Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 15 December 2025
- Lambs £133/head* mart average
- Store lambs £113/head* mart average
An entry of 750 sheep sold at Markethill on Monday 15th December sold in a similar trade to last week however, heavy lambs sold in a stronger trade and cull ewe trade was noticeably firmer on the week. Good quality heavy lambs sold from 530-566p/k for 24.4k at £138 for a Tynan farmer, followed by 553p/k for 25.3k at £140 for a Newry producer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 15 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £5.71/kg | £5.39 to £6.00/kg | £133 | £119 to £146 | 16 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 8 lots | £6.46/kg | £6.14 to £6.91/kg | £113 | £100 to £122 | 8 |
| 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
24 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £138 | £5.66/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £140 | £5.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £142 | £5.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £134 | £5.45/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £140 | £5.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £146 | £5.41/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £132 | £5.39/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £138 | £6.00/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £126 | £5.94/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £132 | £5.92/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £130 | £5.91/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £126 | £5.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £130 | £5.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £132 | £5.82/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £122 | £5.81/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £119 | £5.81/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £116 | £6.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £116 | £6.71/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £120 | £6.56/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £114 | £6.55/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £105 | £6.40/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £112 | £6.22/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £122 | £6.19/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £100 | £6.14/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.