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Brixham, Lerwick, Peterhead
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Last updated 15:50
Widest spread today
Megrim 131%
Lerwick £10.52 vs Peterhead £2.50

Lerwick

Scotland — North & Islands · 20 Mar 2026 · Add prices
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Overview
Today's Auction — 20 Mar 2026 All prices per kg · Lerwick

Auction prices from Lerwick, updated each trading day. All figures are per kg. Market comparisons use the UK average across all ports contributing to Quayside — a positive percentage means this port is achieving above the national average for that species.

£6.01
Today's avg / kg
Average price per kg across all species sold at today's auction
+50.3%
vs last Fri Change calculated against the same metric from the previous trading day at this port.
£4.00 last Fri
Change vs the same weekday last week
+21.9%
vs last 30 days Compares today's average price against this port's own 30-day rolling average. A positive percentage means today is performing above your recent trend.
£4.93 30-day avg
Today's avg vs your own 30-day rolling average
-0.7%
vs your market Compared against 17 species also sold at other ports today. Species where you're the only port reporting are excluded from this calculation.
Like-for-like position against ports selling the same species
Competitive Position Market average is calculated from ports selling the same species today — your port is excluded from the average. Data varies by port: Peterhead shares price ranges only (no volume), Brixham and Newlyn share prices with weight, Lerwick shares prices with volume but no minimums, Scrabster shares price ranges with box counts. Grade systems differ, so we compare top-grade averages. Species where you're the only port reporting are shown separately.
4
Best UK price Number of species where this port's average price is the highest of all UK ports reporting today.
7
Above market Species where this port's average price is above the UK market average (excluding this port).
10
Below market Species where this port's average price is below the UK market average (excluding this port).
0
Only port Species only this port reported today — no market comparison possible. Listed separately below the table.
Species Click any row to expand and see grade-level detail and individual port prices. Market position Bar shows how far above or below the UK market average. Centre line = market average. Your avg This port's average price per kg across all grades for this species. Market avg Average price across all other UK ports selling this species today. This port is excluded. vs market Percentage difference between your average and market average. Positive = above market. Comparison ports Other UK ports that sold this species today, included in the market average calculation.
Megrim BEST UK
£15.40 £5.79 +166.0% vs BRX, PTH
Halibut BEST UK
£23.00 £16.77 +37.1% vs PTH
Skate BEST UK
£2.66 £2.14 +24.3% vs PTH
Hake BEST UK
£5.30 £4.56 +16.2% vs BRX, PTH
Plaice
£5.14 £4.64 +10.8% vs BRX, PTH
Lemon Sole
£13.83 £12.95 +6.8% vs BRX, PTH
Ling
£4.23 £4.16 +1.7% vs PTH, BRX
Haddock
£5.42 £5.54 -2.2% vs BRX, PTH
Cod
£7.23 £7.66 -5.6% vs BRX, PTH
Coley (Saithe)
£3.90 £4.25 -8.2% vs PTH
Whiting
£3.79 £4.60 -17.6% vs BRX, PTH
Catfish
£3.11 £4.05 -23.2% vs PTH
Turbot
£23.00 £30.81 -25.3% vs BRX, PTH
Witch
£2.39 £3.29 -27.4% vs BRX, PTH
Monkfish
£6.19 £10.54 -41.3% vs BRX, PTH
Squid
£6.12 £14.00 -56.3% vs BRX
John Dory
£6.00 £18.83 -68.1% vs BRX
Smart Alerts
BELOW MARKET
John Dory is 68.1% below your competitive market
John Dory
Your top-grade average is significantly below other ports selling John Dory today. Check grade mix or timing.
PRICE SWING
Witch swung 136.6% up vs yesterday
Witch
Unusual daily movement. Strong demand or tight supply.
Performance
Price History & Market Position
Rolling averages and how this port compares to the UK market — updated each auction day
£5.40/kg
This week's avg price / kg Average price per kg across all species and grades sold at this port so far this week (Mon–Fri).
+36.0% vs last week (£3.97/kg last week)
-0.9%
This port vs UK market this week How this port's weekly average compares to the UK-wide average. Positive = above national average.
Positive = above UK average price; negative = below
+2.3 percentage points vs last week's market position
26
Different species sold this week Count of distinct species in this port's auction results so far this week.
+16 vs last week
Total boxes landed this week Total boxes reported at this port's auctions this week. Not all ports share volume data.
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Strongest vs Market Species where this port consistently beats the UK market average over the last 30 days. Only includes species traded on 5+ days with 2+ other ports reporting. last 30 days · 5+ days · 2+ ports

Species Avg Price vs Market Consistency
Skate £2.29 +23.0% 3/5 days above
Hake £7.23 +14.6% 4/5 days above
Megrim £5.91 +9.0% 8/21 days above
Halibut £14.23 +4.4% 12/20 days above
Catfish £3.04 +0.0% 0/5 days above

Month Highlights Key trading days from the last 30 days — best and lowest average price days, plus the day with the most species variety.

