Sale of Breeding Sheep, Store Lambs and Second Tup Sale

AYR- FRIDAY 2^nd OCTOBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 1697 Store and Breeding Sheep including 41 Tup. All classes of Store Lambs met a Buoyant trade with Breeding trade being slightly more selective with the Best of Quality making a solid trade with the same being seen in the Tup trade. Leading todays trading was two Shearlings a Traditional Bluefaced Leicster from J Shennan & Sons, Knockgerran and a Texel from A Meikle, Helentongate both achieving £1300 with Lambs being sold to £600 twice for Texels from Danny Hair, Drumbreddan. Breeding Sheep sold to £480 for a Smart pair of Pure Suffolk Ewe Lambs from Messrs Borthwick, Auchinraith with Gimmers to £450 for Texels from Susan Murchie, Ardbheinn. Blackfaces Topped at £235 for Aged, Correct Ewes from I MnKnight, Dalhabboch and J H Logan & Co, Dalfask.

903 Store Lambs Averaged £108.37

Store Lambs (Top Price Per Head)

Suffolk: £136 Markhill, £126 Polnoon, £118 Gowlands, £114 Auchneight. Texel: £130, £122, £119 and £119 Milnholm Cottage, £126 Knockdaw, £118 Laight (Dalmellington), £115 Dumfries House. Cheviot: £122 and £118 South Middlebank, £122 Dumfries House. Beltex: £112 Wee Carleton. Cross: £112 Gowlands, £108 Markhill. Blackface: £96 Pinvalley, £94 21 High Street.

Breeding Sheep (Top Price Per Head)

Blackface Ewes: £235 Dalhabboch and Dalfask, £230 and £220 Dalfask. Blackface Ewe Lambs: £90 Dodside. Cheviot Ewes: £180 Muirhouse. Roussin Ewes: £215, £200 and £190 Tormitchell, £170 Wee Carleton. Mule Ewes: £145 Mid Floak. Suffolk Cross Gimmers: £195 Hill, £175 and £170 Farden. Mule Ewe Lambs: £132 and £130 North Moorhouse. Suffolk Ewe Lambs: £480 Auchinraith.

Tups (Top Price Per Head)

BFL: £1300 and £800 Knockgerran, £800 Fleminghill. Texel: £1300 and £1100 Helentongate. Texel Lamb: £600 x2 Drumbreddan. Cheviot Lamb: £650 Mid Floak. Beltex: £300 Barmickhill. BFL Gimmers: £350 and £300 Knockgerran, £280 x2 Knowes.