Sheep Sale

Forward on Wednesday were 833 Prime Lambs, 614 Store Lambs & 167 Cast Sheep,
Prime Lambs averaged 219.4 p/kg (-5.7p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 217 p/kg (-9.5p)
Lambs per head averaged £98.39 (- £6.03)
Prime Lambs topped at 244 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 50 kilos from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness realising £122.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 44 £107 243.2 BELTEXHuan,Sandwick 50 £120.50 241 TEXGorn,Shapinsay 47.5 £112 235.8 TEXGorn,Shapinsay 46.5 £109 234.4 TEXStonelea,Stenness 40 £94 235 BELTEXStonelea,Stenness 41 £94.50 230.5 BELTEXAppiehouse,Stenness 49 £113.50 231.6 TEXBraemar,Deerness 43 £99 230.2 BELTEXMillhouse,Deerness 52 £119.50 229.8 TEXMillhouse,Deerness 47 £107 227.7 TEXRowland,Holm 48 £110 229.2 TEXWhitehall,Stronsay 46 £105 228.3 TEXWhitehall,Stronsay 46.5 £105 225.8 TEXPurtabreck,Toab 43 £98 227.9 TEXUnigarth,Sandwick 44 £100 227.3 BELTEXLenahowe,Sandwick 37 £84 227 BELTEXCopenageo,Tankerness 48.5 £110 226.8 TEXNearhouse,Tankerness 49 £111 226.5 TEXBiggings,Stenness 41.5 £94 226.5 BELTEXBiggings,Stenness 43 £96.50 224.4 TEXQuoykea,Toab 43.5 £98 225.3 TEXSwannay Farm,By Evie 42 £94.50 225 TEXCraebreck,Holm 44 £99 225 TEXCraebreck,Holm 46.5 £104.50 224.7 TEXSkaill,Orphir 43.5 £97.50 224.1 TEXBu,Westray 46 £103 223.9 TEXBriarlea,Stronsay 46 £102.50 222.8 TEXTuquoy,Westray 46.5 £103.50 222.6 TEXTuquoy,Westray 44 £97.50 221.6 TEXVirginia,Stenness 52 £115.50 222.1 TEXOdiness,Stronsay 42 £93 221.4 TEXCotland,St Ola 47 £104 221.3 TEXSwanbister,Orphir 44 £97 220.5 TEXSouth Seatter,Sandwick 50 £110 220 CHEVGrutha,South Ronaldsay 52 £113 217.3 TEXRoadside,St Ola 42 £90.50 215.5 TEXMessigate,Tankerness 53 £113.50 214.2 TEXHowe,Harray 40.5 £86.50 213.6 TEXFairview,St Margarets Hope 54 £113.50 210.2 SUFRennibister,Kirkwall 41 £85 207.3 TEX
Top price per head was £123 for a Texel scaling 55 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
Nearhouse,Tankerness 50 £122 TEX Huan,Sandwick 50 £120.50 TEX Huan,Sandwick 55 £115 TEX Huan,Sandwick 50 £114 TEX Millhouse,Deerness 52 £119.50 TEX Millhouse,Deerness 51 £115 TEX Rowland,Holm 52 £115.50 TEX Virginia,Stenness 52 £115.50 TEX Messigate,Tankerness 56 £115.50 TEX Messigate,Tankerness 53 £113.50 TEX Gorn,Shapinsay 51 £115 TEX Copenageo,Tankerness 52 £114 TEX Grutha,South Ronaldsay 62 £114 TEX Grutha,South Ronaldsay 52 £113 TEX Fairview,St Margarets Hope 54 £113.50 SUF Appiehouse,Stenness 49 £113.50 TEX Holland,South Ronaldsay 60 £113 SUF Tuquoy,Westray 51 £112.50 SUF South Seatter,Sandwick 50 £110 CHEV Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 44 £107 BELTEX Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 45.5 £107 BELTEX Bu,Westray 51 £105.50 TEX Briarlea,Stronsay 49 £105.50 BLACK Whitehall,Stronsay 47 £105 TEX Whitehall,Stronsay 46.5 £105 TEX Craebreck,Holm 46.5 £104.50 TEX Cotland,St Ola 47 £104 TEX Unigarth,Sandwick 47 £102 TEX Braemar,Deerness 43 £99 BELTEX Quoykea,Toab 43.5 £98 TEX Purtabreck,Toab 43 £98 TEX Skaill,Orphir 43.5 £97.50 TEX Swanbister,Orphir 44 £97 TEX Biggings,Stenness 43 £96.50 TEX Stonelea,Stenness 42 £96 TEX Swannay Farm,By Evie 42 £94.50 TEX Roadside,St Ola 42 £90.50 TEX
Store Lambs averaged £62.69 (- £2.97) and topped at £87 for 7 Texels from Rachel Banks, Fairview, South Ronaldsay and 8 Texels from N & K Sclater, Skaill, Orphir.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
Bu,Westray £86 TEX
Bu,Westray £83 TEX
Windywalls,Graemsay £85.50 TEX
Braemar,Deerness £85 TEX
Sandside,Graemsay £85 TEX
Skaill,Orphir £80 CHEV
Salwick,Longhope £80 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall £80 LLEYN
Rennibister,Kirkwall £79 TEX
Cloke,Dounby £78 TEX
Souley Cottage,Orphir £78 TEX
Howe,Harray £76.50 TEX
Briarlea,Stronsay £76 ZWAR
Briarlea,Stronsay £71 ZWAR
Westshore,Rendall £74 TEX
Swanbister,Orphir £60 SUF
Purtabreck,Toab £58 TEX
Haybrake,Lyness £58 SPEK
Longhouse,Westray £50 OTHER
Cast Sheep topped at £189 for a Texel Ewe from T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
Nearhouse,Tankerness £179 TEX
Nearhouse,Tankerness £169 TEX
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay £169 TEX
Messigate,Tankerness £169 TEX
Vindon,Finstown £167 TEX
Gorn,Shapinsay £159 TEX
Gorn,Shapinsay £151 TEX
Virginia,Stenness £147 TEX
Virginia,Stenness £139 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall £145 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall £137 TEX
Biggings,Stenness £139 TEX
Fillets,Graemsay £135 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray £129 TEX
Bu,Westray £127 TEX
Bu,Westray £113 TEX
Whitehall,Stronsay £125 TEX
Whitehall,Stronsay £117 TEX
Lenahowe,Sandwick £117 BELTEX
Lenahowe,Sandwick £109 TEX
Salwick,Longhope £119 TEX
Cotland,St Ola £97 TEX
Laga,Evie £95 LLEYN
Copenageo,Tankerness £91 CHEV
Ingsay,Swannay £71 CHEV
Fairview,St Margarets Hope £69 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick £63 SHET
Longhouse,Westray £63 OTHER
Howe,Harray £49 TEX