Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Cull cows £3.03/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £746/head* mart average
Dairy stock sold up to £2980 at Markethill on Tuesday 2nd September for a calved heifer from a Co Fermanagh farmer. The same owner sold to other calved heifers at £2820 each and a Tynan producer sold several young Friesian cows in milk to a top of £2690 with others at £2630, £2510 paid twice and £2450. The 100 cull cows maintained a very firm trade.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 2 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.48/kg | £2.48 to £2.48/kg | £1,470 | £1,470 to £1,470 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 15 lots | £3.07/kg | £2.44 to £3.54/kg | £2,218 | £1,680 to £2,990 | 15 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £746 | £550 to £960 | 18 | ||
| 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
34 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 844 | £2,990 | £3.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 832 | £2,920 | £3.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 678 | £2,360 | £3.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 748 | £2,540 | £3.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £2,140 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 762 | £2,470 | £3.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 804 | £2,600 | £3.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 736 | £2,380 | £3.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 786 | £2,530 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 604 | £1,680 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £1,920 | £2.75/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 624 | £1,680 | £2.69/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 632 | £1,700 | £2.69/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 592 | £1,470 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 682 | £1,680 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,680 | £2.44/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £960 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £830 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £570 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £550 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £550 |
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 markethilllivestocksales.co.uk. Fetched 2 September 2026.