Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime Cattle, 1 Store, 3 OTM Cattle, and 331 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Heifers sold to 248 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 580 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1438 purchased by Rendalls.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 590 £1,439.60 244 CHARLYKING,SANDWICK 615 £1,494.45 243 LIMLYKING,SANDWICK 670 £1,614.70 241 LIMLYKING,SANDWICK 650 £1,547.00 238 LIM
Prime Steers sold to 246 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 635 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1562 purchased by Craigies.
Store Cattle topped at £1260 for an Angus scaling 555 kilos from Robertson, Littlewards, Longhope.
OTM Cattle topped at 149.1 p/kg for an Angus cow scaling 610 kilos from B Norquoy, Holland, South Ronaldsay.
All classes of Sheep sharper on the week and coming to great money. Prime Hoggs averaging a record price per head this week.
Prime Hoggs averaged 272.3 p/kg (+16.8p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 275.8 p/kg (+26.3p)
Per head averaged £127.63 (+ £12.63)
Hoggs topped at 328 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 47.5 kilos from D & K Morgan, Bryameadow, Twatt realising £156.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 50 £157.00 314 TEXHUAN,SANDWICK 50 £145.00 290 TEXHUAN,SANDWICK 46 £129.00 280.4 TEXBENLAW,EVIE 45 £129.00 286.7 CHAREASTAQUOY,HARRAY 52 £149.00 286.5 TEXEASTAQUOY,HARRAY 47 £134.00 285.1 TEXSUNNYBANK,SOUTH RONALDSAY 40 £114.00 285 TEXSCARPIGAR,TANKERNESS 45 £128.00 284.4 TEXSCARPIGAR,TANKERNESS 40 £110.00 275 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 43 £122.00 283.7 TEXMIDLAND,RENDALL 44 £124.00 281.8 SUFDRYDALE,STROMNESS 45 £127.00 282.2 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 42 £116.00 276.2 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 49.5 £138.00 278.8 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 50.5 £137.00 271.3 SUFCRAEBRECK,HOLM 43.5 £121.00 278.2 CHEVSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 50 £139.00 278 TEXMILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 45 £124.00 275.6 CHEVREDBANKS,TANKERNESS 45 £124.00 275.6 TEXREDBANKS,TANKERNESS 50 £133.00 266 TEXBURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 38.5 £106.00 275.3 CHARHANOVER,SANDAY 41 £108.00 263.4 WHITEBRIARLEA,STRONSAY 59 £130.00 220.3 ZWARMOSSCLAIR,TANKERNESS 72 £152.00 211.1 DUTCH
Top price per head was £157 for 6 Texels scaling 50 kilos from D & K Morgan, Bryameadow, Twatt.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47.5 £156.00 TEX MOSSCLAIR,TANKERNESS 72 £152.00 DUTCH EASTAQUOY,HARRAY 52 £149.00 TEX HUAN,SANDWICK 56 £146.00 SPEK HUAN,SANDWICK 50 £145.00 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 55 £145.00 TEX SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 50 £139.00 TEX REDBANKS,TANKERNESS 55 £144.00 TEX REDBANKS,TANKERNESS 58 £139.00 TEX BRIARLEA,STRONSAY 74 £141.00 ZWAR SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 49.5 £138.00 TEX SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 50.5 £137.00 SUF MIDLAND,RENDALL 52 £136.00 TEX MILLHOUSE,DEERNESS 50.5 £136.00 TEX BENLAW,EVIE 45 £129.00 CHAR SCARPIGAR,TANKERNESS 45 £128.00 TEX DRYDALE,STROMNESS 45 £127.00 TEX CRAEBRECK,HOLM 43.5 £121.00 CHEV SUNNYBANK,SOUTH RONALDSAY 40 £114.00 TEX HANOVER,SANDAY 41 £108.00 WHITE BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE 38.5 £106.00 CHAR
Store Hoggs averaged £86.58 (+ £2.58) and topped at £110 for a Texel from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick.
OTHER STORE HOGGS
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £101.00 TEX
BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE £97.00 CHEV
SUNNYBANK,SOUTH RONALDSAY £86.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,SOUTH RONALDSAY £86.00 DUTCH
HANOVER,SANDAY £85.00 WHITE
HANOVER,SANDAY £80.00 WHITE
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £75.00 TEX
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £69.00 TEX
Cast Ewes averaged £93.02 and Cast Rams averaged £107.11. Cast Sheep topped at £163 for a Texel Ewe from D Groundwater, Hyval Cottage, Dounby.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
HYVAL COTTAGE,DOUNBY £154.00 TEX
NORTON,DOUNBY £141.00 TEX
NORTON,DOUNBY £139.00 TEX
ANNSTER,SOUTH RONALDSAY £130.00 TEX
EASTAQUOY,HARRAY £130.00 TEX
EASTAQUOY,HARRAY £120.00 TEX
HUAN,SANDWICK £135.00 TEX
HUAN,SANDWICK £131.00 SUF
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £128.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,SOUTH RONALDSAY £125.00 TEX
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £116.00 MULE
GARTH,SOUTH RONALDSAY £115.00 CHEV
SAMSONS LANE,STRONSAY £110.00 CHEV
BRIARLEA,STRONSAY £110.00 TEX
HONEYSGOE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £109.00 HILL
HONEYSGOE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £103.00 CHEV
BURNHOUSE,LONGHOPE £108.00 CHAR
CRAEBRECK,HOLM £95.00 CHEV
WESTSHORE,RENDALL £89.00 TEX
FAULDS,BURRAY £82.00 SHET
CRAEBRECK,HOLM £80.00 SHET
EILDON,TOAB £76.00 CHEV
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 8 Prime, 6 Store & 3 OTM Cattle.
Prime Steers sold to 251 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 605 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £1518 purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
HEWAN,SHAPINSAY 590 £1,475.00 250 LIMHUAN,SANDWICK 660 £1,603.80 243 CHARHUAN,SANDWICK 630 £1,530.90 243 SIMCAMPSTON,TOAB 655 £1,539.25 235 AA
Prime Heifers sold to 249 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 570 kilos from R & J Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay realising £1419 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
VELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 665 £1,596.00 240 CHARVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 650 £1,547.00 238 CHAR
Store Heifers sold to £1100 for a Simmental scaling 550 kilos from W & N Scott, Pickletillum, Deerness.
OTM Cows averaged 137.9 p/kg and topped at 143.5p for a Simmental scaling 655 kilos from J & M Dearness, Knowe, Sanday realising £940.
OTM BULLS
KNOWE,SANDAY 1205 £1,280.00 106 CHAR
Following the Cattle were 198 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Monday saw the first New Season Lambs being sold this year from Robbie Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm.
Lambs averaged 318 p/kg and £149.50 per head.
Lambs topped at 329.8 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 47 kilos realising £155 to E Flett.
Prime Hoggs averaged 215.2 p/kg (-44.6p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 218.8 p/kg (-45.3p)
Hoggs per head averaged £112 (- £13.21)
Mature Sheep averaged 171.4 p/kg or £118 per head.
