Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 663 Prime Lambs, 403 Store Lambs & 313 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 210.1 p/kg (-9.4p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 211 p/kg (-10.7p)
Lambs per head averaged £97.60 (- £4.10)
Prime Lambs topped at 236.6 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 41 kilos from B & F Kemp, Upper Hobbister, Stenness realising £97.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
EAST HOWE,BIRSAY 46.5 £103.50 222.6 TEXEAST HOWE,BIRSAY 49 £106.00 216.3 TEXUPPER HOBBISTER,STENNESS 42.5 £94.50 222.4 TEXUPPER HOBBISTER,STENNESS 47 £104.00 221.3 TEXHOWE,HARRAY 46.5 £103.00 221.5 TEXHOWE,HARRAY 49 £107.00 218.4 TEXBRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47 £103.50 220.2 TEXNETHER CORSTON,HARRAY 47 £103.50 220.2 TEXDENWICK,DEERNESS 48 £105.00 218.8 TEXDENWICK,DEERNESS 44.5 £94.50 212.4 TEXROSEBANK,DEERNESS 41 £89.50 218.3 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 47 £102.50 218.1 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 45.5 £98.50 216.5 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 44.5 £95.50 214.6 TEXCOPENAGEO,TANKERNESS 48 £104.50 217.7 TEXCOPENAGEO,TANKERNESS 51 £108.50 212.7 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 43.5 £94.00 216.1 TEXGARSON,SANDWICK 45 £96.50 214.4 CHARST CLAIR,HOLM 48.5 £104.50 215.5 TEXST CLAIR,HOLM 47.5 £101.00 212.6 TEXST CLAIR,HOLM 51 £108.00 211.8 TEXWARTHILL,HOLM 49 £105.50 215.3 TEXCOLLIGARTH,SANDAY 50 £107.50 215 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 46 £98.50 214.1 CHEVVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 50 £106.00 212 TEXBU,ORPHIR 40.5 £86.50 213.6 TEXBU,ORPHIR 46 £97.00 210.9 TEXWEST BROUGH,SANDAY 44.5 £95.00 213.5 TEXWEST BROUGH,SANDAY 44 £91.50 208 SUFNIGLEY,TOAB 47 £100.00 212.8 TEXNIGLEY,TOAB 46 £96.50 209.8 TEXQUOYKEA,TOAB 48 £102.00 212.5 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 51 £108.00 211.8 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 51 £107.50 210.8 TEXCROOK,RENDALL 42 £88.50 211 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 46 £97.00 210.9 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 47 £99.00 210.6 TEXGRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY 47 £99.00 210.6 SUFCOTLAND,ST OLA 49 £102.50 209.2 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 48.5 £101.00 208.2 TEXSERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 50 £104.50 209 SUFQUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 52 £108.00 207.7 TEXINKERMAN,SANDAY 48 £99.50 207.3 TEXLAGA,EVIE 46 £95.00 206.5 SUFHURTISO,HOLM 46 £95.00 206.5 CHEVHURTISO,HOLM 49 £101.00 206.1 CHEVSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 51 £105.00 205.9 CHARINNISTER,ROUSAY 43 £88.00 204.7 CHEVOAKLEA,ST OLA 51 £103.50 202.9 TEXNORTH MOA,RENDALL 42 £84.00 200 CHARNEWARK,SANDAY 55 £107.50 195.5 CHAR
Prime Lambs topped at £109.50 per head for 3 Texels scaling 52 kilos from M Walker, Copenageo, Tankerness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
