Forward on Monday were 5 Prime, 370 Store & 40 OTM Cattle.   Prime Heifers topped at 403 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 570 kilos from Glen Orkney, St Ola realising £2297.   Store Steers averaged 407.7 p/kg (+19.5p) (+94p on the year) AA Steers averaged 392.2 p/kg (+4.5p) (+86.3p on the year)   Store […]

Forward on Wednesday were 645 Prime Lambs, 1057 Store Lambs & 362 Cast Sheep.   Prime Lambs averaged 290.7 p/kg (+2.2p) SQQ Lambs averaged 292.4 p/kg (+3.3p) Lambs per head averaged £135.72 (+£3.37)   39-45.5 kilos averaged 292.6 p/kg (+1.5p) 45.5-52 kilos averaged 290.8 p/kg (+3.9p) 52+ kilos averaged 281.6 p/kg (+13.6p)   Prime Lambs […]

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 […]

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 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 […]