Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 14 September 2017
- Bullocks £1.90/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.99/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £2.02/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £1.98/kg* mean of bands
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.00/kg | £2.00 to £2.00/kg | £1,165 | £1,165 to £1,165 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £1.89/kg | £1.68 to £2.07/kg | £1,280 | £1,155 to £1,420 | 9 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.33/kg | £2.33 to £2.33/kg | £1,030 | £1,030 to £1,030 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1.98/kg | £1.82 to £2.18/kg | £1,105 | £1,040 to £1,190 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1.86/kg | £1.80 to £1.92/kg | £1,222 | £1,095 to £1,350 | 2 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.15/kg | £2.15 to £2.15/kg | £600 | £600 to £600 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.14/kg | £2.14 to £2.14/kg | £745 | £745 to £745 | 1 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.90/kg | £1.71 to £2.09/kg | £870 | £810 to £930 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.16/kg | £2.12 to £2.20/kg | £550 | £500 to £590 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.90/kg | £1.75 to £2.05/kg | £689 | £555 to £800 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.80/kg | £1.77 to £1.83/kg | £758 | £715 to £800 | 2 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
34 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 702 | £1,350 | £1.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 578 | £1,135 | £1.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 608 | £1,095 | £1.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 598 | £1,090 | £1.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 552 | £1,190 | £2.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 570 | £1,110 | £1.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 504 | £1,100 | £2.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 552 | £1,070 | £1.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 548 | £1,040 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 442 | £1,030 | £2.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 694 | £1,420 | £2.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 742 | £1,395 | £1.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £1,245 | £1.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 694 | £1,395 | £2.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 628 | £1,280 | £2.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £1,255 | £2.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 712 | £1,200 | £1.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 688 | £1,175 | £1.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 582 | £1,165 | £2.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £1,155 | £1.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 444 | £930 | £2.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 348 | £745 | £2.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 474 | £810 | £1.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 278 | £600 | £2.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 436 | £800 | £1.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 390 | £800 | £2.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 404 | £715 | £1.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 382 | £700 | £1.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 352 | £700 | £1.98/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 258 | £560 | £2.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 278 | £590 | £2.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 316 | £555 | £1.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 250 | £550 | £2.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 292 | £500 |
The lots the mart chose to print in its report, usually the better end of the trade. The averages above are the figure to quote.
Source
Read from the mart's own report, a web page at www.farminglife.com. Fetched 3 September 2026.