Dairy Cattle, Calves and Stirks

AYR- TUESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 755 Store Cattle at their sale in Ayr. More Weathered types forward today, trade firm.

450 Bullocks Averaged 383.08p or £1859.54

38 Friesian Bullocks Averaged 326.76p or £1606.58

267 Heifers Averaged 378.49p or £1717.45

Top Price of the day was a British Blue Cross Bullock off Gass, Straiton realising £2520 or 442.2p for a pen of Charolais Bullocks off Ceither Goathie (Arran).

Heifers Peaked at £2140 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus’s off Craigie Mains and for a Limousin off Grougar Mains or 448.9p for a pair of Limousins off Auchentibbert.

Friesian Bullocks to £2140 off Spring Garden or 358p off Benston.

Bullocks (Top Price Per Head)

British Blue: £2520, £2440, £2270 and £2160 Gass (Straiton), £2180 Grougar Mains, £2140 Craigie Mains, £2100 Borland and Brocklie, £2080 Laigh Tarbeg, £2070 Balig, £2060 Buntonhill, £2040 Kilhenzie. Limousin: £2380 x2, £2310 x3, £2300 x12, £2290 x7, £2240 x4, £2140 x10 and £2120 x9 Gass (Straiton), £2170 Castle Mains, £2100 Grougar Mains, Catcraig and Fore Rogerton, £2010 Laigh Tarbeg. Charolais: £2280 and £2100 Arnsow. Aberdeen Angus: £2260 Benston, £2240 and £2180 Kildonnan, £2220, £2180 and £2160 Little Ittington, £2180 Kayshill, £2160 Catcriag, £2130 and £2080 Chalmerston, £2080 Craigie Mains, £2070 Laigh Drumdow, £2020 West Polquhirter. Simmental: £2220, £2140 and £2120 Laigh MacGowanston, £2010 Gree. Hereford: £2220 Benston, £2110 Brieryside. Friesian: £2140 and £2100 Spring Garden, £2000 Craigie Mains, £1900 High Branchal and Ladyyard, £1880 Benston, £1850 Dormieston.

Bullocks (Top Price Per Kilo)

Charolais: 442p Ceither Goathie (Arran), 435p East Doura. Limousin: 436p West Newton, 433p and 423p Glanderston, 421p Castle Mains, 420p West Newton, 417p Gass, 415p East Doura. Aberdeen Angus: 415p Buntonhill, 407p Laigh Drumdow. British Blue: 410p Townhead, 404p and 400p Gass. Simmental: 407p Hemphill. Saler: 384p Trees. Shorthorn: 383p Arnsow and Kayshill. Hereford: 380p Benston.

Heifers (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £2140 Craigie Mains, £2100 Dormieston, £2030 Ladyyard, £2020 Brieryside, £2000 Kildonnan, £2000 Caprington, £1990 Brieryside. Limousin : £2140 Grougar Mains, £2050 Castle Mains, £2020 Back O’Hill and Auchentibbert, £2000 Back O’Hill, £1960 Collenan, £1950 Trees. British Blue: £2070 Grougar Mains, £2050 Ladyyard, £1950 Brieryside, £1950 Balig, £1940 Laigh Tarbeg. Charolais: £2030 Barskelly, £1900 Auchentibbert and Castle Mains. Simmental: £1980 Caprington, £1910 Hemphill. Holstein Friesian: £1800 Balgowan. Hereford: £1800 Brieryside. Shorthorn: £1780 West Polquhirter. Blonde: £1720 Blair (Barrhill).

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 448p Auchentibbert, 437p, 429p and 425p Trees, 417p Collenan, 416p Back O’Hill. Blonde: 414p Blair (Barrhill). Charolais: 412p Barskelly, 410p and 405p Ceither Goathie, 395p Auchentibbert. Simmental: 396p Caprington, 395p Caprington, 389p Hemphill. Aberdeen Angus: 395p Caprington, 394p Caprington, 391p Kildonnan and Blair (Barrhill). Shorthorn: 392p Caprington. Hereford: 385p Caprington. British Blue: 381p Laigh Tarbeg.

1412 Store and Breeding Sheep sold at their sale in Ayr. A large ringside of buyers in attendance, trade firm.

Breeding Sheep (Top Price Per Head)

Mule Gimmers: £280 Hazeldean. Half Bred Gimmers: £200 East Moorhouse. Cross Ewes: £170, £168 and £165 Barsalloch, £170 Knockgerran. Cheviot Ewes: £162 Wee Carleton. Blackface Ewes: £148 Barnvannoch. Suffolk Cross Ewe Lambs: £155 and £145 Busbiehill. Mule Ewe Lambs: £135 High Woodston.

Store Lambs (Top Price Per Head)

Beltex: £140 and £125 Dalmellington Road, £132 and £122 Barsalloch. Texel: £130 Langholm, £122 Knockdaw, £120 Thorn and Laight (Dalmellington). Mule: £108 Barsalloch, £100 Laight (Dalmellington). Dutch Spotted: £102 Woodgreen.