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We are now transmitting 'live, real time' images of livestock sales on the internet. Log on via auctionmarts.com and follow the on screen instructions. Cattle 7 Prime cattle, 4 Store cattle, and 20 Over Thirty Month cattle were sold on Monday, 5th July. Prime cattle sold to 176p/kg for a 580kg Saler x heifer, from Wood, Pow, Sandwick, which realised £1020.80 to E Flett & Co, Butcher, Stromness. Store steers sold to 144.6p/kg, for a Charolais x steer, from Dennison, Odiness, Stronsay, which scaled 560kg’s and realised £810. Store heifers sold to 162.5p/kg, for a 400kg Simmental x, from Foulis, Horraquoy, Deerness, which realised £650. Over Thirty Month cattle averages rose in the week, to 127.05p/kg, selling to a top of 134.4p, for a 625kg Belgian Blue, from Foubister, Hannatoft, Shapinsay, which realised £840. Top price per head for O.T.M’s was £985, for an 835kg Charolais, from Johnston, Scuan, Stenness (118p). Previous Sales 11 Prime cattle, 6 Store cattle, 20 Over Thirty Month cattle, and a breeding bull were sold on Monday, 28 June. Prime cattle sold to 180p/kg for a 585kg Limousin x heifer, from Wood, Pow, Sandwick, which realised £1,053 to E R & T Craigie, Butcher, Tankerness. Prime steers sold to 162p/kg for a Limousin x from Wylie, Seatter, Deerness which scaled 655 kg’s and realised £1,061.10. Store cattle sold to 167.1p/kg for a Simmental x steer, from Oliver, Hillhead, Sanday, which scaled 365kg’s and realised £610. Over Thirty Month cattle averages again rose in the week to 121.03p/kg,and sold to a top of 127.3p, for a 660kg Limousin, from Eunson, Braebuster, Deerness which realised £840. Top price per head for O.T.M’s was £910, for a 745kg Simmental, from Paterson, Nessbreck, Harray (122.1p). An OTM bull from Henry, Howe, Harray scaled 1,200 kg’s and realised £1,000 (83.3p/kg). A nine year old breeding Simmental bull from Sinclair, Ness, Sandwick sold for £1,520. 12 Prime cattle, 18 Store cattle, 29 Over Thirty Month cattle, and a breeding bull were sold on Monday, 21st June. Prime cattle sold to 178p/kg for a 580kg Limousin x heifer, from Wood, Pow, Sandwick, which realised £1032.40 to E Flett & Co, Butcher, Stromness. Store steers sold to 158.5p/kg, for a 265kg Charolais, from Kitson, Nisthouse, Harray, which realised £420. Store heifers sold to 157p for a 465kg Charolais, from Brodie, Sunnybank, St Ola, which realised £730. Over Thirty Month cattle averages rose in the week to 107.62p/kg,and sold to a top of 122.4p, for a 735kg Simmental, from Flett, Howan, Dounby, which realised £900. Top price per head for O.T.M’s was £990, for an 835kg Charolais, from Seatter, Farewell, South Rondaldsay (118.6p). OTM bulls sold to 92p/kg, for a Charolais, from Baillie, Biggings, Toab, which scaled 935kg, and realised £860, and an 8 year old British Blue breeding bull, from Lennie, Seaview, Sanday realised £1220. Sheep Orkney Auction Mart sold 5 new season lambs, 47 prime hoggs, 38 store hoggs, 114 cast sheep and 22 ewes with lambs at foot, through the ring, on Monday, 14 June. New Season lamb sold to 166.7p/kg for a 2 Suff x`s scaling 48kg from Sinclair, Smerquoy, St Ola which realised £57 Prime hoggs sold to 129.5/kg for 5 Texel x`s, from Sinclair, Smerquoy, St Ola which scaled 44kg and realised £57 Top price per head was £76 for a 2 Texel x from Skelbister, Sanday Store hoggs sold to £47 for 5 Tex x from Lye, Brimbanks, Eday Cast ewes sold to £119 for a Texel x from Work Farm, St Ola Cast rams sold to £89 for a LLeyn from Kierfiold Farms, Sandwick Ewes with lambs at foot from Corrigall, Bain, Sandwick sold to average £46 per life. Orkney Auction Mart sold 3 NS Lambs, 51 prime hoggs, 76 store hoggs, and 125 cast sheep and 17 ewes with lambs at foot through the ring, on Monday 31 May. New Season lamb sold to 180p/kg for a Char x scaling 46kg from Hourie, Heathfield, St Ola and realised £83 Prime hoggs sold to 159.6p/kg for 6 Texel x, from Johnston, Hewan, Shapinsay which scaled 49.5kg and realised £79 Top price per head was £86 for a Suf x from Brown, Glebe, Firth Store hoggs sold to £61 for 5 Suf x from Brown, Stenaquoy, Eday Cast ewes sold to £111 for a Texel x from Colligarth Farms, Sanday Cast rams sold to £91 for a Char from Wood, Pow, Sandwick Ewes with lambs at foot from Corrigall, Bain, Sandwick sold to average £48 per life.
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