Special Sale of Store Cattle
2025-12-15
Forward on Monday were 5 Prime, 525 Store & 59 OTM Cattle.

Prime Cattle topped at 400 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus Heifer scaling 650 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £2600 purchased by Donaldsons.

Store Steers averaged 391.6 p/kg (+59.4p on the year)
AA Steers averaged 392.1 p/kg (+65.7p on the year)

Store Steers topped at 492.6 p/kg for 4 Charolais scaling 408 kilos from Biggings Farm, Stenness realising £2010.

OTHER STEERS PER KILO
Fea,St Ola 367 £1,780 485 AA
Fea,St Ola 417 £1,900 455.6 SM
Purtabreck,Toab 377 £1,740 461.5 LIM
Lenahowe,Sandwick 460 £2,090 454.3 BRB
Haybrake,Lyness 413 £1,830 443.1 AA
Haybrake,Lyness 370 £1,620 437.8 AA
Biggings,Stenness 405 £1,780 439.5 SM
Biggings,Stenness 449 £1,930 429.8 SM
Cott,Papa Westray 455 £1,980 435.2 LIM
Whitecleat,Tankerness 480 £2,080 433.3 LIM
Heatherbell,St Margarets Hope 505 £2,180 431.7 LIM
Kierfiold,Sandwick 530 £2,285 431.1 LR
Stratheast,Holm 510 £2,190 429.4 SM
Bryameadow,Twatt 525 £2,250 428.6 LIM
Bryameadow,Twatt 505 £2,110 417.8 LIM
Caperhouse,Harray 430 £1,840 427.9 SM
Caperhouse,Harray 430 £1,820 423.3 SM
Caperhouse,Harray 457 £1,920 420.1 SM
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 552 £2,350 425.7 LIM
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 550 £2,320 421.8 CH
Colligarth,Sanday 505 £2,140 423.8 LIM
Colligarth,Sanday 520 £2,175 418.3 CH
Lopness,Sanday 511 £2,165 423.7 CH
Netherhill,Tankerness 573 £2,360 411.9 LIM
Rennibister,Kirkwall 472 £1,940 411 AA
Rennibister,Kirkwall 496 £2,030 409.3 AA
Unigarth,Sandwick 470 £1,930 410.6 CH
Odinstone,Shapinsay 575 £2,350 408.7 LIM
The Knowe,Sanday 585 £2,370 405.1 CH
The Knowe,Sanday 583 £2,345 402.2 CH
East Howe,Birsay 530 £2,135 402.8 LIM
Stank,Stromness 570 £2,260 396.5 SM
Feolquoy,Stromness 571 £2,260 395.8 CH
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 605 £2,390 395 AA
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 575 £2,270 394.8 SM
Vestrafiold,Sandwick 549 £2,160 393.4 LIM
Vestrafiold,Sandwick 518 £2,030 391.9 LIM
Vestrafiold,Sandwick 543 £2,120 390.4 LIM
Lingro,St Ola 506 £1,990 393.3 SM
Quoybond,South Ronaldsay 610 £2,395 392.6 LIM
Quoybond,South Ronaldsay 590 £2,305 390.7 AA
Hammer,Westray 593 £2,325 392.1 CH
Hammer,Westray 601 £2,350 391 CH
Holland,Firth 585 £2,290 391.5 SM
Huip,Stronsay 572 £2,230 389.9 CH
Huip,Stronsay 575 £2,230 387.8 CH
Hunton,Stronsay 500 £1,940 388 AA
North Skaill,Sanday 603 £2,320 384.7 CH
Heads,St Margarets Hope 567 £2,180 384.5 SM
Braefoot,Shapinsay 550 £2,110 383.6 CH
Brettovale,Dounby 402 £1,540 383.1 AA
Garbo,Sanday 530 £2,030 383 AA
Wattle,Birsay 590 £2,255 382.2 CH
Skaill,Sandwick 540 £2,000 370.4 AA
South Breck,Firth 600 £2,220 370 LIM
Netherton,Holm 595 £2,200 369.7 AA
Messigate,Tankerness 495 £1,810 365.7 AA
Garson,Sandwick 610 £2,220 363.9 CH
Garson,Sandwick 600 £2,180 363.3 CH
Eastaquoy,Harray 650 £2,325 357.7 BRB
Heather-Cow-Root,Flotta 615 £2,200 357.7 SM
Heatherhouse,Tankerness 581 £2,025 348.5 LU

