Kilrea Mart, County Derry
Cattle sale, Wednesday 13 December 2017
- Bullocks £2.12/kg* mart average
- Heifers £2.04/kg* mart average
- Cull cows £1.60/kg* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.29/kg | £2.19 to £2.38/kg | £808 | £760 to £855 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.01/kg | £1.96 to £2.06/kg | £842 | £825 to £860 | 2 | |
| All weightsderived from 6 lots | £2.12/kg | £2.01 to £2.24/kg | £884 | £740 to £1,027 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.09/kg | £2.07 to £2.12/kg | £942 | £890 to £995 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £2.02/kg | £2.02 to £2.02/kg | £1,232 | £1,232 to £1,232 | 1 | |
| All weightsderived from 8 lots | £2.04/kg | £1.99 to £2.11/kg | £922 | £875 to £970 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1.66/kg | £1.66 to £1.66/kg | £815 | £815 to £815 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.54/kg | £1.36 to £1.87/kg | £850 | £695 to £1,010 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1.46/kg | £1.36 to £1.66/kg | £995 | £875 to £1,065 | 5 | |
| All weightsderived from 12 lots | £1.60/kg | £1.51 to £1.69/kg | £1,085 | £905 to £1,265 | 2 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
26 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 540 | £1,010 | £1.87/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | £1,265 | £1.69/kg | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 710 | £1,055 | £1.49/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | MO | 630 | £875 | £1.39/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 570 | £785 | £1.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 490 | £815 | £1.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 640 | £1,065 | £1.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £912 | £1.57/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | £905 | £1.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 660 | £922 | £1.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 780 | £1,060 | £1.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 510 | £695 | £1.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £890 | £2.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | £970 | £2.11/kg | ||
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £995 | £2.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | £932 | £2.07/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | £875 | £2.04/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | £920 | £2.00/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | £915 | £1.99/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £1,232 | £2.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 320 | £760 | £2.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | £740 | £2.24/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | £855 | £2.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £825 | £2.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | £1,027 | £2.01/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 440 | £860 | £1.96/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 3 September 2026.