Orkney Auction Mart

All Classes of Cattle
2026-03-02 11:30, 2026-03-16 11:30, 2026-03-30 11:30, 2026-04-13 11:30, 2026-04-27 11:30, 2026-05-11 11:30, 2026-05-25 11:30 (Europe/London)

All Classes of Sheep
2026-03-02 13:00, 2026-03-16 13:00, 2026-03-30 13:00, 2026-04-13 13:00, 2026-04-27 13:00, 2026-05-11 13:00, 2026-05-25 13:00

Special Sale of Store Cattle
2026-03-09
Forward on Monday were 6 Prime, 500 Store & 29 OTM Cattle.

Prime Cattle topped at 400 p/kg for a Limousin Heifer scaling 605 kilos from Glen Orkney, St Ola realising £2420 purchased by Williamsons.

OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
Feaval,Birsay 595 £2,344 394 SIM
Feaval,Birsay 560 £2,206 394 SIM

Store Steers averaged 425 p/kg (+20.7p)
AA Steers averaged 378.7 p/kg

Store Steers topped at 511.6 p/kg for a pair of British Blues scaling 430 kilos from Maesquoy, Harray realising £2200.

OTHER STEERS PER KILO
Biggings,Stenness 350 £1,760 502.9 CH
Skaill,Westray 437 £2,120 485.1 CH
Skaill,Westray 414 £1,980 478.3 CH
Skaill,Westray 400 £1,900 475 CH
Howan,Dounby 457 £2,210 483.6 CH
Maesquoy,Harray 398 £1,860 467.3 SM
Maesquoy,Harray 392 £1,820 464 BRB
Maesquoy,Harray 436 £2,020 463.3 CH
Kierfiold,Sandwick 450 £2,070 460 CH
Kierfiold,Sandwick 405 £1,860 459.3 SM
Kierfiold,Sandwick 410 £1,870 456.1 CH
Old Hall,Stromness 450 £2,060 457.8 CH
Old Hall,Stromness 496 £2,240 451.6 CH
Easter Voy,Sandwick 415 £1,900 457.8 SM
Easter Voy,Sandwick 415 £1,850 445.8 SM
Burndyke,Westray 425 £1,940 456.5 SM
Braehead,Stromness 430 £1,960 455.8 CH
Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall 430 £1,940 451.2 CH
Rosebank,Twatt 492 £2,180 443.1 CH
Midbigging,Toab 452 £2,000 442.5 CH
Copenageo,Tankerness 475 £2,100 442.1 LIM
Copenageo,Tankerness 460 £2,000 434.8 LIM
Braefoot,Shapinsay 492 £2,140 435 CH
Braefoot,Shapinsay 490 £2,130 434.7 LIM
Upper Heads,St Margarets Hope 512 £2,200 429.7 SM
Heathfield,St Ola 408 £1,750 428.9 BRB
Heathfield,St Ola 402 £1,710 425.4 SH
Appiehouse,Stenness 497 £2,090 420.5 SM
Westshore,Rendall 400 £1,660 415 SM
Branstane,Westray 450 £1,860 413.3 CH
Fillets,Graemsay 410 £1,680 409.8 AA
Orquil,St Ola 490 £2,000 408.2 AA
Vetquoy,Dounby 540 £2,200 407.4 LIM
Ness,Westray 465 £1,890 406.5 CH
Ness,Westray 520 £2,100 403.8 CH
Vindon,Finstown 495 £2,000 404 CH
Gorn,Westray 498 £2,010 403.6 SM
Chapelbrae,Westray 515 £2,040 396.1 SM
Gorn,Shapinsay 595 £2,350 395 AA
Smiddy Banks,South Ronaldsay 535 £2,110 394.4 SM
Seattersquoy,Stenness 617 £2,420 392.2 CH
Seattersquoy,Stenness 623 £2,410 386.8 CH
Netherhill,Tankerness 495 £1,920 387.9 LIM
Kirbuster,Stronsay 485 £1,880 387.6 LIM
Burnhouse,Longhope 512 £1,940 378.9 AA
Lopness,Sanday 470 £1,780 378.7 AA
St Clair,Holm 530 £2,000 377.4 SM
St Clair,Holm 555 £2,080 374.8 AA
Haybrake,Lyness 425 £1,580 371.8 AA
Cleat,St Ola 620 £2,300 371 LIM
Messigate,Tankerness 580 £2,140 369 AA
Ramsquoy,Stenness 677 £2,460 363.4 CH

Store Steers averaged £1983
AA Steers averaged £1917

Store Steers topped at £2540 for a Simmental scaling 725 kilos from G Swannie, Ramsquoy, Stenness and a Charolais scaling 725 kilos from S A Seator, Seattersquoy, Stenness.

