Orkney Auction Mart

Breeding Cattle
2025-11-20
Forward on Thursday were 85 Breeding Cattle.

Thursday saw the reduction sale of breeding cattle from South Seatter, Sandwick on behalf of J & R Stanger. There was was packed ringside in to purchase the well bred herd of commercial cows and heifers. Auctioneer Graham Low started the proceedings with a few words about the herd including a tribute to Gary Stanger who worked at the Mart for many years. After a minute silence, the sale started and there was a keen interest from the start.

The whole sale averaged £3197.
In Calf Heifers averaged £3210.
In Calf Cows averaged £3192.

In Calf Heifers topped at £3850 for lot 62. An Aberdeen Angus in calf to the Aberdeen Angus Bull purchased by B Baillie.

OTHER IN CALF HEIFERS
£3,750 AA
£3,700 SM
£3,650 LIM
£3,550 LIM
£3,450 LIM
£3,400 AA
£3,400 SM
£3,350 LIM
£3,350 SM
£3,250 SM
£3,200 SM
£3,200 AA

In Calf Cows topped at £3750 for lot 45. A Simmental Cow scanned in calf to the Charolais Bull purchased by N & D Chalmers.

OTHER IN CALF COWS
£3,700 AA
£3,700 LIM
£3,600 LIM
£3,550 AA
£3,500 LIM
£3,450 AA
£3,450 LIM
£3,400 ST
£3,400 AA
£3,400 LIM
£3,350 AA
£3,350 LIM
£3,300 LIM
£3,300 AA
£3,300 SAL
£3,250 AA
£3,250 LIM
£3,200 AA
£3,200 LIM

Sale of Breeding Cattle
2025-11-20 11:30, 2025-12-18 11:30 (Europe/London)

All classes of Cattle and Sheep
2025-11-24
Forward on Monday were 4 Prime, 11 Breeding, 21 Store & 25 OTM Cattle.

Prime Steers topped at 414 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 615 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £2546 purchased by Donaldsons.

Prime Heifers topped at 412 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 585 kilos from Glen Orkney, St Ola realising £2410 purchased by E Flett.

Breeding Cows topped at £2000 for a Shetland Cow from RSPB, Onziebust, Egilsay.

Breeding Bulls topped at £3600 for an Aberdeen Angus from RSPB, Onziebust, Egilsay.

Store Steers topped at 601.6 p/kg for 3 Aberdeen Angus scaling 246 kilos from RSPB, Onziebust, Egilsay realising £1480.

Top price per head was £2000 for a Belted Galoway from S Ritch, Sandside, Graemsay and for an Aberdeen Angus from A T Ritch, Fillets, Graemsay.

Store Heifers topped at 585.2 p/kg for 6 Aberdeen Angus scaling 229 kilos from RSPB, Onziebust, Egilsay realising £1340.

Top price per head was £1550 for a Simmental from J Sinclair, Midhouse, Harray.

OTM Cattle topped at 304.6 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus Cow scaling 545 kilos from P & E M Dennison, Odiness, Stronsay realising £1660.

OTHER OTM PER KILO
Copenageo,Tankerness 865 £2,580 298.3 SM
Garbo,Sanday 920 £2,600 282.6 SM
Odiness,Stronsay 710 £2,000 281.7 SM
Pickletillum,Deerness 775 £2,160 278.7 SM
Odiness,Stronsay 720 £2,000 277.8 SM
Upper Braebuster,Deerness 685 £1,900 277.4 AA
Lower Cornquoy,Holm 780 £2,120 271.8 SH
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 715 £1,920 268.5 SM
Grandon,Finstown 790 £2,120 268.4 SM
Odiness,Stronsay 750 £2,000 266.7 SM
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 810 £2,160 266.7 SH
Midhouse,Harray 690 £1,820 263.8 AA
Pickletillum,Deerness 715 £1,880 262.9 SM
South Fea,Orphir 675 £1,770 262.2 AA
Gorn,Westray 800 £1,980 247.5 CH
Floss,Westray 725 £1,700 234.5 SM

Top price per head was £2600 for a Simmental Cow scaling 920 kilos from A T Skea, Garbo, Sanday.

