Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Wednesday were 932 Prime Lambs, 639 Store Lambs
& 57 Cast Sheep.
A large show of Prime Lambs were in high demand selling to a top of 183 p/kg for a Texel Lamb scaling 47 kilos from A T Rendall, Old Hall, Stromness realising £86.
Top price per head was £88 for 3 Texels scaling 49.5 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick and also for a pair of Texels scaling 50 kilos from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness.
OTHER PRIME LAMBS
HOUSEBAY,STRONSAY 51 £87.00 170.6 TEXNEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS 48.5 £86.50 178.4 TEXOLD HALL,STROMNESS 51.5 £86.00 167 SUFYARPHA,ORPHIR 51.5 £85.50 166 TEXHUAN,SANDWICK 53 £85.50 161.3 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 49.5 £85.00 171.7 TEXSTANDPRETTY,EVIE 52.5 £85.00 161.9 TEXBRETTOBRECK,STROMNESS 50.5 £84.50 167.3 TEXCAULDHAME,STROMNESS 48 £84.50 176 TEXSOUTH BRECK,FIRTH 48 £84.00 175 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 49 £84.00 171.4 TEXMYERS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 49 £83.50 170.4 TEXLITTLEQUOY,BURRAY 56 £83.00 148.2 TEXWARTHILL,HOLM 47 £83.00 176.6 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 48 £82.50 171.9 SUFKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 45 £82.00 182.2 CHARREDLAND,FIRTH 50 £82.00 164 TEXLITTLE CROFT,TANKERNESS 47 £81.00 172.3 SUFKIRKBRAE,WESTRAY 45.5 £80.00 175.8 TEXFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 46 £80.00 173.9 TEXRAMSQUOY,STENNESS 46 £80.00 173.9 TEX1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE 46.5 £80.00 172 TEXBACHYLIS,ORPHIR 44.5 £79.50 178.7 TEXBENLAW,EVIE 45 £79.00 175.6 CHARORQUIL,ST OLA 47.5 £79.00 166.3 BLACKREDLAND,STROMNESS 45 £77.50 172.2 SUFLINKSNESS,STRONSAY 42.5 £77.00 181.2 TEXSWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE 44 £76.50 173.9 SUFHOUSEGARTH,QUOYLOO 44 £76.00 172.7 SUFBRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS 42 £75.80 180.5 TEXBINSCARTH,FINSTOWN 44 £75.50 171.6 SUFHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 42.5 £74.00 174.1 LLEYNMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS, 43 £73.50 170.9 SUFNIGLEY,TOAB 40 £73.00 182.5 TEX
A mixed show of mostly leaner Store Lambs were again in strong demand selling to £74.50 for a pair of Texels from Halcro-Johnston, Gyre, Orphir.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
BACHYLIS,ORPHIR £74.00 TEX
BALLGREEN,SOUTH RONALDSAY £73.00 TEX
HOUSEBAY,STRONSAY £72.00 SUF
KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK £72.00 SUF
BRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS £71.50 TEX
EILDON,TOAB £71.00 CHEV
NIGLEY,TOAB £69.50 TEX
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £69.00 SUF
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £68.00 SUF
BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE £68.00 WHITE
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £66.00 TEX
SWANNAY FARM,BY EVIE £59.50 SUF
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £58.50 TEX
REDLAND,FIRTH £57.50 SUF
ORPHIR,ORPHIR £57.50 WHITE
A small show of Cast Sheep were in very high demand with more Ewes wanted. Cast Sheep sold to £118 for a Texel Ewe from J W R Moar, Crook, Rendall.
OTHER CAST EWES
CROOK,RENDALL £110.00 TEX
AIRY,STRONSAY £104.00 SUF
REDLAND,STROMNESS £96.00 CHAR
HOLLAND,STRONSAY £96.00 TEX
EAST HOWE,BIRSAY £92.00 TEX
EILDON,TOAB £89.00 CHEV
CLAYPITS,ORPHIR £85.00 CHEV
HOUSEBAY,STRONSAY £80.00 WHITE
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £80.00 TEX
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £73.00 OTHER
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £69.00 TEX
Cast Rams sold to £99 for a Texel from T & E S Gullion, Warthill, Holm.