Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 20 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.90/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.00/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £4.93/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.44/kg* mean of bands
A good entry of 300 store cattle and weanlings at Markethill on Saturday 20th December sold in a very strong trade with prices in many cases back on a par with peak autumn trade. The 100 heifers sold readily with heavy heifers selling to £408/100k for 690k at £2820 for a Portadown farmer, followed by £404/100k for 606k at £2450 for a Cullyhanna producer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 20 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 8 lots | £3.98/kg | £3.82 to £4.13/kg | £1,824 | £1,650 to £2,040 | 8 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.81/kg | £3.75 to £3.89/kg | £2,419 | £2,340 to £2,570 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.16/kg | £3.98 to £4.62/kg | £1,914 | £1,800 to £2,000 | 8 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £3.93/kg | £3.86 to £4.12/kg | £2,181 | £2,090 to £2,340 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.89/kg | £3.70 to £4.08/kg | £2,500 | £2,270 to £2,820 | 7 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 8 lots | £5.71/kg | £5.32 to £6.34/kg | £1,439 | £980 to £1,850 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.84/kg | £4.38 to £5.84/kg | £1,579 | £1,350 to £1,870 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.08/kg | £3.87 to £4.43/kg | £1,913 | £1,860 to £1,960 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.91/kg | £3.88 to £3.98/kg | £2,133 | £2,040 to £2,250 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 9 lots | £5.69/kg | £5.25 to £6.04/kg | £1,381 | £1,060 to £1,780 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.88/kg | £4.32 to £5.41/kg | £1,578 | £1,330 to £1,880 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £5.42/kg | £4.88 to £5.97/kg | £2,530 | £2,360 to £2,700 | 2 | |
| 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 75 lots, 75 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 692 | £2,820 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 606 | £2,450 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 702 | £2,810 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 632 | £2,500 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 630 | £2,350 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 618 | £2,300 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 614 | £2,270 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 568 | £2,340 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 530 | £2,160 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 548 | £2,140 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,180 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 538 | £2,090 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 598 | £2,310 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 542 | £2,090 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 556 | £2,140 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 422 | £1,950 | £4.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 432 | £1,950 | £4.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 466 | £1,940 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 492 | £2,000 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 484 | £1,930 | £3.99/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 452 | £1,800 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 488 | £1,940 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 612 | £2,380 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 626 | £2,420 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £2,340 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 628 | £2,390 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 628 | £2,380 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 628 | £2,370 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 684 | £2,570 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 666 | £2,500 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 494 | £2,040 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 480 | £1,940 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 482 | £1,940 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 422 | £1,690 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 442 | £1,770 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 424 | £1,650 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 428 | £1,660 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 498 | £1,900 | £3.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 292 | £1,850 | £6.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 258 | £1,520 | £5.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 238 | £1,380 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 278 | £1,590 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 254 | £1,440 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 174 | £980 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 262 | £1,400 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 254 | £1,350 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 320 | £1,870 | £5.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 342 | £1,700 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 314 | £1,550 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,460 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 354 | £1,620 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 338 | £1,500 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 308 | £1,350 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 442 | £1,960 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 566 | £2,250 | £3.98/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 472 | £1,860 | £3.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 544 | £2,110 | £3.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 496 | £1,920 | £3.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 526 | £2,040 | £3.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 232 | £1,400 | £6.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 298 | £1,780 | £5.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 248 | £1,470 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 248 | £1,440 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 266 | £1,500 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 212 | £1,180 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 202 | £1,120 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 196 | £1,060 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 282 | £1,480 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 452 | £2,700 | £5.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 314 | £1,700 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 366 | £1,880 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 484 | £2,360 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 302 | £1,400 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 308 | £1,330 | £4.32/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.