Store Steers averaged £2179 (+£440 on the year)
AA Steers averaged £2068 (+£290 on the year)

Store Steers topped at £2410 for 3 Charolais scaling 685 kilos from D & B Moodie, Northskaill, Sanday.

OTHER STEERS PER HEAD
North Skaill,Sanday 647 £2,405 CH
North Skaill,Sanday 627 £2,370 CH
North Skaill,Sanday 710 £2,360 SH
Quoybond,South Ronaldsay 662 £2,400 LIM
Quoybond,South Ronaldsay 610 £2,395 LIM
Garson,Sandwick 700 £2,400 CH
Garson,Sandwick 665 £2,340 CH
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 605 £2,390 AA
Wattle,Birsay 640 £2,380 CH
Hammer,Westray 643 £2,380 CH
Hammer,Westray 601 £2,350 CH
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 635 £2,375 AA
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 552 £2,350 LIM
The Knowe,Sanday 585 £2,370 CH
The Knowe,Sanday 583 £2,345 CH
Feolquoy,Stromness 646 £2,360 AA
Netherhill,Tankerness 573 £2,360 LIM
Netherhill,Tankerness 592 £2,325 CH
Odinstone,Shapinsay 575 £2,350 LIM
Stank,Stromness 700 £2,350 AA
Eastaquoy,Harray 695 £2,340 AA
Eastaquoy,Harray 650 £2,325 BRB
Holland,Firth 631 £2,320 SM
Holland,Firth 585 £2,290 SM
East Howe,Birsay 615 £2,300 LIM
East Howe,Birsay 612 £2,300 SAL
Kierfiold,Sandwick 530 £2,285 LR
Hunton,Stronsay 600 £2,260 CH
Bryameadow,Twatt 525 £2,250 LIM
Huip,Stronsay 592 £2,240 AA
Huip,Stronsay 572 £2,230 CH
South Breck,Firth 600 £2,220 LIM
South Breck,Firth 600 £2,200 CH
Colligarth,Sanday 540 £2,220 CH
Colligarth,Sanday 520 £2,175 CH
Heather-Cow-Root,Flotta 615 £2,200 SM
Netherton,Holm 595 £2,200 AA
Stratheast,Holm 510 £2,190 SM
Stratheast,Holm 546 £2,165 LR
Heads,St Margarets Hope 567 £2,180 SM
Heatherbell,St Margarets Hope 505 £2,180 LIM
Heatherbell,St Margarets Hope 550 £2,170 SM
Whitecleat,Tankerness 545 £2,170 CH
Vestrafiold,Sandwick 562 £2,170 AA
Vestrafiold,Sandwick 549 £2,160 LIM
Vestrafiold,Sandwick 571 £2,150 AA
Lopness,Sanday 511 £2,165 CH
Braefoot,Shapinsay 550 £2,110 CH
Lenahowe,Sandwick 460 £2,090 BRB
Garbo,Sanday 530 £2,030 AA
Rennibister,Kirkwall 496 £2,030 AA
Heatherhouse,Tankerness 581 £2,025 LU
Biggings,Stenness 408 £2,010 CH
Skaill,Sandwick 540 £2,000 AA
Lingro,St Ola 506 £1,990 SM
Lingro,St Ola 527 £1,960 SM
Cott,Papa Westray 455 £1,980 LIM
Purtabreck,Toab 550 £1,945 AA
Unigarth,Sandwick 470 £1,930 CH
Caperhouse,Harray 457 £1,920 SM
Fea,St Ola 417 £1,900 SM
Haybrake,Lyness 413 £1,830 AA
Messigate,Tankerness 495 £1,810 AA
Brettovale,Dounby 402 £1,540 AA

Store Heifers averaged 389.4 p/kg (+73.1p on the year)
AA Heifers averaged 370.4 p/kg (+59p on the year)

Store Heifers topped at 462.4 p/kg for a British Blue scaling 465 kilos from Bimbister Partnership, Lenahowe, Sandwick realising £2150.

