Hilltown Mart, County Down
Sheep sale, Thursday 7 December 2023
- Lambs £113/head* mart average
- Store lambs £88/head* mart average
- Cull ewes £123/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £4.76/kg | £4.24 to £5.12/kg | £113 | £100 to £125 | 16 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 5 lots | £4.94/kg | £4.72 to £5.26/kg | £88 | £79 to £95 | 5 |
| Cull ewes | All weightsderived from 9 lots | £123 | £95 to £160 | 9 | ||
| 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
30 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull ewes | 1 | £160 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £140 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £140 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £116 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £115 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £100 | ||
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £118 | £4.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £108 | £4.46/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £108 | £4.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £107 | £4.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £105 | £4.64/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £102 | £4.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £100 | £4.63/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £95 | £5.08/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £92 | £4.72/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £90 | £4.78/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £83 | £4.88/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £79 | £5.26/kg |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £126 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £111 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £95 | ||
| Lambs | 1 | 30 | £125 | £4.24/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £124 | £4.94/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £123 | £5.12/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £121 | £4.75/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £120 | £4.90/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £119 | £4.96/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £118 | £4.92/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £112 | £4.87/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £101 | £4.81/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.