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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