Prime Hoggs topped at 260 p/kg for a pair of Texels scaling 50 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £130 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 50 £127.00 254 BLUESOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR 42 £104.00 247.6 TEXSOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR 50 £120.00 240 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 40 £99.00 247.5 CHARSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 41 £99.00 241.5 CHARBENLAW,EVIE 45 £103.00 228.9 CHARCRISMO,EVIE 43.5 £96.00 220.7 BELTEXCRISMO,EVIE 42.5 £89.00 209.4 BELTEXTOFTS,ST OLA 43 £92.00 214 CHEVTHORKELLHALL,DEERNESS 55 £108.00 196.4 RYLHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 50 £98.00 196 TEXAIRY,STRONSAY 70 £130.00 185.7 CHEVPERTH,WESTRAY 45 £82.00 182 SUFVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 46 £83.00 180.4 MULE
Top price per head was £136 for a pair of Texels scaling 60 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
AIRY,STRONSAY 81 £130.00 TEX AIRY,STRONSAY 70 £130.00 CHEV SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 50 £130.00 TEX LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 50 £127.00 BLUE SOUTH GREENIGOE,ORPHIR 50 £120.00 TEX THORKELLHALL,DEERNESS 55 £108.00 RYL BENLAW,EVIE 45 £103.00 CHAR
Store Hoggs topped at £73 for a Texel from I & I Brown, Millbrae, Sanday.
Cast Sheep topped at £140 for 2 Texels from JD & MM Leitch, Feolquoy, Evie.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
CASTLE,STROMNESS £135.00 TEX
AIRY,STRONSAY £131.00 OTHER
AIRY,STRONSAY £128.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £130.00 TEX
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £129.00 SUF
MILLBRAE,SANDAY £121.00 SUF
FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS £130.00 BELTEX
FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS £126.00 TEX
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY £128.00 TEX
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £127.00 SUF
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £118.00 CHEV
PERTH,WESTRAY £125.00 SUF
PERTH,WESTRAY £125.00 TEX
WARTHILL,HOLM £125.00 TEX
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £123.00 TEX
BEAFIELD,SANDAY £114.00 BLACK
MOUSELAND,STROMNESS £120.00 CHEV
FEOLQUOY,EVIE £118.00 TEX
CRISMO,EVIE £118.00 TEX
APPIETOWN,RENDALL £114.00 TEX
THORKELLHALL,DEERNESS £94.00 WHITE
THORKELLHALL,DEERNESS £90.00 BLACK
PURTABRECK,TOAB £87.00 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £80.00 TEX
STENAQUOY,EDAY £86.00 OTHER
1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE £70.00 BLACK
TRUMLAND,ROUSAY £64.00 WHITE
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 7 Prime Cattle, 5 OTM Cattle & 259 Prime, Store and Cast Sheep.
Prime Heifers topped at 252 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 620 kilos from B & B Omand, Stembister, Toab realising £1562 purchased by Rendalls Butchers.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
STEMBISTER,TOAB 615 £1,531.00 249 LIMGLEN ORKNEY, ST OLA 550 £1,347.00 245 SIM
Prime Steers topped at 248 p/kg for a British Blue scaling 570 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola realising £1413 purchased by Williamsons.
OTM Cattle again a sound trade for a more mixed show this week. OTMs averaged 151.6 p/kg and £1023 per head. Cows topped at 164.4 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 745 kilos from W Norquoy, Braehead, South Ronaldsay realising £1225 which was top gross price.
OTHER OTM COWS
STEMBISTER,TOAB 720 £1,180.00 163.8 AAMOAN,FIRTH 705 £1,040.00 147.5 BAHOOKING,NORTH RONALDSAY 615 £900.00 146.3 AA
Prime Hoggs selling well for the mixed show forward selling £2-5 cheaper.
Prime Hoggs averaged 259.8 p/kg (-8.1p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 264.1 p/kg (-8.7p)
Per head averaged £125.21 (- £2.54)
Hoggs topped at 280.4 p/kg for a pen of 11 Texels scaling 46 kilos from DB & FM Moar, Walkerhouse, Birsay realising £129.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 41 £113.00 275.6 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 49 £134.00 273.5 TEXSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 41 £106.00 258.5 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 48 £131.00 272.9 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 48 £129.00 268.8 SUFSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 44 £111.00 252.3 TEXSOUTH WALD,FIRTH 50 £136.00 272 TEXBRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 39 £106.00 271.8 TEXBRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 43 £110.00 255.8 TEXWALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 44 £119.00 270.5 TEXWALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 44 £116.00 263.6 WHITEBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 40 £108.00 270 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 49 £128.00 261.2 TEXKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 48 £119.00 247.9 SUFKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £131.00 247.2 SUFVIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £128.00 246.2 TEX
Hoggs topped at £148 per head for 4 Texels scaling 55 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola.
OTHER HOGGS PER HEAD
SOUTH WALD,FIRTH 50 £136.00 TEX SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 58 £136.00 SUF SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 48 £131.00 TEX SUNNYBANK,ST OLA 55 £131.00 TEX SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 49 £134.00 TEX KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £131.00 SUF WALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 46 £129.00 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 49 £128.00 TEX VIRGINIA,STENNESS 52 £128.00 TEX SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 41 £113.00 TEX BRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA 43 £110.00 TEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 40 £108.00 TEX
Store hoggs selling to great rates despite the poorer, leaner show forward. Stores averaged £77.49 (- £12.29) and topped at £95 for a Texel from DB & FM Moar, Walkerhouse, Birsay.
OTHER STORES
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £94.00 SUF
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £93.00 TEX
DALE,STRONSAY £94.00 WHITE
DALE,STRONSAY £90.00 WHITE
DALE,STRONSAY £89.00 BLACK
DALE,STRONSAY £88.00 WHITE
Cast Sheep were a better show and a better trade this week averaging £88.52 for ewes (+ £14.18) and £112.17 for Rams. Ewes topped at £143 for a pair of Texels from J & C Scott, Virginia, Stenness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
BRYAMEADOW,TWATT £140.00 TEX
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £140.00 TEX
WITHAQUOY,HOLM £129.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £138.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £136.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £135.00 TEX
QUOYDANDY,ST OLA £120.00 TEX
KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £136.00 SUF
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £128.00 BELTEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £120.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £117.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £110.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £123.00 CH
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £118.00 TEX
BRUNTHOUSE,FLOTTA £118.00 TEX
HOWE,HARRAY £116.00 TEX
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £108.00 TEX
SEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS £101.00 TEX
SOUTH WALD,FIRTH £105.00 LLEYN
CROOK,RENDALL £101.00 TEX
NEWBIGGING,DOUNBY £101.00 CHEV
LOWER COTTISCARTH,RENDALL £91.00 TEX
SOUTH FEA,ORPHIR £88.00 TEX
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £88.00 LLEYN
DENWICK,DEERNESS £85.00 CHAR
DALE,STRONSAY £56.00 OTHER
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 10 Prime, 10 Store & 8 OTM Cattle.
Prime Heifers sold to 254 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 565 kilos from D & G Tait, Campston, Toab realising £1435 purchased by Rendalls Buthcers.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
FEAVAL,BIRSAY 525 £1,328.25 253 LIMFEAVAL,BIRSAY 505 £1,242.30 246 LIMSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 565 £1,412.50 250 CHARMELSETTER FARM,LONGHOPE 475 £1,040.25 219 SAL
Prime Steers topped at 250 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 540 kilos from D & G Tait, Campston, Toab realising £1350 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
HUAN,SANDWICK 630 £1,549.80 246 CHARHUAN,SANDWICK 645 £1,560.90 242 CHARSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 670 £1,594.60 238 CHAR
Store Steers averaged an impressive 247.9 p/kg and topped at 258.2 p/kg for a pen of 3 Simmentals scaling 426 kilos from R J & L J Gaudie, Netherskaill, Birsay realising £1100.
