Dairy Cattle, Calves and Stirks

AYR- TUESDAY 6^th OCTOBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 205 Calves and Stirks at their sale in Ayr. Another Large Show of 205 Calves and Stirks selling to a Packed Ringside again, with the Top Price Calf being £1320 for a Limousin Cross Bull off Messrs MacLeod, East Uplaw and Heifers to £960 for a Limousin Cross off Messrs Montgomerie, Newlands and Stirks to £2200 for a Superb Limousin Cross Bullock off Messrs Taylor, South Walton and Heifers to £1780 for a British Blue Cross off Messrs McCubbin, Garrockhill.

Bull Calves (Top Price Per Head) Limousin Cross: £1320 East Uplaw, £800 Dormieston, £780 Newlands. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1200 Holmes, £1100 Clachaig, £940 Holmes and Clachaig, 3880 x5 Merkland, £880 East Enoch, £840 High Weirston, £840 Knowe, £830 East Enoch. British Blue Cross: £950 x3 Merkland, £930 West Tarelgin, £920 Newlands, £860 Davidston, £710 Newlands, £690 Auchinbay. Charolais Cross: £1100 x2 and £1040 Hartfield, £860 Dallowie, £810 Dirnow. Shorthorn Cross: £800 x5 West Clerkland. Simmental Cross: £830 x2 Whiteflat. Black and White: £420 x2 Newlands.

Heifer Calves (Top Price Per Head) British Blue Cross: £920 x2 West Tarelgin, £900 x3 Merkland, £860 Davidston, £840 High Weirston, £830 Davidston, £820 High Weirston. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £880 Maxwelston, £830 x2 Merkland, £810 x2 High Weirston. Limousin Cross: £960 Newlands, £860 and £840 East Uplaw, £810 Fowler, £800 East Uplaw. Saler Cross: £800 Meadowbank. Shorthorn: £800 Dirnow. Charolais Cross: £810 Dirnow, £800 Maxwelston. White Shorthorn: £840 Hartfield. Simmental Cross: £810 West Tarelgin.

Bullock Stirks (Top Price Per Head) Limousin Cross: £2200 South Walton, £1680 Altonhill. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1360 Maryport, £1240 Knowe, £1200 Garrockhill. British Blue Cross: £1380 Garrockhill, £1310 South Palmerston, £1220 Garrockhill and South Palmerston. Hereford Cross: £1240 Little Auchengibbert, £1320 Haughyett. Ayrshire: £1580 West Clerkland. Charolais Cross: £1500 Haughyett.

Heifer Stirks (Top Price Per Head) British Blue Cross: £1780 Garrockhill, £1190 MacNairston, £1130 South Palmerston. Saler Cross: £1460 Maxwelston. Simmental Cross: £1520 Maxwelston.  

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 180 Breeding Cattle at their sale in Ayr. A large ringside of buyers again with trade exceeding all expectation.

Bulls (Top Price Per Head)Limousin: 4200gns Collielaw. Aberdeen Angus: 3800gns Craigenholly, 3000gns x2 Wester Balgair

Heifers and Calves (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin and Bull: £5200, £5000 x2 and £3800 Barleith, £3900 High Barness, £3800 High Crewburn, Limousin and Heifer: £4250, £4200, £3750, £3700 and £3550 Barleith, £3900 and £3400 High Barness. Saler and Heifer: £4600, £4200 and £4100 North Moorhouse. Saler and Bull: £4100 and £3800 North Moorhouse. British Blue and Bull: £3050 Barleith. British Blue and Heifer: £2750 Barleith. Luing and Heifer: £3700 North Moorhouse. Simmental and Heifer: £2650 Hartfield. Simmental and Bull: £2550 Bruntland. Aberdeen Angus and Heifer: £2500 and £2350 Craigenholly, £2400 Cairnhill. Aberdeen Angus and Bull: £2300 Cairnhill.

In Calf Heifers (Top Price Per Head)

Shorthorn: £2600 Mossend (Ayr). Limousin: £2600 Blairmulloch. Aberdeen Angus: £2600 Blairmulloch.

In Calf Cows (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £2500 and £2450 Mossend (Ayr). Limousin: £2500 and £2450 Mossend (Ayr). Saler: £2300 Mossned (Ayr). Hereford: £2250 Mossend (Ayr).

Cows and Calves (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus and Bull: £2800, £2750 and £2600 Craigenholly, £2800, £2750 and £2600 Cairnhill. Aberdeen Angus and Heifer: £2700, £2550 and £2400 x3 Craigenholly. Simmental and Bull: £2700, £2450 and £2400 Cairnhill. Simmental and Heifer: £3000, £2800, £2650 x2, £2600 and £2550 CaIRNHILL. Saler and Bull: £2700 Cairnhill.

Bulling Heifers (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin: £2450 x6 Laigh Tarbeg, £2400 x6 Midton, £2200 Glenhowl and Mossend (Ayr). Aberdeen Angus: £2200 Glenhowl. Highlander: £1750 Auchenbrain.

16 Prime Cattle sold. A small but Quality Offering today. Heifers sold to 430p for a Black Limousin Cross from The Smith Family, North Boig purchased by J M Nisbet, Quality Butchers Sorn and Maybole.

Steers sold to 408p for 2 Red Limousin Cross Bullocks from North Boig and Purchased by Ann Davidson, Quality Butchers Bridge of Allan and W Frasers, Hanover Street Stranraer.

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 430p and 418p North Boig, 412p and 410p x2 Rowanston.

Steers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 408p x2 North Boig.

Bulls (Top Price Per Kilo)

Blonde: 350p South Hourat.

138 Cattle sold in Rough Ring. Beef Cows very similar to last week, plainer Dairy Cows no more money.

Beef Cows to £2700 for a Charolais from W Gilbert, Boag Farm.

Dairy Cross Cows to  £2220 for a Fleck Cross from J Young, Muirhouses.

Cast Bulls to £2350 for a Limousin from Tom and Billy Nelson, High Kilphin.

Cows (Top Price Per Head)

Charolais: £2700 Boag. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £2320 Milton of Larg, £2180 Langholm. British Blue Cross: £2300 Collenan. Charolais Cross: £2220 Ladeside. Fleck: £2220 Muirhouse. Simmental: £2200 Cairnhill, £2000 Almont. Limousin Cross: £2020 Gass. Black and White: £1900 Park.

Bulls (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin: £2350 High Kilphin. Charolais: £2150 Rankinston. Aberdeen Angus: £2020 Little Ittington. Simmental: £2020 Dalfask.

Aberdeen Angus Steer: £2000 Rosemount.

Charolais Heifer: £2180 High Kilbride.