Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 20 January 2026
- Cull cows £2.94/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £822/head* mart average
An entry of 20 dairy stock at Markethill on Tuesday 20th January sold in a good steady demand with calved heifers selling to a top of £3000 from a Keady producer. The same owner received £2560 for a calved heifer. A Tandragee farmer sold 3 calved heifers at £2760, £2750 and £2640. A Kilkeel farmer sold a 3rd calver at £2750 and a calved heifer at £2620.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 20 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 16 lots | £2.94/kg | £2.39 to £3.71/kg | £2,121 | £1,640 to £2,640 | 16 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £822 | £300 to £3,850 | 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
37 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 666 | £2,470 | £3.71/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £2,480 | £3.45/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 656 | £2,180 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,420 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £2,640 | £3.25/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 758 | £2,440 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 684 | £2,200 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £2,500 | £3.01/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,890 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 602 | £1,650 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 798 | £2,160 | £2.71/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 756 | £1,890 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £1,740 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £1,640 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 678 | £1,670 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 826 | £1,970 | £2.39/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £900 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £3,850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £370 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £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.