COPENAGEO,TANKERNESS 53 £109.00 TEX COPENAGEO,TANKERNESS 51 £108.50 TEX QUHOLMSLIE,STROMNESS 52 £108.00 TEX ST CLAIR,HOLM 51 £108.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 51 £108.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 51 £107.50 TEX COLLIGARTH,SANDAY 58 £108.00 TEX COLLIGARTH,SANDAY 50 £107.50 TEX NEWARK,SANDAY 55 £107.50 CHAR NEWARK,SANDAY 56 £106.50 CHAR VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 54 £107.50 TEX VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 50 £106.00 TEX SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 53 £107.50 CHAR SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 53 £105.50 SUF HOWE,HARRAY 49 £107.00 TEX EAST HOWE,BIRSAY 49 £106.00 TEX WARTHILL,HOLM 49 £105.50 TEX COTLAND,ST OLA 52 £105.50 TEX DENWICK,DEERNESS 48 £105.00 TEX SERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 50 £104.50 SUF NORTH MOA,RENDALL 56 £104.00 CHAR UPPER HOBBISTER,STENNESS 47 £104.00 TEX OAKLEA,ST OLA 51 £103.50 TEX NETHER CORSTON,HARRAY 47 £103.50 TEX BRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47 £103.50 TEX ODINESS,STRONSAY 47 £102.50 TEX QUOYKEA,TOAB 48 £102.00 TEX HURTISO,HOLM 49 £101.00 CHEV GRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY 50 £100.50 SUF NIGLEY,TOAB 47 £100.00 TEX INKERMAN,SANDAY 48 £99.50 TEX UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 47 £99.00 TEX WEST BROUGH,SANDAY 47.5 £98.50 SUF BU,ORPHIR 46 £97.00 TEX GARSON,SANDWICK 45 £96.50 CHAR LAGA,EVIE 46 £95.00 SUF ROSEBANK,DEERNESS 45 £90.00 OTHER
Store Lambs were a sound trade considering the mixed show of longer keep lambs. Store Lambs averaged £69.46 (- £9.57) and topped at £86.50 for 15 Suffolks from MF & BF Hewison, Gretna Green, Westray.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
UPPER HOBBISTER,STENNESS £85.00 TEX
UPPER HOBBISTER,STENNESS £80.50 BLACK
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £83.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £80.50 TEX
INNISTER,ROUSAY £80.00 CHEV
GRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY £80.00 SUF
GRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY £80.00 TEX
KEBRO,ORPHIR £79.50 SUF
HOWE,STROMNESS £77.50 TEX
BU,ORPHIR £75.50 TEX
KIRKVOE,RENDALL £72.50 SUF
CROOK,RENDALL £72.50 TEX
LOCHVIEW,DOUNBY £70.00 MULE
Cast Sheep were a poorer show but sold well accordingly averaging £70.14. Cast Sheep topped at £150 for a Texel Ewe from West Brough, Sanday.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH £148.00 CHAR
SOUTH BRECK,FIRTH £126.00 CHAR
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £135.00 TEX
WEST BROUGH,SANDAY £130.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £122.00 TEX
GARSON,SANDWICK £121.00 BELTEX
GARSON,SANDWICK £112.00 CHAR
GARSON,SANDWICK £110.00 TEX
AVELSHAY,ROUSAY £120.00 CHEV
SOUTH HOUSE,EDAY £119.00 TEX
SOUTH HOUSE,EDAY £110.00 WHITE
SOUTH HOUSE,EDAY £107.00 SUF
NEWARK,SANDAY £116.00 OTHER
NEWARK,SANDAY £110.00 TEX
COLLIGARTH,SANDAY £113.00 CHEV
NEWHOUSE,SANDAY £110.00 TEX
LAGA,EVIE £106.00 LLEYN
TWATT FARM,BIRSAY £102.00 LLEYN
OAKLEA,ST OLA £95.00 OTHER
DENWICK,DEERNESS £95.00 WHITE
INKERMAN,SANDAY £90.00 TEX
BU,ORPHIR £89.00 WHITE
WARTHILL,HOLM £80.00 TEX
HURTISO,HOLM £80.00 CHEV
CROOK,SOUTH RONALDSAY £78.00 OTHER
ST CLAIR,HOLM £77.00 CHEV
INNISTER,ROUSAY £70.00 WHITE