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Special Sale of Store Cattle

March 17

Forward on Monday were 400 Store Cattle & 10 OTM Cattle.

 

Sunday night saw the 2025 Young Farmers Overwintering Competition Show take place with the show once again kindly sponsered by NorthLink Ferries. A big thank you must go to our judge Mr Stuart Ross, Wardhead, Strichan.

 

Overall Champion Overwintered animal was awarded to Josie Eunson, Newbreck, Tankerness with her Limousin Heifer scaling 735 kilos. This Heifer went on to realise the top price of the day £3050 purchased by the judge. This was also the Reserve Champion weight gain animal. Josie also won the best handler prize and also the highest differential from buying to selling.

 

Reserve Champion Overwintered animal was awarded to Abbey Moar, Upper Heads, South Ronaldsay with her Limousin Heifer scaling 655 kilos. This Heifer realised £2800 and was purchased by the judge.

 

OTHER HALTERED HEIFERS

Scott Slater,Hallmyre,St Ola     705        £2,900 411.3    LIM

Matthew Meason,Frustigarth,Shapinsay           635        £2,680 422        LIM

Sam Spence, Norton, Dounby  570        £2,550 447.4    LIM

Marcus Scholes,Hall of Gorn,Holm      570        £2,420 424.6    LIM

Cole Edwards,Cleat,Holm        495        £2,080 420.2    LIM

Magnus Risbridger,Skjerstad,Kirkwall 475        £2,000 421.1    LIM

 

Best Steer and Champion weight gain animal was awarded to Rowan Donaldson, Redland, Stromness with his British Blue steer scaling 745 kilos realising the top steer price of £2900 purchased by the judge.

 

OTHER HALTERED STEERS

Tom Flett,Leary,Birsay 615        £2,580 419.5    LIM

Dale Groundwater,Lower Velzian,Dounby         545        £2,300 422        LIM

Murray Scott,Mucklehouse,South Ronaldsay  530        £2,120 400        LIM

 

Champion Unhaltered Animal was awarded to Kenzy Ritch, Feaval, Sandwick with his Limousin Heifer scaling 530 kilos realising £2380 purchased by the judge.

 

OTHER UNHALTERED HEIFERS

Beth Sclater,15 Earl Street,Kirkwall      570        £2,320 407        SIM

Jack Walls,Biggings,Holm         620        £2,380 383.9    LIM

 

Champion Home Bred animal was awarded to Robbie Stevenson, Ben Loyal, Holm with his Pure Limousin Heifer scaling 595 kilos which realisied £2520 purchased by the judge.

 

OTHER HOME BRED CATTLE

Siobhan McDonell,Veltigar,Tankerness 635        £2,680 422        LIM

Sam Spence,Norton,Dounby   645        £2,620 406.2    LIM

 

Store Steers averaged 420.4 p/kg (+3.1p)

AA Steers averaged 403.5 p/kg (+2p)

 

300-350 kilos averaged 448 p/kg

350-400 kilos averaged 435 p/kg

400-450 kilos averaged 425 p/kg

450-500 kilos averaged 418 p/kg

500-550 kilos averaged 405 p/kg

550-600 kilos averaged 404 p/kg

600-700 kilos averaged 396 p/kg

 

Store Steers topped at 498.5 p/kg for 3 Simmentals scaling 331 kilos from Maesquoy, Harray realising £1650.

 

