Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 13 January 2026
- Cull cows £3.00/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £629/head* mart average
An entry of 90 cull cows in Markethill on Tuesday 13th January sold in a noticeably firmer trade. Good quality beef bred cows sold readily from £320 - £385 per 100k for 580k at £2240 from an Armagh farmer, followed by £375 per 100k for 820k at £3080 from a Forkhill farmer and a Cullyhanna producer received £338/100k for 780k at £2650.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 13 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 1 lot | £3.85/kg | £3.85 to £3.85/kg | £2,240 | £2,240 to £2,240 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 17 lots | £2.95/kg | £2.24 to £3.75/kg | £2,202 | £1,540 to £3,080 | 17 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 22 lots | £629 | £270 to £880 | 25 | ||
| 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 582 | £2,240 | £3.85/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 822 | £3,080 | £3.75/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 784 | £2,650 | £3.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 748 | £2,500 | £3.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £2,320 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £2,130 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 814 | £2,690 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 848 | £2,790 | £3.29/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 774 | £2,530 | £3.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 692 | £2,260 | £3.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 798 | £2,600 | £3.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 734 | £1,960 | £2.67/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,540 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 692 | £1,660 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £1,800 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,700 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,600 | £2.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £1,620 | £2.24/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HO | £460 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HO | £390 | ||
| Calves | 2 | FR | £370 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HO | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 3 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £650 |
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.