Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 12 Prime Cattle, 746 Store Cattle & 24 OTM Cattle.Due to adverse weather conditions, morning and afternoon flights were delayed and eventually cancelled meaning no Aberdeen or Edinburgh buyers were present for the sale. However, local livestock agents purchased cattle on their behalf resulting in cattle selling very well […]

Sheep Sale

FORWARD FOR SALE ON TUESDAY WERE 479 PRIME LAMBS 670 STORE LAMBS AND 291 CAST SHEEP PRIME LAMBS SOLD TO 174 P/KG FOR A TEXEL SCALING 50 KILOS FROM J M LENNIE & CO NEARHOUSE TANKERNESS REALISING £87 PURCHASED BY WILLIAMSONS EAST ROAD KIRKWALL OTHER PRICES BACKAKELDAY,HOLM 45.5 £65.80 144.6 TEXBACKAKELDAY,HOLM 47.5 £67.20 141.5 TEXSMIDDY,STRONSAY […]

Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime Cattle, 438 Store Cattle & 62 OTM Cattle. Store cattle were sharper this week with strong well-presented cattle in keen demand. Prime Heifers sold to 193 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 605 kilos from J W Laughton & Son, Easterbister, Holm realising £1167.65 purchased by E Flett […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 533 Prime Lambs & 226 Cast Sheep. Prime Lambs were dearer on the week selling to 161.3 p/kg for a pen of Beltex Lambs scaling 47 kilos from G Henry, Howe, Harray realising £75.80. This was also top price per head. OTHER PRIME LAMBS HOWE ,HARRAY 46 £73.20 159.1 […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Friday were 1318 Store Lambs. Store Lambs were keenly bid on and sold to a top of £60 for a Suffolk from B R Groat, Orgil, Hoy. OTHER STORE LAMBS RAMRAY,GRAEMSAY,STROMNESS, £58.50 TEXFINDLINS FARM,HILLSWICK,SHETLAND £58.50 TEXFINDLINS FARM,HILLSWICK,SHETLAND £57.00 TEXCROOK,RENDALL £58.00 TEXLAITHE,SANDWICK £58.00 SUFLAITHE,SANDWICK £57.50 SUFQUOYS,GRAEMSAY £57.50 TEXQUOYS,GRAEMSAY £56.00 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS £56.50 TEXHAQUOY,SHAPINSAY […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Saturday were 540 Breeding Gimmers & 372 Ewe Lambs. A fantastic show of HISHA Accredited female sheep were very well presented and sold extremely well to a full ringside of keen buyers. Breeding Gimmers were a strong trade and sold to £176 for a fantastic pure Texel from R Thomson, Hallbreck, […]

Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 5 Prime Cattle, 121 Store Cattle & 14 OTM's. Prime Cattle sold to 208 p/kg for a Simmental Steer scaling 560 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £1164.80 purchased by Donaldsons Butcher and also for a Saler Steer scaling 580 kilos from Groat, Cloke, Dounby realising £1206.40 […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 593 Prime Lambs and 279 Cast Sheep. A tremendous show of Prime Lambs were well presented and sold to a top of 164.5 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 46.5 kilos from J A Lennie, Nearhouse, Tankerness realising £76.50. Top price per head was £81 for a pen […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Thursday were 301 Breeding Rams. Breed Averages Texels £450 Suffolks £333 Cheviots £289 Charollais £508 Hill Type Cheviots £375 Lleyns £316 Champion Texel and Overall Champion today was lot 15, A Shearling shown by L S Flett & Co, Nistaben, Harray which later went on to sell for £620. Reserve Champion […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Friday were 873 Breeding Sheep and 833 Store Sheep. 355 Breeding Gimmers sold to a top of £156 for a pen of Six Texels from H R Sinclair, Carness, St Ola. OTHER GIMMERS CARNESS,ST OLA £155.00 TEXSUMMERFIELD FARM, ST OLA £140.00 TEXYARPHA,ORPHIR £132.00 TEXYELDABREK,BURRAY £130.00 TEXCURCABRECK,RENDALL £115.00 TEXWESTSHORE,RENDALL £90.00 CHARBRECK,EDAY £75.00 […]

Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 7 Prime Cattle, 104 Store Cattle & 43 OTMs. Prime Cattle sold to 211 p/kg for a Saler Heifer scaling 615 kilos from G T & S Coghill, Muce, Birsay realising £1297.65 purchased by Williamsons Butchers. OTHER PRIME HEIFERS MUCE,BIRSAY 605 £1,276.55 211 SALDRYDALE,STROMNESS 610 £1,232.20 202 SIM Prime […]

Sheep Sale

Forward for sale on Tuesday were 706 Prime Lambs and 235 Cast Ewes. All weights of Prime Lambs were again selling well with well-presented Texels in very strong demand. A smaller show of lighter lambs were in big demand. Prime lambs sold to 167.4 p/kg for 8 Beltex Lambs scaling 43 kilos from G Henry, […]