OTHER STEERS PER KILO

Maesquoy,Harray          325        £1,600 492.3    LIM

Maesquoy,Harray          390        £1,900 487.2    BRI BLU

Maesquoy,Harray          355        £1,700 478.9    BRI BLU

Frustigarth,Shapinsay 335        £1,670 498.5    CHAR

Midbigging,Toab              440        £2,060 468.2    CHAR

Biggings,Stenness         375        £1,740 464        CHAR

Biggings,Stenness         377        £1,680 445.6    BRI BLU

Whitehow,Papa Westray            432        £1,990 460.6    LIM

Messigate,Tankerness 377        £1,730 458.9    LIM

Eastaquoy,Harray          455        £2,060 452.7    CHAR

Eastaquoy,Harray          486        £2,140 440.3    CHAR

Nistagar,Harray              460        £2,080 452.2    BRI BLU

Nistagar,Harray              430        £1,920 446.5    CHAR

Leary,Birsay      335        £1,510 450.7    LIM

Veltigar,Tankerness       555        £2,500 450.5    CHAR

Veltigar,Tankerness       635        £2,680 422        LIM

Vindon,Finstown            482        £2,170 450.2    CHAR

East Howe,Birsay           447        £2,000 447.4    CHAR

East Howe,Birsay           460        £2,055 446.7    CHAR

East Howe,Birsay           415        £1,840 443.4    LIM

Caperhouse,Harray      341        £1,510 442.8    SIM

Floss,Westray  340        £1,500 441.2    LIM

Nearhouse,Rousay        490        £2,150 438.8    LIM

Lingro,St Ola     471        £2,060 437.4    SIM

Grimbister,Firth              525        £2,280 434.3    CHAR

Heads,St Margarets Hope          458        £1,990 434.5    SIM

Hyval,Sandwick             485        £2,100 433        SIM

Hyval,Sandwick             480        £2,040 425        CHAR

Gorn,Westray  493        £2,130 432        SIM

Kirkhouse,South Ronaldsay      561        £2,410 429.6    SIM

Kirkhouse,South Ronaldsay      562        £2,380 423.5    SIM

Feaval,Tenston 417        £1,780 426.9    LIM

Moa,Stenness  640        £2,690 420.3    LIM

Little Wards,Longhope 306        £1,285 419.9    AA

Skaill,Orphir     532        £2,220 417.3    AA

Appiehouse,Stenness  470        £1,960 417        SH

Burness,Firth   468        £1,940 414.5    AA

Burness,Firth   511        £2,100 411        AA

Pickletillum,Deerness 555        £2,290 412.6    SIM

Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall        428        £1,760 411.2    SH

Whitecleat,Tankerness 465        £1,880 404.3    LIM

Hilltoft,Holm    540        £2,180 403.7    CHAR

Cleat,St Ola      580        £2,320 400        BRI BLU

3 Breckan Brae,Holm   537        £2,140 398.5    STA

Sunnybank,St Ola          555        £2,080 374.8    STA

 

Store Steers averaged £1957 (+£46)

AA Steers averaged £1795

 

300-350 kilos averaged £1469

350-400 kilos averaged £1636

400-450 kilos averaged £1821

450-500 kilos averaged £1974

500-550 kilos avraged £2131

550-600 kilos averaged £2292

600-700 kilos averaged £2558

 

Store Steers topped at £2900 for a British Blue scaling 745 kilos from Rowan Donaldson, Redland, Stromness.

 

