Forward for sale on Tuesday were 608 Prime & Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs sold to exact same rates as last week averaging 181 p/kg (-0.01p). SQQ Lambs averaged 183.4 p/kg (-3.07p), with the sale averaging £84.28 (- £0.04).
475 Prime Lambs topped at 192.2 p/kg for a Texel scaling 45 kilos from B & B Omand, Stembister, Toab realising £86.50.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
HOWAN,DOUNBY 48 191.7 £92.00 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 45 188.9 £85.00 TEXREDLAND,STROMNESS 48 191.7 £92.00 TEXREDLAND,STROMNESS 49 182.7 £89.50 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 47 191.5 £90.00 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 46 191.3 £88.00 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 48.5 188.7 £91.50 TEXTHE KNOWE,SANDAY 46 191.3 £88.00 TEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 45 191.1 £86.00 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 44 190.9 £84.00 TEXFEA,ORPHIR 48 190.6 £91.50 TEXFEA,ORPHIR 41 187.8 £77.00 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 47 190.4 £89.50 TEXVIRGINIA,STENNESS 47.5 189.5 £90.00 TEXSTEMBISTER,TOAB 43 189.5 £81.50 TEXBRAEHEAD,SOUTH RONALDSAY 44 188.6 £83.00 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 45.5 187.9 £85.50 TEXCHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 44 186.4 £82.00 TEXLOWER BU,HOLM 44 186.4 £82.00 MULEHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 44.5 183.1 £81.50 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 46 180.4 £83.00 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 51 173.5 £88.50 TEXINKERMAN,SANDAY 46 178.3 £82.00 TEXBRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS 49 177.6 £87.00 TEXBRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS 51 176.5 £90.00 TEXUPPER CORNQUOY,HOLM 46 177.2 £81.50 CHEVKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 48.5 176.3 £85.50 SUFAPPIETEEN,SANDWICK 50 176 £88.00 CHAR
Top price per head was £95.50 for Three Texels scaling 60 kilos from C A Scott, Ba’ green, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
BRAEHEAD,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £94.00 TEX REDLAND,STROMNESS 48 £92.00 TEX HOWAN,DOUNBY 48 £92.00 TEX FEA,ORPHIR 48 £91.50 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 48.5 £91.50 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 47 £90.00 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 52 £90.00 TEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 47.5 £90.00 TEX BRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS 51 £90.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 47 £89.50 TEX BALLGREEN,SOUTH RONALDSAY 72 £88.00 TEX APPIETEEN,SANDWICK 50 £88.00 CHAR THE KNOWE,SANDAY 46 £88.00 TEX STEMBISTER,TOAB 48 £88.00 TEX STEMBISTER,TOAB 49 £87.50 LLEYN KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 52 £87.00 CHEV SKAILL,WESTRAY 45 £86.00 TEX UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 45.5 £85.50 TEX TUQUOY,WESTRAY 44 £84.00 TEX CHARLESTON,PAPA WESTRAY 44 £82.00 TEX SKAILL,SANDWICK 60 £83.00 TEX LOWER BU,HOLM 44 £82.00 MULE INKERMAN,SANDAY 46 £82.00 TEX HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 44.5 £81.50 TEX UPPER CORNQUOY,HOLM 46 £81.50 CHEV
A smaller mixed show of 133 thinner feeding ewes sold to cheaper rates than last week topping at £96 for a Texel Ewe from J R Stevenson, Smoogarth, Firth.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
HOWAN,DOUNBY £93.00 TEX
BALLGREEN,SOUTH RONALDSAY £88.00 SUF
VIRGINIA,STENNESS £87.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £86.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £82.00 TEX
THE KNOWE,SANDAY £84.00 TEX
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK £83.00 WHITE
STEMBISTER,TOAB £75.00 TEX
NORTH FLAWS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £70.00 WHITE
SOUTH LINKERTAING,EDAY £68.00 WHITE
LEARY,BIRSAY £66.00 TEX
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £64.00 WHITE