OTHER OTM PER HEAD
Copenageo,Tankerness 865 £2,580 SM
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 810 £2,160 SH
Pickletillum,Deerness 775 £2,160 SM
Grandon,Finstown 790 £2,120 SM
Lower Cornquoy,Holm 780 £2,120 SH
Odiness,Stronsay 710 £2,000 SM
Odiness,Stronsay 750 £2,000 SM
Odiness,Stronsay 720 £2,000 SM
Gorn,Westray 800 £1,980 CH
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 715 £1,920 SM
Upper Braebuster,Deerness 685 £1,900 AA
Pickletillum,Deerness 715 £1,880 SM
Midhouse,Harray 690 £1,820 AA
South Fea,Orphir 675 £1,770 AA
Floss,Westray 725 £1,700 SM

Following the Cattle were 499 Prime, 810 Store & 100 Cast Sheep.

Prime Lambs averaged 297.7 p/kg (+7p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 303.3 p/kg (+10.9p)
Lambs per head was £136.22 (+£0.50)

39-45.5 kilos averaged 303.4 p/kg (+10.8p)
45.5-52 kilos averaged 293.5 p/kg (+2.7p)
52+ kilos averaged 279.1 p/kg (-2.5p)

Prime Lambs topped at 326.7 p/kg for 20 Beltex scaling 45 kilos from Biggings, Stenness realising £147.

OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
Maesquoy,Harray 44 £140 318.2 DUTCH SP
St Clair,Holm 43.5 £138 317.2 TEX
St Clair,Holm 43.5 £135 310.3 TEX
Seattersquoy,Stenness 42 £131 311.9 TEX
Seattersquoy,Stenness 42 £129 307.1 TEX
Biggings,Stenness 44 £136 309.1 BELTEX
Biggings,Stenness 44 £135 306.8 SUF
Biggings,Stenness 46 £139 302.2 SPEK
Appiehouse,Stenness 43 £132 307 CHAR
Nigley,Evie 43 £132 307 TEX
Howdis Meadow,Rousay 44 £135 306.8 SUF
Nigley,Toab 50 £153 306 BELTEX
Nigley,Toab 48 £145 302.1 BELTEX
Lochside,Westray 44.5 £135 303.4 SUF
Swannay Farm,By Evie 45.5 £138 303.3 CHEV
Cotland,St Ola 48 £144 300 TEX
Burnside,Orphir 50 £150 300 TEX
Appiehouse,Stenness 47 £140 297.9 CHAR
South Seatter,Sandwick 48 £143 297.9 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick 46.5 £138 296.8 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick 41.5 £123 296.4 TEX
Rossdale,Firth 46 £137 297.8 TEX
Howe,Stromness 46 £137 297.8 SUF
Howe,Stromness 47 £138 293.6 SPEK
Eastside,Twatt 51 £151 296.1 TEX
Nearhouse,Tankerness 54 £158 292.6 TEX
Nearhouse,Tankerness 51 £148 290.2 TEX
Millhouse,Deerness 46.5 £136 292.5 TEX
Naversdale,Orphir 39 £114 292.3 TEX
Warthill,Holm 48 £139 289.6 SUF
Overabist,Dounby 42 £119 283.3 TEX
Viewfield,Orphir 50 £135 270 OTHER

39-45.5 kilos averaged £131.12
45.5-52 kilos averaged £141.08
52+ kilos averaged £150.08

Prime Lambs topped at £158 for a pair of Texels scaling 54 kilos from J M Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness.

OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
Nigley,Toab 50 £153 BELTEX
Warthill,Holm 53 £151 CHEV
Warthill,Holm 55 £151 SUF
Eastside,Twatt 51 £151 TEX
Eastside,Twatt 53 £149 TEX
Appiehouse,Stenness 52 £150 SUF
Nearhouse,Tankerness 52 £150 TEX
Nearhouse,Tankerness 51 £148 TEX
Burnside,Orphir 50 £150 TEX
Cotland,St Ola 52 £149 TEX
Biggings,Stenness 45 £147 BELTEX
Swannay Farm,By Evie 51 £147 TEX
Maesquoy,Harray 48 £146 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick 48 £143 TEX
St Clair,Holm 45.5 £140 TEX
St Clair,Holm 50 £140 TEX
Rossdale,Firth 49 £139 TEX
Rossdale,Firth 46 £137 TEX
Howe,Stromness 47 £138 SPEK
Howe,Stromness 46 £137 SUF
Millhouse,Deerness 46.5 £136 TEX
Howdis Meadow,Rousay 44 £135 SUF
Lochside,Westray 44.5 £135 SUF
Viewfield,Orphir 50 £135 OTHER
Nigley,Evie 43 £132 TEX
Seattersquoy,Stenness 42 £131 TEX
Overabist,Dounby 42 £119 TEX
Naversdale,Orphir 39 £114 TEX

Store Lambs averaged £101.54 (+£0.01)

Store Lambs topped at £120 for a Texel from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick and also for a pen of 6 from R Spence, Overabist, Dounby.

OTHER STORE LAMBS
Appiehouse,Stenness £118 CHEV
Appiehouse,Stenness £116 CHEV
Burnside,Orphir £116 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick £116 TEX
South Seatter,Sandwick £116 WHITE
South Seatter,Sandwick £115 TEX
Seattersquoy,Stenness £116 TEX
Seattersquoy,Stenness £110 TEX
Gretna Green,Westray £116 TEX
Gretna Green,Westray £109 TEX
Howdis Meadow,Rousay £114 SUF
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £114 WHITE
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £110 SUF
Smithyquoy,Westray £112 BLACK
Nigley,Evie £112 TEX
Nigley,Evie £110 TEX
Nigley,Evie £110 SUF
Warthill,Holm £109 CHEV
Lochside,Westray £108 SUF
Nether Ouseness,Westray £108 TEX
Vennabrek,Tankerness £107 BLACK
Overabist,Dounby £106 WHITE
Berryhill,St Ola £100 TEX
Naversdale,Orphir £91 TEX
Howe,South Ronaldsay £78 TEX
Honeysgoe,South Ronaldsay £74 SHET
Rossdale,Firth £66 WHITE
Carrick,Eday £59 SHET

Cast Sheep averaged £139.24

Cast Sheep topped at £250 for a Texel Ewe from Maesquoy, Harray.

OTHER CAST SHEEP
Lower Cornquoy,Holm £236 TEX
Lower Cornquoy,Holm £194 TEX
St Clair,Holm £210 TEX
St Clair,Holm £178 TEX
Maesquoy,Harray £190 TEX
Maesquoy,Harray £170 MULE
Maesquoy,Harray £166 TEX
Howe,South Ronaldsay £188 TEX
Overabist,Dounby £176 BLUE TEX
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay £176 SUF
Swanbister,Orphir £164 SUF
Swanbister,Orphir £148 WHITE
Cotland,St Ola £160 TEX
Quoyfaulds,Eday £128 SHET
Berryhill,St Ola £82 BL FACE
Smithyquoy,Westray £80 BLACK
Honeysgoe,South Ronaldsay £72 WHITE
Carrick,Eday £47 SHET

All Classes of Cattle
2025-11-24 11:30, 2025-12-01 11:30, 2025-12-08 11:30, 2025-12-22 11:30, 2026-01-05 11:30, 2026-01-19 11:30, 2026-01-26 11:30, 2026-02-09 11:30 and 1 more date

All Classes of Sheep
2025-11-24 13:00, 2025-12-01 13:00, 2025-12-08 13:00, 2025-12-22 13:00, 2026-01-05 13:00, 2026-01-19 13:00, 2026-01-26 13:00, 2026-02-09 13:00 and 1 more date

Xmas Prime Stock Show and Sale
2025-11-28
Orkney Auction Mart’s Christmas Prime Stock Show & Sale was held today, Friday 28th November. Well done to all who joined us and made today a great success. The entries this year were a great show of Primestock and sold very well.

