Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Saturday 30 December 2023
- Bullocks £2.66/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £2.57/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.02/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £2.57/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 3 lots | £2.70/kg | £2.60 to £2.80/kg | £1,283 | £1,260 to £1,310 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.68/kg | £2.68 to £2.68/kg | £1,440 | £1,440 to £1,440 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £2.59/kg | £2.42 to £2.77/kg | £1,590 | £1,500 to £1,680 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.54/kg | £2.43 to £2.61/kg | £1,135 | £1,030 to £1,270 | 4 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.64/kg | £2.63 to £2.65/kg | £1,500 | £1,480 to £1,520 | 2 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £2.02/kg | £1.78 to £2.39/kg | £1,490 | £1,200 to £1,780 | 5 |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £2.61/kg | £2.50 to £2.69/kg | £657 | £620 to £680 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.45/kg | £2.45 to £2.45/kg | £930 | £930 to £930 | 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
21 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £1,780 | £2.39/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,660 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,550 | £1.99/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 706 | £1,260 | £1.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 618 | £1,200 | £1.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 374 | £930 | £2.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 256 | £680 | £2.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 268 | £670 | £2.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 230 | £620 | £2.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 572 | £1,520 | £2.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 562 | £1,480 | £2.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 490 | £1,270 | £2.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 456 | £1,190 | £2.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 432 | £1,050 | £2.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 406 | £1,030 | £2.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £1,680 | £2.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 618 | £1,500 | £2.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 536 | £1,440 | £2.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 468 | £1,310 | £2.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 492 | £1,280 | £2.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 464 | £1,260 | £2.71/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.