OTHER STORE STEERS PER KILO
NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 432 £1,060.00 245.4 SIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 428 £1,050.00 245.3 SIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 500 £1,200.00 240 SIMNETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 430 £1,030.00 239.5 AA
Top price per head was £1200 for a Simmental scaling 500 kilos from Netherskaill, Birsay.
OTM Cattle were a mixed show but still averaged 146 p/kg and topped at 170.9 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 550 kilos from J L Brodie, Sunnybank, St Ola realising £940.
Top price per head was £1090 for an Angus scaling 735 kilos from J C Eunson, Corse, St Ola.
OTHER OTM COWS
LINGRO,ST OLA 550 £860.00 156.4 SIMSUNNYBANK,ST OLA 530 £790.00 149.1 CHARCORSE,ST OLA 735 £1,090.00 148.3 AACORSE,ST OLA 640 £890.00 139.1 SHCORSE,ST OLA 625 £850.00 136 AA
OTM BULLS
MILLBRAE,SANDAY 780 £1,010.00 129.5 SAL
Following the Cattle were 104 Sheep of all classes.
A small number of Breeding sheep were forward with Ewes with Lambs at foot averaging £89.21 per life and topping at £97 a life for a pen of Texel x Ewes with Texel x Lambs at Foot from J Moar, Rosebank, Deerness.
Prime Lambs followed the trend and were slightly cheaper again. Mostly smaller types forward and not enough heavy fleshed butcher types.
Prime Lambs averaged 251.5 p/kg (-6.5p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 229.46 p/kg
Lambs per head averaged £114.05 (- £12.15)
Prime Lambs topped at 293.5 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 46 kilos from T Harvey, Hillcrest, Quoyloo realising £135 purchased by Williamsons.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 47.5 £128.00 269.5 TEXNETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 55 £140.00 254.5 TEXDAWN COTTAGE,HOLM 48 £125.00 260.4 TEXVOAN,STENNESS 43 £104.00 241.9 TEX
Top price per head was £140 for a Texel scaling 55 kilos from T & G Thomson, Nether Ouseness, Westray purchased by Craigies Butchers.
Store Lambs averaged £82 and topped at £84 for a pair of Texels from T & G Thomson, Nether Ouseness, Westray.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
VOAN,STENNESS £82.00 DUTCH
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £78.00 TEX
Cast Ewes were cheaper this week averaging £83.74. Cast Sheep topped at £136 for a Texel Ewe from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
HUAN,SANDWICK £132.00 TEX
HUAN,SANDWICK £108.00 CHAR
HUAN,SANDWICK £107.00 MULE
HUAN,SANDWICK £104.00 CHAR
EASTSIDE,TWATT £130.00 TEX
EASTSIDE,TWATT £120.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £110.00 TEX
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £90.00 TEX
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £85.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,WESTRAY £87.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,WESTRAY £85.00 TEX
COTT,ROUSAY £87.00 LLYEN
COTT,ROUSAY £85.00 LLYEN
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £52.00 CHEV
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday was 6 Prime & 2 OTM Cattle, and 28 Prime & 71 Cast Sheep.
Prime Steers topped at 252 p/kg twice, both from Glen Orkney, St Ola. A Limousin scaling 580 kilos realising £1461 purchased by Donaldsons. Secondly a Limousin scaling 610 kilos realising £1537 purchased by Williamsons.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
GLEN ORKNEY, ST OLA 600 £1,506.00 251 BBCAMPSTON,TOAB 605 £1,433.00 237 AA
Prime Heifers topped at 228 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 640 kilos from I Craigie, Hall of Clestrain, Orphir realising £1459 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTM Cows averaged 155.9 p/kg and topped at 156.8p for a Limousin scaling 740 kilos from E J Sinclair, Holland, Firth realising the top price per head of £1160.
OTHER OTM COWS
HOLLAND, FIRTH 645 £1,000.00 155 LIM
Prime Lambs followed the National trend being cheaper on the week.
Lambs averaged 258 p/kg (-45.5p)
Lambs per head averaged £126.20 (- £26.30)
Lambs topped at 272.2 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 48.5 kilos from R E & R Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm realising £132 purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 45.5 £120.00 263.7 TEXBIGGINGS, STENNESS 44 £100.00 227.3 SUFFWESTFIELD, STROMNESS 55 £124.00 225.5 SUFF
Top price per head was £134 for 3 Texels scaling 51 kilos from R E & R Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm purchased by E Flett.
Prime Hoggs averaged 169.7 p/kg (-29.8p)
Hoggs per head averaged £76.11 (- £22.83)
Mature Sheep averaged £84 (- £8.50)
Prime Hoggs topped at 194.1 p/kg for a Suffolk scaling 51 kilos from Carrick Farms, Eday realising top price per head of £99.
OTHER PRIME HOGGS
GREENTOFT,EDAY 46 £86.00 187 TEXSOUTH FEA,ORPHIR 40 £71.00 177.5 TEXSKAILL,ORPHIR 50 £85.00 170 TEXOAKLEA,ST OLA 46 £76.00 165.2 TEXDRYDALE,STROMNESS 60 £90.00 150 BLACKDRYDALE,STROMNESS 64 £90.00 140.6 WHITEDALE,EDAY 52 £70.00 134.6 TEX
Cast Ewes averaged £87.19, Cast Rams averaged £90.50.
Cast Sheep topped at £121 for a Texel Ewe from T A D & J D Hourie, Heathfield, St Ola.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS £120.00 TEX
OAKLEA,ST OLA £117.00 TEX
GREENTOFT,EDAY £116.00 SUF
GREENTOFT,EDAY £109.00 TEX
UPPER WORK,ST OLA £114.00 TEX
UPPER WORK,ST OLA £94.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £110.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £97.00 TEX
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA £93.00 WHITE
ODINESS,STRONSAY £106.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £103.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £100.00 OTHER
DALE,EDAY £105.00 CHEV
DALE,EDAY £91.00 CHEV
PURTABRECK,TOAB £102.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £101.00 OTHER
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £99.00 CHEV
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £90.00 CHEV
SKAILL,ORPHIR £95.00 TEX
FEA,ORPHIR £87.00 TEX
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 10 Prime, 9 Store, 7 OTM Cattle and 159 Prime, Store & Cast Sheep.
Prime Heifers sold to 257 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 590 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1516 purchased by Craigies.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
HALL OF HERSTON, SOUTH RONALDSAY 585 £1,450.00 248 BBGARTH, SOUTH RONALDSAY 575 £1,357.00 236 AA
Prime Steers topped at 255 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 565 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1440 purchased by Williamsons, and also for a Limousin scaling 635 kilos from W S Garson, Huan, Sandwick realising £1619 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
HUAN,SANDWICK 650 £1,651.00 254 LIMHUAN,SANDWICK 685 £1,698.00 248 SALSOUTH SEATTER, SANDWICK 685 £1,712.00 250 CH
Store Steers averaged £1183 and topped at £1260 for an Aberdeen Angus scaling 580 kilos from T L I Miller, Briarlea, Stronsay.
Store Heifers averaged £1025 and topped at £1140 for a Charolais scaling 540 kilos from P & E M Dennison, Odiness, Stronsay.