Forward for sale were 14 Prime Cattle and 45 Prime Lambs. After being kindly judged by Mr Andrew Mackay, West Greenlands, Caithness, the prime stock was met with some enthusiastic bidding from the local butchers and many other interested parties.

Prime Steers averaged 395 p/kg & £2,610
Prime Heifers averaged 547 p/kg & £3,512

Show results.

Supreme Cattle Champion, Best Heifer, and Best Haltered Heifer was awarded to lot 9. A Limousin scaling 645 kilos from first time winner Magnus Walker, Copenageo, Tankerness realising a new centre record prime price of £4,100 to E Flett Butchers, Stromness (635p).

Reserve Champion was awarded to lot 7. A Limousin scaling 625 kilos from K D Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness which after a lot of keen and spirited bidding realised £3,500 purchased by Donaldsons of Orkney (560p).

Best beast opposite sex to Champion, Best Steer and Best Haltered Steer was awarded to lot 1. A British Blue scaling 680 kilos from Frazer Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay which went on to realise £2,720 purchased by E Flett Butchers (400p).

Unhaltered Champion was lot 12. A British Blue Heifer scaling 575 kilos from Frazer Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay which created a lot of interest and sold for £2,932 purchased by Donaldsons of Orkney (510p).

Young Farmers Champion was lot number 14. A Limousin Steer scaling 825 kilos from Scott Slater, St Clair, Holm which realised £2846 and was purchased by Ross Bros Ltd

Heavy Haltered Steers
1st Lot 1. F Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay 680 kilos £2,720 400p E Flett
2nd Lot 4. Spence, Norton, Dounby 705 kilos £2,749 390p W & J Cameron
3rd Lot 2. K D Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness 660 kilos Unsold
4th Lot 3. Firm of St Clair, St Clair, Holm 710 kilos £2,733 385p Ross Bros

Light Haltered Steers
1st Lot 5. Muir & Sons, Gorn, Shapinsay 585 kilos £2,515 430p E Flett

Heavy Haltered Heifers
1st Lot 9. M Walker, Copenageo, Tankerness 645 kilos £4,100 635p E Flett
2nd Lot 8. K D Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness 650 kilos Unsold
3rd Lot 10. Spence, Norton, Dounby 720 kilos Unsold

Light Haltered Heifers
1st Lot 7. K D Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness 625 kilos £3,500 560p Donaldsons
2nd Lot 11. T & J Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay 590 kilos £3,540 600p G & L Carrol
3rd Lot 6. Muir & Sons, Gorn, Shapinsay 580 kilos £2,494 430p Donaldsons

Unhaltered Heifers
1st Lot 12. F Leslie, Odinstone, Shapinsay 575 kilos £2,932 510p Donaldsons

Young Farmers Steers
1st lot 14. Scott Slater, St Clair, Holm 825 kilos £2,846 345p Ross Bros
2nd Lot 13. Jack Thomson, Heathercow, Eday 500 kilos £2,100 I Laird

Following the Cattle were a few large classes of Lambs.

Prime Lambs averaged 394.4 p/kg & £189.64

Overall Champion Pair of Prime Lambs was awarded to lot 23. These Beltex x Lambs scaling 50 kilos were shown by J S Baillie & Co, Sebay, Tankerness. These well fleshed Lambs created a lot of interest when sold and matched the top price of last year at £450 per head to Donaldsons of Orkney (900p).

Reserve Champion Lambs was awarded to lot 25. A pair of Blue Texels scaling 57 kilos from Jo Sylvester, Stenaquoy, Eday. These heavy lambs were in high demand and realised £300 per head to E Flett Butchers (600p).

Young Farmers Single Lambs were the largest class of the day with the Overall Champion lamb being lot 42. A 54 kilos Beltex from Josie Eunson, Newbreck, Tankerness which realised £300 purchased by E Flett Butchers.

