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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Forward on Monday were 6 Prime & 9 OTM Cattle.   Prime Steers topped at 409 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 590 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £2413 purchased by E Flett.   OTHER PRIME STEERS Huan,Sandwick              645        £2,625 407        CH Huan,Sandwick              605        £2,438 403        LIM   Prime Heifers topped […]

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 […]