Monthly Archives: October 2011

CATTLE REPORT 31/10/11

FORWARD FOR SALE ON MONDAY WERE 7 PRIME CATTLE 369 STORE CATTLE INCUDING FOSTERED CALVES AND 245 OVER 30 MONTH CATTLE PRIME CATTLE SOLD TO A TOP OF 204 P/KG FOR CHAROLAIS HEIFER SCALING 545 KILOS FROM K D EUNSON … Continue reading

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Store Lambs 28/10/11

FORWARD FOR SALE ON FRIDAY WERE 986 STORE LAMBS AND 110 BREEDING SHEEP STORE LAMBS SOLD TO A TOP OF £75.50 FOR A SINGLE WHITE LAMB FROM FARACLETT ROUSAY OTHER PRIZES NAVERSDALE,ORPHIR £72.80 2 OLD SCHOOL,SKELWICK,WESTRAY,, £68.50 HOBBISTER,ORPHIR £68.50 COTT,WESTRAY … Continue reading

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OSBA 2ND RAM SALE

THE SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION’S 2ND RAM SALE WAS HELD ON THURSDAY NIGHT THE CHAMPION TEXEL WAS A RAM LAMB FROM A & V COPLAND OVERHOUSE HARRAY AND REALISED £220 CHAMPION CHEVIOT WAS A SHEARLING SHOWN BY DRYDALE FARMS STROMNESS A … Continue reading

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Christmas Primestock show & Sale

Orkney Auction Mart Ltd Christmas Prime Stock Show & Sale Friday 25 November 2011 Judging: 10.15 am Prize Reading: 1.30 pm Sale 1.45 pm Haltered Cattle Class 1 & 2 Light/Heavy Steer (Split on weight) Class 3 & 4 Light/Heavy … Continue reading

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2nd Ram Sale Prize Winners

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Sheep Sale update Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep

Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep will now be sold on Wednesday 2nd November at 1pm and not on Monday 31st as was advertised. This is due to an increased number of Store Cattle, Calves And OTM’s to be sold on … Continue reading

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Ola Fostered Calf Sale

OLA SHOW & SALE OF SUCKLED CALVES 2011 Orkney Livestock Association’s annual show and sale of BVD status suckled calves was held at Orkney Auction Mart on Wednesday 26 October 2011. The show was judged by Stewart Leslie of Quoymorhouse … Continue reading

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OLA Fostered calf Prize Winners

The Champion calf was a Limousin Heifer scaling 330 kilos shown by G & C Flett Leary Birsay which realised £1010 (306.1p/kg) Reserve Champion went to RL & KS Jones Denwick Deerness with a British Blue Heifer scaling 280 kilos … Continue reading

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Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep 25th Oct

FORWARD FOR SALE ON TUESDAY WERE 514 PRIME LAMBS & 166 CAST SHEEP PRIME LAMBS SOLD TO A TOP OF 170.3 P/KG FOR A PEN OF 35 BELTEX CROSSES SCALING 45.5 KILOS FROM T & J LESLIE QUOYMORHOUSE SHAPINSAY REALISING … Continue reading

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Sale Arrangements 27th October

SALE ARRANGEMENTS To keep up to date with what’s happening at the Mart, take a look at our new “Blog page”- http://www.orkneymart.wordpress.com – your comments will be appreciated. AS FROM 24 OCTOBER, PRIME LAMBS & CAST SHEEP WILL BE SOLD … Continue reading

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