Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Saturday 30 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.54/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.92/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.87/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £4.58/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.50/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 | £3.75/kg | £3.66 to £3.91/kg | £1,763 | £1,680 to £1,810 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.25/kg | £3.25 to £3.25/kg | £1,840 | £1,840 to £1,840 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.38/kg | £3.23 to £3.54/kg | £2,965 | £2,900 to £3,030 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.37/kg | £4.16 to £4.51/kg | £1,602 | £1,530 to £1,660 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.73/kg | £3.62 to £3.86/kg | £1,720 | £1,660 to £1,790 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.38/kg | £3.38 to £3.38/kg | £1,940 | £1,940 to £1,940 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.33/kg | £3.15 to £3.51/kg | £2,125 | £2,020 to £2,230 | 2 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £2.87/kg | £2.51 to £3.68/kg | £1,943 | £1,590 to £2,370 | 7 |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £5.27/kg | £4.96 to £5.58/kg | £1,300 | £1,250 to £1,350 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.78/kg | £4.59 to £4.97/kg | £1,555 | £1,460 to £1,650 | 2 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.13/kg | £3.85 to £4.41/kg | £1,858 | £1,600 to £1,960 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.50/kg | £4.25 to £4.92/kg | £1,690 | £1,540 to £1,890 | 3 |
| 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 666 | £2,370 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £2,260 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 788 | £2,000 | £2.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 772 | £1,950 | £2.53/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 716 | £1,800 | £2.51/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 604 | £1,630 | £2.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £1,590 | £2.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 384 | £1,890 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 378 | £1,640 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 362 | £1,540 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 444 | £1,960 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 490 | £1,950 | £3.98/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 446 | £1,920 | £4.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 332 | £1,650 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 416 | £1,600 | £3.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 318 | £1,460 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 272 | £1,350 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 224 | £1,250 | £5.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 636 | £2,230 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 640 | £2,020 | £3.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 574 | £1,940 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 494 | £1,790 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 462 | £1,710 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 430 | £1,660 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 370 | £1,660 | £4.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 366 | £1,650 | £4.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 372 | £1,600 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 358 | £1,570 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 368 | £1,530 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 936 | £3,030 | £3.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 820 | £2,900 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 566 | £1,840 | £3.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 494 | £1,810 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 460 | £1,800 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 458 | £1,680 | £3.67/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.