged 215.6 p/kg (+5.6p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 216.4 p/kg (+8.4p)
Hoggs per head averaged £94.28 (- £0.82)
Prime Hoggs topped at 229.7 p/kg for 3 Beltex Hoggs scaling 37 kilos from Bimbister Partnership, Lenahowe, Sandwick realising £85.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
Messigate,Tankerness 47 £106.50 226.6 BELTEXLenahowe,Sandwick 42 £94.50 225 BELTEXTuquoy,Westray 39.5 £88.50 224.1 SUFQuholmslie,Stromness 50 £112.00 224 TEXQuholmslie,Stromness 49 £109.00 222.4 TEXNorton,Dounby 44 £98.00 222.7 TEXNearhouse,Tankerness 45 £100.00 222.2 TEXVetquoy,Twatt 45 £100.00 222.2 TEXVetquoy,Twatt 48 £106.00 220.8 TEXLenahowe,Sandwick 46 £102.00 221.7 TEXMillbrae,Sanday 44.5 £98.50 221.3 TEXMillbrae,Sanday 45 £99.50 221.1 TEXBraefoot,Shapinsay 45 £99.50 221.1 TEXCotland,St Ola 46 £101.50 220.7 TEXCotland,St Ola 46.5 £102.50 220.4 TEXHyval Cottage,Dounby 44 £97.00 220.5 TEXHobbister,Orphir 40.5 £89.00 219.8 TEXKevaday,Rousay 41 £90.00 219.5 TEXKevaday,Rousay 43.5 £95.00 218.4 TEXBackakelday,Holm 44 £96.50 219.3 TEXBackakelday,Holm 45 £98.00 217.8 BELTEXBranstane,Westray 47 £103.00 219.1 TEXBenlaw,Evie 45 £98.50 218.9 CHARSkaill,Westray 40 £87.50 218.8 TEXSkaill,Westray 39 £85.00 217.9 TEXStonelea,Stenness 46 £100.50 218.5 TEXSwannay Farm,By Evie 44 £96.00 218.2 SUFSwannay Farm,By Evie 43 £93.00 216.3 CHEVBreck-Myres,Shapinsay 40 £87.00 217.5 TEXNetherhill,Tankerness 41 £89.00 217.1 TEXPerth,Westray 44 £95.50 217 TEXPerth,Westray 44.5 £96.50 216.9 SUFDenwick,Deerness 41.5 £90.00 216.9 TEXWest Burnside,Tankerness 39 £84.50 216.7 TEXBeafield,Sanday 43.5 £94.00 216.1 RYEBeafield,Sanday 48 £103.50 215.6 SUFSt Clair,Holm 42 £90.50 215.5 TEXSkaill,Orphir 45 £94.50 210 CHEVTwatt Farm,Birsay 42 £88.00 209.5 TEXRoo,Sanday 41 £83.00 202.4 OTHER
Top price per head was £118 for a Texel Ram from Vetquoy, Dounby.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
Messigate,Tankerness 55 £115.00 BELTEX Messigate,Tankerness 55 £110.50 TEX Quholmslie,Stromness 50 £112.00 TEX Braefoot,Shapinsay 51 £110.50 TEX Bare Braes,Shapinsay 57 £110.00 TEX Bare Braes,Shapinsay 55.5 £110.00 TEX Vetquoy,Twatt 50 £109.50 TEX Lenahowe,Sandwick 50 £109.00 TEX Backakelday,Holm 50.5 £108.00 BELTEX Millbrae,Sanday 50 £108.00 SUF Beafield,Sanday 56 £107.50 SUF Beafield,Sanday 50 £107.50 OTHER Beafield,Sanday 50 £106.00 TEX Skaill,Orphir 55 £107.00 CHEV Branstane,Westray 47 £103.00 TEX Cotland,St Ola 46.5 £102.50 TEX Cotland,St Ola 46 £101.50 TEX Stonelea,Stenness 46 £100.50 TEX Nearhouse,Tankerness 45 £100.00 TEX