Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Sheep sale, Monday 12 January 2026

1,760 head on offer. Prices in sterling per head. Week 3, 2026

An entry of 1760 sheep in Markethill on Monday 12th January sold in a slightly better trade for fat hoggets and cull ewes. Good quality heavy hoggets sold from 570-607p/k for 27k at £164 from a Warrenpoint farmer, followed by 588p/k for 24k at £141 from a Cullyhanna producer. A Ballinderry farmer sold 19 hoggets, 24.2k at £141.50 (585p/k).

Markethill Mart, sale report, 12 January 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Store lambsAll weightsderived from 9 lots£6.53/kg£6.31 to £7.13/kg£119£112 to £1259
HoggetsAll weightsderived from 17 lots£6.02/kg£5.75 to £6.42/kg£138£125 to £16417
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

26 lots
CategoryHeadWeight kgPricePer kg
Hoggets127£164£6.07/kg
Hoggets124£141£5.88/kg
Hoggets124£142£5.85/kg
Hoggets124£141£5.80/kg
Hoggets125£143£5.79/kg
Hoggets124£140£5.79/kg
Hoggets125£142£5.77/kg
Hoggets125£141£5.76/kg
Hoggets125£142£5.75/kg
Hoggets121£132£6.42/kg
Hoggets120£128£6.34/kg
Hoggets120£125£6.25/kg
Hoggets121£130£6.23/kg
Hoggets121£132£6.20/kg
Hoggets122£136£6.18/kg
Hoggets121£132£6.17/kg
Hoggets121£132£6.17/kg
Store lambs117£124£7.13/kg
Store lambs117£115£6.70/kg
Store lambs118£118£6.59/kg
Store lambs117£114£6.52/kg
Store lambs119£120£6.43/kg
Store lambs119£123£6.37/kg
Store lambs119£124£6.37/kg
Store lambs118£112£6.33/kg
Store lambs120£125£6.31/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.