Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 14 October 2025
- Cull cows £2.95/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £683/head* mart average
An entry of 100 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 14th October included several top quality cows which sold to a top of £419 for 668k at £2800 from a Kilcoo farmer. The same owner received £417 for 720k at £3000. An Armagh producer received £358 for 820k Char at £2960. Main demand for good quality cows from £300 to £335 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 14 October 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 17 lots | £2.95/kg | £2.33 to £4.19/kg | £2,137 | £1,580 to £3,000 | 17 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 26 lots | £683 | £270 to £1,120 | 26 | ||
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 43 lots, 43 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 668 | £2,800 | £4.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £3,000 | £4.17/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 826 | £2,960 | £3.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 786 | £2,630 | £3.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 692 | £2,270 | £3.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 808 | £2,620 | £3.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £2,490 | £3.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 734 | £2,360 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 732 | £1,870 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 638 | £1,600 | £2.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,600 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £1,580 | £2.45/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £1,700 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,800 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £1,670 | £2.39/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,750 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,630 | £2.33/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,120 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £940 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £920 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £320 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SHB | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 |
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.