Nearhouse,Tankerness 45.5 £99.50 TEX Benlaw,Evie 45 £98.50 CHAR Norton,Dounby 44 £98.00 TEX Kevaday,Rousay 45 £97.00 TEX Hyval Cottage,Dounby 44 £97.00 TEX Perth,Westray 44.5 £96.50 SUF Perth,Westray 44 £95.50 TEX Swannay Farm,By Evie 44 £96.00 SUF Denwick,Deerness 43.5 £90.50 CHAR Denwick,Deerness 41.5 £90.00 TEX St Clair,Holm 42 £90.50 TEX St Clair,Holm 44 £90.00 TEX Tuquoy,Westray 41 £89.50 TEX Tuquoy,Westray 41 £89.00 OTHER Hobbister,Orphir 40.5 £89.00 TEX Netherhill,Tankerness 41 £89.00 TEX Twatt Farm,Birsay 42 £88.00 TEX Skaill,Westray 40 £87.50 TEX Breck-Myres,Shapinsay 40 £87.00 TEX West Burnside,Tankerness 39 £84.50 TEX Roo,Sanday 41 £83.00 OTHER
Store Hoggs averaged £70.52 (+ £13.90) and topped at £96 for 16 Texels from J L Brodie, Sunnybank, St Ola.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £94 SUF
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £86 BELTEX
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £85 SUF
Perth,Westray £90 SUF
Netherhill,Tankerness £88 TEX
Sunnybank,St Ola £87 TEX
Skaill,Westray £81 TEX
West Burnside,Tankerness £81 TEX
St Clair,Holm £80 BLACK
Hyval Cottage,Dounby £80 TEX
Seatter,St Ola £80 TEX
Seatter,St Ola £75 TEX
Norton,Dounby £77 TEX
Biggings,Rendall £76 TEX
Kevaday,Rousay £76 BLACK
Vindon,Finstown £75 TEX
Branstane,Westray £74 SUF
Oback,South Ronaldsay £70 TEX
Twatt Farm,Birsay £70 LLEYN
Tuquoy,Westray £68 TEX
Lesliedale,St Ola £68 TEX
Burns Of Myre,Orphir £66 TEX
Roo,Sanday £40 RYE
Cast Sheep topped at £178 for a pair of Texel Ewes from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
Vetquoy,Twatt £175 TEX
Vetquoy,Twatt £136 TEX
Vetquoy,Twatt £134 SUF
Biggings,Rendall £162 TEX
Biggings,Stenness £160 TEX
Oback,South Ronaldsay £154 TEX
Oback,South Ronaldsay £136 TEX
Braefoot,Shapinsay £150 TEX
Braefoot,Shapinsay £138 TEX
Hyval Cottage,Dounby £140 TEX
Norton,Dounby £140 TEX
Skaill,Orphir £140 TEX
Nearhouse,Tankerness £140 TEX
Nearhouse,Tankerness £120 TEX
Twatt Farm,Birsay £138 OTHER
Branstane,Westray £130 TEX
Branstane,Westray £112 TEX
Heathfield,St Ola £128 TEX
Quholmslie,Stromness £120 SPEK
Skaill,Westray £110 TEX
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £110 SUF
Garth,St Ola £107 CHEV
Lesliedale,St Ola £100 TEX
Stonelea,Stenness £97 TEX
Stonelea,Stenness £96 TEX
Cloke,Dounby £96 TEX
Hall Of Gorn,Holm £94 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray £92 MULE
Perth,Westray £88 TEX
Messigate,Tankerness £88 TEX
Roo,Sanday £74 OTHER
St Clair,Holm £70 CHEV
Burgar,Hoy £68 TEX
West Thrave,Sanday £56 CHEV
Hobbister,Orphir £48 LLEYN