Sale of Store Cattle and Store Lambs

AYR- THURSDAY 15^th OCTOBER 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 490 Store Cattle at their sale in Ayr. Another full Ringside of Buyers present with all types slightly dearer especially smaller types with Top Price being £2380 for a Superb pen of Three Aberdeen Angus Cross Bullocks off Messrs Shiells, Fernlea or 518p for a pen of 3 British Blues Bullocks off Messrs Strawhorn, East Overland.

Heifers Topped at £2360 for an Aberdeen Angus Cross off Messrs Ferguson, Little Airies and Top Price Per Kilo being 434p for a pen of Limousin Crosses off Messrs Seaton, High Street (Kilbirnie).

Black and Whites sold to a Top of £2100 for a pen of Messrs McGill & Patrick, Spring Garden.

238 Bullocks Averaged 383p or £1830

222 Heifers Averaged 376p or £1780

30 Dairy Bred Bullocks Averaged 310p or £1540

Bullocks (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £2380 Fernlea, £2350 and £2330 Little Airies, £2310 and £2280 Fernlea, £2230 Montgomerieston, £2220 Fernlea, £2200 Kirkland of Longcastle. British Blue: £2340 Craigie Mains. Limousin: £2270 Dykefield, £2260 x2 Pinvalley, £2220 Littlemill, £2180 Pinvalley, £2130 Littlemill. Charolais: £2260, £2140 and £2120 Kirkland of Longcastle. Simmental: £2250 Spring Garden, £2200 Stevenston, £2140 Boreland. British Friesian: £2100 Spring Garden. Hereford: £2040 Adamcroft.

Bullocks (Top Price Per Kilo)

British Blue: 518p East Overland. 410p and 405p Townhead, 399p Tannockhill. Limousin: 457p West Newton, 444p and 423p Pinvalley, 404p Mossend (Ayr). Charolais: 434p and 415p Mossend (Ayr), 396p Kirkland of Longcastle. Hereford: 425p Figgitoch. Simmental: 408p Darleith, 389p Darleith. Aberdeen Angus: 404p Broadyards, 398p and 394p Fernlea. Saler: 394p Boreland. Holstein Friesian: 391p Mosshead. Shorthorn: 375p Boreland.

Heifers (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £2360 Little Airies, £2150 Montgomerieston, £2140 Craigie Mains, £2130 Middletonhill, £2000 Little Airies. Limousin: £2210 and £2130 Pinvalley, £2180 Littlemill, £2110 Grougar Mains. Hereford: £2140 and £2100 Benston. British Blue: £2130 Grougar Mains, £2030 Middletonhill, £2000 Howcommon. Simmental: £2040 Adamcroft. Shorthorn: £1940 Benston.

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 434p High Street (Kilbirnie), 431p Perryston, 409p Pinvalley, 406p and 405p Perryston, 404p Mossend (Ayr), 400p West Newton, 399p Pinvalley. Charolais: 430p Mossend (Ayr). British Blue: 420p Perryston, 395p Mosshead, 388p Middletonhill. Shorthorn: 395p Benston, 380p West Polquhirter. Aberdeen Angus: 395p Mosshead, 381p Little Airies. Hereford: 384p Barnahill, 378p High Street (Kilbirnie). Simmental: 384p Perryston.

663 Store Lambs sold at Ayr’s weekly sale. A Mixy offering for Quality sold dearer. Top Price of £148 was paid for a pair of Texel Lambs from The Kerr Family from Helenton Mains and Texel’s from Mr Hunter Blair, Nether Cleugh. Mule Lambs sold to £129 from Bob Munro, Polnoon. Cheviot Lambs to £120 from Dougarie Estate, Arran.

Ewes sold to £172 from Mrs Atkinson, Nether Barr.

Ewes (Top Price Per Head)

Dorset: £172 Nether Barr. Charollais: £155 Nether Barr. Mule : £132 Nether Barr.

Store Lambs (Top Price Per Head)

Texel: £148 and £138 Helenton Mains, £148 and £140 Nether Cleugh, £138 Nether Barr. Suffolk: £145 Boreland. Charollais: £131 Nether Barr. Mule: £129 Polnoon. Beltex: £130 Boreland. Cheviot: £120 Dougarie Estate. Aberfield: £113 Overton. Blackface: £98 Laight.