Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 6 January 2026
- Cull cows £2.59/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £530/head* mart average
An entry of 60 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 6th January continued to sell in a very firm trade. Beef bred cows sold to £321 for 660k at £2130 from a Loughbrickland farmer. Main demand from £260 to £282 for 670k at £1900 from a Cullyhanna farmer. Frioesian cows sold to £249 for 808k at £2010 from a Markethill farmer followed by £247 for 680k at £1680 from a Glenanne farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 6 January 2026
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 | £2.73/kg | £2.72 to £2.74/kg | £1,500 | £1,480 to £1,520 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £2.56/kg | £2.24 to £3.21/kg | £1,799 | £1,440 to £2,130 | 9 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £530 | £200 to £830 | 21 | ||
| 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
32 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 664 | £2,130 | £3.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 674 | £1,900 | £2.82/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 694 | £1,910 | £2.75/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,480 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,520 | £2.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 808 | £2,010 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,680 | £2.47/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,720 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 794 | £1,830 | £2.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 634 | £1,440 | £2.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,570 | £2.24/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £240 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £240 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £220 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £830 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BRB | £600 |
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.