Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 7 May 2020
- Bullocks £2.00/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £1.97/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.73/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £2.33/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 5 lots | £2.17/kg | £1.91 to £2.28/kg | £937 | £880 to £975 | 5 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1.99/kg | £1.84 to £2.08/kg | £1,108 | £1,050 to £1,170 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1.73/kg | £1.52 to £1.99/kg | £1,192 | £980 to £1,385 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.04/kg | £1.77 to £2.34/kg | £938 | £800 to £1,100 | 4 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.92/kg | £1.82 to £2.01/kg | £1,058 | £930 to £1,160 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £1.95/kg | £1.79 to £2.13/kg | £1,309 | £1,180 to £1,410 | 7 | |
| Cull cows | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.40/kg | £2.40 to £2.40/kg | £765 | £765 to £765 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1.91/kg | £1.85 to £1.96/kg | £1,045 | £990 to £1,100 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £1.60/kg | £1.23 to £1.89/kg | £1,236 | £870 to £1,580 | 8 | |
| All weightsderived from 12 lots | £1,040 | £1,040 to £1,040 | 1 | |||
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £2.38/kg | £2.19 to £2.63/kg | £603 | £565 to £650 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.30/kg | £2.18 to £2.40/kg | £730 | £700 to £765 | 5 | |
| All weightsderived from 9 lots | £675 | £675 to £675 | 1 | |||
| 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 50 lots, 50 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 834 | £1,580 | £1.89/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 754 | £1,410 | £1.87/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 828 | £1,385 | £1.67/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 318 | £765 | £2.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £990 | £1.85/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 834 | £1,580 | £1.89/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,100 | £1.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 696 | £1,100 | £1.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 772 | £1,060 | £1.37/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | £1,040 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | 674 | £900 | £1.33/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £870 | £1.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 318 | £765 | £2.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 322 | £765 | £2.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 314 | £700 | £2.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 308 | £710 | £2.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 326 | £710 | £2.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | £675 | ||
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £650 | £2.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 226 | £595 | £2.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 258 | £565 | £2.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 754 | £1,410 | £1.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 640 | £1,365 | £2.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 640 | £1,360 | £2.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 748 | £1,340 | £1.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 662 | £1,290 | £1.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 648 | £1,220 | £1.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 622 | £1,180 | £1.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £1,110 | £2.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 556 | £1,030 | £1.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 454 | £960 | £2.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 586 | £1,160 | £1.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 470 | £1,100 | £2.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £930 | £1.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 462 | £890 | £1.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 452 | £800 | £1.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 828 | £1,385 | £1.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £1,210 | £1.99/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 644 | £980 | £1.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,170 | £2.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 516 | £1,050 | £2.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 562 | £1,140 | £2.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 592 | £1,090 | £1.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 548 | £1,070 | £1.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,130 | £2.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 498 | £955 | £1.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 426 | £975 | £2.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 416 | £950 | £2.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 412 | £925 | £2.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 410 | £880 | £2.14/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.