Hilltown Mart, County Down
Sheep sale, Thursday 27 August 2026
- Lambs £140/head* mart average
- Store lambs £114/head* mart average
- Cull ewes £177/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 11 lots | £5.75/kg | £5.19 to £6.14/kg | £140 | £128 to £153 | 11 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 13 lots | £6.71/kg | £5.80 to £7.19/kg | £114 | £103 to £123 | 13 |
| Cull ewes | All weightsderived from 8 lots | £177 | £156 to £191 | 8 | ||
| Breeding ewes | All weightsderived from 6 lots | £248 | £200 to £320 | 6 | ||
| 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
38 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £153 | £6.14/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £150 | £6.00/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 29 | £148 | £5.19/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £145 | |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £145 | £5.85/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £143 | £5.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £137 | £5.31/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £135 | £5.87/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £132 | £5.84/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £129 | £5.48/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £128 | £5.95/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £123 | £7.19/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £122 | £6.66/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £121 | £6.88/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £120 | £6.97/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £119 | £6.43/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £118 | £6.82/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £116 | £6.66/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £115 | £5.80/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £110 | £6.79/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £108 | £6.89/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £107 | £6.88/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £105 | £6.77/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £103 | £6.43/kg |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £191 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £189 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £186 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £185 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £172 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £170 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £168 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £156 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £320 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £310 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £235 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £215 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £205 | ||
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £200 |
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.