Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 30 September 2025
- Cull cows £3.00/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £680/head* mart average
The 90 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 30th September sold in a steady demand with beef bred cows selling to £387 for 662k at £2560 for a Banbridge farmer. The same owner received £339 for 614k at £2080. All good quality beef bred cows from £290 to £327 per 100 kilos and up to £2860 for 860k at £331 from a Glenanne producer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 30 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 | £3.21/kg | £3.21 to £3.21/kg | £1,700 | £1,700 to £1,700 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 15 lots | £2.99/kg | £2.39 to £3.87/kg | £2,159 | £1,530 to £2,860 | 15 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 22 lots | £680 | £300 to £880 | 22 | ||
| 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 | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £2,560 | £3.87/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £2,080 | £3.39/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 864 | £2,860 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 838 | £2,740 | £3.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £2,030 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 784 | £2,520 | £3.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 530 | £1,700 | £3.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £2,290 | £3.17/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 656 | £2,080 | £3.17/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 714 | £2,230 | £3.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £2,280 | £2.81/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £1,830 | £2.53/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,770 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £1,820 | £2.45/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 634 | £1,530 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 742 | £1,770 | £2.39/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £370 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £830 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £640 |
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.