Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 401 Prime Hoggs, 303 Store Hoggs & 152 Cast Sheep.
All classes of sheep met an excellent trade and sold much sharper on the week.
A mixed show of Prime Hoggs averaged 200 p/kg and were in high demand. Prime hoggs sold to 230.4 p/kg for a Beltex Hogg scaling 39.5 kilos from T Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness realising £91.
Top price per head was £101 for a pen of 3 Texels scaling 54 kilos from I D Sinclair, Heads, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER PRIME HOGGS PER KILO
STOREHOUSE,STRONSAY 35.5 £78.00 219.7 TEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 43 £94.00 218.6 BELTEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 42 £90.50 215.5 BELTEXSTRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 39 £84.00 215.4 BELTEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 41.5 £89.50 215.7 TEXUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 42 £89.00 211.9 TEXBRANSTANE,WESTRAY 38 £80.50 211.8 TEXEASTAQUOY ,HARRAY 42.5 £90.00 211.8 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 40 £84.50 211.3 TEXNEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 44.5 £94.00 211.2 TEXHOLLAND,FIRTH 41 £86.50 211 TEXAPPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 43 £90.00 209.3 CHARHEWING,FIRTH 42 £88.00 209.5 TEXHEWING,FIRTH 46 £96.00 208.7 TEXBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 45 £94.00 208.9 TEXMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 43 £89.50 208.1 TEXWHITEHALL ,STRONSAY 44 £91.50 208 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL 45 £93.50 207.8 WHITEHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 39.5 £81.80 207.1 TEXROSEBANK,DEERNESS 37.5 £76.50 204 TEXHOWEQUOY,HOLM 40 £81.50 203.8 TEXCOLLIGARTH,SANDAY 47 £95.50 203.2 TEXCOLLIGARTH,SANDAY 41 £83.00 202.4 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 40.5 £82.00 202.5 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 39 £79.00 202.6 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 42.5 £85.50 201.2 TEXSWANBISTER,ORPHIR 42.5 £84.50 198.8 SUFLOWER BU,HOLM 40 £79.00 197.5 TEX
OTHER PRIME HOGGS PER HEAD
MOA,STENNESS 54.2 £98.50 TEX EASTAQUOY ,HARRAY 51.5 £98.00 TEX EASTAQUOY ,HARRAY 56.5 £97.00 TEX NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY 51.5 £97.00 SUF HEWING,FIRTH 46 £96.00 TEX COLLIGARTH,SANDAY 47 £95.50 TEX COLLIGARTH,SANDAY 50.5 £95.00 CHEV VETQUOY,TWATT FARM 50.5 £95.00 SUF BRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 45 £94.00 TEX STRATHORE,SHAPINSAY 43 £94.00 BELTEX WESTSHORE,RENDALL 45 £93.50 WHITE STONELEA,STENNESS 47 £93.00 TEX WHITEHALL ,STRONSAY 44 £91.50 TEX APPIEHOUSE,STENNESS 43 £90.00 CHAR MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 43 £89.50 TEX SKAILL,ORPHIR 41.5 £89.50 TEX SKAILL,ORPHIR 43 £89.00 TEX UPPERFIELD,ST OLA 42 £89.00 TEX HOLLAND,FIRTH 44.5 £88.50 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 48 £88.00 SUF BRANSTANE,WESTRAY 44 £86.50 SUF HOWEQUOY,HOLM 45.5 £85.00 TEX
A mixture of Store Hoggs sold to much sharper rates selling to £91 for a Texel from G R T Scarth, Twatt Farm, Birsay.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £87.00 WHITE
TWATT FARM ,BIRSAY £86.00 TEX
TWATT FARM ,BIRSAY £85.00 TEX
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £84.50 TEX
SWANBISTER,ORPHIR £81.00 WHITE
LOWER BU,HOLM £80.50 OTHER
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £80.50 WHITE
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR £78.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £75.00 TEX
HOWEQUOY,HOLM £69.50 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £66.00 WHITE
CRUMBRECKS,ORPHIR £64.50 WHITE
A larger show of Cast Sheep sold to £140 for a Texel Ewe from I D Sinclair, Heads, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CAST EWES
NEWBIGGING,WESTRAY £130.00 TEX
STOREHOUSE,STRONSAY £129.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £129.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £125.00 TEX
WHITEHALL ,STRONSAY £128.00 TEX
WHITEHALL ,STRONSAY £121.00 TEX
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT £120.00 BLACK
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £120.00 TEX
CATMUIR HALL,FLOTTA £109.00 WHITE
COLLIGARTH,SANDAY £102.00 TEX
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £99.00 WHITE
VETQUOY,DOUNBY £96.00 TEX
VINKWIN,EVIE £95.00 TEX
MOUSELAND,STROMNESS £94.00 LLEYN
MOA,STENNESS £94.00 WHITE
MOA,STENNESS £90.00 WHITE
COWESHOUSE,STRONSAY £91.00 SUF
BRECK COTTAGE,BIRSAY £90.00 CHEV
TWATT FARM ,BIRSAY £90.00 TEX
SANDYHA,STROMNESS £89.00 WHITE
SWANBISTER,ORPHIR £85.00 BLACK
TOFTS,ST OLA £81.00 OTHER
BEAQUOY,DOUNBY £72.00 WHITE
MILLBURN,HARRAY £71.00 OTHER
LITTLE WARDS,LONGHOPE £67.00 WHITE
ANNSTER,SOUTH RONALDSAY £62.00 WHITE