Sale of Store Cattle and Store Lambs

AYR- THURSDAY 27^th AUGUST 2026

Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 606 Store Cattle at their sale in Ayr. A large ringside of Buyers in attendance, trade sharper.

421 Bullocks Averaged 389.8p or £1928.83

46 Friesian Bullocks Averaged 319.2p or £1627.40

185 Heifers Averaged 377.3p or £1786.00

Top Price of the day was £2540 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus Bullocks off Bridgend or 477.5p for a pen of Limousins off West Newton.

Heifers Peaked at £2340 for a Limousin Heifer off Knockterra or 449.2p for Limousins off Balgowan (Arran).

Friesian Bullocks to £2110 for a pen off High Branchal or 355p for a pen off Park O’Barnaigh.

Bullocks (Top Price Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus: £2540, £2280 x3 and £2260 Bridgend, £2280 Pocknave and Clevance, £2260 High Branchal and Pocknave, £2180 Ravenslie, Bridgend and Knowehead, £2170 Benston, £2140 Caprington. Limousin: £2480 Crofthead, £2360 Drongan House, £2300, £2180, £2100 and £2080 Barneil, £2120 Fore Rogerton, £2080 Chalmerston, £2020 Kilhenzie. Shorthorn: £2450 Broomfield, £1950 Lindsayston, £1900 Caprington. British Blue: £2370 and £2260 Carbieston Byres, £2310 Darnlaw and High Branchal, £2280 Pocknave, £2110 Darnlaw, £2100 Chalmerston, £2090 Fore Rogerton. Simmental: 2340 and £2280 Collenan, £2300 Ravenslie, £2060 and £2020 Caprington. Charolais: £2330, £2200 and £2040 Barneil, £2140 and £2090 Hallowshean, £1960 Auchenhew (Arran). Saler: £2200 Collenan. Blonde: £2120 Darnlaw. Hereford: £2160 Benston, £1960, £1940 and £1900 Caprington, £1940 Balig. Friesian: £2110 High Branchal, £1980 Raithhill, £1910 Park O’Barnaigh.

Bullocks (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 477p West Newton, 460p West Newton, 448p Girthill, 447p West Newton. Luing: 477p Mossneuk, 468p Mossneuk. Aberdeen Angus: 466p West Lochhead, 457p Bogside Farms, 455p Mossneuk, 445p Stafflar. Simmental: 461p Caprington, 433p Caprington. Charolais: 461p Brandleys. Shorthorn: 446p Caprington. British Blue: 414p Girthill. Hereford: 413p Caprington.

Heifers (Top Price Per Head)

Limousin: £2340, £2120, £2100 and £2050 Knockterra, £1980 Balgowan (Arran) and Barleith. Aberdeen Angus: £2170 Benston, £2140 Bridgend, £2100 Lindsayston and Auchenhew, £2090 Bridgend and Hallowshean, £2080 Darnlaw. Charolais: £2130 and £2060 Hallowshean. British Blue: £2080 Kilhenzie, £2060 Brieryside, £2020 Kilhenzie, £2010 Darnlaw. Shorthorn: £1970 Benston. Blonde: £1960 Darnlaw. Montbeliard: £1900 Kilhenzie.

Heifers (Top Price Per Kilo)

Limousin: 449p 444p and 436p Balgowan (Arran), 421p Barleith, 410p Knockterra, 403p Knockterra. Charolais: 424p and 416p Mossend (Ayr), 409p Brandleys, 408p The Knowe (Arran), 402p Hallowshean. Aberdeen Angus: 400p Laigh Drumdow, 395p Margenaish (Arran), 394p Auchenhew (Arran). Shorthorn: 393p Mossneuk, 382p The Knowe (Arran). Montbeliard: 380p Kilhenzie. British Blue: 379p Balig, 374p Kilhenzie.

829 Store Lambs sold at Ayr’s weekly sale.  Poor show on the week with fewer strong well bred lambs forward proving very easily sold. Smaller lambs less customers. Top Price of £136 was paid for a pen of Dutch Spotted Crosses from Messrs Drummond, Nether Heilar. Texel Lambs sold to £128 from R Anderson, Ardoch and J Miller, Baidlandhill.

Store Lambs (Top Price Per Head)

Dutch Spotted: £136 Nether Heilar. Texel: £128 Baidlandhill and Ardoch, £126 North Biggart, £124 Laight. Hampshire: £116 South Kirktonmoor. Cheviot: £112 Birtlebog, £108 Dumfries House. Mule: £102 Laight.