Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 4 November 2025
- Cull cows £2.82/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £793/head* mart average
An entry of 62 dairy stock at Markethill on Tuesday 4th November included a dispersal sale for Sam Smyth Katesbridge of 30 holstein cows in milk and several in calf heifers which sold to a top of £2810 for a calved 3rd calver. The same owner received £2470 twice, £2390, £2150 and £2110 for young cows. In calf heifers sold to £2390 with others at £2150, £1990, £1960.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 4 November 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.11/kg | £3.11 to £3.11/kg | £1,580 | £1,580 to £1,580 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 18 lots | £2.80/kg | £2.50 to £3.31/kg | £1,996 | £1,620 to £2,510 | 18 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £793 | £710 to £1,160 | 18 | ||
| 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
37 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 758 | £2,510 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 652 | £2,150 | £3.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,300 | £3.15/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 508 | £1,580 | £3.11/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,270 | £3.11/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £2,050 | £3.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 616 | £1,880 | £3.05/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 802 | £2,390 | £2.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 606 | £1,660 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 796 | £2,140 | £2.69/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 652 | £1,740 | £2.67/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 628 | £1,620 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 736 | £1,890 | £2.57/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 708 | £1,800 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 674 | £1,710 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,900 | £2.53/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,780 | £2.53/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 868 | £2,180 | £2.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,950 | £2.50/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £900 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £840 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £1,160 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £1,030 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £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.