Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 776 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs were sharper this week with lighter lambs selling to tremendous rates. Heavy Lambs were harder to cash but still a fantastic trade.
Prime Lambs Averaged 190.7 p/kg (+1.1p)
SQQ Lambs Averaged 196.1 p/kg (+4.1p)
Lambs per head Averaged £88.08 (+0.28)
516 Prime Lambs topped at 209.5 p/kg for a Beltex scaling 42 kilos from T Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness realising £88.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 44 £92.00 209.1 BLEULITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 41.5 £86.00 207.2 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 44 £90.00 204.5 BLEUBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47 £98.00 208.5 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 45 £93.00 206.7 SUFSEBAY,TANKERNESS 43 £88.00 204.7 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 45.5 £93.00 204.4 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 43 £88.50 205.8 TEXMESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 42 £85.50 203.6 TEXMESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 47 £93.50 198.9 TEXODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 48 £97.00 202.1 TEXODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 43 £86.50 201.2 TEXCOWESHOUSE,STRONSAY 38 £76.50 201.3 TEXAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 45 £89.50 198.9 CHARFEA,HOLM 44 £87.50 198.9 DUTCHFEA,HOLM 46 £89.50 194.6 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 42.5 £84.50 198.8 TEXNEWHALL,STROMNESS 41.5 £82.50 198.8 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 50 £99.00 198 BELTEXHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 45 £88.50 196.7 LLEYNHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 44 £86.50 196.6 LLEYNHALLEY,DEERNESS 41.5 £81.50 196.4 CHARHALLEY,DEERNESS 47.5 £92.50 194.7 CHARLAITHE,SANDWICK 44 £86.00 195.5 SUFSERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 41 £80.00 195.1 TEXSERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 46.5 £90.00 193.5 TEXSAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY 39 £76.00 194.9 TEXSAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY 41 £78.00 190.2 TEXVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 45.5 £88.00 193.4 MULEINKERMAN,SANDAY 43 £83.00 193 TEXBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 47 £90.00 191.5 SUFHUAN,SANDWICK 52 £98.00 188.5 TEXHALL OF CLESTRAIN,ORPHIR 50 £93.50 187 TEXLOCHVIEW,DOUNBY 40 £74.50 186.3 BLACKIEUPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA 43.5 £79.50 182.8 BLACKIE
Top price per head was £99 for a Beltex scaling 50 kilos from T Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
HUAN,SANDWICK 52 £98.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 52 £96.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 52 £93.00 SUF BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47 £98.00 TEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 52 £93.00 SUF MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 50 £97.50 TEX MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS 47 £93.50 TEX ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 48 £97.00 TEX ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY 50 £94.50 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 50 £96.50 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 54 £96.00 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 53 £95.50 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 51 £95.00 CHAR APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 50 £93.00 SUF AIKERNESS,EVIE 52 £93.50 TEX AIKERNESS,EVIE 52 £93.50 SUF HALL OF CLESTRAIN,ORPHIR 50 £93.50 TEX HALLEY,DEERNESS 47.5 £92.50 CHAR VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 49 £92.50 TEX VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 52 £92.50 SUF VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 50 £92.00 MULE BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 56 £92.00 SUF BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 47 £90.00 SUF LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 44 £92.00 BLEU LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 44 £90.00 BLEU HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 48.5 £91.00 LLEYN HOBBISTER,ORPHIR 48 £90.00 SUF SERRIGAR,SOUTH RONALDSAY 46.5 £90.00 TEX LAITHE,SANDWICK 48 £90.00 TEX FEA,HOLM 46 £89.50 TEX PURTABRECK,TOAB 45 £88.50 BELTEX BRIARLEA,STRONSAY 58 £88.00 ZWAR
191 Store Lambs were a mixed show but sold tremendously well considering many consignors getting well through their batches of lambs. Stores topped at £77 for 4 Texels from D Peace, Samsons Lane, Stronsay.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
BIGGINGS,RENDALL £75.50 TEX
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £75.00 TEX
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £72.00 TEX
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £72.00 SUF
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £71.00 SUF
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £70.00 SUF
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £70.00 CHEV
ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY £70.00 SUF
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £70.00 SUF
TOFTS,ST OLA £70.00 TEX
TOFTS,ST OLA £68.50 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £68.00 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £66.00 TEX
CURCABRECK,RENDALL £54.00 SUF
TRUMLAND,ROUSAY £50.00 SHET
HOVERSTA,RENDALL £42.50 SHET
69 Cast Sheep were sharper this week with the biggest lift seen in feeding types. Cast Sheep topped at £115 for 2 Texel Ewes from J Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
MESSIGATE,TANKERNESS £106.00 CHEV
HERMISGARTH,SANDAY £105.00 TEX
HERMISGARTH,SANDAY £101.00 TEX
ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY £105.00 TEX
ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY £97.00 TEX
ODINSTONE,SHAPINSAY £95.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £99.00 SUF
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £90.00 TEX
CLOKE,DOUNBY £96.00 CHAR
TOFTS,ST OLA £95.00 TEX
BRIARLEA,STRONSAY £88.00 ZWAR
ONZIEBUST,EGILSAY £80.00 SUF
BRECK,STRONSAY £79.00 TEX
TRUMLAND,ROUSAY £77.00 LLEYN
NEWHALL,STROMNESS £76.00 SUF
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £70.00 SUF
CURCABRECK,RENDALL £64.00 CHEV