Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Saturday 30 September 2017
- Bullocks £1.96/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.92/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £1.76/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 4 lots | £2.10/kg | £2.00 to £2.16/kg | £1,131 | £1,100 to £1,180 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £1.90/kg | £1.63 to £2.03/kg | £1,301 | £1,190 to £1,385 | 9 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1.96/kg | £1.85 to £2.13/kg | £1,034 | £985 to £1,110 | 7 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1.82/kg | £1.58 to £2.03/kg | £1,170 | £950 to £1,285 | 3 | |
| Bulls | All weightsderived from 2 lots | £978 | £950 to £1,005 | 2 | ||
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.80/kg | £1.67 to £1.95/kg | £498 | £465 to £535 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.75/kg | £1.75 to £1.75/kg | £550 | £550 to £550 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.61/kg | £1.61 to £1.61/kg | £875 | £875 to £875 | 1 | |
| 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
31 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 1 | £1,005 | ||
| Bulls | 1 | £950 | ||
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 542 | £875 | £1.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 314 | £550 | £1.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 266 | £500 | £1.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 286 | £490 | £1.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 274 | £535 | £1.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 278 | £465 | £1.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 696 | £1,285 | £1.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 506 | £1,080 | £2.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 522 | £1,000 | £1.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 626 | £1,275 | £2.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 526 | £1,030 | |
| Heifers | 1 | 516 | £1,025 | £1.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 530 | £1,005 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £1,110 | £1.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 530 | £985 | £1.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 600 | £950 | £1.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 708 | £1,385 | £1.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 688 | £1,350 | £1.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 668 | £1,300 | £1.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 658 | £1,340 | £2.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 806 | £1,320 | £1.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 744 | £1,310 | £1.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £1,260 | £1.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £1,250 | £2.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 608 | £1,190 | £1.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,180 | £2.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 526 | £1,140 | £2.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 522 | £1,105 | £2.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 518 | £1,100 | £2.12/kg |
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.