OTM Cattle averaged 132.2 p/kg and topped at 160 p/kg for a Shorthorn scaling 600 kilos from TAD & JD Hourie, Heathfield, St Ola realising £900.
OTHER OTM PER KILO
HEATHFIELD,ST OLA 510 £800.00 156.9 SHODINESS,STRONSAY 785 £1,200.00 152.9 BBODINESS,STRONSAY 690 £1,050.00 152.2 SIMROSEBANK,DEERNESS 640 £790.00 123.4 SIM
OTM BULLS
GRANDON,FINSTOWN 865 £950.00 109.8 LIM
Prime Lambs averaged 303.48 p/kg (-14.52p)
Prime Lambs averaged £152.50 (+ £3.00)
Another great consignment of New Season Lambs forward from RE & RF Scott, Dawn Cottage, Holm topping at 309.8 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 51 kilos realising top price per head of £158 purchased by E Flett.
Prime Hoggs averaged 199.54 p/kg (-16.66p)
SQQ Hoggs averaged 205.13 p/kg (-13.67p)
Hoggs per head averaged £98.94 (- £13.06)
Mature Sheep averaged £92.50 (- £25.50)
Prime Hoggs a poorer show and a lot cheaper following the national trend.Prime Hoggs topped at 211.1 p/kg for a bunch of 8 scaling 45 kilos from DB & MF Moar, Walkerhouse, Birsay realising £95.
OTHER HOGGS PER KILO
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 41 £85.00 207.3 TEXSOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 60 £110.00 183.3 TEXQUOYS,GRAEMSAY 49 £99.00 202 LLEYNQUOYS,GRAEMSAY 54 £100.00 185.2 TEXQUOYS,GRAEMSAY 54 £99.00 183.3 TEXWALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY 47 £92.00 195.7 WHITEHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 44 £86.00 195.5 LLEYNVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 54 £103.00 190.7 TEXVELTIGAR,TANKERNESS 58 £109.00 187.9 TEX
Top price per head was £112 for 4 Texels scaling 55 kilos from Glen Orkney Farms, St Ola.
Store Hoggs averaged £73.64 (+ £0.64) and topped at £88 for a Suffolk from T Harcus, Branstane, Westray.
Cast Ewes averaged £92.92 and topped at £141 for a Texel from J & M Dearness, Knowe, Sanday.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £138.00 TEX
DAWN COTTAGE,HOLM £135.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £136.00 TEX
ODINESS,STRONSAY £105.00 TEX
KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £134.00 SUF
KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY £124.00 SUF
THE KNOWE,SANDAY £130.00 SUF
THE KNOWE,SANDAY £118.00 SUF
THE KNOWE,SANDAY £115.00 TEX
THE KNOWE,SANDAY £114.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £129.00 TEX
ROSEBANK,DEERNESS £126.00 TEX
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK £118.00 TEX
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK £106.00 MULE
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £117.00 SUF
QUOYS,GRAEMSAY £117.00 TEX
QUOYS,GRAEMSAY £109.00 BLACK
QUOYS,GRAEMSAY £107.00 TEX
EAST THORN,WESTRAY £110.00 CHAR
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £110.00 CHEV
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £101.00 CHEV
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £99.00 CHEV
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £98.00 CHEV
WALKERHOUSE,BIRSAY £109.00 TEX
GRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY £96.00 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £78.00 SUF
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £59.00 LLEYN
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 13 Prime, 19 Store & 17 OTM Cattle.
Prime Heifers topped at 255 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 590 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1504 purchased by Craigies.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
CAMPSTON,TOAB 575 £1,426.00 248 LIMCAMPSTON,TOAB 560 £1,388.80 248 LIMNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 595 £1,469.65 247 CHARNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 605 £1,488.30 246 AAKIRKHOUSE,SOUTH RONALDSAY 545 £1,242.60 228 CHAR
Prime Steers topped at 244 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 685 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1671 purchased by Williamsons.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
HILLQUOY,BIRSAY 660 £1,584.00 240 LIMKIRKHOUSE,SOUTH RONALDSAY 620 £1,475.60 238 CHAR
Store Steers averaged 234.5 p/kg and topped at 245.1 p/kg for a pen of 4 Simmentals scaling 406 kilos from J Sinclair, Midhouse, Harray realising £995.
OTHER STEERS PER KILO
MIDHOUSE,HARRAY 467 £1,105.00 236.6 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 465 £1,100.00 236.6 LIMMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 457 £1,080.00 236.3 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 455 £1,070.00 235.2 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 465 £1,080.00 232.3 SIM
Store Heifers topped at £1420 for a Simmental scaling 695 kilos from Rendall, Whitehow, Papay.
OTM Cows sold to the dearest rates so far this year averaging an impressive 161.8 p/kg and £1076 per head.
Cows topped at 186 p/kg for a Stabaliser Cow scaling 570 kilos from J Corrigall, Northbigging, Dounby realising £1060.
OTHER COWS PER KILO
TRUMLAND,ROUSAY 555 £1,000.00 180.2 SALWHITEHOW,PAPA WESTRAY 690 £1,200.00 173.9 LIMNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 760 £1,340.00 176.3 STABNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 660 £1,140.00 172.7 STABNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 700 £1,160.00 165.7 STABNORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 860 £1,355.00 157.6 AABRANSTANE,WESTRAY 725 £1,190.00 164.1 AARAMRAY,GRAEMSAY 810 £1,300.00 160.5 AANETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 640 £990.00 154.7 LIMHOBBISTER,ORPHIR 540 £740.00 137 AA
OTM Bulls averaged 113.2 p/kg and £1365.
