Hilltown Mart, County Down
Sheep sale, Thursday 20 August 2026
- Lambs £144/head* mart average
- Store lambs £126/head* mart average
- Cull ewes £180/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 14 lots | £6.27/kg | £5.35 to £6.95/kg | £144 | £133 to £161 | 14 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 7 lots | £7.05/kg | £6.48 to £7.89/kg | £126 | £118 to £135 | 7 |
| Cull ewes | All weightsderived from 8 lots | £180 | £160 to £200 | 8 | ||
| Breeding ewes | All weightsderived from 5 lots | £272 | £252 to £300 | 5 | ||
| Rams | All weightsderived from 1 lot | £300 | £300 to £300 | 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £161 | £6.44/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £155 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £153 | £6.71/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £150 | £5.49/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 28 | £150 | £5.35/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £146 | £6.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £143 | £6.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £141 | £6.38/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £140 | £5.60/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £138 | £5.70/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £137 | £6.95/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £135 | £6.95/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £134 | £6.29/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £133 | £6.10/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £135 | £7.89/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £130 | £7.03/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £130 | |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £128 | £6.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £121 | £6.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £120 | £6.48/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £118 | £7.05/kg |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £200 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £190 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £188 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £185 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £183 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £168 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £162 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £160 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £300 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £275 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £268 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £265 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £252 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £300 |
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.