Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 12 September 2019
- Bullocks £1.80/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.73/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.37/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £1.75/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £1.68/kg* mean of bands
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 600 kg and overderived from 10 lots | £1.80/kg | £1.50 to £1.96/kg | £1,308 | £1,160 to £1,495 | 10 |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1.97/kg | £1.89 to £2.08/kg | £972 | £945 to £1,015 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.71/kg | £1.59 to £1.82/kg | £975 | £900 to £1,050 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1.38/kg | £1.21 to £1.55/kg | £988 | £950 to £1,025 | 2 | |
| All weightsderived from 8 lots | £960 | £960 to £960 | 1 | |||
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1.37/kg | £1.23 to £1.44/kg | £1,064 | £940 to £1,225 | 4 |
| Bulls | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.68/kg | £1.68 to £1.68/kg | £800 | £800 to £800 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1.42/kg | £1.42 to £1.42/kg | £1,060 | £1,060 to £1,060 | 1 | |
| All weightsderived from 3 lots | £740 | £740 to £740 | 1 | |||
| Weanling bulls | 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1.76/kg | £1.58 to £1.91/kg | £784 | £740 to £835 | 6 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.73/kg | £1.65 to £1.82/kg | £952 | £940 to £965 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1.68/kg | £1.60 to £1.76/kg | £759 | £705 to £855 | 6 |
| 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
39 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 860 | £1,225 | £1.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 752 | £1,090 | £1.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £940 | £1.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £1,000 | £1.23/kg |
| Bulls | 1 | 742 | £1,060 | £1.42/kg |
| Bulls | 1 | 474 | £800 | £1.68/kg |
| Bulls | 1 | £740 | ||
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 582 | £965 | £1.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 454 | £830 | £1.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 434 | £770 | £1.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 516 | £940 | £1.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 492 | £835 | £1.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 408 | £780 | £1.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 472 | £750 | £1.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 408 | £740 | £1.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 822 | £1,495 | £1.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 748 | £1,400 | £1.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 830 | £1,380 | £1.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 734 | £1,375 | £1.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 692 | £1,320 | £1.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 686 | £1,345 | £1.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £1,235 | £1.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £1,200 | £1.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 624 | £1,175 | £1.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 770 | £1,160 | £1.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 484 | £855 | £1.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 498 | £800 | £1.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 442 | £750 | £1.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 442 | £725 | £1.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 422 | £705 | £1.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £720 | £1.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 576 | £1,050 | £1.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 658 | £1,025 | £1.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 488 | £1,015 | £2.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | £960 | ||
| Heifers | 1 | 488 | £955 | £1.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 498 | £945 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 782 | £950 | £1.21/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 566 | £900 | £1.59/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.