Sale of Store Cattle and Store Lambs

AYR- THURSDAY 22^nd OCTOBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 511 Store Cattle at their sale in Ayr, yet again all shapes and sizes were extremely well bid for with the Top Price being £2520 for a Superb 19 Month Old Limousin Cross Bullock off Mr Robert Lammie, Creagraineach (Arran) and Per Kilo went to 502p for a pen of Charolais Crosses off Messrs Wilson, Faulds.

Heifers Topped at £2160 for a pen of 4 Limousin’s off Messrs Nelson, High Kilphin with Faulds Topping Per Kilo again with a Charolais Cross Heifer at 515p. Next Sale is Thursday 5th November.

231 Beef Bred Bullocks Averaged 381p or £1790

90 Dairy Bred Bullocks Averaged 310p or £1510

189 Heifers Averaged 274p or £1660

Bullocks (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin: £2520 and £2280 Creagraineach (Arran), £2300 and £2240 High Kilphin, £2210 and £2170 Creagraineach (Arran), £2140 Drongan House, £2000 Laigh Tarbeg. Aberdeen Angus: £2360 Benston, £2170 Fernlea, £2160 West Gatehead, £2050 Brieryside, £2040Fernlea, £2000 Fernlea and Slatehole. Shorthorn: £2170 and £2000 Creagraineach (Arran). British Blue: £2140 Pocknave, £2110 and £2060 West Gatehead, £2050 Grougar Mains. Hereford: £2140 Benston. Simmental: £2080 Stevenston, £1920 Dykefield. Holstein Friesian: £2050 Stevenston. Charolais: £2040 Rankinston, £1910 Brandleys, £1840 Rankinston. Fleck: £1920 and £1830 Glaick. Norwegian Red: £1820 Drumsmodden.

Bullocks (Top Price Per Kilo)

Charolais: 502p Faulds, 460p Corsencon, 432p Rankinston. Luing : 447p Mossneuk. Simmental : 434p and 415 Routdaneburn. Limousin: 431p High Kilphin and Millafleck, 429p High Kilphin. Aberdeen Angus: 424p Faulds, 419p Stafflar, 407p Bankhead. British Blue: 413p Fineview, 403p Townhead. Shorthorn: 400p Bankhead. Fleck: 389p Glaick. Hereford: 376p Brandleys. British Friesian: 361p Watston. Holstein Friesian: 352p Stevenston. Norwegian Red: 346p Drumsmodden.

Heifers (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £2160 Cairnhouse (Arran) and Broadlie, £1960 Cairnhouse (Arran), £1940 Fernlea, £1920 Fineview, £1900 Brieryside, £1860 Oaklea, £1850 High Langmuir. Limousin: £2160 High Kilphin, £2090 Creagraineach (Arran), £2080 Broadlie, £2060 High Kilphin, £2010 Dormieston, £1980 Grougar Mains. Shorthorn: £2150 Benston. Simmental: £2080 Lawhill, £1880 Routdaneburn. Hereford: £2040 Benston, £1920 Brieryside. British Blue: £2000 Brieryside and West Gatehead, £1970 Pocknave, £1930 Grougar Mains, £1880 Haysmuir and Blackbyres. Charolais: £2000 Balcachie, £1930 Oaklea, £1840 Rankinston and Balcachie. Fleck: £1820 Drumsmodden.

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Charolais: 515p Faulds, 414p Faulds, 410p Rankinston. Limousin: 446p, 445p and 431p High Kilphin, 419p Back O’Hill. Aberdeen Angus: 405p Bankhead, 401p and 388p Fernlea, 385p Oaklea. British Blue: 376p Boylston, 369p West Dhuloch. Simmental: 376p Darleith. Shorthorn: 369p Bankhead. Hereford: 364p Oaklea.

1520 Breeding and Feeding Sheep sold. All classes of Breeding Ewes and Gimmers easily sold Peaking at £340 for Texel Ewes from A Craig, Thornton with Mule Gimmers to £245 from Dinwoodie.

Store Lambs, a better show for Quality definitely dearer peaking at £144 for Suffolks with Texel’s to £140 both lots from The Paton Family at Millenderdale. Cheviot Lambs to £134 and £132 from Millenderdale

Breeding Sheep (Top Price Per Head)

Texel Ewes: £340 Thornton, £230 Boag, £220 Dinwoodie. Mule Ewes: £180 Hill. Cheviot Ewes: £140 Hill. Blackface Ewes: £105 Hill. Mule Gimmers: £245 Dinwoodie. Suffolk Cross Gimmers: £210 Hill. Blackface Gimmers: £145 Glensherraig. Mule Ewe Lambs: £145 Townhead of Fenwick.

Store Lambs (Top Price Per Head)

Suffolk: £144 and £133 Millenderdale, £134 Cairnhill (Kirkmichael), £133 Broadshean. Texel: £140 and £135 Millenderdale, £138 Hill, £132 Cairnhill, £132 and £131 Kilwhannel, £132 Bridge (Arran). Cheviot: £134 and £132 Millenderdale. Cheviot Mule: £128 Millenderdale. Beltex: £132 and £128 Whin (Arran). Mule: £131 Pinmerry. Aberfield: £127 Laggansarroch, £118 x2 Ardoch. Lleyn: £110 Nether Heilar. Blue Texel: £123 Knockeen. Roussin: £119 Knockeen. Blackface: £100 Kypehill.