Dairy Cattle, Calves and Stirks

AYR- TUESDAY 27^th OCTOBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 9 Dairy Cattle and 244 Calves and Stirks. Another Monster show of 244 Calves and Stirks at our weekly sale with yet again a Buzz around the ring making all types maintaining the recent high rates. Top Price Calf was £1180 for a Pair of 7 Month Old Aberdeen Angus Crosses off Mr Scott Rorison, Dallowie Farm and Heifers sold to £920 for a 5 Month Old Charolais Cross again off Mr Rorison. Stirks peaked at £1600 for a Simmental Cross off Messrs Lochhill Farming Co and Heifers to £1580 for a Aberdeen Angus Cross off Messer Brown, Kirkhill.

Bull Calves (Top Price Per Head) British Blue Cross: £1020 and £960 Burnton, £800 Parkmill, £780 x3 Auchinbay, £770 Findlaystone, £760 Auchinbay, £680 Nether Craig and Auchinbay, £670 and £640 Greenside, £610 Davidston. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1180 x2 Dallowie, £1040 and £990 x6 Stafflar, £710 x2 High Weirston, £680 x8 Kirminnoch, £670 x3 High Weirston. Limousin Cross: £830 East Uplaw, £760 Parkmill. Charolais Cross: £920 Auchneight, £900 Dallowie. Black and White: £720, £670 x2 and £650 x2 Kirminnoch, £430, £410 x3 and £350 Auchinbay. Hereford Cross: £560 Broadhead.

Heifer Calves (Top Price Per Head) British Blue Cross: £720 x2 and £710 Auchinbay, £680 x2 High Weirston, £660 x3 Auchinbay, £650 x2 Greenside, £640 Findlaystone, £610 Auchinbay. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £830 Auchengibbert, £800 x5 and £780 x4 Stafflar, £740 x2 and £690 Drumsuie, £650 x3 High Weirston. Limousin Cross: £860 Dallowie, £670 and £600 Fowler. Saler Cross: £780 Auchneight. Charolais Cross: £920 and £910 Dallowie, £900 Auchneight.

Bullock Stirks (Top Price Per Head) Simmental Cross: £1600 and £1440 Lochhill, £1420 Boghouse. Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1460 and £1340 Kirkhill. Charolais Cross: £1440 East Drummoddie, £1420 Auchenflower, £1220 Mossend. Limousin Cross: £1560 The Bothy.

Heifer Stirks (Top Price Per Head) Aberdeen Angus Cross: £1580 and £1320 Kirkhill. Charolais Cross: £1420 Auchenflower. Shorthorn: £1300 Barneil (Girvan).

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 194 Prime and Cast Cattle at their sale in Ayr, trade similar.

2 Bullocks Averaged 404.9p or £2540.75

7 Heifers Averaged 391.17p or £2207.29

2 Young Bulls Averaged 347.52p or £2363.13

Top Price of the day was 420p for a Limousin off Borland was Purchased by Messrs J M Nisbet, Quality Butchers Sorn and Maybole.

Bullocks Peaked at 410p for an Aberdeen Angus from The Smith Family at North Boig.

Young Bulls to 350p off Holehouse.

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo) Charolais: 415p North Boig. Limousin: 420p and 410p x2 Borland. Aberdeen Angus: 380p Borland. Hereford: 340p Woodside.

Rough Ring- more numbers forward with Quality Scarce, trade similar.

Bulls (Top Price Per Head) Limousin: £2600 Kilmaurs Mains. Charolais: £2500 Mossend (Ayr). Aberdeen Angus: £2400 Daldowie. Friesian: £2000 Park O’Barnaigh. Shorthorn: £2000 Auldmuir.

Clean Cattle (Top Price Per Head) Charolais Heifer: £2080 Over Glaisnock. Friesian Heifer: £1680 Knowe.

Cows (Top Price Per Head) Limousin: £2350 Balcaimie, £2040 Langholm, £2000 and £1980 Claycrop, £1900 Balnowlart and Low Castleton. British Blue: £2000 Balcaimie, £1840 South Ridgehills, £1820 Brownhill. Aberdeen Angus: £1900 Killochhead, £1860 Barrodger, £1800 Oaklea and Creagraineach (Arran). Hereford: £1800 South Ridgehills. Saler: £1900 Mossend (Ayr). Shorthorn: £1800 Creagraineach (Arran). Friesian: £2000 and £1960 Cooperhill, £1700 Kilmaurs Mains.