Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Saturday 29 February 2020
- Bullocks £1.91/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.89/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.53/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £2.23/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 2 lots | £2.02/kg | £1.99 to £2.04/kg | £1,168 | £1,155 to £1,180 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £1.89/kg | £1.58 to £2.08/kg | £1,356 | £1,175 to £1,510 | 14 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1.87/kg | £1.65 to £2.02/kg | £1,069 | £975 to £1,160 | 7 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1.92/kg | £1.89 to £1.97/kg | £1,250 | £1,180 to £1,330 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.70/kg | £1.70 to £1.70/kg | £970 | £970 to £970 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £1.51/kg | £1.39 to £1.71/kg | £1,084 | £940 to £1,185 | 9 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.66/kg | £2.66 to £2.66/kg | £745 | £745 to £745 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £2.35/kg | £2.08 to £2.47/kg | £800 | £740 to £845 | 6 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.98/kg | £1.83 to £2.14/kg | £851 | £790 to £900 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.68/kg | £1.68 to £1.68/kg | £940 | £940 to £940 | 1 | |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||||
Sample lots 51 lots, 51 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 834 | £1,185 | £1.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 728 | £1,025 | £1.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 754 | £1,180 | £1.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 678 | £1,160 | £1.71/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £1,150 | £1.55/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 676 | £1,100 | £1.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 568 | £970 | £1.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,015 | £1.49/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 674 | £940 | £1.39/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,000 | £1.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 558 | £940 | £1.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 490 | £900 | £1.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 412 | £885 | £2.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 354 | £845 | £2.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 404 | £830 | £2.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 332 | £820 | £2.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 332 | £820 | £2.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £745 | £2.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 384 | £800 | £2.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 414 | £790 | £1.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £775 | £2.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £745 | £2.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 304 | £740 | £2.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 674 | £1,330 | £1.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 672 | £1,300 | £1.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 624 | £1,200 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 624 | £1,180 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 574 | £1,160 | £2.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 574 | £1,135 | £1.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 572 | £1,100 | £1.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £1,080 | £1.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 554 | £1,035 | £1.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 638 | £1,240 | £1.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 546 | £1,000 | £1.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 588 | £975 | £1.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 792 | £1,510 | £1.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 940 | £1,490 | £1.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 778 | £1,475 | £1.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 850 | £1,470 | £1.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,175 | £1.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 748 | £1,400 | £1.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 768 | £1,380 | £1.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £1,370 | £1.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £1,300 | £1.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 656 | £1,270 | £1.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 616 | £1,245 | £2.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 634 | £1,200 | £1.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £1,355 | £2.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 698 | £1,350 | £1.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 592 | £1,180 | £1.99/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 566 | £1,155 | £2.04/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.