Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 944 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
A mixed show of Prime Lambs sold to the dearest rates so far this Autumn. Lighter, well presented lambs worth a serious premium. Heavy Lambs harder to Cash but butcher lambs well bid for with the Butchers.
Prime Lambs averaged 200.3 p/kg (+9.6p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 206.6 p/kg (+10.5p)
Per head Averaged £91 (+ £2.92)
500 Prime Lambs topped at 222.2 p/kg for a Texel scaling 36 kilos from A Garriock, Clairness, Sandwick realising £80.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
WITHAQUOY,HOLM 42.5 £92.00 216.5 BELTEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 40 £85.50 213.8 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 45 £95.00 211.1 TEXCOPENAGEO,TANKERNESS 44.5 £95.00 213.5 TEXCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44.5 £95.00 213.5 TEXCLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 45 £96.00 213.3 TEXHALL OF GORN,HOLM 39 £83.00 212.8 TEXSOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS 40 £84.50 211.3 TEXSOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS 41 £82.00 200 CHEVVINKWIN,EVIE 45 £95.00 211.1 TEXVINKWIN,EVIE 40 £82.50 206.3 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 44 £92.50 210.2 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 49 £101.00 206.1 TEXBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 42.5 £89.00 209.4 TEXBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 41 £85.00 207.3 CHEVBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 46 £95.00 206.5 TEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 45 £94.00 208.9 LLEYNHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 44 £91.00 206.8 LLEYNCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 43.5 £90.50 208 TEXHEADS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 44.5 £92.50 207.9 CHEVROADSIDE,ST OLA 38 £79.00 207.9 TEXKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 38 £79.00 207.9 CHARKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 40.5 £84.00 207.4 CHARNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 44.5 £92.00 206.7 SPEKWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 40 £82.50 206.3 CHARWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 41 £83.00 202.4 SUFMILLBRAE,SANDAY 42 £86.50 206 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 42 £86.50 206 TEXBENLAW,EVIE 45.5 £93.00 204.4 CHARSEBAY,TANKERNESS 46 £93.50 203.3 TEXAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 47 £95.50 203.2 CHARAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 45 £91.00 202.2 CHARWESTFIELD,STROMNESS 47 £94.50 201.1 SUFUPPER WORK,ST OLA 40 £80.50 201.3 LLEYNUPPER WORK,ST OLA 45.5 £90.00 197.8 LLEYNHUAN,SANDWICK 50 £98.50 197 TEXHUAN,SANDWICK 49 £96.50 196.9 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 48 £94.50 196.9 SUFVETQUOY,TWATT 50 £97.00 194 CHEVBRIARLEA,STRONSAY 47 £90.50 192.6 ZWARMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47 £90.00 191.5 TEX
Top price per head was £105 for a pen of 4 Texels scaling 54 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick purchased by E Flett Butchers.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 49 £101.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 53 £101.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 52 £100.50 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 50 £98.50 TEX APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 51 £100.00 CHAR APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 52 £99.00 CHAR APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 49 £97.50 CHAR VETQUOY,TWATT 50 £97.00 CHEV WESTFIELD,STROMNESS 51 £96.00 SUF CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 45 £96.00 TEX CLAIRNESS,SANDWICK 44.5 £95.00 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 46 £95.50 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 45 £95.00 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 50 £95.50 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 48 £94.50 SUF COPENAGEO,TANKERNESS 44.5 £95.00 TEX VINKWIN,EVIE 45 £95.00 TEX BRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 46 £95.00 TEX BRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 46 £94.00 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 50 £94.50 CHEV SEBAY,TANKERNESS 46 £93.50 TEX HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 49.5 £94.00 LLEYN BENLAW,EVIE 45.5 £93.00 CHAR HEADS,SOTH RONALDSAY 44.5 £92.50 CHEV NORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 44.5 £92.00 SPEK COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 43.5 £90.50 TEX BRIARLEA,STRONSAY 47 £90.50 ZWAR MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47 £90.00 TEX MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 47.5 £90.00 TEX UPPER WORK,ST OLA 45.5 £90.00 LLEYN
Store Lambs were also the dearest we’ve seen all season averaging an impressive £70.08 with plenty demand from all buyers. 399 Stores topped at £86.50 for a pen of 8 Texels from M Scholes, Hall of Gorn, Holm.
OTHER STORES
VINKWIN,EVIE £83.00 TEX
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £82.00 TEX
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £79.00 TEX
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £80.50 CHEV
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £80.00 SUF
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £80.50 TEX
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £78.50 SUF
LOWER BU,HOLM £80.00 TEX
WEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS £80.00 CHAR
WEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS £78.00 CHAR
GRIND,STRONSAY £79.50 SUF
VETQUOY,TWATT £79.00 SPEK
MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS £79.00 MULE
HALL OF GORN,HOLM £79.00 TEX
HALL OF GORN,HOLM £77.00 TEX
BRIARLEA,STRONSAY £76.00 ZWAR
ROADSIDE,ST OLA £74.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £73.50 CHEV
ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY £72.50 SUF
BLACKHALL,ST OLA £70.50 SPEK
UPPER WORK,ST OLA £70.00 LLEYN
LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £60.00 ABER
A small show of Cast Sheep sold well accordingly with mostly thinner, feeding ewes forward. 45 Ewes topped at £118 for a Texel Ewe from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
HUAN,SANDWICK £110.00 SUF
HUAN,SANDWICK £98.00 CHAR
HUAN,SANDWICK £95.00 TEX
VETQUOY,TWATT £106.00 TEX
DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £105.00 TEX
SOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS £90.00 TEX
SOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS £86.00 TEX
SALWICK,LONGHOPE £80.00 LLEYN
MOAN,HARRAY £79.00 TEX
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £60.00 SUF