Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Thursday 10 August 2023
- Bullocks £2.48/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £2.78/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.81/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 | £2.79/kg | £2.70 to £2.88/kg | £1,255 | £1,230 to £1,280 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.60/kg | £2.60 to £2.60/kg | £1,450 | £1,450 to £1,450 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £2.42/kg | £2.30 to £2.57/kg | £1,628 | £1,470 to £1,770 | 12 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.60/kg | £3.60 to £3.60/kg | £1,390 | £1,390 to £1,390 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.02/kg | £2.56 to £3.77/kg | £1,356 | £1,180 to £1,530 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.62/kg | £2.55 to £2.69/kg | £1,484 | £1,420 to £1,590 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £2.52/kg | £2.37 to £2.58/kg | £1,724 | £1,610 to £2,000 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £1.81/kg | £1.64 to £1.97/kg | £1,255 | £1,000 to £1,510 | 8 |
| 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
39 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 804 | £1,510 | £1.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £1,420 | £1.82/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,400 | £1.97/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,380 | £1.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 664 | £1,140 | £1.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 622 | £1,130 | £1.81/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,060 | £1.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,000 | £1.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 844 | £2,000 | £2.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 666 | £1,700 | £2.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 652 | £1,680 | £2.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 642 | £1,630 | £2.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 624 | £1,610 | £2.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 594 | £1,590 | £2.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 406 | £1,530 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 592 | £1,510 | £2.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 566 | £1,460 | £2.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £1,440 | £2.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 528 | £1,420 | £2.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 426 | £1,400 | £3.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 386 | £1,390 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 494 | £1,370 | £2.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 480 | £1,300 | £2.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £1,180 | £2.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 746 | £1,770 | £2.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 684 | £1,760 | £2.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 734 | £1,740 | £2.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 682 | £1,730 | £2.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 736 | £1,700 | £2.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 720 | £1,660 | £2.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 664 | £1,600 | £2.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 638 | £1,570 | £2.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,540 | £2.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 622 | £1,500 | £2.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £1,500 | £2.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 608 | £1,470 | £2.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 558 | £1,450 | £2.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 444 | £1,280 | £2.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 456 | £1,230 | £2.70/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 2 September 2026.