Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 12 March 2020
- Bullocks £1.84/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.92/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.67/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £2.18/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £2.16/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 13 lots | £1.84/kg | £1.71 to £1.91/kg | £1,269 | £1,145 to £1,410 | 13 |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.06/kg | £1.80 to £2.24/kg | £941 | £900 to £1,000 | 4 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1.86/kg | £1.76 to £1.91/kg | £970 | £950 to £990 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1.78/kg | £1.53 to £1.98/kg | £1,135 | £940 to £1,315 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1.78/kg | £1.67 to £1.92/kg | £993 | £985 to £1,000 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1.62/kg | £1.47 to £1.84/kg | £1,263 | £1,020 to £1,560 | 6 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.33/kg | £2.16 to £2.48/kg | £888 | £850 to £940 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £2.11/kg | £1.91 to £2.45/kg | £935 | £860 to £1,010 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1.87/kg | £1.87 to £1.87/kg | £1,150 | £1,150 to £1,150 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.30/kg | £2.11 to £2.50/kg | £826 | £800 to £860 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.02/kg | £1.82 to £2.29/kg | £878 | £840 to £930 | 5 | |
| 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 55 lots, 55 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 904 | £1,560 | £1.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £1,185 | £1.53/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 588 | £985 | £1.67/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 774 | £1,425 | £1.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 746 | £1,250 | £1.67/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 694 | £1,020 | £1.47/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 748 | £1,140 | £1.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 568 | £1,000 | £1.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 516 | £995 | £1.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 406 | £930 | £2.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 414 | £900 | £2.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 472 | £870 | £1.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 374 | £860 | £2.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 362 | £830 | £2.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 446 | £850 | £1.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £840 | £2.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 384 | £800 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 392 | £830 | £2.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 324 | £810 | £2.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 664 | £1,315 | £1.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 624 | £1,150 | £1.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 480 | £1,000 | £2.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 518 | £990 | £1.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 410 | £920 | £2.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 506 | £970 | £1.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 538 | £950 | £1.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 448 | £945 | £2.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 614 | £940 | £1.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 498 | £900 | £1.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 614 | £1,150 | £1.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 412 | £1,010 | £2.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 446 | £1,000 | £2.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 420 | £960 | £2.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 380 | £940 | £2.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 470 | £925 | £1.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 366 | £910 | £2.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 384 | £870 | £2.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 448 | £900 | £2.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 466 | £890 | £1.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 384 | £870 | £2.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 392 | £850 | £2.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 444 | £860 | £1.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 812 | £1,410 | £1.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 712 | £1,350 | £1.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 712 | £1,345 | £1.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 726 | £1,340 | £1.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 778 | £1,330 | £1.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 716 | £1,350 | £1.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 664 | £1,265 | £1.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 674 | £1,230 | £1.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 686 | £1,220 | £1.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £1,150 | £1.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,145 | £1.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 654 | £1,205 | £1.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 604 | £1,155 | £1.91/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.