OTHER STEERS PER HEAD
Ramsquoy,Stenness 710 £2,520 CH
Ramsquoy,Stenness 715 £2,490 SM
Cleat,St Ola 725 £2,470 BRB
Seattersquoy,Stenness 617 £2,420 CH
Seattersquoy,Stenness 623 £2,410 CH
Gorn,Shapinsay 665 £2,410 LIM
Gorn,Shapinsay 595 £2,350 AA
St Clair,Holm 655 £2,300 BRB
Vetquoy,Dounby 570 £2,250 SM
Vetquoy,Dounby 540 £2,200 LIM
Old Hall,Stromness 496 £2,240 CH
Howan,Dounby 457 £2,210 CH
Maesquoy,Harray 430 £2,200 BRB
Upper Heads,St Margarets Hope 512 £2,200 SM
Rosebank,Twatt 492 £2,180 CH
Rosebank,Twatt 540 £2,170 CH
Vindon,Finstown 495 £2,000 CH
Kirbuster,Stronsay 560 £2,160 LIM
Netherhill,Tankerness 565 £2,150 CH
Braehead,Stromness 495 £2,140 CH
Messigate,Tankerness 580 £2,140 AA
Braefoot,Shapinsay 492 £2,140 CH
Braefoot,Shapinsay 490 £2,130 LIM
Skaill,Westray 437 £2,120 CH
Smiddy Banks,South Ronaldsay 535 £2,110 SM
Burndyke,Westray 481 £2,110 LIM
Burndyke,Westray 475 £2,070 SM
Ness,Westray 520 £2,100 CH
Copenageo,Tankerness 475 £2,100 LIM
Appiehouse,Stenness 497 £2,090 SM
Kierfiold,Sandwick 450 £2,070 CH
Branstane,Westray 530 £2,060 SAL
Chapelbrae,Westray 515 £2,040 SM
Easter Voy,Sandwick 507 £2,020 SM
Easter Voy,Sandwick 535 £2,020 SM
Gorn,Westray 498 £2,010 SM
Midbigging,Toab 462 £2,010 SM
Midbigging,Toab 452 £2,000 CH
Orquil,St Ola 490 £2,000 AA
Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall 430 £1,940 CH
Burnhouse,Longhope 512 £1,940 AA
Netherhill,Tankerness 495 £1,920 LIM
Lopness,Sanday 470 £1,780 AA
Biggings,Stenness 350 £1,760 CH
Heathfield,St Ola 408 £1,750 BRB
Fillets,Graemsay 410 £1,680 AA
Westshore,Rendall 400 £1,660 SM
Haybrake,Lyness 425 £1,580 AA

Store Heifers averaged 410.8 p/kg (+16.3p)
AA Heifers averaged 363.4 p/kg

Store Heifers topped at 476.8 p/kg for 4 Charolais scaling 367 kilos from Biggings, Stenness realising £1750.

OTHER HEIFERS PER KILO
Copenageo,Tankerness 435 £2,040 469 LIM
Biggings,Stenness 375 £1,750 466.7 CH
Biggings,Stenness 388 £1,770 456.2 CH
Rosebank,Twatt 440 £2,040 463.6 LIM
Orquil,St Ola 368 £1,680 456.5 LIM
Orquil,St Ola 388 £1,720 443.3 CH
Appiehouse,Stenness 365 £1,660 454.8 SM
Maesquoy,Harray 387 £1,720 444.4 CH
Braefoot,Shapinsay 492 £2,160 439 LIM
Skaill,Westray 412 £1,790 434.5 SM
Skaill,Westray 393 £1,700 432.6 CH
Midbigging,Toab 457 £1,975 432.2 CH
Chapelbrae,Westray 410 £1,760 429.3 CH
Nistagar,Harray 395 £1,660 420.3 CH
Old Hall,Stromness 477 £2,000 419.3 CH
Branstane,Westray 460 £1,900 413 SM
Branstane,Westray 455 £1,860 408.8 SM
Grimbister,Firth 578 £2,370 410 SM
Farewell,South Ronaldsay 525 £2,150 409.5 CH
Vetquoy,Dounby 435 £1,780 409.2 LIM
Upperfield,St Ola 507 £2,030 400.4 LIM
Vindon,Finstown 445 £1,780 400 CH
Smiddy Banks,South Ronaldsay 555 £2,210 398.2 SM
St Clair,Holm 515 £2,040 396.1 LIM
St Clair,Holm 595 £2,325 390.8 LIM
Kirbuster,Stronsay 465 £1,840 395.7 LIM
Heather-Cow-Root,Flotta 595 £2,340 393.3 CH
Ramsquoy,Stenness 575 £2,250 391.3 CH
Ness,Westray 555 £2,150 387.4 CH
Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall 475 £1,840 387.4 CH
Trenabie,Westray 472 £1,810 383.5 SAL
Burnhouse,Longhope 521 £1,960 376.2 AA
Westshore,Rendall 480 £1,780 370.8 CH
Fillets,Graemsay 442 £1,630 368.8 GA
Scuan,Stenness 425 £1,500 352.9 SH
Netherhill,Tankerness 507 £1,755 346.2 SH

