Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 20 October 2025
- Lambs £134/head* mart average
- Store lambs £119/head* mart average
An entry of 1090 sheep at Markethill on Monday 20th October returned an easier trade for heavy lambs. Demand for midweight lambs and store lambs was similar to previous weeks. Good quality heavy lambs sold from 540-572p/k for25k at £143 from a Newry producer, followed by 569p/k for 26k at £148 for a Mayobridge farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 20 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 | £5.96/kg | £5.40 to £6.55/kg | £134 | £125 to £158 | 16 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.12/kg | £6.69 to £7.75/kg | £119 | £112 to £126 | 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 | £158 | £6.32/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £143 | £5.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £148 | £5.69/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £135 | £5.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £137 | £5.48/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £131 | £5.46/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £132 | £5.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £135 | £5.40/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £131 | £6.55/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £129 | £6.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £129 | £6.42/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £130 | £6.28/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.26/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £126 | £6.18/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £125 | £6.10/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £132 | £6.08/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £119 | £7.75/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £120 | £7.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £120 | £7.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £112 | £7.47/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £114 | £7.45/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £112 | £7.37/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £114 | £7.36/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £120 | £7.06/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £6.88/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £119 | £6.80/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £122 | £6.78/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £122 | £6.74/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £126 | £6.71/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £124 | £6.70/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £119 | £6.69/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.