Best Junior Exhibiter and Reserve Overall Single Lamb was awarded to lot 45. A 43 kilos Beltex from Evan Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay which realised £190 to I Laird (441.9p).

Best Young Handler was awarded to Taylor Brown, Biggings, Stenness.

Pair of Texel x Lambs
1st Lot 16. Biggings Farm, Stenness 46.5 kilos £170 365.6p I Laird

Pair of Beltex x Lambs
1st Lot 23. J S Baillie, Sebay, Tankerness 50 kilos £450 900p Donaldsons
2nd Lot 22. Garson Farms, Sandwick 50 kilos £200 400P I Laird
3rd Lot 20. Biggings Farm, Stenness 45 kilos £155 344.4p I Laird

Other Beltex Lambs
Lot 19. F & K Moar, Crook, Rendall 42.5 kilos £150 352.9p I Laird
Lot 21. T A Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness 43 kilos £150 348.8p I Laird

Pair of Cross Lambs
1st Lot 25. Jo Sylvester, Stenaquoy, Eday 57 kilos £300 526.3p E Flett
2nd Lot 31. K D Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness 57 kilos £202 354.4p I Laird
3rd Lot 26. Anne Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm 55 kilos £180 327.3p I Laird

Other Cross Lambs
Lot 24. Jo Sylvester, Stenaquoy, Eday 45 kilos £160 355.6p I Laird
Lot 27. Keith Isbister, Old Hall, Stromness 38.5 kilos £140 363.6p I Laird
Lot 28. Gary Isbister, Old Hall, Stomness 54 kilos £172 318.5p I Laird
Lot 29. Marcus Slater, Yarpha, Orphir 48 kilos £172 358.3p E Flett
Lot 30. Jack Thomson, Heathercow, Eday 44.5 kilos £150 337.1p I Laird

Young Farmers Lamb
1st Lot 42. Josie Eunson, Newbreck, Tankerness 54 kilos £300 555.6p E Flett
2nd Lot 38. James Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm 54 kilos £180 333.3p I Laird
3rd Lot 35. Magnus Risbridger, Tuquoy, Westray 52 kilos £170 326.9p I Laird

Other Young Farmers Lamb
Lot 32. Gary Isbister, Old Hall, Stromness 46 kilos £160 347.8p I Laird
Lot 33. Marcus Slater, Yarpha, Orphir 46 kilos £170 369.6p I Laird
Lot 34. Jack Thomson, Heathercow, Eday 43 kilos £162 376.7p I Laird
Lot 36. Amy Tait, The Round, Tankerness 48 kilos £160 333.3p I Laird
Lot 38. James Smith, Upper Cornquoy, Holm 54 kilos £180 333.3p I Laird
Lot 39. Tommy Linklater, Stonelea, Stenness 50 kilos £165 330p I Laird
Lot 40. Ruari Wood, Brekka, Quoyloo 46 kilos £162 352.2p I Laird

Junior Exhibitor Single Lamb
1st Lot 45. Evan Leslie, Quoymorhouse, Shapinsay 43 kilos £190 441.9p I Laird
2nd Lot 50. Robbie Eunson, Newbreck, Tankerness 45 kilos £180 400p I Laird
3rd Lot 47. Jensen Wood, North Unigarth, Quoyloo 46 kilos £190 413p I Laird

Other Junior Exhibitor Lambs
Lot 43. Taylor Brown, Biggings, Stenness 50 kilos £180 360p I Laird
Lot 44. Freddie Brown, Biggings, Stenness 48 kilos £160 333.3p I Laird
Lot46. Lolah-Grace Perrin, Carrick, Eday 35 kilos £120 342.9p I Laird
Lot 48. Johnny Pirie, Purtabreck, Toab 42 kilos £168 400p Donaldsons
Lot 49. Ritchie Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness 64 kilos £215 335.9p I Laird

