Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 2 December 2025
- Cull cows £2.67/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £498/head* mart average
An entry of 100 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 2nd December maintained a very firm trade for all classes. Good quality beef bred cows sold to a top of £350 for 778k at £2720 for a Portadown farmer followed by £336 for 786k at £2640 from a Ballynahinch farmer. Main demand from £280 to £310 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 2 December 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 11 lots | £2.67/kg | £2.32 to £3.50/kg | £2,001 | £1,550 to £2,720 | 11 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 24 lots | £498 | £240 to £980 | 32 | ||
| 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £2,720 | £3.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 786 | £2,640 | £3.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 686 | £2,120 | £3.09/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 808 | £2,150 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 818 | £2,020 | £2.47/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,020 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 702 | £1,700 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 714 | £1,700 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £1,550 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £1,680 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 738 | £1,710 | £2.32/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £980 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £290 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £290 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £290 | ||
| Calves | 4 | FR | £280 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 6 | FR | £240 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £570 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £570 |
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.