OTHER STEERS PER HEAD

Veltigar,Tankerness       670        £2,760 CHAR

Veltigar,Tankerness       660        £2,750 SIM

Veltigar,Tankerness       655        £2,700 LIM

Veltigar,Tankerness       635        £2,680 LIM

Moa,Stenness  640        £2,690 LIM

Kirkhouse,South Ronaldsay      630        £2,560 CHAR

Kirkhouse,South Ronaldsay      645        £2,510 BRI BLU

Kirkhouse,South Ronaldsay      695        £2,480 BRI BLU

Cleat,St Ola      655        £2,480 LIM

Cleat,St Ola      695        £2,480 LIM

Skaill,Orphir     585        £2,360 AA

Pickletillum,Deerness 555        £2,290 SIM

Grimbister,Firth              525        £2,280 CHAR

East Howe,Birsay           545        £2,240 LIM

Gorn,Westray  555        £2,240 SIM

Hilltoft,Holm    540        £2,180 SIM

Vindon,Finstown            555        £2,180 CHAR

Vindon,Finstown            482        £2,170 CHAR

Hyval,Sandwick             575        £2,170 SIM

Hyval,Sandwick             485        £2,100 SIM

Hyval,Sandwick             535        £2,100 CHAR

Nearhouse,Rousay        490        £2,150 LIM

Eastaquoy,Harray          495        £2,150 BRI BLU

Eastaquoy,Harray          486        £2,140 CHAR

3 Breckan Brae,Holm   537        £2,140 STA

Burness,Firth   511        £2,100 AA

Nistagar,Harray              460        £2,080 BRI BLU

Sunnybank,St Ola          555        £2,080 STA

Heads,St Margarets Hope          495        £2,080 CHAR

Heads,St Margarets Hope          520        £2,010 SAL

Lingro,St Ola     471        £2,060 SIM

Frustigarth,Shapinsay 515        £2,060 AA

Midbigging,Toab              440        £2,060 CHAR

Midbigging,Toab              445        £2,000 SAL

Appiehouse,Stenness  495        £2,010 AA

Appiehouse,Stenness  580        £1,980 SH

Maesquoy,Harray          430        £1,990 SIM

Maesquoy,Harray          407        £1,900 BRI BLU

Maesquoy,Harray          411        £1,900 SIM

Whitehow,Papa Westray            432        £1,990 LIM

Whitehow,Papa Westray            451        £1,930 LIM

Whitecleat,Tankerness 465        £1,880 LIM

Feaval,Tenston 417        £1,780 LIM

Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall        428        £1,760 SH

Biggings,Stenness         375        £1,740 CHAR

Biggings,Stenness         407        £1,720 SIM

Messigate,Tankerness 377        £1,730 LIM

Caperhouse,Harray      471        £1,700 STA

Caperhouse,Harray      400        £1,680 SIM

Floss,Westray  385        £1,550 CHAR

Leary,Birsay      335        £1,510 LIM

Leary,Birsay      350        £1,480 LIM

Little Wards,Longhope 368        £1,505 AA

 

Store Heifers averaged 408.3 p/kg (+9.3p)

AA Heifers averaged 386.1 p/kg (-5.3p)

 

350-400 kilos averaged 406 p/kg

400-450 kilos averaged 420 p/kg

450-500 kilos averaged 416 p/kg

500-550 kilos averaged 407 p/kg

550-600 kilos averaged 401 p/kg

600-700 kilos averaged 397 p/kg

 

Store Heifers topped at 477.8 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 450 kilos from B G Scott, Weethick, Tankerness realising £2150.

 

OTHER HEIFERS PER KILO

Veltigar,Tankerness       541        £2,440 451        CHAR

Veltigar,Tankerness       541        £2,350 434.4    LIM

Frustigarth,Shapinsay 380        £1,700 447.4    CHAR

Frustigarth,Shapinsay 407        £1,750 430        CHAR

Midbigging,Toab              456        £2,010 440.8    CHAR

Eastaquoy,Harray          490        £2,160 440.8    CHAR

Eastaquoy,Harray          517        £2,210 427.5    CHAR

Biggings,Stenness         460        £1,960 426.1    BRI BLU

Grandon,Finstown        472        £2,000 423.7    CHAR

Feaval,Tenston 430        £1,810 420.9    LIM

How,Sanday     542        £2,280 420.7    CHAR

Maesquoy,Harray          358        £1,500 419        LIM

Maesquoy,Harray          382        £1,600 418.8    LIM

Whitecleat,Tankerness 550        £2,300 418.2    SIM

Unigarth,Sandwick       337        £1,400 415.4    CHAR

Skaill,Orphir     498        £2,060 413.7    AA

Feaval,Birsay   530        £2,180 411.3    SIM

Feaval,Birsay   632        £2,580 408.2    CHAR

Netherhill,Tankerness  565        £2,320 410.6    LIM

Messigate,Tankerness 375        £1,500 400        LIM

St Clair,Holm   535        £2,140 400        LIM

Hilltoft,Holm    567        £2,250 396.8    CHAR

Gorn,Westray  530        £2,100 396.2    CHAR

Burnhouse,Longhope   552        £2,170 393.1    AA

Moa,Stenness  630        £2,470 392.1    LIM

Pickletillum,Deerness 530        £2,020 381.1    SIM

Vindon,Finstown            465        £1,720 369.9    CHAR

Floss,Westray  510        £1,850 362.7    HERE

Floss,Westray  336        £1,210 360.1    LIM

Nearhouse,Rousay        435        £1,490 342.5    CHAR

Little Wards,Longhope 345        £1,000 289.9    AA

 

Store Heifers averaged £2044 (+£139)

AA Heifers averaged £2026

 

350-400 kilos averaged £1511

400-450 kilos averaged £1784

450-500 kilos averaged £1990

500-550 kilos averaged £2138

550-600 kilos averaged £2279

600-700 kilos averaged £2566

 

Store Heifers topped at £3050 for a Limousin scaling 735 kilos from Josie Eunson, Newbreck, Tankerness.