OSBA Pure bred females
2025-11-28
Forward for sale on Friday 28th November were 25 breeding sheep at the OSBA Pure Bred Female sale.
Topping the sale was lot 70, a Dutch Spotted gimmer called Grainpark Heidi, from Ivan Scott’s Grainpark flock. A daughter of Mount Pleasant George, and in lamb to Tardoes Hallmark, she sold carrying twins for £1200 to Sam Sinclair’s Maesquoy flock in Harray.
Second top price of the day and topping the Blue Texels was the gimmer Drumpark Jasmine from Robbie Scott’s Drumpark flock. A daughter of the 9000gns Saltire Blues Ferocious and out of the hombred Drumpark Gretel. She sold carrying triplets to Tom Flett for £950 buying for his Leary flock in Birsay.
Texels topped at £800 for lot 51 from Robbie Scott’s Drumpark flock. Being sired by Morwood Gladiator and in lamb to Cowal Hitchman, she sold carrying a single to George and Raymond Brown buying for their Colligarth flock in Sanday.
In Lamb ewes Topped at £650 for a Dutch spotted, lot 73 Grainpark Faith, also from Ivans Grainpark flock. Being sired by Diamond Eminem. She sold carrying twins to Tiptop Highflyer to Lynn Ritch buying for her Vetquoy flock.
Ewe lambs Topped at £400 for lot 62 From Keith Hourstons Didcot flock. Being sired by Milnbank Hurricane she sold up to Shetland going to J R Burgess, Lower House Hillwell.

Averages,
In lamb ewes = £394
In lamb Gimmers = £686
Empty Ewe lambs = £293

Christmas Prime Stock Show & Sale followed by OSBA Pure Bred Females
2025-11-28 10:30
Show 10.30am, Sale 2.30pm

All classes of Cattle & Sheep
2025-12-01
Forward on Monday were 3 Store & 10 OTM Cattle.

Store Heifers topped at £2080 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 590 kilos from P & E M Dennison, Odiness, Stronsay.

Store Heifers topped at 375.7 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 535 kilos from R J & J L Gaudie, Netherskaill, Birsay realising £2010.

OTM Cows topped at 282.3 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 705 kilos from P & E M Dennison, Odiness, Stronsay realising the top price per head of £1990.

OTHER OTM PER KILO
Odiness,Stronsay 555 £1,550 279.3 LIM
Odiness,Stronsay 545 £1,480 271.6 LIM
Netherkaill,Birsay 670 £1,750 261.2 CH
Heathfield,St Ola 725 £1,720 237.2 SH

OTHER OTM PER HEAD
Netherkaill,Birsay 670 £1,750 CH
Heathfield,St Ola 725 £1,720 SH
Odiness,Stronsay 670 £1,670 AA
Odiness,Stronsay 645 £1,640 AA

OTM BULLS
Ramray,Graemsay 985 £1,740 176.6 SH

Following the Cattle were 750 Prime, 845 Store & 206 Cast Sheep.

Prime Lambs averaged 300.5 p/kg (+2.8p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 306.4 p/kg (+3.1p)
Lambs per head averaged £135.14 (-£1.08)

39-45.5 kilos averaged 306.3 p/kg (+2.9p)
45.5-52 kilos averaged 293.6 p/kg (+0.1p)
52+ kilos averaged 276 p/kg (-3.1p)

Prime Lambs topped at 330 p/kg for 7 Texels scaling 40 kilos from
St Clair, Holm realising £132.

OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
St Clair,Holm 40 £131 327.5 TEX
St Clair,Holm 40 £128 320 TEX
1 Bogie Houses,Evie 38 £124 326.3 TEX
Kevaday,Rousay 44 £139 315.9 TEX
Housebay,Stronsay 40 £126 315 TEX
Housebay,Stronsay 42 £130 309.5 TEX
West Thrave,Sanday 41 £129 314.6 TEX
Old Hall,Stromness 42 £132 314.3 TEX
Breck Cottage,Birsay 43 £135 314 TEX
Breck Cottage,Birsay 43.5 £136 312.6 TEX
Biggings,Stenness 43 £135 314 TEX
Biggings,Stenness 45 £140 311.1 BELTEX
Breck,Orphir 44 £138 313.6 TEX
Overabist,Dounby 42 £130 309.5 CHAR
Vindon,Finstown 42 £130 309.5 TEX
Vindon,Finstown 44.5 £136 305.6 TEX
Gorn,Shapinsay 44 £136 309.1 TEX
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 44 £136 309.1 TEX
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 42 £128 304.8 BLACK
Odiness,Stronsay 45 £139 308.9 TEX
Odiness,Stronsay 46 £140 304.3 TEX
Nigley,Toab 45 £139 308.9 TEX
Nigley,Toab 46 £139 302.2 TEX
Howdis Meadow,Rousay 42.5 £130 305.9 TEX
Purtabreck,Toab 43 £131 304.7 TEX
Purtabreck,Toab 44 £134 304.5 TEX
Eastside,Twatt 44 £134 304.5 TEX
Moan,Harray 44 £134 304.5 TEX
Cott Of Holland,Tankerness 44 £134 304.5 TEX
Cott Of Holland,Tankerness 48 £144 300 TEX
South House,Tankerness 45 £137 304.4 TEX
Stenaquoy,Eday 46 £140 304.3 TEX
Swanbister,Orphir 41.5 £126 303.6 WHITE
Burnhouse,Longhope 42 £127 302.4 SUF
Skaill,Orphir 43 £130 302.3 TEX
Holland,Firth 44 £133 302.3 TEX
Holland,Firth 46 £138 300 CHAR
Upperfield,St Ola 46.5 £137 294.6 TEX
Millhouse,Deerness 48 £140 291.7 TEX
Breck,Stronsay 47 £137 291.5 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray 48 £139 289.6 TEX
Avelshay,Rousay 47 £136 289.4 TEX
Avelshay,Rousay 47.5 £137 288.4 TEX

39-45.5 kilos averaged £131.71 (+£0.59)
45.5-52 kilos averaged £140 (-£1.08)
52+ kilos averaged £147.43 (-£2.65)

Prime Lambs topped at £150 for 6 Texels scaling 52 kilos from Muir, Gorn, Shapinsay.

OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
Gorn,Shapinsay 50 £149 TEX
Vindon,Finstown 56 £149 TEX
Vindon,Finstown 53 £148 TEX
Stenaquoy,Eday 53 £149 DUTCH SP
Stenaquoy,Eday 51 £146 DUTCH SP
Breck,Orphir 52 £146 TEX
Kevaday,Rousay 49 £145 TEX
Nigley,Toab 48 £145 TEX
Eastside,Twatt 50 £145 TEX
Cott Of Holland,Tankerness 51 £145 TEX
Cott Of Holland,Tankerness 48 £144 TEX
Old Hall,Stromness 50 £144 TEX
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 50 £144 BLACK
Odiness,Stronsay 48.5 £141 TEX
Odiness,Stronsay 47.5 £140 TEX
Avelshay,Rousay 49 £141 TEX
Avelshay,Rousay 49 £140 TEX
Biggings,Stenness 46 £140 BELTEX
Biggings,Stenness 45 £140 BELTEX
Moan,Harray 50 £140 TEX
Millhouse,Deerness 48 £140 TEX
Millhouse,Deerness 48 £139 TEX
Tuquoy,Westray 48 £139 TEX
Holland,Firth 46 £138 CHAR
Breck,Orphir 46 £138 TEX
Breck,Orphir 44 £138 TEX
Overabist,Dounby 46.5 £137 CHAR
Breck,Stronsay 47 £137 TEX
Housebay,Stronsay 47 £137 SUF
Housebay,Stronsay 45.5 £137 TEX
Upperfield,St Ola 46.5 £137 TEX
South House,Tankerness 45 £137 TEX
1 Bogie Houses,Evie 51 £136 TEX
1 Bogie Houses,Evie 46 £136 DUTCH SP
Breck Cottage,Birsay 43.5 £136 TEX
Breck Cottage,Birsay 43 £135 TEX
West Thrave,Sanday 44 £134 TEX
Purtabreck,Toab 44 £134 TEX
St Clair,Holm 40 £132 TEX
St Clair,Holm 40 £131 TEX
Howdis Meadow,Rousay 42.5 £130 TEX
Skaill,Orphir 43 £130 TEX
Burnhouse,Longhope 42 £127 SUF
Swanbister,Orphir 41.5 £126 WHITE

