Dairy Cattle, Calves and Stirks

AYR- TUESDAY 1^st SEPTEMBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 7 Dairy Cattle and 178 Calves and Stirks at their sale in Ayr. Dairy Cattle Topped at £2700 for a Fresh Calved Second Calver off Messrs Boreland, Altonhill and Heifers Topped at £2300 for a Fresh Calved Holstein Friesian Heifer off Messrs McJannet, East Enoch. Yet another large entry of 178 Calves and Stirks at our weekly sale with the Top Price Calf being £1220 for a 6 Month Old Charolais Cross Bull off Messrs Briggs, Kilhenzie and Heifer Calves to £1080 for a 6 Month Old British Blue Cross off Messrs Cuthbertson, Monkland. Stirks Peaked at £2000  for a Charolais Heifer off Messrs Dunlop, Middlepart and Bullocks to £1720 for a Limousin Cross off Messrs Wardrop, Fore Rogerton.

Bull Calves (Top Price Per Head)

Charolais Cross: £1220 Kilhenzie, £1180 East Doura, £1120 Kilhenzie. British Blue Cross: £1200 Merkland, £1080 and £1000 Monkland, £930 x2 Monkland. Limousin Cross: £1180 Kilhenzie, £1090 Newlands, £1020 Kilhenzie. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1070 x2 and £1050 x2 Stafflar, £980 and £970 Meikle Kilchattan, £970 Drumsuie and Meikle Kilchattan. Hereford Cross: £860 Low Ballees, £830 Whiteflat. Simmental Cross: £880 Over Enoch.

Heifer Calves (Top Price Per Head)

British Blue Cross: £1080 Monkland, £980 x2 Knowe, £960, £940, £910, £900 and £880 Newlands, £880 Davidston, £870 Greenside, £860 x2 Buistonhead, £840 Over Enoch. Charolais Cross: £980 Kilhenzie. Limousin Cross: £910 Newlands, £900 Kilhenzie. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £860 x2 Monkland.

Bullock Stirks (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin Cross: £1720 Fore Rogerton. British Blue Cross: £1440 Tannockhill, £1680 The Bothy.

Heifer Stirks (Top Price Per Head)

Charolais: £2000 Middlepart. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1640 Gree Farm, £1600 Fore Rogerton. Simmental Cross: £1440 Knocknaib.

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 22 Breeding Cattle at their sale in Ayr. A smaller show on offer, easily cashed.

Bulls (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: 3400gns and 3300gns Wester Balgair.

Heifers and Calves (Top Price Per Head)

British Blue and Heifer: £2150 Drumsuie. Limousin and Bull: £2800 Torr. Aberdeen Angus and Bull: £2450 Dykehead. Simmental and Heifer: £2300 Linfairn.

Cows and Calves (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus and Heifer: £2400 Burnton. Limousin and Heifer: £2200 Burnton. Aberdeen Angus and Bull: £2650 Ballochneil Cottage.

In Calf Cows (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £3100 Back O’Hill. British Blue: £2900 Back O’Hill. Limousin: £2400 Back O’Hill.

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 106 Prime and Cast Cattle. Prime Cattle sold sharper on the week.

13 Heifers Averaged 401.5p or £2328.68

Top Price of the day was 418p for a Limousin Heifer from The Young Family, Girvan Mains and was purchased by Messrs J M Nisbet, Quality Butchers Sorn and Maybole or £2531.50 for a Limousin from The Smith Family, North Boig to the same buyer.

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 418p and 415p Girvan Mains, 408p x2 North Boig. Saler: 415p Girvan Mains. Hereford: 370p Woodside.

Rough Ring- all classes maintained recent rates.

Bulls (Top Price Per Head)

Charolais: £2750 Craig (Straiton). Hereford: £2200 Knockshinnoch. Aberdeen Angus: £2100 Boylston.

Clean Cattle (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin Heifer: £1900 Low Castleton. Friesian Heifer: £1680 Kirkhill. Shorthorn Heifer: £1580 Little Barone.

Cows (Top Price Per Head)

Saler: £2380 Girvan Mains. Charolais: £2100 East Doura, £1700 Garfield. Simmental: £2020 and £2000 Auchinleck. Limousin: £1900 and £1800 Knockterra, £1750 Garfield. Shorthorn: £1780 Auchinleck, £1700 Knocknaib. Friesian: £1900 and £1880 Townend, £1750 High Park, £1720 Drumsuie and Knowe. Luing: £1700 Little Barone.