Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 13 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.90/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.03/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £5.18/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.14/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 450 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 13th December returned a very firm trade in all rings with prices for all stock firmer on the week. Highlight of the sale was a special entry of suckler cows and calves from a Mayobridge farmer which returned a very strong demand to a top of £4600 for Sim heifer and bull calf.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 13 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.99/kg | £3.83 to £4.31/kg | £1,880 | £1,780 to £1,940 | 5 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.98/kg | £3.86 to £4.06/kg | £2,198 | £1,930 to £2,350 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.48 to £4.06/kg | £2,500 | £2,370 to £2,850 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.11/kg | £3.86 to £4.56/kg | £1,845 | £1,690 to £2,130 | 8 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.03/kg | £3.89 to £4.40/kg | £2,159 | £2,040 to £2,350 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.95/kg | £3.82 to £4.32/kg | £2,530 | £2,360 to £2,840 | 8 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 8 lots | £5.27/kg | £4.88 to £5.76/kg | £1,406 | £1,020 to £1,670 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 11 lots | £5.13/kg | £4.94 to £5.39/kg | £1,756 | £1,540 to £1,940 | 11 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.98/kg | £4.98 to £4.98/kg | £2,060 | £2,060 to £2,060 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.30/kg | £4.92 to £5.70/kg | £1,417 | £1,260 to £1,580 | 7 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots | £5.02/kg | £4.52 to £5.46/kg | £1,654 | £1,500 to £1,940 | 10 | |
| 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 84 lots, 84 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 648 | £2,800 | £4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 602 | £2,420 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 722 | £2,840 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 616 | £2,400 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 606 | £2,360 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 612 | £2,380 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 690 | £2,640 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 628 | £2,400 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 532 | £2,200 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 534 | £2,160 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 588 | £2,350 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 514 | £2,040 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,210 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 530 | £2,080 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 544 | £2,120 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 532 | £2,070 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 456 | £2,080 | £4.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 472 | £2,130 | £4.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 500 | £2,200 | £4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 416 | £1,700 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 446 | £1,790 | £4.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 436 | £1,740 | £3.99/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 426 | £1,690 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 464 | £1,800 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 474 | £1,830 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 554 | £2,250 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 562 | £2,270 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 552 | £2,200 | £3.99/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 578 | £2,300 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 528 | £2,100 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 574 | £2,280 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £2,100 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £2,370 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 596 | £2,350 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 604 | £2,450 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £2,500 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 648 | £2,420 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 662 | £2,440 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 780 | £2,850 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 674 | £2,440 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 728 | £2,530 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 432 | £1,860 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 486 | £1,940 | £3.99/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 452 | £1,780 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 492 | £1,920 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 500 | £1,930 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 496 | £1,900 | £3.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 236 | £1,360 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 290 | £1,670 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 288 | £1,550 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 288 | £1,530 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 294 | £1,500 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 254 | £1,280 | £5.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 272 | £1,340 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 209 | £1,020 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,940 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 342 | £1,820 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 324 | £1,700 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 366 | £1,900 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 302 | £1,540 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 346 | £1,740 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 414 | £2,060 | £4.98/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 354 | £1,760 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 338 | £1,680 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 324 | £1,600 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 242 | £1,380 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 244 | £1,390 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 286 | £1,550 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,610 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 296 | £1,580 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 286 | £1,450 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 266 | £1,310 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 256 | £1,260 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,800 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,660 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 374 | £1,940 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 328 | £1,650 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 306 | £1,520 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 312 | £1,540 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 326 | £1,500 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 372 | £1,680 | £4.52/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.