Store Heifers averaged £1902
AA Heifers averaged £1819

Store Heifers topped at £2370 for 3 Charolais scaling 578 kilos from J E Seator, Grimbuster, Firth and for a Charolais scaling 640 kilos from J Slater, Vindon, Firth.

OTHER HEIFERS PER HEAD
Heather-Cow-Root,Flotta 595 £2,340 CH
Ramsquoy,Stenness 640 £2,335 SM
Ramsquoy,Stenness 605 £2,320 CH
St Clair,Holm 595 £2,325 LIM
Ness,Westray 605 £2,240 CH
Branstane,Westray 630 £2,230 SAL
Kirbuster,Stronsay 590 £2,230 LIM
Kirbuster,Stronsay 590 £2,200 SAL
Grimbister,Firth 567 £2,230 SM
Grimbister,Firth 570 £2,180 SM
Smiddy Banks,South Ronaldsay 555 £2,210 SM
Braefoot,Shapinsay 492 £2,160 LIM
Farewell,South Ronaldsay 525 £2,150 CH
Trenabie,Westray 555 £2,060 SAL
Copenageo,Tankerness 435 £2,040 LIM
Appiehouse,Stenness 475 £2,040 SM
Rosebank,Twatt 440 £2,040 LIM
Upperfield,St Ola 507 £2,030 LIM
Old Hall,Stromness 477 £2,000 CH
Chapelbrae,Westray 530 £1,980 SM
Midbigging,Toab 457 £1,975 CH
Burnhouse,Longhope 521 £1,960 AA
Skaill,Westray 485 £1,950 SM
Orquil,St Ola 445 £1,880 BRB
Nistagar,Harray 450 £1,860 BRB
Nistagar,Harray 435 £1,800 CH
Maesquoy,Harray 460 £1,850 CH
Lower Cottiscarth,Rendall 475 £1,840 CH
Vindon,Finstown 455 £1,820 CH
Vindon,Finstown 445 £1,780 CH
Fillets,Graemsay 510 £1,800 AA
Westshore,Rendall 480 £1,780 CH
Vetquoy,Dounby 435 £1,780 LIM
Biggings,Stenness 388 £1,770 CH
Biggings,Stenness 393 £1,760 CH
Netherhill,Tankerness 507 £1,755 SH
Appiehouse,Stenness 365 £1,660 SM
Scuan,Stenness 425 £1,500 SH

OTM Cattle averaged 261.4 p/kg
OTM Cattle averaged £1790

OTM Cattle topped at 316.9 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus Cow scaling 590 kilos from E Doherty, Haybrake, Lyness realising £1870.

OTHER OTM PER KILO
Upperfield,St Ola 660 £2,000 303 LIM
Lopness,Sanday 780 £2,360 302.6 AA
Kirkton,Shapinsay 670 £2,010 300 LIM
Kirkton,Shapinsay 735 £2,100 285.7 CH
Kirkton,Shapinsay 780 £2,180 279.5 LIM
Haybrake,Lyness 645 £1,800 279.1 LIM
Kirkton,Shapinsay 770 £2,120 275.3 SAL
Orquil,St Ola 830 £2,270 273.5 LIM
Lopness,Sanday 685 £1,850 270.1 SH
Haybrake,Lyness 620 £1,660 267.7 AA
Kirkton,Shapinsay 970 £2,560 263.9 AA
Biggings,Holm 730 £1,920 263 SM
Little Wards,Longhope 550 £1,440 261.8 AA
Lopness,Sanday 600 £1,560 260 CH
Lopness,Sanday 720 £1,860 258.3 LIM
Scuan,Stenness 685 £1,680 245.3 CH

Top price per head was £2560 for an Aberdeen Angus Cow scaling 970 kilos from J I Hepburn, Kirkton, Shapinsay.