OTHER HEIFERS PER KILO
Messigate,Tankerness 465 £2,110 453.8 LIM
Biggings,Stenness 412 £1,780 432 CH
Caperhouse,Harray 417 £1,800 431.7 CH
Heatherbell,St Margarets Hope 470 £2,020 429.8 LIM
Eastaquoy,Harray 565 £2,420 428.3 AA
Kierfiold,Sandwick 480 £2,010 418.8 CH
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 535 £2,240 418.7 CH
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 565 £2,320 410.6 LIM
Unigarth,Sandwick 435 £1,790 411.5 CH
Colligarth,Sanday 485 £1,980 408.2 CH
Cott,Papa Westray 510 £2,080 407.8 LIM
Feolquoy,Stromness 520 £2,120 407.7 CH
Langskaill,Rousay 545 £2,200 403.7 LIM
Odinstone,Shapinsay 540 £2,160 400 LIM
East Howe,Birsay 575 £2,290 398.3 LIM
East Howe,Birsay 590 £2,335 395.8 LIM
Wattle,Birsay 570 £2,270 398.2 CH
Lenahowe,Sandwick 435 £1,730 397.7 BRB
The Knowe,Sanday 560 £2,225 397 CH
The Knowe,Sanday 517 £2,020 390.7 CH
Hunton,Stronsay 500 £1,970 394 CH
North Skaill,Sanday 586 £2,300 392.5 CH
Lopness,Sanday 515 £2,020 392.2 CH
Lopness,Sanday 505 £1,970 390.1 CH
Purtabreck,Toab 422 £1,650 391 LIM
Cruhill,Toab 525 £2,050 390.5 CH
Garson,Sandwick 578 £2,250 389.3 CH
Netherhill,Tankerness 540 £2,085 386.1 LIM
Netherton,Holm 620 £2,360 380.6 AA
Netherton,Holm 559 £2,110 377.5 AA
Biggings,Holm 552 £2,100 380.4 AA
Heads,St Margarets Hope 582 £2,200 378 SM
Heads,St Margarets Hope 586 £2,190 373.7 SAL
Farewell,South Ronaldsay 540 £2,040 377.8 CH
Howan,Dounby 505 £1,900 376.2 SM
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 591 £2,220 375.6 AA
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 560 £2,080 371.4 SM
Garbo,Sanday 525 £1,955 372.4 AA
Skaill,Sandwick 528 £1,950 369.3 AA
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay 520 £1,900 365.4 AA
Whitecleat,Tankerness 520 £1,900 365.4 AA
Northbigging,Dounby 631 £2,305 365.3 LIM
Northbigging,Dounby 598 £2,180 364.5 LIM
Braefoot,Shapinsay 580 £2,090 360.3 AA
Stratheast,Holm 575 £2,060 358.3 SM
Heather-Cow-Root,Flotta 590 £2,110 357.6 SM
Stank,Stromness 605 £2,120 350.4 AA
South Breck,Firth 660 £2,260 342.4 CH
Balfour Estates,Shapinsay 422 £1,350 319.9 HI
Balfour Estates,Shapinsay 455 £1,440 316.5 HI

Store Heifers averaged £2096 (+£501 on the year)
AA Heifers averaged £2036 (+£375 on the year)

Store Heifers topped at £2420 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 565 kilos from K Moar, Eastaquoy, Harray.