OTM BULLS
NORTHBIGGING,DOUNBY 1235 £1,430.00 115.8 CHARLYKING,SANDWICK 1175 £1,300.00 110.6 SIM
Following the Cattle were 204 Prime, 5 Store & 53 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 215.6 p/kg (+5.9p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 214.6 p/kg (+3p)
Lambs per head averaged £98.71 (+ £3.51)
Lambs topped at 244.4 p/kg for 6 Beltex scaling 45 kilos from J & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness realising £110.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 47 £112.00 238.3 BELTEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 47 £110.00 234 BELTEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 52 £120.00 230.8 BELTEXPOLE,BURRAY 48 £112.00 233.3 CHARLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 50 £116.00 232 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 46 £105.00 228.3 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 50 £111.50 223 TEXVESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 41.5 £91.50 220.5 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 50 £114.00 228 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 48 £107.00 222.9 TEXEASTSIDE,TWATT 49 £109.00 222.4 TEXEASTSIDE,TWATT 50.5 £109.50 216.8 TEXWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 46 £101.50 220.7 TEXWEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 48 £104.00 216.7 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 39 £86.00 220.5 BELTEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 49 £107.00 218.4 TEXSTONELEA,STENNESS 47 £102.50 218.1 BELTEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 47 £102.50 218.1 TEXWITHAQUOY,HOLM 49 £106.00 216.3 TEXUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 45 £98.00 217.8 TEXUPPERFIELD,ST OLA 45 £97.50 216.7 TEXPURTABRECK,TOAB 48 £103.50 215.6 TEXHOWAN,DOUNBY 45 £96.50 214.4 SUFHOWAN,DOUNBY 40 £85.50 213.8 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 46 £98.00 213 SUFFERSNESS,EDAY 41.5 £88.00 212 CHEVBIGGINGS,STENNESS 45 £94.50 210 TEXNETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 46 £96.50 209.8 TEXROADSIDE,ST OLA 45 £93.50 207.8 TEX
Top price per head was £120 for a Beltex scaling 52 kilos from J & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 50 £116.00 TEX COTLAND,ST OLA 50 £114.00 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 55 £114.00 TEX WITHAQUOY,HOLM 55 £110.00 TEX POLE,BURRAY 48 £112.00 CHAR LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 47 £112.00 BELTEX VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 50 £111.50 TEX VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK 51 £109.00 SUF EASTSIDE,TWATT 50.5 £109.50 TEX EASTSIDE,TWATT 49 £109.00 TEX STONELEA,STENNESS 49 £107.00 TEX WEST BURNSIDE,TANKERNESS 48 £104.00 TEX UPPERFIELD,ST OLA 50 £104.00 TEX PURTABRECK,TOAB 48 £103.50 TEX BIGGINGS,STENNESS 52 £102.00 SUF UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 46 £98.00 SUF NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 46 £96.50 TEX HOWAN,DOUNBY 45 £96.50 SUF ROADSIDE,ST OLA 45 £93.50 TEX
Store Lambs averaged £85.10 and topped at £88.50 for 3 Texels from T & G Thomson, Nether Ouseness, Westray.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
POLE,BURRAY £80.00 BLACK
Cast Sheep averaged £90.33 for Ewes and £122 for Rams.Cast Sheep topped at £168 for a Texel Ewe from J & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM £137.00 TEX
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM £108.00 TEX
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £129.00 TEX
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £127.00 TEX
QUANTERNESS,ST OLA £110.00 TEX
BRAEHEAD,STROMNESS £126.00 TEX
NISTIGAR,WESTRAY £122.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £121.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £111.00 TEX
HOWAN,DOUNBY £116.00 TEX
STONELEA,STENNESS £107.00 BELTEX
VESTRAFIOLD,SANDWICK £105.00 CHEV
ROADSIDE,ST OLA £100.00 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £96.00 TEX
UPPERFIELD,ST OLA £90.00 TEX
HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £80.00 LLEYN
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 12 Prime Cattle, 17 Store Cattle & 13 OTM Cattle.
Prime Steers sold to 250 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 650 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1625 purchased by Williamsons.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
GRANDON,FINSTOWN 590 £1,433.70 243 LIMGRANDON,FINSTOWN 535 £1,278.65 239 LIMGRANDON,FINSTOWN 590 £1,357.00 230 AAHOWE,HARRAY 575 £1,253.50 218 CONT
Prime Heifers sold to 249 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 610 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1518 purchased by Donaldsons.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 665 £1,622.60 244 CHARGRANDON,FINSTOWN 520 £1,196.00 230 LIMVETQUOY,TWATT 645 £1,444.80 224 AAHOWE,HARRAY 645 £1,406.10 218 CONT
Store Steers averaged 237.4 p/kg and topped at 248 p/kg for a Limousin scaling 510 kilos from B J Thomson, Cockmurra, Holm realising £1265.
OTHER STEERS PER KILO
COCKMURRA,HOLM 510 £1,245.00 244.1 LIMCOCKMURRA,HOLM 550 £1,340.00 243.6 LIMMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 500 £1,225.00 245 LIMMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 465 £1,135.00 244.1 SIMMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 463 £1,130.00 244.1 SIMMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 520 £1,220.00 234.6 AAMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 490 £1,145.00 233.7 SIM
Steers averaged £1150 per head and topped at £1340 for a Limousin scaling 550 kilos from B J Thomson, Cockmurra, Holm.
Store Heifers averaged £1140 per head and topped at £1180 for a Charolais from Vestrafiold Farms, Sandwick.
OTHER STORE HEIFERS
HUIP,STRONSAY 530 £1,100.00 207.5 CHAR
OTM Cattle averaged 149.1 p/kg and topped at 169 p/kg for a Saler cow scaling 710 kilos from Vestrafiold Farms, Sandwick realising £1200.
OTHER OTM PER KILO
HUIP,STRONSAY 545 £910.00 167 CHARHUIP,STRONSAY 535 £880.00 164.5 CHARHUIP,STRONSAY 725 £1,170.00 161.4 AAHUIP,STRONSAY 750 £1,210.00 161.3 CHARHACKLAND,DOUNBY 705 £1,095.00 155.3 AAWHITEHALL,STRONSAY 790 £1,180.00 149.4 SIMBACKALAND,EDAY 705 £1,010.00 143.3 AA
Top price per head was £1210 for a Charolais cow scaling 750 kilos from R B S Heard, Huip, Stronsay.
A 10 year old Breeding Angus Bull scaling 1100 kilos sold to 128.2 p/kg and £1410 from J Brown, Hackland, Dounby.
Following the Cattle were 50 Prime Lambs & 111 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 209.7 p/kg (-21.7p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 211.6 p/kg (-33.1p)
Lambs per head averaged £95.20 (- £19.04)
Prime Lambs topped at 215.9 p/kg for 3 Texels scaling 41 kilos from B S Scott, Netherhill, Tankerness realising £88.50 and also for 4 Texels scaling 44 kilos from GW & ET Wilson, Howequoy, Holm realising £95.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
HOWEQUOY,HOLM 44.5 £96.00 215.7 TEXKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 46 £99.00 215.2 TEXKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 48 £100.00 208.3 CHARNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 43 £92.50 215.1 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 46 £97.50 212 CHARUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 46.5 £98.50 211.8 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 49 £102.00 208.2 SUFFERSNESS,EDAY 42 £88.00 209.5 CHEVFERSNESS,EDAY 43.5 £90.00 206.9 CHEVFERSNESS,EDAY 45 £93.00 206.7 CHEV
Top price per head was £102 for a Suffolk scaling 49 kilos from A Moar, Upper Scapa, St Ola.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
FERSNESS,EDAY 50 £100.50 CHEV KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 51 £100.00 TEX KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 48 £100.00 CHAR KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 46 £99.00 TEX HOWEQUOY,HOLM 44.5 £96.00 TEX
Cast Sheep averaged £87.54 for ewes and £120 for Rams.
Cast Sheep topped at £150 for a Texel Ewe from GW & ET Wilson, Howequoy, Holm.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
LAGA,EVIE £140.00 ROMN
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £140.00 TEX
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £118.00 TEX
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £115.00 TEX
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £111.00 TEX
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS £129.00 TEX
NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS £128.00 TEX
HOWEQUOY,HOLM £126.00 TEX
KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK £125.00 TEX
KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK £113.00 TEX
CLOKE,DOUNBY £121.00 LLEYN
SOUTH HOUSE,TANKERNESS £120.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £120.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £119.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £116.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £120.00 TEX
NEARHOUSE,TANKERNESS £111.00 TEX
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £119.00 SUF
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £115.00 CHEV
CAULDHAME,STROMNESS £115.00 CHAR
HUIP,STRONSAY £106.00 SUF
HUIP,STRONSAY £100.00 LLEYN
HUIP,STRONSAY £100.00 CHAR
MOAN,HARRAY £105.00 BLACK
THE GLEBE,FIRTH £102.00 BLACK
THE GLEBE,FIRTH £95.00 CHEV
THE GLEBE,FIRTH £91.00 SUF
1 BOGIE HOUSES,EVIE £87.00 CHEV
HEATHERLEA,TOAB £82.00 CHEV
NAVERSDALE,ORPHIR £81.00 CHAR
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime, 6 Store & 15 OTM Cattle.
