Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 29 September 2025
- Lambs £136/head* mart average
- Store lambs £121/head* mart average
An entry of 1750 sheep at Markethill on Monday 29th September returned a steady trade for lambs with cull ewe trade eased slightly on the week. Good quality heavy lambs sold from 550-592p/k for 24k at £142 for a Dungannon farmer, followed by 563p/k for 24.5k at £138 for a Dungannon producer. Top price of £157 paid for 14 lambs 28k (561p/k) for a Loughgall farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 29 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £5.92/kg | £5.53 to £6.51/kg | £136 | £124 to £157 | 15 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £7.27/kg | £6.95 to £7.59/kg | £121 | £105 to £131 | 16 |
| 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
31 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £142 | £5.92/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £138 | £5.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £138 | £5.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 28 | £157 | £5.61/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £140 | £5.58/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £138 | £5.56/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £140 | £5.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £141 | £5.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £134 | £6.51/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £128 | £6.38/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £132 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £124 | £6.20/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £130 | £6.19/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.19/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £138 | £6.13/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £110 | £7.59/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £120 | £7.55/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £119 | £7.46/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £110 | £7.43/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £123 | £7.41/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £105 | £7.39/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £120 | £7.36/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £123 | £7.34/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £126 | £7.28/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £128 | £7.19/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £125 | £7.18/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £131 | £7.12/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £124 | £7.05/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £121 | £7.04/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £7.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £127 | £6.95/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 markethilllivestocksales.co.uk. Fetched 2 September 2026.