Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 9 December 2025
- Cull cows £2.67/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £613/head* mart average
An entry of 100 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 9th December sold in a slightly easier trade in line with current factory trends. Beef bred cows sold from £270 to £343 for 700k at £2400 from a Portadown farmer followed by £310 for 662k at £2050 from an Armagh farmer. Dairy bred cows sold from £230 to £240 for 688k at £1650 from a Glenanne farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 9 December 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 2 lots | £2.33/kg | £2.32 to £2.35/kg | £1,390 | £1,380 to £1,400 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £2.73/kg | £2.26 to £3.43/kg | £1,921 | £1,420 to £2,980 | 12 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 23 lots | £613 | £180 to £840 | 23 | ||
| 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 | 700 | £2,400 | £3.43/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £2,050 | £3.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,860 | £2.95/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 1,010 | £2,980 | £2.95/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,940 | £2.90/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 612 | £1,760 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 716 | £1,970 | £2.75/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 688 | £1,650 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 652 | £1,550 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 766 | £1,820 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 602 | £1,420 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 596 | £1,400 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 596 | £1,380 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,650 | £2.26/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £180 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £840 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 |
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.