Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 9 September 2025
- Cull cows £2.93/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £828/head* mart average
An entry of 70 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 9th September maintained a very strong trade. Beef bred cows to £348 for 696k at £2420 for a Middletown producer. Main demand from £290 to £344. Dairy bred cows sold to £291 for 850k at £2480 from a Nutts corner farmer. The same owner received £284 for 768k at £2180. Main demand for fleshed lots from £240 to £266.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 9 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £2.93/kg | £2.45 to £3.48/kg | £2,140 | £1,640 to £2,645 | 13 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £828 | £600 to £1,150 | 19 | ||
| 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
32 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 696 | £2,420 | £3.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 712 | £2,450 | £3.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £2,040 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £2,290 | £3.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 858 | £2,645 | £3.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £1,860 | £3.03/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 854 | £2,480 | £2.91/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 768 | £2,180 | £2.84/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £2,160 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 682 | £1,750 | £2.57/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 836 | £2,110 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,640 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 734 | £1,800 | £2.45/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,150 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,130 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,020 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £940 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £930 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £870 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £600 |
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.