 

OTHER HEIFERS PER HEAD

Veltigar,Tankerness       695        £2,870 LIM

Veltigar,Tankerness       690        £2,760 LIM

Veltigar,Tankerness       675        £2,620 CHAR

Veltigar,Tankerness       645        £2,590 CHAR

Moa,Stenness  740        £2,770 LIM

Moa,Stenness  670        £2,540 LIM

Feaval,Birsay   680        £2,580 LIM

Feaval,Birsay   632        £2,580 CHAR

St Clair,Holm   645        £2,490 LIM

St Clair,Holm   630        £2,450 AA

Skaill,Orphir     615        £2,410 AA

Netherhill,Tankerness  565        £2,320 LIM

Whitecleat,Tankerness 550        £2,300 SIM

How,Sanday     542        £2,280 CHAR

How,Sanday     580        £2,210 AA

Hilltoft,Holm    567        £2,250 CHAR

Eastaquoy,Harray          517        £2,210 CHAR

Eastaquoy,Harray          490        £2,160 CHAR

Burnhouse,Longhope   552        £2,170 AA

Frustigarth,Shapinsay 520        £2,120 CHAR

Gorn,Westray  530        £2,100 CHAR

Pickletillum,Deerness 530        £2,020 SIM

Midbigging,Toab              456        £2,010 CHAR

Feaval,Tenston 550        £2,000 AA

Feaval,Tenston 495        £2,000 LIM

Grandon,Finstown        472        £2,000 CHAR

Grandon,Finstown        517        £1,940 CHAR

Biggings,Stenness         460        £1,960 BRI BLU

Floss,Westray  510        £1,850 HERE

Vindon,Finstown            465        £1,720 CHAR

Maesquoy,Harray          382        £1,600 BRI BLU

Maesquoy,Harray          382        £1,560 LIM

Unigarth,Sandwick       377        £1,500 CHAR

Messigate,Tankerness 375        £1,500 LIM

Nearhouse,Rousay        435        £1,490 CHAR

Little Wards,Longhope 345        £1,000 AA

 

OTM Cows averaged 275.5 p/kg

OTM Cows averaged £1946

 

OTM Cows topped at 297.7 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 655 kilos from K Watson, Rennibister, Kirkwall realising £1950.

 

OTHER COWS PER KILO

Smoogarth,Firth             780        £2,300 294.9    SIM

Rennibister,Kirkwall     625        £1,830 292.8    SIM

Rennibister,Kirkwall     675        £1,890 280        AA

St Clair,Holm   815        £2,240 274.8    AA

Hilltoft,Holm    680        £1,860 273.5    AA

Biggings,Stenness         650        £1,760 270.8    SIM

Rennibister,Kirkwall     720        £1,890 262.5    AA

Skaill,Orphir     715        £1,850 258.7    AA

Skaill,Orphir     750        £1,890 252        AA

 

Top price per head was £2300 for a Simmental scaling 780 kilos from J R Stevenson, Smoogarth, Firth.

 

OTHER COWS PER HEAD

St Clair,Holm   815        £2,240 AA

Rennibister,Kirkwall     655        £1,950 AA

Rennibister,Kirkwall     675        £1,890 AA

Rennibister,Kirkwall     720        £1,890 AA

Skaill,Orphir     750        £1,890 AA

Hilltoft,Holm    680        £1,860 AA

Skaill,Orphir     715        £1,850 AA

Rennibister,Kirkwall     625        £1,830 SIM

Biggings,Stenness         650        £1,760 SIM

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