Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 30 August 2018
- Bullocks £1.98/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.92/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £1.94/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £1.66/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 | £2.13/kg | £2.09 to £2.22/kg | £1,174 | £1,140 to £1,210 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £1.91/kg | £1.78 to £2.03/kg | £1,288 | £1,170 to £1,500 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1.99/kg | £1.89 to £2.08/kg | £957 | £900 to £1,040 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1.90/kg | £1.70 to £2.01/kg | £1,021 | £890 to £1,080 | 8 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £1.96/kg | £1.79 to £2.10/kg | £718 | £655 to £760 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.81/kg | £1.81 to £1.81/kg | £740 | £740 to £740 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.66/kg | £1.52 to £1.77/kg | £569 | £490 to £625 | 4 |
| 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
33 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 556 | £1,080 | £1.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 532 | £1,065 | £2.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £1,060 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 562 | £1,050 | £1.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 498 | £1,040 | £2.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 502 | £1,010 | £2.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 502 | £1,010 | £2.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 462 | £930 | £2.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 586 | £1,000 | £1.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 474 | £900 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £890 | £1.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 354 | £625 | £1.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 312 | £555 | £1.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 396 | £605 | £1.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 306 | £490 | £1.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 788 | £1,500 | £1.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 738 | £1,420 | £1.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 644 | £1,265 | £1.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 702 | £1,305 | £1.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 682 | £1,220 | £1.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £1,185 | £1.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 616 | £1,170 | £1.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 608 | £1,240 | £2.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 572 | £1,210 | £2.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 538 | £1,195 | £2.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,150 | £2.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,140 | £2.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 392 | £760 | £1.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 374 | £750 | £2.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 408 | £740 | £1.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 372 | £740 | £1.98/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 326 | £685 | £2.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 364 | £655 | £1.79/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.