Best avg day £8.04 2026-03-20
Lowest avg day £3.71 2026-03-02
Most species 22 species 2026-03-18
Insights
Highlights of Your Day
PATTERN Thursdays consistently deliver your best prices — 9.2% higher than other days over the last 90 days.
VOLATILITY Catfish swung 18% this week (£2.83–£3.35) — high volatility may signal changing supply or demand.
GROWTH You're listing more species recently — averaging 19 per session vs 11 earlier this month.
Market Position Market average is a simple mean across all ports reporting this species today. Ports are weighted equally regardless of volume. Scrabster's contribution is a midpoint estimate (not a true average).
Market Position
STRENGTH Megrim outperformed the UK average by 71.3% today — your strongest species against the market.
STRENGTH Witch had the widest margin over market this week — averaging +972.3% across 6 sessions.
WATCH Megrim came in 77.2% below the UK average today — worth checking grade mix or timing.
Price Trends

Price Trends

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Prices — 20 Mar 2026

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Grade — quality classification assigned by the port (A1–A5, 1–10, or none depending on port). vs last Fri — price change since the equivalent auction day. vs UK Market — this port's average price above (+) or below (−) the UK-wide average across all reporting ports today. Click a species row to expand grade-by-grade breakdown.

Species Grade Low High Avg £/kg vs last Fri Change calculated against the same metric from the previous trading day at this port. vs UK Market Market average is a simple mean across all ports reporting this species today. Ports are weighted equally regardless of volume. Scrabster's contribution is a midpoint estimate (not a true average). Volume
Catfish 4 £3.81 £3.11 Only port 188kg
Cod 3 grades £7.36 £7.23 -3.8%
Mkt avg £7.51 · 3 ports
363kg
Haddock 7 grades £5.65 £5.42 -1.5%
Mkt avg £5.50 · 3 ports
551kg
Hake 2 grades £5.30 £5.30 Best UK
Mkt avg £4.81 · 3 ports
19kg
Halibut 4 £23.00 £23.00 Best UK
Mkt avg £19.88 · 2 ports
2kg
John Dory 4 £6.00 £6.00 Only port 15kg
Lemon Sole 5 grades £13.83 £13.83 Only port 8kg
Ling 3 grades £4.13 £4.07 -2.6%
Mkt avg £4.18 · 3 ports
71kg
Megrim 5 grades £15.40 £15.40 Best UK
Mkt avg £8.99 · 3 ports
25kg
Monkfish 7 grades £5.20 £5.20 Only port 24kg
Plaice 3 grades £5.51 £5.10 +6.1%
Mkt avg £4.81 · 3 ports
74kg
Coley (Saithe) 3 grades £3.90 £3.90 Only port 15kg
Skate 2 grades £1.53 £1.46 -18.9%
Mkt avg £1.80 · 2 ports
82kg
Squid 3 grades £6.12 £6.12 -39.2%
Mkt avg £10.06 · 2 ports
23kg
Turbot 4 £23.00 £23.00 -18.5%
Mkt avg £28.21 · 3 ports
2kg
Whiting 3 grades £4.07 £3.79 -12.4%
Mkt avg £4.33 · 3 ports
636kg
Witch 4 £2.60 £2.39 Only port 39kg
"This time last year" comparisons will appear once 12 months of data has been collected.
Species at other UK ports today (10) ▾
Species Best price Port Total volume Ports
Crabs £32.32 Brixham 119kg 1
Lobster £29.52 Brixham 188kg 1
Red Mullet £22.21 Brixham 431kg 1
Dover Sole £20.23 Brixham 4947kg 1
Black Bream £19.18 Brixham 46kg 1
Brill £18.79 Brixham 846kg 2
Sand Sole £13.91 Brixham 119kg 1
Blonde Ray Wings £9.02 Brixham 509kg 1
Spotted Ray Wings £7.52 Brixham 332kg 1
Thornback Ray Wings £6.83 Brixham 257kg 1
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Price Spike — a species price moved significantly vs recent history.
New Species — a species appeared that wasn't in yesterday's data.
Species Gap — a species you normally sell is missing from today's data.
Market Position — you've moved above or below the UK average for a key species.

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