OTHER OTM PER HEAD
Lopness,Sanday 780 £2,360 AA
Orquil,St Ola 830 £2,270 LIM
Kirkton,Shapinsay 780 £2,180 LIM
Kirkton,Shapinsay 770 £2,120 SAL
Kirkton,Shapinsay 735 £2,100 CH
Kirkton,Shapinsay 670 £2,010 LIM
Upperfield,St Ola 660 £2,000 LIM
Kirkton,Shapinsay 775 £1,960 AA
Biggings,Holm 730 £1,920 SM
Haybrake,Lyness 590 £1,870 AA
Lopness,Sanday 720 £1,860 LIM
Lopness,Sanday 685 £1,850 SH
Biggings,Holm 755 £1,850 SM
Haybrake,Lyness 645 £1,800 LIM
Scuan,Stenness 685 £1,680 CH
Little Wards,Longhope 665 £1,660 AA

Special Sale of Store Cattle, plus Prime & OTMs
2026-03-09 10:30, 2026-04-20 10:30, 2026-05-18 10:30

Implement & Tool Sale
2026-03-12 11:30

All Classes of Cattle & Sheep
2026-03-16
Forward on Monday were 6 Prime, 5 Breeding & 2 OTM Cattle.

Prime Heifers topped at 414 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 625 kilos from Glen Orkney, St Ola realising £2587 purchased by Williamsons.

In Calf Heifers averaged £2700 and topped at £2950 for an Aberdeen Angus from Northfield Farms, Burray.

OTM Cattle topped at 274.5 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus Cow scaling 765 kilos from G S & E Montgomery, Midland, Rendall realising £2100.

Following the Cattle were 492 Prime, 486 Store & 225 Cast Sheep.

Prime Hoggs averaged 365.9 p/kg (+45.2p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 370.4 p/kg (+41.1p)
Hoggs per head averaged £160.80 (+£13.95)

39-45.5 kilos averaged 369.5 p/kg (+39p)
45.5-52 kilos averaged 370.7 p/kg (+51.1p)
52+ kilos averaged 339.3 p/kg (+50.7p)

Prime Hoggs topped at 387.8 p/kg for a Texel scaling 49 kilos from G Tait, Quoykea, Toab realising £190.

OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
Grind,Stronsay 39 £151 387.2 TEX
Holland,Firth 46 £178 387 TEX
Holland,Firth 37.5 £144 384 TEX
Overabist,Dounby 41 £158 385.4 TEX
Benlaw,Evie 48 £184 383.3 DUTCH SP
Ramsquoy,Stenness 42 £161 383.3 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall 38 £145 381.6 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall 39 £148 379.5 TEX
Vetquoy,Dounby 47 £179 380.9 BLACK
Holland,Papa Westray 43 £163 379.1 TEX
Millhouse,Deerness 43 £163 379.1 TEX
Noup,Westray 37 £140 378.4 TEX
Noup,Westray 42.5 £159 374.1 TEX
Swannay Farm,By Evie 45 £170 377.8 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray 40 £151 377.5 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray 39.5 £147 372.2 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick 40 £150 375 TEX
Breck,Stronsay 47 £176 374.5 TEX
Drydale,Stromness 42.5 £159 374.1 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola 42 £157 373.8 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola 41 £152 370.7 TEX
Quoykea,Toab 45.5 £170 373.6 TEX
Eastaquoy,Harray 48 £178 370.8 TEX
Huan,Sandwick 47.5 £176 370.5 TEX
Messigate,Tankerness 46 £170 369.6 TEX
Stenaquoy,Eday 53 £196 369.8 DUTCH SP
Brettovale,Dounby 44 £162 368.2 TEX
Moan,Harray 38.5 £141 366.2 TEX
Northbank,St Ola 41 £148 361 BLACK
Avelshay,Rousay 49.5 £176 356 TEX
Hazedale,Papa Westray 53 £185 349.1 DUTCH SP

39-45.5 kilos averaged £155.77 (+£12.23)
45.5-52 kilos averaged £176.07 (+£21.05)
52+ kilos averaged £181.46 (+£26.14)

Top price per head was £197 for a Texel scaling 56 kilos from K Moar, Eastaquoy, Harray.

OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
Stenaquoy,Eday 53 £196 DUTCH SP
Vetquoy,Dounby 55 £192 BLACK
Eastaquoy,Harray 54 £192 TEX
Eastaquoy,Harray 53 £186 TEX
Quoykea,Toab 49 £190 TEX
Avelshay,Rousay 54 £190 TEX
Huan,Sandwick 52 £190 BLACK
Hazedale,Papa Westray 53 £185 DUTCH SP
Benlaw,Evie 48 £184 DUTCH SP
Holland,Firth 46 £178 TEX
Holland,Firth 46 £175 TEX
Breck,Stronsay 47 £176 TEX
Drydale,Stromness 53 £174 TEX
Swannay Farm,By Evie 47 £172 CHEV
Swannay Farm,By Evie 45 £170 TEX
Millhouse,Deerness 45.5 £170 TEX
Messigate,Tankerness 46 £170 TEX
Ramsquoy,Stenness 45 £169 CHAR
Northbank,St Ola 46 £164 TEX
Holland,Papa Westray 43 £163 TEX
Brettovale,Dounby 44 £162 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick 44 £162 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick 44 £160 SUF
Overabist,Dounby 50 £160 TEX
Noup,Westray 42.5 £159 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola 42 £157 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray 42 £153 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray 41 £152 SUF
Grind,Stronsay 39 £151 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall 39 £148 TEX
Moan,Harray 38.5 £141 TEX

Store Hoggs averaged £122.72 (+£11.46)

Store Hoggs topped at £152 for 3 Texels from J & E Miller, Nigley, Evie.

OTHER STORE HOGGS
South Wald,Firth £150 TEX
Breck Cottage,Birsay £150 WHITE
Moan,Harray £150 TEX
Moan,Harray £146 TEX
Grind,Stronsay £149 TEX
West Brough,Sanday £149 TEX
West Brough,Sanday £139 SUF
Holland,Papa Westray £148 TEX
Holland,Papa Westray £143 SUF
Fea,Orphir £147 TEX
Fea,Orphir £141 TEX
Brettovale,Dounby £146 TEX
Biggings,Holm £145 TEX
Biggings,Holm £144 CHEV
Biggings,Holm £142 CHEV
Overabist,Dounby £145 WHITE
Overabist,Dounby £141 WHITE
Tuquoy,Westray £144 WHITE
Ramsquoy,Stenness £143 CHEV
South Seatter,Sandwick £140 SUF
Hobbister,Orphir £136 SUF
Brough,South Ronaldsay £135 ZWAR
Quholmslie,Stromness £126 TEX
Newark,Sanday £121 CHEV
Newark,Sanday £116 CHEV
Clestrain,Papa Westray £120 SUF
Rennibister,Kirkwall £117 TEX
Rennibister,Kirkwall £116 TEX
Sebay,Tankerness £117 OTHER
Sebay,Tankerness £116 OTHER
Nigley,Evie £115 TEX
Northbank,St Ola £110 ZWAR
West Burnside,Tankerness £92 TEX

Cast Sheep averaged £124.78

Cast Sheep topped at £240 for 2 Texel Ewes from West Burnside, Tankerness.

OTHER CAST SHEEP
Brechins,South Ronaldsay £220 TEX
Quholmslie,Stromness £220 TEX
The Howe,South Ronaldsay £202 SUF
The Howe,South Ronaldsay £198 TEX
Messigate,Tankerness £198 TEX
Messigate,Tankerness £170 TEX
Holland,Firth £196 CHAR
Holland,Firth £192 CHAR
Holland,Firth £190 CHAR
Vindon,Finstown £190 TEX
Hazedale,Papa Westray £188 WHITE
Newark,Sanday £186 TEX
West Brough,Sanday £183 TEX
Eastaquoy,Harray £178 TEX
Vetquoy,Dounby £178 CHEV
Vetquoy,Dounby £176 BLACK
Tuquoy,Westray £164 WHITE
Rennibister,Kirkwall £160 TEX
Benlaw,Evie £160 WHITE
Benlaw,Evie £140 WHITE
West Burnside,Tankerness £158 TEX
West Burnside,Tankerness £136 TEX
Westbanks,Stenness £150 TEX
Westbanks,Stenness £138 TEX
Noup,Westray £148 WHITE
Nigley,Evie £138 CHEV
Nigley,Evie £136 TEX
Swannay Farm,By Evie £136 CHEV
Swannay Farm,By Evie £134 CHEV
Millburn,Harray £118 SHET
Old School House,Orphir £98 TEX
Old School House,Orphir £98 CHEV
Holland,Papa Westray £96 WHITE
Fernside,Stronsay £90 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola £40 SHET

Breeding Cattle
2026-03-16 11:30

Special Sale of Store Cattle (including AA & Natives), plus Prime & OTMs
2026-03-23 10:30

Show of Young Farmers Over-Wintering Cattle
2026-04-05 18:00

Special Sale of Store Cattle (including Young Farmers Over-Wintering), plus Prime & OTMs
2026-04-06 10:30

Sale of Grass Lets
2026-04-13 12:00

Special Sale of Store Cattle (including OLA Grazers), plus Prime & OTMs
2026-05-04 10:30
