Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 4 July 2019
- Bullocks £1.53/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.79/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.38/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £1.97/kg* mean of bands
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.59/kg | £1.28 to £1.91/kg | £762 | £600 to £925 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.49/kg | £1.24 to £1.74/kg | £822 | £720 to £925 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1.52/kg | £1.42 to £1.60/kg | £952 | £925 to £970 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.04/kg | £1.94 to £2.14/kg | £715 | £710 to £720 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.91/kg | £1.91 to £1.91/kg | £885 | £885 to £885 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1.70/kg | £1.48 to £1.79/kg | £944 | £780 to £1,025 | 7 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1.38/kg | £1.20 to £1.62/kg | £902 | £840 to £990 | 4 |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.29/kg | £2.27 to £2.31/kg | £805 | £790 to £820 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.81/kg | £1.65 to £2.12/kg | £792 | £690 to £900 | 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
27 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £990 | £1.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 746 | £900 | £1.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £880 | £1.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £840 | £1.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £1,025 | £1.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 570 | £985 | £1.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 556 | £965 | £1.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 536 | £960 | £1.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 562 | £955 | £1.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 536 | £940 | £1.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 462 | £885 | £1.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 524 | £780 | £1.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 336 | £720 | £2.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 366 | £710 | £1.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 424 | £900 | £2.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 464 | £840 | £1.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £820 | £2.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 342 | £790 | £2.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 446 | £740 | £1.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 418 | £690 | £1.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £970 | £1.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £925 | £1.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 484 | £925 | £1.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 578 | £720 | £1.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 624 | £960 | £1.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £925 | £1.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 466 | £600 | £1.28/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.