OTHER HEIFERS PER HEAD
North Skaill,Sanday 620 £2,395 CH
Eastaquoy,Harray 715 £2,390 AA
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 590 £2,380 CH
Quoymorhouse,Shapinsay 565 £2,320 LIM
Garson,Sandwick 625 £2,360 CH
Netherton,Holm 620 £2,360 AA
Netherton,Holm 617 £2,310 AA
East Howe,Birsay 590 £2,335 LIM
East Howe,Birsay 575 £2,290 LIM
Northbigging,Dounby 631 £2,305 LIM
Odinstone,Shapinsay 610 £2,280 AA
Wattle,Birsay 570 £2,270 CH
Wattle,Birsay 565 £2,200 CH
South Breck,Firth 660 £2,260 CH
Langskaill,Rousay 570 £2,250 AA
Langskaill,Rousay 545 £2,200 LIM
The Knowe,Sanday 560 £2,225 CH
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 591 £2,220 AA
Biggings,Holm 615 £2,210 AA
Feolquoy,Stromness 587 £2,210 CH
Cott,Papa Westray 570 £2,200 CH
Heads,St Margarets Hope 582 £2,200 SM
Heads,St Margarets Hope 586 £2,190 SAL
Lenahowe,Sandwick 465 £2,150 BRB
Colligarth,Sanday 540 £2,130 LIM
Stank,Stromness 605 £2,120 AA
Hunton,Stronsay 563 £2,120 AA
Messigate,Tankerness 465 £2,110 LIM
Heather-Cow-Root,Flotta 590 £2,110 SM
Braefoot,Shapinsay 580 £2,090 AA
Netherhill,Tankerness 540 £2,085 LIM
Stratheast,Holm 575 £2,060 SM
Cruhill,Toab 525 £2,050 CH
Farewell,South Ronaldsay 540 £2,040 CH
Lopness,Sanday 570 £2,040 CH
Lopness,Sanday 515 £2,020 CH
Heatherbell,St Margarets Hope 470 £2,020 LIM
Kierfiold,Sandwick 480 £2,010 CH
Howan,Dounby 550 £1,960 SAL
Howan,Dounby 505 £1,900 SM
Garbo,Sanday 525 £1,955 AA
Garbo,Sanday 532 £1,930 AA
Skaill,Sandwick 528 £1,950 AA
Unigarth,Sandwick 487 £1,930 CH
Whitecleat,Tankerness 520 £1,900 AA
Breck-Myres,Shapinsay 520 £1,900 AA
Caperhouse,Harray 417 £1,800 CH
Biggings,Stenness 412 £1,780 CH
Purtabreck,Toab 422 £1,650 LIM
Balfour Estates,Shapinsay 455 £1,440 HI

OTM Cattle topped at 317.4 p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 605 kilos from C & C E B Leslie, Lopness, Sanday realising £1920.

OTHER OTM PER KILO
Perth,Westray 610 £1,890 309.8 SM
Lopness,Sanday 630 £1,900 301.6 AA
Lopness,Sanday 625 £1,740 278.4 SM
Berryhill,St Ola 775 £2,160 278.7 SM
Lingro,St Ola 515 £1,360 264.1 SM
Howan,Dounby 700 £1,840 262.9 AA
Berryhill,St Ola 775 £2,010 259.4 SM
Howan,Dounby 740 £1,900 256.8 AA
Brockan,Stromness 900 £2,310 256.7 AA
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 665 £1,670 251.1 SM
Elsness,Sanday 780 £1,960 251.3 SH
Elsness,Sanday 710 £1,760 247.9 SH
Elsness,Sanday 650 £1,610 247.7 AA
Innister,Rousay 645 £1,590 246.5 SH
Innister,Rousay 685 £1,680 245.3 SH
Burgar,Hoy 745 £1,830 245.6 SM
Lingro,St Ola 740 £1,800 243.2 SM
Seatter,Stromness 845 £2,050 242.6 SM
Patience,Westray 695 £1,680 241.7 SM
Midhouse,Harray 730 £1,760 241.1 SM
Brockan,Stromness 840 £2,020 240.5 AA
Burgar,Hoy 720 £1,720 238.9 SM
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 680 £1,600 235.3 SM
Dogtoo,Westray 680 £1,600 235.3 AA
Easthouse,Shapinsay 695 £1,590 228.8 LIM
Purtabreck,Toab 700 £1,600 228.6 SM
Claybraes,South Ronaldsay 915 £2,000 218.6 SM

Top price per head was £2310 for an Aberdeen Angus Cow scaling 900 kilos from P S & M H Johnston, Brockan, Stromness.