Store Lambs averaged £111.12 (+£9.58)
Store Lambs topped at £135 on 4 occasions for a pen of 7 texels from Housebay Farms, Stronsay, A single texel from Breck, Stronsay and Twice from Grind, Stronsay for a pen of 6 and 14.

OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
Biggings, Rendall 134 TEX
Moan, Harray 133 TEX
Moan, Harray 130 TEX
Benlaw, Evie 133 BLACK
Bachylis, Orphir 130 TEX
Housebay, Stronsay 128 WHITE
West Thrave, Sanday 128 TEX
West Thrave, Sanday 116 TEX
Skaill, Orphir 128 TEX
Skaill, Orphir 125 CHEV
Appiehouse, Stenness 126 SUF
Appiehouse, Stenness 124 WHITE
Howdis Meadow, Rousay 126 TEX
Howdis Meadow, Rousay 107 TEX
Balfour Estate, Shapinsay 125 TEX
Balfour Estate, Shapinsay 119 TEX
Burnhouse, Longhope 123 SUF
Burnhouse, Longhope 116 WHITE
Hall of Gorn, Holm 120 WHITE
Hall of Gorn, Holm 110 WHITE
Biggings, Rendall 120 TEX
South Langskaill, Westray 118 TEX
Oaklea, Holm 110 WHITE
Oaklea, Holm 109 WHITE
Burnside, Orphir 110 TEX
Heathfield, St Ola 110 TEX
Heathfield, St Ola 108 SUF
Eastside, Birsay 110 TEX
South Langskaill, Westray 105 CHEV
Littlewards, Longhope 103 SUF
Littlewards, Longhope 98 WHITE
Swanbister, Orphir 102 WHITE
Wideford, St Ola 101 WHITE
Swanbister, Orphir 100 WHITE
Wideford, St Ola 99 WHITE
Sanlie, Dounby 95 WHITE
Newhall, Stromness 90 BELTEX
Selta, Stromness 80 SUF
Selta, Stromness 80 BLACK
Netherstove, Sandwick 80 WHITE
Flaws, Evie 70 BLACK

Cast sheep Topped at £265 for a Pure Texel ewe from Garson Farms Sandwick

OTHER LEADING CAST PRICES
Gorn, Shapinsay 240 BLEU
Gorn, Shapinsay 160 TEX
Nigley,Toab 200 TEX
Garson, Sandwick 190 SUF
Garson, Sandwick 190 TEX
Garson, Sandwick 170 CHEV
St Clair, Holm 170 TEX
St Clair, Holm 160 TEX
Holland, Firth 170 TEX
Holland, Firth 165 TEX
South Seatter, Sandwick 168 TEX
South Seatter, Sandwick 158 TEX
Voan, Stenness 160 DUTCH SP
Voan, Stenness 150 WHITE
Housebay, Stronsay 150 WHITE
Breck, Stronsay 150 SUF
Upperfield, St Ola 138 TEX
Burnhouse, Longhope 125 CHEV
Kevaday, Rousay 125 WHITE
Little Wards, Longhope 108 SUF
Burnhouse, Longhope 100 WHITE
Hall of Gorn, Holm 95 WHITE
Breck cottage, Birsay 90 WHITE

Implement & Tool Sale
2025-12-04 11:30

Special Sale of Store Cattle, plus Prime & OTMs
2025-12-15 10:30, 2026-01-12 10:30, 2026-02-02 10:30