Prime Steers sold to 251 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 675 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1694 purchased by Craigies.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
SOUTH SEATTER,SANDWICK 610 £1,525.00 250 CHARGLEN ORKNEY,ST OLA 615 £1,525.20 248 LIMGLEN ORKNEY,ST OLA 665 £1,596.00 240 CONTNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 555 £1,298.70 234 AAHOWE FARM,HARRAY 545 £1,237.15 227 CONT
Prime Heifers topped at 240 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 560 kilos from G Henry, Howe, Harray realising £1344 purchased by E Flett.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 530 £1,234.90 233 AA
Store Steers averaged 246 p/kg and £1320 per head. Steers topped at 246.3 p/kg for a pen of three Charolais scaling 536 kilos from J & M Smith, Lower Cornquoy, Holm realising £1320
OTHER STORE STEERS
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 537 £1,320.00 245.8 CHAR
Store Heifers averaged and topped at 233.7 p/kg for an Angus scaling 445 kilos from Holland, Papay realising £1040.
OTM Cattle averaged 146.57 p/kg and topped at 178.3 p/kg for a Saler Cow scaling 645 kilos from Trenabie Farms, Westray realising £1150.
OTHER OTM PER KILO
HOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 730 £1,270.00 174 AAHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 640 £1,100.00 171.9 AAHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 790 £1,265.00 160.1 AAHOLLAND,PAPA WESTRAY 700 £1,070.00 152.9 AATRENABIE,WESTRAY 675 £1,090.00 161.5 SIMTRENABIE,WESTRAY 705 £1,060.00 150.4 SIMSEATTERSQUOY,STENNESS 595 £900.00 151.3 SIMWHITECLEAT,TANKERNESS 585 £840.00 143.6 SIM
Top price per head was £1270 for an Angus Cow scaling 730 kilos from Holland Farms, Papay.
OTM BULLS
NETHERSKAILL,BIRSAY 1145 £1,170.00 102.2 CHAR
Following the Cattle were 54 Prime Lambs & 37 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 231.4 p/kg
SQQ Lambs averaged 244.7 p/kg
Lambs per head averaged £114.24
Lambs topped at 266.7 p/kg for 4 Beltex scaling 45 kilos from J V & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness realising £120.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 49 £130.00 265.3 BELTEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 46 £115.00 250 BELTEXLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 44 £114.00 259.1 BLUESOUTH WALD,FIRTH 44 £109.00 247.7 TEXSOUTH WALD,FIRTH 44 £103.00 234.1 TEXHOWEQUOY,HOLM 49 £116.00 236.7 TEXHOWEQUOY,HOLM 44 £102.00 231.8 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 51 £119.00 233.3 TEXCOTLAND,ST OLA 52 £121.00 233 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 51 £119.00 233.3 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 50 £116.00 232 TEXOLD VOY,TOAB 50 £100.00 200 SUF
Top price per head was £130 for 3 Beltex scaling 49 kilos from J V & E Linklater, Little Crofty, Tankerness.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
COTLAND,ST OLA 52 £121.00 TEX LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 45 £120.00 BELTEX QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 51 £119.00 TEX HOWEQUOY,HOLM 49 £116.00 TEX SOUTH WALD,FIRTH 50 £115.00 TEX LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 44 £114.00 BLUE OLD VOY,TOAB 65 £114.00 SUF
Cast Ewes averaged £102.83, Cast Rams averaged £100.
Cast Sheep topped at £143 for a Texel Ewe from E Whyte, Flaws, Holm.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
FLAWS,HOLM £134.00 TEX
FLAWS,HOLM £130.00 TEX
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS £130.00 BLEU
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS £129.00 BLEU
COTLAND,ST OLA £129.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £128.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST OLA £118.00 TEX
EASTHOUSE,TOAB £126.00 SUF
UPPER CORNQUOY,HOLM £118.00 CHEV
UPPER CORNQUOY,HOLM £117.00 CHEV
UPPER CORNQUOY,HOLM £110.00 CHEV
MOAN,HARRAY £100.00 TEX
SOUTH WALD,FIRTH £81.00 TEX
UPPER GARSON,SANDWICK £79.00 EASY
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £78.00 SUF
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday 30 August 2021 were 12 Prime Cattle, 2 OTM Cattle, 547 Prime Lambs, 7 Store Lambs and 219 Cast Sheep.
Prime Cattle sold to 254p/kg or a Charolais Heifer scaling 570 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick, realising £1447.80 purchased by Donaldsons Butchers.
OTHER PRIME STEERS
South Seatter, Sandwick 650 kilos £1586 244p/kg
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
Warthill, Holm 705 kilos £1635.60 232p/kg
Campston, Toab 570 kilos £1339.50 235p/kg
OTM Cattle sold to 163.2p/kg for a Shorthorn cow scaling 815 kilos from T & ES Gullion, Warthill, Holm realising £1330.
A Shorthorn Bull scaling 1135kg from Stevenson, Bridgend, Orphir sold at £1260.
Following the cattle were 547 Prime Lambs, 7 Store Lambs and 219 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 223.9p/kg (+4.8p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 225.5 p/kg (+7.1p)
Lambs per head averaged £106.48 (+ £5.92)
Prime lambs sold to 238.6p/kg for a pen of 4 Charolias X from Sinclair, Appieteen, Sandwick realising £120.50 per head.
OTHER LAMB PRICES
Biggings, Rendall 43.4kg £103.50 238.5p/kg Tex
Nistigar, Westray 44.1kg £104.00 235.8p/kg Tex
Withaquoy, Holm 50kg £117.50 235p/kg Tex
Bogie House, Evie 38kg £89.00 £234.2p/kg Blue Tex
Nearhouse, Tankerness 44kg £103.00 234.1 Char
The Smiddy, Stronsay 44kg £102.00 231.1p/kg Chev
Heavier lambs sold to £127 for a 60kg Texel from Norquay, Braehead, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER PRICES PER HEAD
Tuquoy, Westray 55kg £120 Tex
Withaquoy, Holm 55kg £119 Tex
Knockhall, South Ronaldsay 64kg £119 Chev
Biggings, Rendall 51kg £118 Tex
Nearhouse, Tankerness 51.5kg £118 Tex
Cast Sheep averaged £82.80 and sold to £180 for a Texel Ewe from Feolquoy, Evie.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
Charleston, Papay Westray £148 Tex
Clairness, Sandwick £149 Tex
Feolquoy, Evie £144 Tex
Knowe, Sanday £134 Tex
Vetquoy Farms, Sandwick £135 Suf
Sheep
Forward for sale on Monday were 7 Prime Cattle, 293 Prime Lambs, 337 Store Lambs & 159 Cast Sheep.
Prime Steers topped at 251 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 670 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1681 purchased by Williamsons.
Prime Heifers topped at 256 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 620 kilos from J & R Stanger, South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1587 purchased by Rendalls.
