Sheep Sale

Forward on Tuesday were 356 Prime Lambs, 201 Store Lambs & 156 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 226.9 p/kg (+6.5p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 227.3 p/kg (+9.7p)
Lambs per head averaged £106.24 (+ £1.16)
Prime Lambs topped at 242 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 50 kilos from R Flett, Howan, Dounby realising £121.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
Little Crofty,Tankerness 48 £115 239.6 BELTEXLittle Crofty,Tankerness 48 £112.50 234.4 TEXLittle Crofty,Tankerness 47 £109.50 233 BELTEXDawn Cottage,Holm 49 £117 238.8 DUTCH SPDawn Cottage,Holm 48 £112 233.3 DUTCH SPSmiddy,Stronsay 38.5 £91.50 237.7 BELTEXSmiddy,Stronsay 47 £108.50 230.9 BELTEXHowequoy,Holm 50 £118.50 237 TEXWhitehall,Stronsay 48 £113 235.4 TEXWhitehall,Stronsay 48 £112.50 234.4 TEXWhitehall,Stronsay 47 £109.50 233 TEXLower Cornquoy,Holm 47 £110 234 TEXLower Cornquoy,Holm 47 £109 231.9 TEXVestrafiold,Sandwick 46 £107.50 233.7 TEXVestrafiold,Sandwick 46 £106.50 231.5 TEXVestrafiold,Sandwick 44 £101.50 230.7 TEXSouth Breck,Firth 48 £112 233.3 TEXSouth Breck,Firth 46.5 £108 232.3 CHARSouth Breck,Firth 48.5 £112 230.9 CHEVStandpretty,Evie 46 £107 232.6 TEXStandpretty,Evie 43 £100 232.6 TEXOaklea,St Ola 46 £107 232.6 TEXOaklea,St Ola 45 £102.50 227.8 TEXHowan,Dounby 48 £111 231.3 TEXLittlequoy,Burray 39 £90 230.8 TEXStonelea,Stenness 39 £89.50 229.5 CHEVQueenamuckle,Rendall 48 £109 227.1 SUFQueenamuckle,Rendall 47 £106 225.5 TEXNether Ouseness,Westray 44 £99.50 226.1 TEXNether Ouseness,Westray 41 £91.50 223.2 TEXAnnster,South Ronaldsay 50 £113 226 WHITEVinkwin,Evie 47 £106 225.5 TEXRennibister,Kirkwall 43.5 £98 225.3 TEXRennibister,Kirkwall 42 £93.50 222.6 TEXMyers,South Ronaldsay 50 £110 220 BLACK
Top price per head was £125 for a Texel scaling 56 kilos from J & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
Howan,Dounby 50 £121 TEX Dawn Cottage,Holm 55 £119.50 DUTCH SP Dawn Cottage,Holm 49 £117 DUTCH SP Howequoy,Holm 50 £118.50 TEX Little Crofty,Tankerness 48 £115 BELTEX Little Crofty,Tankerness 48 £112.50 TEX Standpretty,Evie 50 £114 TEX Whitehall,Stronsay 48 £113 TEX Whitehall,Stronsay 48 £112.50 TEX Annster,South Ronaldsay 50 £113 WHITE Queenamuckle,Rendall 52 £112.50 CHEV Queenamuckle,Rendall 50 £111 SUF South Breck,Firth 48.5 £112 CHAR South Breck,Firth 48 £112 TEX Vestrafiold,Sandwick 49 £111 SUF Myers,South Ronaldsay 50 £110 BLACK Lower Cornquoy,Holm 47 £110 TEX Lower Cornquoy,Holm 47 £109 TEX Garth, St Ola 58 £108.50 OTHER Smiddy,Stronsay 47 £108.50 BELTEX Oaklea,St Ola 46 £107 TEX Vinkwin,Evie 47 £106 TEX Nether Ouseness,Westray 47 £104 TEX Littlequoy,Burray 47 £103 TEX Stonelea,Stenness 44 £99.50 CHEV Rennibister,Kirkwall 43.5 £98 TEX
Store Lambs averaged £72.70 and topped at £91 for 8 Texels from Littlequoy Farm, Burray.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
Smiddy,Stronsay £90 BELTEX
Smiddy,Stronsay £90 BLACK
Littlequoy,Burray £89 TEX
Littlequoy,Burray £88.50 TEX
Netherstove,Sandwick £87 TEX
Netherstove,Sandwick £87 TEX
Newark,Eday £60 WHITE
Onziebust,Wyre £36 SHET
Cast Sheep topped at £161 for a Charollais Ewe from Ross Wood, North Moa, Rendall.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
Howan,Dounby £146 TEX
West Burnside,Tankerness £140 TEX
Biggings,Stenness £110 SUF
Biggings,Stenness £100 MULE
Summerfield,St Ola £107 TEX
South Breck,Firth £83 TEX
Appietown,Rendall £80 TEX
Appietown,Rendall £70 TEX
Ivy Cottage,Harray £78 WHITE
North Flaws,South Ronaldsay £76 TEX
North Flaws,South Ronaldsay £70 TEX
Stonelea,Stenness £68 TEX
Nether Ouseness,Westray £63 TEX
Smiddy,Stronsay £52 WHITE
Briarlea,Harray £39 WHITE
Newark,Eday £29 WHITE