Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 28 October 2025
- Cull cows £3.00/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £749/head* mart average
An entry of 110 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 28th October maintained a very strong trade for all types. Top quality beef bred cows sold to £395 for a 2016 760k at £3030 from a Markethill producer followed by £378 for 816k at £3080 from a Cullyhanna producer. Main demand for good qualitybeef bred cows from £300 to £360 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 28 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 20 lots | £3.00/kg | £2.39 to £3.95/kg | £2,199 | £1,520 to £3,080 | 20 |
| Bulls | 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.20/kg | £2.92 to £3.39/kg | £2,767 | £2,500 to £3,040 | 3 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 24 lots | £749 | £270 to £950 | 41 | ||
| 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 47 lots, 64 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 766 | £3,025 | £3.95/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 816 | £3,080 | £3.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £2,520 | £3.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £2,120 | £3.53/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 626 | £2,100 | £3.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 892 | £2,880 | £3.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 788 | £2,530 | £3.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 786 | £2,520 | £3.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £2,250 | £3.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 734 | £2,340 | £3.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 838 | £2,650 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 812 | £2,760 | £3.39/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 924 | £3,040 | £3.29/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 856 | £2,500 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 946 | £2,660 | £2.81/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,680 | £2.67/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 716 | £1,810 | £2.53/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 626 | £1,540 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 626 | £1,530 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £1,590 | £2.43/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 858 | £2,080 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £1,560 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 636 | £1,520 | £2.39/kg | |
| Calves | 5 | BB | £950 | ||
| Calves | 4 | AA | £920 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £460 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £430 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £420 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £280 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 3 | BB | £890 | ||
| Calves | 5 | BB | £870 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £780 | ||
| Calves | 3 | AA | £770 | ||
| Calves | 3 | AA | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £710 |
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.