Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 6 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.95/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.95/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £5.06/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.10/kg* mean of bands
There was a slightly easier tone to the cattle trade at Markethill on Saturday 6th December for an entry of 420 head. Top quality cattle in all sections continued to sell at very satisfactory rates but poor quality stock was sold at slightly easier rates.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 6 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.10/kg | £4.10 to £4.10/kg | £1,550 | £1,550 to £1,550 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.66 to £4.58/kg | £1,797 | £1,530 to £2,260 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.10/kg | £3.97 to £4.67/kg | £2,218 | £2,000 to £2,390 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.68 to £3.88/kg | £2,445 | £2,270 to £2,610 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.25/kg | £3.86 to £5.00/kg | £1,518 | £1,320 to £1,900 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.43/kg | £4.07 to £4.70/kg | £1,875 | £1,670 to £2,120 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.42 to £3.95/kg | £2,057 | £1,920 to £2,200 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.67 to £4.37/kg | £2,681 | £2,340 to £3,420 | 9 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 8 lots | £5.19/kg | £4.85 to £5.58/kg | £1,282 | £1,070 to £1,550 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 9 lots | £5.28/kg | £4.97 to £6.15/kg | £1,807 | £1,570 to £2,140 | 9 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.63/kg | £4.03 to £5.65/kg | £1,960 | £1,620 to £2,340 | 7 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.94/kg | £4.46 to £5.53/kg | £1,344 | £1,080 to £1,640 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 9 lots | £5.27/kg | £4.80 to £6.65/kg | £1,769 | £1,630 to £2,180 | 9 | |
| 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 91 lots, 91 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 512 | £2,020 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,200 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 546 | £2,000 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 594 | £2,150 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 540 | £1,920 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 592 | £2,090 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,020 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 782 | £3,420 | £4.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 646 | £2,550 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 624 | £2,390 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 650 | £2,460 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 744 | £2,780 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 686 | £2,560 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 812 | £3,000 | £3.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 636 | £2,340 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 716 | £2,630 | £3.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 404 | £1,900 | £4.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 472 | £2,120 | £4.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 408 | £1,810 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 410 | £1,670 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 322 | £1,320 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 352 | £1,420 | £4.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 370 | £1,430 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 512 | £2,390 | £4.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 534 | £2,350 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 538 | £2,170 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 522 | £2,100 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £2,130 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 594 | £2,370 | £3.99/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 552 | £2,200 | £3.99/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 544 | £2,160 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 582 | £2,310 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 504 | £2,000 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £2,350 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 634 | £2,430 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 678 | £2,530 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,270 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 648 | £2,410 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 666 | £2,470 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 706 | £2,610 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 676 | £2,490 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 494 | £2,260 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 484 | £2,010 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 378 | £1,550 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 464 | £1,800 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 408 | £1,530 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 428 | £1,600 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 432 | £1,580 | £3.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 286 | £1,580 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 298 | £1,640 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 260 | £1,400 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 272 | £1,380 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 292 | £1,400 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 266 | £1,240 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 278 | £1,280 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 246 | £1,100 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 242 | £1,080 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 328 | £2,180 | £6.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 306 | £1,700 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 328 | £1,700 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 322 | £1,660 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,950 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 322 | £1,650 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,630 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 366 | £1,780 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 348 | £1,670 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 278 | £1,550 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 196 | £1,070 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 252 | £1,370 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 234 | £1,240 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 250 | £1,250 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 258 | £1,290 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 242 | £1,180 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 270 | £1,310 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 338 | £2,080 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 308 | £1,720 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 398 | £2,140 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 302 | £1,570 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 308 | £1,580 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 332 | £1,700 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 358 | £1,790 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 356 | £1,780 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 382 | £1,900 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 414 | £2,340 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 406 | £2,120 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 424 | £2,000 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 426 | £2,000 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 434 | £1,770 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 464 | £1,870 | £4.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 402 | £1,620 | £4.03/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.