Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 3 November 2025
- Lambs £137/head* mart average
- Store lambs £114/head* mart average
An entry of 1170 sheep at Markethill on Monday 3rd November returned a firmer trade for both lambs and cull ewes. Good quality heavy lambs sold steadily from 550-599p/k for 24.8k at £148.50 for a Loughgall producer. An Armagh farmer sold 47 hoggets, 24.3k at £140 (576p/k). Good quality midweight lambs sold steadily from 610-640p/k for 20k at £128 for a Silverbridge producer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 3 November 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £6.00/kg | £5.57 to £6.40/kg | £137 | £125 to £170 | 19 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.35/kg | £6.69 to £8.21/kg | £114 | £101 to £133 | 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
34 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £170 | £6.30/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £149 | £5.99/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £140 | £5.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £137 | £5.66/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £140 | £5.60/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £140 | £5.60/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £146 | £5.60/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £144 | £5.58/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £139 | £5.58/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £141 | £5.57/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £128 | £6.40/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £129 | £6.36/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £132 | £6.35/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.33/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £129 | £6.29/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £132 | £6.29/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £130 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.22/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £101 | £8.21/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £112 | £8.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £104 | £8.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £112 | £7.83/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £108 | £7.71/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £110 | £7.64/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £107 | £7.43/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £116 | £7.25/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £133 | £7.20/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £122 | £6.97/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £120 | £6.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £116 | £6.88/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £117 | £6.85/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £117 | £6.72/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £121 | £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.