Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 25 November 2025
- Cull cows £2.99/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £580/head* mart average
An entry of 80 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 25th November maintained a very strong trade for all classes with poor quality black and white cows in particularly good demand. Good quality beef bred cows sold to £47 for 652k at £2260 from a Forkhill farmer followed by £346 for 716k at £2480 from a Crossmaglen farmer. All good quality beef bred cows from £290 to £330 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 25 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 | £3.19/kg | £3.19 to £3.19/kg | £1,850 | £1,850 to £1,850 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £2.97/kg | £2.40 to £3.47/kg | £2,165 | £1,450 to £2,630 | 13 | |
| Bulls | 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £2.81/kg | £2.48 to £3.18/kg | £3,017 | £2,520 to £3,660 | 3 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 29 lots | £580 | £300 to £800 | 29 | ||
| 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 46 lots, 46 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 652 | £2,260 | £3.47/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 716 | £2,480 | £3.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 728 | £2,420 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 738 | £2,375 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,850 | £3.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 776 | £2,470 | £3.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £2,400 | £3.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 836 | £2,630 | £3.15/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 802 | £2,495 | £3.11/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 808 | £2,180 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 682 | £1,740 | £2.55/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,670 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,580 | £2.43/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 604 | £1,450 | £2.40/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 1,150 | £3,660 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 1,034 | £2,870 | £2.78/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 1,014 | £2,520 | £2.48/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £410 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £370 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 |
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.