OTHER OTM PER HEAD
Berryhill,St Ola 775 £2,160 SM
Berryhill,St Ola 775 £2,010 SM
Seatter,Stromness 845 £2,050 SM
Brockan,Stromness 840 £2,020 AA
Claybraes,South Ronaldsay 915 £2,000 SM
Elsness,Sanday 780 £1,960 SH
Lopness,Sanday 605 £1,920 AA
Lopness,Sanday 630 £1,900 AA
Howan,Dounby 740 £1,900 AA
Perth,Westray 610 £1,890 SM
Howan,Dounby 700 £1,840 AA
Burgar,Hoy 745 £1,830 SM
Elsness,Sanday 740 £1,800 SH
Lingro,St Ola 740 £1,800 SM
Perth,Westray 730 £1,790 AA
Lopness,Sanday 765 £1,780 SM
Lopness,Sanday 625 £1,740 SM
Elsness,Sanday 710 £1,760 SH
Midhouse,Harray 730 £1,760 SM
Purtabreck,Toab 760 £1,720 SH
Burgar,Hoy 720 £1,720 SM
Brockan,Stromness 735 £1,700 SH
Innister,Rousay 770 £1,700 SH
Innister,Rousay 685 £1,680 SH
Patience,Westray 695 £1,680 SM
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 665 £1,670 SM
Blinkbonny,Stronsay 740 £1,640 CH
Braehead,St Margaret’S Hope 680 £1,600 SM
Purtabreck,Toab 700 £1,600 SM
Dogtoo,Westray 680 £1,600 AA
Easthouse,Shapinsay 695 £1,590 LIM
Patience,Westray 655 £1,400 SM

OTM Bulls topped at £2350 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 1245 kilos from J Sinclair, Midhouse, Harray.

Special Sale of Store Cattle, plus Prime & OTMs
2025-12-15 10:30, 2026-01-12 10:30, 2026-02-02 10:30, 2026-02-23 10:30, 2026-03-09 10:30 (Europe/London)

Breeding Cattle
2025-12-18
Forward on Thursday were 53 Breeding Cattle.

Breeding Cows averaged £3,388

A reduction sale of behalf of A & D Clark, Stratheast, Holm started proceedings with the 45 cows in high demand from start to finish. The herd averaged £3,475 and topped at £4,000 for a Simmental x Cow purchased by K D Eunson.

OTHER STRATHEAST COWS
£3,950 LR
£3,900 LR
£3,800 SM
£3,800 LR
£3,750 SM
£3,700 SM
£3,650 LR
£3,600 SM
£3,550 LR
£3,550 SM
£3,500 LR
£3,500 SM
£3,450 LR
£3,450 SM
£3,400 LR
£3,400 SAL

There was a reduction sale on behalf of S Stange, Breck-Myres, Shapinsay which also fetched high interest averaging £2,900 and topped at £3,300 for an Aberdeen Angus Cow purchased by L J Manson, Shetland.

OTHER BRECK-MYRES COWS
£3,050 AA
£2,700 AA
£2,400 AA

There was a small reduction of breeding cattle from B J Thomson, Cockmurra, Holm which saw his cows average £2,675 and topped at £3,200 for a British Blue x Cow purchased by P & E M Dennison.

There was a 6 year old Limousin Bull forward from B J Thomson, Cockmurra, Holm which sold for £3,300 to B & M Eunson.

Sale of Breeding Cattle
2025-12-18 11:30

All Classes of Cattle
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, 2026-02-16 11:30, 2026-03-02 11:30, 2026-03-16 11:30 and 1 more date

All Classes of Sheep
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, 2026-02-17 13:00, 2026-03-02 13:00, 2026-03-16 13:00 and 1 more date

OBBA Show & Sale of Breeding Bulls
2026-01-28 10:00
Show 10am, Sale 12pm

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
