Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 17 November 2025
- Lambs £136/head* mart average
- Store lambs £116/head* mart average
An entry of 1120 sheep at Markethill on Monday 17th November sold in a steady trade. Heavy lambs sold up to 588p/k for 24.5k at £145 for a Keady farmer, followed by 579p/k for 24.8k at £143.50 for a Mountnorris producer. Main demand for good quality heavy lambs from 540-577p/k.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 17 November 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 | £6.00/kg | £5.61 to £6.63/kg | £136 | £128 to £144 | 16 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.13/kg | £6.64 to £8.03/kg | £116 | £94 to £125 | 15 |
| 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
31 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £144 | £5.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £144 | £5.79/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £140 | £5.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £138 | £5.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £138 | £5.66/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £141 | £5.62/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £143 | £5.61/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £139 | £5.61/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £136 | £6.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £128 | £6.34/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £129 | £6.29/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £140 | £6.28/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £134 | £6.26/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £129 | £6.20/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £129 | £6.18/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £131 | £6.16/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £94 | £8.03/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £109 | £7.57/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £102 | £7.45/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £112 | £7.42/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £121 | £7.39/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £115 | £7.33/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £108 | £7.25/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £123 | £7.24/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £124 | £6.86/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £6.84/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £123 | £6.83/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £125 | £6.83/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £123 | £6.66/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £125 | £6.65/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £122 | £6.64/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.