Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 15 Breeding Sheep, 428 Prime Hoggs, 144 Store Hoggs and 23 Cast Sheep.
The dispersal sale of The Rendall Cheviot Flock took place with the sale topping at £250 for a 1-crop Ewe scanned in-lamb with a pair of Cheviots.
OTHER BREEDING PRICES
RENDALL CHEVIOTS £230 CHEV
RENDALL CHEVIOTS £220 CHEV
RENDALL CHEVIOTS £210 CHEV
RENDALL CHEVIOTS £200 CHEV
Prime Hoggs were again in high demand and sold to 202.5 p/kg for a pen of 9 Beltex Hoggs scaling 40.5 kilos from J & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness realising £82.
Top price per head was £100 for a pen of 5 Texel Hoggs scaling 57.5 kilos from R & J Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay.
OTHER LEADING PRICES PER KILO
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 46.5 £92.00 197.8 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 39.5 £78.00 197.5 CHARRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 38 £73.50 193.4 TEXRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 42 £80.00 190.5 TEXWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 45.5 £88.00 193.4 TEXWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 42.5 £81.00 190.6 CHARINKERMAN,SANDAY 37.5 £72.50 193.3 TEXGORN,WESTRAY 39 £74.50 191 TEXGORN,WESTRAY 46 £87.50 190.2 BLACKDRYDALE,STROMNESS 44.5 £85.00 191 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 38 £72.50 190.8 TEXUPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA 43 £82.00 190.7 TEXBIGGINGS,STENNESS 41 £78.00 190.2 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 47 £89.00 189.4 TEXSEBAY,TANKERNESS 41 £77.50 189 TEXMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 37.5 £71.00 189.3 SUFYARPHA,ORPHIR 46 £87.00 189.1 TEXHOLLAND,FIRTH 44 £82.50 187.5 TEXHEWAN,SHAPINSAY 52 £97.50 187.5 TEXCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 42.5 £78.50 184.7 SUFCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 43.5 £80.00 183.9 CHEVSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 48 £88.00 183.3 TEXBURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR 47.5 £85.50 180 TEX
OTHER LEADING PRICES PER HEAD
HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 52 £97.50 TEX HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 56.5 £96.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 49 £93.00 TEX NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 46.5 £92.00 TEX YARPHA,ORPHIR 50.5 £90.50 TEX SEBAY,TANKERNESS 48 £90.00 SUF SEBAY,TANKERNESS 47 £89.00 TEX WEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 45.5 £88.00 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 48 £88.00 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 50 £88.00 SUF QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 49.5 £88.00 SUF GORN,WESTRAY 46 £87.50 BLACK QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 49.5 £87.00 CHAR BURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR 47.5 £85.50 TEX BURNS OF MYRE,ORPHIR 48 £85.00 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 44.5 £85.00 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 47 £85.00 TEX MOSSCLAIR,TANKERNESS 48.5 £85.00 SUF HOLLAND,FIRTH 44 £82.50 TEX UPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA 43 £82.00 TEX LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 45 £82.00 TEX RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 42 £80.00 TEX CAULDHAME,STROMNESS 43.5 £80.00 CHEV
A small show of Store Hoggs sold to £75.50 for a pen of 12 Texels from D M Walls, Inkerman, Sanday and also for a pen of 27 Texels from K Watson, Rennibister, Kirkwall.
OTHER LEADING STORE HOGGS
MILLBURN,SHETLAND £75.00 TEX
GORN,WESTRAY £74.50 BLACK
GORN,WESTRAY £73.50 WHITE
LOCHSIDE,SANDAY £68.00 SHET
NIGLEY,TOAB £66.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £66.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £65.50 BLACK
INKERMAN,SANDAY £64.50 TEX
MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS £64.50 SUF
MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS £64.00 SUF
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK £64.00 SUF
A small show of Cast Sheep were in very high demand with Ewes topping at £140 for a Texel from R Mouat, Millburn, South Nestings, Shetland.
OTHER LEADING CAST SHEEP
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £124.00 TEX
MILLBURN,SHETLAND £97.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £97.00 WHITE
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK £90.00 TEX
WEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS £80.00 CHAR
Cast Rams sold to £118 for a Texel from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick.