Hilltown Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Saturday 22 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.65/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.64/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.76/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £4.14/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £3.61/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 1 lot | £4.04/kg | £4.04 to £4.04/kg | £1,990 | £1,990 to £1,990 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.72/kg | £3.48 to £3.87/kg | £2,056 | £1,980 to £2,170 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £3.52/kg | £3.31 to £3.80/kg | £2,247 | £2,010 to £2,350 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.63/kg | £3.44 to £3.83/kg | £2,033 | £1,920 to £2,180 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.64/kg | £3.50 to £3.98/kg | £2,380 | £2,210 to £2,620 | 7 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £2.76/kg | £2.32 to £3.24/kg | £2,133 | £1,700 to £2,680 | 7 |
| Bulls | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.32/kg | £3.32 to £3.32/kg | £1,750 | £1,750 to £1,750 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £2.87/kg | £2.87 to £2.87/kg | £2,540 | £2,540 to £2,540 | 1 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.90/kg | £3.19 to £4.22/kg | £962 | £870 to £1,040 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.12/kg | £5.12 to £5.12/kg | £2,010 | £2,010 to £2,010 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.66 to £3.69/kg | £1,310 | £1,300 to £1,320 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.54/kg | £3.34 to £3.73/kg | £1,495 | £1,400 to £1,590 | 2 | |
| 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 826 | £2,680 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,500 | £3.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 842 | £2,460 | £2.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 656 | £2,030 | £3.09/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £1,810 | £2.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £1,750 | £2.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 728 | £1,700 | £2.40/kg |
| Bulls | 1 | 884 | £2,540 | £2.87/kg |
| Bulls | 1 | 526 | £1,750 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 748 | £2,620 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 664 | £2,500 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 670 | £2,410 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 600 | £2,390 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 646 | £2,300 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 636 | £2,230 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 620 | £2,210 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 562 | £2,000 | |
| Heifers | 1 | 568 | £2,180 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 558 | £1,920 | £3.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 426 | £1,590 | £3.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 418 | £1,400 | £3.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 360 | £1,320 | £3.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 352 | £1,300 | £3.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 392 | £2,010 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 246 | £1,040 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 248 | £1,000 | £4.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 294 | £940 | £3.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 208 | £870 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 672 | £2,350 | £3.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 624 | £2,320 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,310 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 688 | £2,280 | £3.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 632 | £2,210 | £3.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £2,170 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £2,080 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 554 | £2,050 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £2,010 | £3.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 532 | £2,000 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 492 | £1,990 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 568 | £1,980 | £3.48/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.