OTHER PRIME HEIFERS
HYVAL,SANDWICK 540 £1,328.40 246 CHARSKELDAY,DOUNBY 545 £1,248.05 229 SAL
Prime Lambs averaged 219.1 p/kg (+3.5p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 218.4 p/kg (+3.8p)
Lambs per head averaged £100.56 (+ £1.85)
Prime Lambs topped at 233 p/kg for 5 Texels scaling 51 kilos from Watson, Rennibister, Kirkwall realising £119 which was the top price per head. These were purchased by Craigies Butchers.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
COTLAND,ST OLA 48 £111.50 232.3 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 47 £109.00 231.9 BLEULITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 45 £103.50 230 BELTEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 44 £100.50 228.4 BELTEXODINESS,STRONSAY 46 £106.00 230.4 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 47 £108.00 229.8 TEXODINESS,STRONSAY 44 £99.00 225 TEXBRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47 £108.00 229.8 TEXBRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47.5 £105.00 221.1 SUFBACKAKELDAY,HOLM 46 £105.00 228.3 BELTEXBACKAKELDAY,HOLM 45 £101.50 225.6 TEXMIDHOUSE,HARRAY 48 £108.50 226 TEXRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 49 £110.50 225.5 TEXRENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 46 £103.50 225 TEXBRETTOVALE,DOUNBY 47 £105.50 224.5 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 45 £101.00 224.4 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 44 £98.50 223.9 TEXSMOOGARTH,FIRTH 42 £93.50 222.6 TEXUPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 47 £104.50 222.3 TEXFERSNESS,EDAY 40 £88.50 221.3 CHEVHILLCREST,QUOYLOO 48 £106.00 220.8 TEXKNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 49.5 £109.00 220.2 SUFGRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY 47 £103.50 220.2 SUFGRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY 48 £105.00 218.8 TEXHOWE,STROMNESS 50 £110.00 220 TEXHOWE,STROMNESS 43 £94.50 219.8 TEXWESTFIELD,STROMNESS 49 £107.50 219.4 SUFWESTFIELD,STROMNESS 49 £105.50 215.3 SUFNEWHALL,STROMNESS 44 £96.50 219.3 TEXLOCHSIDE,WESTRAY 43 £93.50 217.4 HALF BBIGGINGS,STENNESS 49 £106.50 217.3 TEXBIGGINGS,STENNESS 48 £102.50 213.5 SUFMAESQUOY,HARRAY 50 £106.50 213 TEXNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 41 £87.00 212.2 TEXNETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 42 £89.00 211.9 TEXHEIMA,DOUNBY ORKNEY 41 £86.50 211 TEXUPPER WORK,ST OLA 46 £95.50 207.6 LLEYNLITTLEQUOY,BURRAY 44 £89.00 202.3 TEXGRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 50 £96.00 192 DUTCH
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
ODINESS,STRONSAY 52 £116.00 TEX ODINESS,STRONSAY 52 £112.00 TEX RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 52 £113.50 TEX RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 49 £110.50 TEX RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL 54 £110.00 TEX COTLAND,ST OLA 48 £111.50 TEX HOWE,STROMNESS 50 £110.00 TEX BRETTOVALE,DOUNBY 52 £110.00 BLACK LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 47 £109.00 BLEU KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 49.5 £109.00 SUF KNOCKHALL,SOUTH RONALDSAY 53 £108.50 SUF MIDHOUSE,HARRAY 48 £108.50 TEX BRANSTANE,WESTRAY 47 £108.00 TEX HILLCREST,QUOYLOO 52 £108.00 TEX HILLCREST,QUOYLOO 48 £106.00 TEX WESTFIELD,STROMNESS 49 £107.50 SUF MAESQUOY,HARRAY 50 £106.50 TEX BIGGINGS,STENNESS 49 £106.50 TEX UPPER WORK,ST OLA 58 £105.50 LLEYN BACKAKELDAY,HOLM 46 £105.00 BELTEX GRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY 48 £105.00 TEX GRETNA GREEN,WESTRAY 48 £104.50 SUF UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA 47 £104.50 TEX LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 45 £101.00 TEX NEWHALL,STROMNESS 44 £96.50 TEX GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS 50 £96.00 DUTCH SMOOGARTH,FIRTH 42 £93.50 TEX LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY 43 £93.50 HALF B NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS 42 £89.00 TEX LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY 44 £89.00 TEX FERSNESS,EDAY 40 £88.50 CHEV HEIMA,DOUNBY 41 £86.50 TEX
Store Lambs averaged £71.06 and topped at £80 for 34 Texels from Littlequoy Farm, Burray.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
FERSNESS,EDAY £79.50 CHEV
LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM £78.50 CHAR
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £76.00 CHEV
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £76.00 BLACK
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £74.00 SUF
GRINDIGAR,DEERNESS £74.00 DUTCH
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £72.50 TEX
LITTLEQUOY,BURRAY £72.00 TEX
Cast Sheep averaged £80.10 for Ewes and £117.40 for Rams. Cast Sheep topped at £154 for a Suffolk Ewe from G & S Heddle, Westfield, Stromness.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
ROSSMYRE,FIRTH £149.00 SUF
ODINESS,STRONSAY £148.00 TEX
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £140.00 TEX
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £122.00 TEX
BRAEHEAD,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £110.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £139.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £122.00 TEX
TWATT FARM,BIRSAY £123.00 CHAR
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £121.00 TEX
BRANSTANE,WESTRAY £112.00 SUF
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £120.00 TEX
SMOOGARTH,FIRTH £115.00 TEX
BANKS,STRONSAY £116.00 WHITE
NETHERHILL,TANKERNESS £115.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £113.00 TEX
RENNIBISTER,KIRKWALL £110.00 TEX
MIDHOUSE,HARRAY £105.00 TEX
HILLCREST,QUOYLOO £105.00 TEX
BINSCARTH,FINSTOWN £99.00 SPEK
BRETTOVALE,DOUNBY £99.00 TEX
BRETTOVALE,DOUNBY £98.00 TEX
LAGA,EVIE £98.00 ROMN
BACKAKELDAY,HOLM £96.00 CHEV
NISTHOUSE,EVIE £96.00 BELTEX
GOREHOUSE,ROUSAY £94.00 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £92.00 TEX
PURTABRECK,TOAB £90.00 TEX
UPPER SCAPA,ST OLA £91.00 TEX
NISTIGAR,WESTRAY £83.00 TEX
NISTIGAR,WESTRAY £81.00 TEX
LOCHSIDE,WESTRAY £80.00 CHEV
STRATHEAST,HOLM £77.00 BLACKIE
Sheep
Forward for sale on Tuesday were 770 Prime Lambs, 148 Store Lambs & 180 Cast Sheep.
Prime Lambs averaged 219.5 p/kg (_4.4p)
SQQ Lambs averaged 221.7 p/kg (-3.8p)
Lambs per head averaged £101.70 (- £4.78)
Prime Lambs topped at 237.2 p/kg for 5 Charolais scaling 43 kilos from P & F Ross, Lenahowe, Sandwick realising £102 and also for 4 Beltex scaling 47 kilos from D & K Morgan, Bryameadow, Twatt realising £111.50.
