Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 6 October 2025
- Lambs £139/head* mart average
- Store lambs £123/head* mart average
An entry of 1460 sheep in Markethill on Monday 6th October had a firmer tone to the trade, particularly in midweight and store lambs. Good quality heavy lambs sold steadily from 550-588p/k for 24.5k at £144 from a Dungannon farmer, followed by 577p/k for 24.7k at £142.50 for a Markethill farmer. Several pens of overweight lambs sold from £146 to £152 per head.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 6 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £6.07/kg | £5.63 to £6.65/kg | £139 | £128 to £156 | 16 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.54/kg | £6.89 to £8.73/kg | £123 | £106 to £137 | 15 |
| 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 | 25 | £144 | £5.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £143 | £5.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £143 | £5.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £149 | £5.69/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £137 | £5.66/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £145 | £5.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £141 | £5.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £142 | £5.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £133 | £6.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £156 | £6.64/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £132 | £6.60/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £132 | £6.47/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £133 | £6.36/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £128 | £6.34/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £131 | £6.24/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £142 | £6.23/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £117 | £8.73/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £114 | £8.14/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £121 | £8.12/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £137 | £8.11/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £106 | £8.03/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £120 | £8.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £116 | £7.73/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £126 | £7.33/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £125 | £7.18/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £129 | £7.01/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £126 | £7.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £127 | £6.98/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £128 | £6.93/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £6.92/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £135 | £6.89/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.