Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep 

AYR- MONDAY 24^th AUGUST 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 2074 Sheep comprising 1347 Lambs and 727 Cast Ewes and Tups. 1347 Lambs sold to Average 317p or £142, Lambs with Flesh still easily cashed with Lean and Non Assured or No VAN meeting resistance. A & C B Millar, Auldmuir led the day’s proceedings selling Heavy Weight Texel’s to £190 with a Top Pence Per Kilo of 388p going to Smart Beltex’s from James Meikle, Helentongate. Cast Sheep still meeting a good demand albeit coming to less money on the week. Top Price of £332 went to Monsters of Texel Ewes from A Brown & Sons, Kirkhill with Tups to £2187 for a Cracker of a Beltex from M Mitchell & Son, Whatriggs. Whatriggs also led the Hill Ewes with Cheviots at £164 whilst Blackfaces sold to £132 from A Paton & Co, Craig. Mules sold to £208 for Cheviot Mules from M & F Burns, Glenside with Scotch Mules selling to £180 from Whatriggs and T H Robertson & Son, Auchentibbert.

Lambs (Top Price Per Head)

Beltex: £186, £170 and £159 Helentongate, £161 Kirkhill, £153 Knockterra. Berrichon: £170 and £152 Brownhill. Blackface: £109 Aitkenhead. Border: £131 Ditton. Charollais: £158 Caprickhill, £147 Mid Craigton. Cheviot: £137 Aitkenhead. Mule: £143 and £139.50 Auldmuir, £140 Birgidale Knock, £136 Girtridge, £134 Floors. Dutch Spotted: £183 and £148 Tardoes, £154 Kittochside. Suffolk: £152 Aitkenhead, £151 Martnaham Mains, £150 Fisherton, £149 and £146 Dalhowan, £148 Little Busbie, £147.50 Floors. Texel: £190, £167, £164, £162.50, £152.50 and £152 Auldmuir, £173, £167, £163, £158.50, £155.50 and £152.50 Polquhairn, £170 Flemyland, £168 Mid Craigton, £168, £167 and £156 x2 Castle Mains, £166.50 Broadshean, £165 Cairndale and East Polquhirter, £160, £154.50, £154 and £150 x Back O’Hill, £159 and £158 Martnaham Mains, £158 Sandyknowe, £157.50 and £151.50 Lanemark, £157 Greenhead and Shutterflat, £156.50 Helentongate, £156 Old Barn, £155.50 x2 Crawlaw, £155.50 Burnbank, £155 Fleminghill and Cairndale, £154 West Brockloch, £153.50 Caprickhill, £153 Blaelochhead and Springfield, £152 Knocknaib and Sandyknowe, £151 Glenside, £150 Henryton.

Lambs (Top Price Per Kilo)

Beltex: 388p and 327p Helentongate, 350p Kirkhill. Berrichon: 323p Brownhill. Charollais: 327p and 320p Mid Craigton. Mule: 313p Nether Barfod and Auchentiber, 303p Auldmuir. Dutch Spotted: 321p Kittochside. Suffolk: 331p Dalhowan, 323p Floors, 322p Auchentiber and Fisherton. Texel: 359p and 332p Martnaham Mains, 352p and 347p Auldmuir, 348p, 340p 339p and 333p Polquhairn, 344p Crossgates, 342p West Brockloch, 341p x2, 336p and 335p x2 Back O’Hill, 333p Crawlaw, 330p Greenhead and Middleton.

Ewes (Top Price Per Head)

Berrichon: £222 Brownhill. Blackface: £132, £120 and £116 Craig, £115 Woodside Cottage. Border: £175 Ditton. Cheviot: £164 Whatriggs, £132 Windyedge, £128 Broadshean. Dutch Spotted: £182 and £160 Tardoes, £175 Little Blackdyke. Hampshire: £108 Torbeg. Herdwick: £72 South Kirktonmoor. Kerryhill: £98 Lintmill Terrace. Lleyn: £198 and £188 Girtridge, £188 Cairnhill, £152 Clevance. Mule: £180 Auchentiber and Whatriggs, £172 Caprickhill, £170 Kirkhill and Auchentiber. Romney: £90 Borland. Roussin: £170, £160 and £158 Knocknaib. Ryeland: £76 High Langcraig. Shetland: £60 Auchenraith, £42 Old Barn. Suffolk: £250 and £240 Kirkhill, £210 Harpercroft and Little Blackdyke. Suffolk Cross: £195 Cairndale, £192 Kirkhill. Texel: £332, £330 and £300 Kirkhill, £328, £270 and £260 Mauchline Road. Texel Cross: £208 Kirkhill, £200 Meadownay and Bardrain. Zwartble: £182 Tardoes. Easy Care: £90 High Balsarroch. Cheviot Mule: £208 Glenside, £190 Polquhairn, £185 Auldmuir.

Tups (Top Price Per Head)

Beltex: £218 Whatriggs, £190 Helentongate. Dutch Spotted: £130 Little Blackdyke. Ryeland: £122 High Langcraig. Shetland: £48 West Gavin. Suffolk: £180 Cairnhill. Texel: £192 Cairnhill. Easy Care: £115 Clevance.