Forward for sale on Friday were 462 Store Lambs and 63 Cast Sheep.
Store Lambs were in serious demand and sold to the dearest rates Orkney Mart has ever seen for short keep, tight skinned lambs. Smaller longer keep lambs were also much dearer on the week.
Store Lambs sold to £80 for a pen of 44 Texels from S A Seator, Seattersquoy, Stenness and also for a pen of 6 Texels from N & K Scalter, Skaill, Orphir.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
HOW,SANDAY £79.00 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR £78.00 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £76.50 SUFBRAEBUSTER,DEERNESS £76.00 TEXSOUTH BRECK,BURRAY £76.00 TEXROSEBANK,DEERNESS £76.00 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA £75.00 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA £74.50 SUFAVELSHAY,ROUSAY £74.50 WHITEHEATHERUM,SOUTH RONALDSAY £74.00 TEXVINKWIN,EVIE £69.00 TEXRYSA FARM,HOY £60.00 SUFUPPER BERRYHILL,ST OLA £58.00 TEXWESTNESS,ROUSAY £56.00 CHEVNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS £56.00 CHEVNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS £55.00 TEXLOOKOUT,BURRAY £50.00 WHITE
A small show of Cast ewes were also forward and sold to £114 for a
Charollais Ewe from Ross Wood, North Moa, Rendall.