OTHER LAMBS PER KILO
BACKAKELDAY,HOLM 45 £106.00 235.6 TEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 45 £106.00 235.6 BELTEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 52 £119.50 229.8 BELTEXLITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 43 £97.50 226.7 BELTEXCRAEBRECK,HOLM 42 £97.50 232.1 TEXCRAEBRECK,HOLM 47 £104.50 222.3 TEXHALL OF GORN,HOLM 38 £88.00 231.6 BELTEXHALL OF GORN,HOLM 41 £94.00 229.3 BELTEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 46 £106.50 231.5 TEXSKAILL,WESTRAY 43.5 £100.00 229.9 TEXGRIND,STRONSAY 44 £101.50 230.7 TEXGRIND,STRONSAY 42.5 £96.00 225.9 SUFKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 45 £103.50 230 TEXKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 44 £99.00 225 TEXKIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 49 £110.00 224.5 CHARBRAEHEAD,STROMNESS 43.5 £100.00 229.9 TEXBRAEHEAD,STROMNESS 50 £108.00 216 TEXNISTIGAR,WESTRAY 43.5 £99.50 228.7 TEXNISTIGAR,WESTRAY 41.5 £92.50 222.9 TEXHEWING,FIRTH 46 £104.50 227.2 CHARHEWING,FIRTH 48.5 £107.00 220.6 CHARBRECK,STRONSAY 52 £118.00 226.9 TEXBRECK,STRONSAY 46.5 £103.00 221.5 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 43 £97.50 226.7 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 42 £92.50 220.2 TEXQUANTERNESS,ST OLA 42.5 £93.50 220 TEXLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 43 £97.50 226.7 TEXLENAHOWE,SANDWICK 44 £97.00 220.5 TEXCRUDY,SANDAY 46 £104.00 226.1 TEXBRECHINS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 47 £106.00 225.5 TEXMILLBRAE,SANDAY 47 £106.00 225.5 TEXMILLBRAE,SANDAY 48 £105.00 218.8 SUFTUQUOY,WESTRAY 46.5 £104.50 224.7 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 45 £100.00 222.2 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 43 £95.50 222.1 TEXTUQUOY,WESTRAY 44 £97.50 221.6 TEXLOWER BU,HOLM 48 £106.50 221.9 TEXLINKSNESS,STRONSAY 48 £106.50 221.9 TEXLINKSNESS,STRONSAY 55 £120.00 218 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 46 £102.00 221.7 TEXLOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 49 £108.00 220.4 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 43.5 £96.50 221.8 TEXSUNNYBANK,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 49 £107.50 219.4 TEXDALE,EDAY 47 £104.00 221.3 TEXDALE,EDAY 48 £106.00 220.8 TEXST CLAIR,HOLM 50 £110.50 221 TEXNETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 45 £99.00 220 TEXNIGLEY,TOAB 50 £109.50 219 TEXHURTISO,HOLM 49 £107.50 219.4 SUFBIGGINGS,STENNESS 50 £108.50 217 TEXFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 52 £112.50 216.3 TEXFEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 52 £110.00 211.5 SUFOLD HALL,STROMNESS 49 £106.00 216.3 CHEVOLD HALL,STROMNESS 51 £109.50 214.7 SUFVINKWIN,EVIE 50 £108.00 216 TEXFERSNESS,EDAY 38 £81.50 214.5 CHEVBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 52 £111.50 214.4 BELTEXBRYAMEADOW,TWATT 52 £110.50 212.5 BELTEX
Lambs topped at £120 per head for 6 Texels scaling 52 kilos from Stout, Linksness, Stronsay.
OTHER LAMBS PER HEAD
LITTLE CROFTY,TANKERNESS 52 £119.50 BELTEX BRECK,STRONSAY 52 £118.00 TEX ST CLAIR FARM,HOLM 54 £113.00 TEX ST CLAIR FARM,HOLM 50 £110.50 TEX FEOLQUOY,STROMNESS 52 £112.50 TEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 47 £111.50 BELTEX BRYAMEADOW,TWATT 52 £111.50 BELTEX SKAILL,WESTRAY 50 £111.50 TEX CRUDY,SANDAY 51 £111.00 TEX DALE,EDAY 52 £110.00 TEX MILLBRAE,SANDAY 52 £110.00 SUF KIERFIOLD,SANDWICK 49 £110.00 CHAR TUQUOY,WESTRAY 52 £109.50 TEX OLD HALL,STROMNESS 51 £109.50 SUF NIGLEY,TOAB 50 £109.50 TEX CRAEBRECK,HOLM 51 £109.50 TEX BIGGINGS,STENNESS 50 £108.50 TEX LINKSNESS,STRONSAY 50 £108.50 TEX LOWER CORNQUOY,HOLM 49 £108.00 TEX BRAEHEAD,STROMNESS 50 £108.00 TEX VINKWIN,EVIE 50 £108.00 TEX HEWING,FIRTH 49 £107.50 TEX HEWING,FIRTH 48.5 £107.00 CHAR HURTISO,HOLM 49 £107.50 SUF HURTISO,HOLM 52 £106.50 CHEV SUNNYBANK,ST MARGARET’S HOPE 49 £107.50 TEX LOWER BU,HOLM 48 £106.50 TEX BRECHINS,SOUTH RONALDSAY 47 £106.00 TEX BACKAKELDAY,HOLM 45 £106.00 TEX BACKAKELDAY,HOLM 46 £105.50 TEX GRIND,STRONSAY 47 £102.50 SUF LENAHOWE,SANDWICK 43 £102.00 CHAR NISTIGAR,WESTRAY 43.5 £99.50 TEX NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY 45 £99.00 TEX QUANTERNESS,ST OLA 43 £97.50 TEX HALL OF GORN,HOLM 41 £94.00 BELTEX
Store Lambs averaged £79.03 (+ £7.97) and topped at £82.50 for 28 Texels from Millburn Farms, Harray and also for 3 Texels from B & S Thomson, Brechins, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER STORE LAMBS
HALL OF GORN,HOLM £82.00 BELTEX
HALL OF GORN,HOLM £81.50 TEX
BRECHINS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £82.00 BLACK
BRECHINS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £81.50 SUF
THE HOWE,SOUTH RONALDSAY £81.50 TEX
NISTIGAR,WESTRAY £81.00 TEX
NISTIGAR,WESTRAY £79.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £79.00 CHEV
FERSNESS,EDAY £73.00 CHEV
BALACLAVA,WESTRAY £65.00 ICEL
Cast Sheep averaged £80 and topped at £148 for a Texel from G Thomson, Howe, South Ronaldsay.
OTHER CAST SHEEP
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £139.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,STENNESS £113.00 TEX
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £135.00 TEX
LINKSNESS,STRONSAY £118.00 TEX
SKAILL,WESTRAY £126.00 TEX
SKAILL,WESTRAY £114.00 TEX
SAVILLEGREEN,SANDAY £124.00 TEX
ST CLAIR,HOLM £118.00 CHEV
ST CLAIR,HOLM £115.00 CHEV
TUQUOY,WESTRAY £116.00 TEX
GRIND,STRONSAY £116.00 SUF
GRIND,STRONSAY £107.00 SUF
NIGLEY,TOAB £115.00 TEX
BIGGINGS,RENDALL £113.00 TEX
BRECK,STRONSAY £99.00 TEX
CALDALE,ST OLA £99.00 LLEYN
CALDALE,ST OLA £91.00 TEX
CRAEBRECK,HOLM £96.00 TEX
HURTISO,HOLM £93.00 CHEV
BRECHINS,SOUTH RONALDSAY £87.00 MULE
LENAHOWE,SANDWICK £87.00 TEX
SUNNYBANK,ST MARGARET’S HOPE £80.00 CHEV
NIGLEY,TOAB £80.00 TEX
NIGLEY,TOAB £78.00 TEX
BALACLAVA,WESTRAY £79.00 SHET
NETHER OUSENESS,WESTRAY £78.00 CHEV
CRAEBRECK,HOLM £72.00 TEX
