Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Cattle sale, Saturday 24 January 2026

470 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 4, 2026

An entry of 470 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 24th January sold in a very strong trade for all classes of cattle.

Markethill Mart, sale report, 24 January 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots£4.30/kg£4.23 to £4.38/kg£1,675£1,650 to £1,7002
400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots£4.40/kg£4.22 to £4.55/kg£1,938£1,810 to £2,0808
500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots£3.91/kg£3.74 to £4.25/kg£2,130£2,000 to £2,29010
600 kg and overderived from 11 lots£3.94/kg£3.84 to £4.06/kg£2,658£2,320 to £3,16011
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots£4.69/kg£4.66 to £4.72/kg£1,830£1,800 to £1,8602
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£4.35/kg£4.00 to £4.78/kg£1,903£1,640 to £2,1907
500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£4.28/kg£3.97 to £4.67/kg£2,320£2,050 to £2,4709
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£4.15/kg£4.01 to £4.44/kg£2,851£2,600 to £3,22012
Weanling bullsUnder 300 kgderived from 8 lots£5.08/kg£4.77 to £5.55/kg£1,330£1,150 to £1,5108
300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots£5.21/kg£5.09 to £5.44/kg£1,709£1,580 to £1,85010
400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£4.75/kg£4.67 to £5.03/kg£1,990£1,890 to £2,0409
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£4.14/kg£3.96 to £4.36/kg£2,198£2,140 to £2,2504
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£3.91/kg£3.91 to £3.91/kg£2,430£2,430 to £2,4301
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 7 lots£5.34/kg£5.07 to £5.60/kg£1,407£1,260 to £1,5207
300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots£5.00/kg£4.81 to £5.16/kg£1,644£1,530 to £1,7908
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 108 lots, 108 head Show the table
CategoryHeadWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1670£2,980£4.44/kg
Heifers1682£3,000£4.34/kg
Heifers1706£3,060£4.33/kg
Heifers1644£2,710£4.21/kg
Heifers1626£2,600£4.15/kg
Heifers1694£2,840£4.09/kg
Heifers1654£2,660£4.07/kg
Heifers1656£2,650£4.04/kg
Heifers1746£3,010£4.04/kg
Heifers1692£2,780£4.02/kg
Heifers1674£2,700£4.01/kg
Heifers1800£3,220£4.01/kg
Heifers1514£2,400£4.67/kg
Heifers1536£2,400£4.48/kg
Heifers1522£2,330£4.46/kg
Heifers1526£2,270£4.32/kg
Heifers1562£2,400£4.27/kg
Heifers1582£2,470£4.24/kg
Heifers1532£2,190£4.12/kg
Heifers1596£2,370£3.98/kg
Heifers1516£2,050£3.97/kg
Heifers1414£1,980£4.78/kg
Heifers1394£1,860£4.72/kg
Heifers1386£1,800£4.66/kg
Heifers1460£2,070£4.50/kg
Heifers1490£2,190£4.47/kg
Heifers1442£1,940£4.39/kg
Heifers1400£1,700£4.25/kg
Heifers1446£1,800£4.04/kg
Heifers1410£1,640£4.00/kg
Bullocks1616£2,500£4.06/kg
Bullocks1650£2,620£4.03/kg
Bullocks1634£2,550£4.02/kg
Bullocks1766£3,080£4.02/kg
Bullocks1800£3,160£3.95/kg
Bullocks1766£3,020£3.94/kg
Bullocks1656£2,550£3.89/kg
Bullocks1612£2,360£3.86/kg
Bullocks1602£2,320£3.85/kg
Bullocks1652£2,510£3.85/kg
Bullocks1670£2,570£3.84/kg
Bullocks1508£2,160£4.25/kg
Bullocks1574£2,290£3.98/kg
Bullocks1556£2,200£3.95/kg
Bullocks1546£2,160£3.95/kg
Bullocks1512£2,000£3.90/kg
Bullocks1536£2,080£3.88/kg
Bullocks1556£2,150£3.87/kg
Bullocks1558£2,120£3.80/kg
Bullocks1552£2,090£3.79/kg
Bullocks1548£2,050£3.74/kg
Bullocks1442£2,010£4.55/kg
Bullocks1414£1,860£4.49/kg
Bullocks1464£2,080£4.48/kg
Bullocks1420£1,870£4.45/kg
Bullocks1412£1,810£4.39/kg
Bullocks1388£1,700£4.38/kg
Bullocks1452£1,950£4.31/kg
Bullocks1474£2,040£4.30/kg
Bullocks1390£1,650£4.23/kg
Bullocks1446£1,880£4.22/kg
Weanling bulls1220£1,220£5.55/kg
Weanling bulls1220£1,150£5.23/kg
Weanling bulls1272£1,420£5.22/kg
Weanling bulls1298£1,510£5.07/kg
Weanling bulls1290£1,430£4.93/kg
Weanling bulls1274£1,350£4.93/kg
Weanling bulls1266£1,310£4.93/kg
Weanling bulls1262£1,250£4.77/kg
Weanling bulls1340£1,850£5.44/kg
Weanling bulls1336£1,810£5.39/kg
Weanling bulls1302£1,580£5.23/kg
Weanling bulls1346£1,810£5.23/kg
Weanling bulls1314£1,640£5.22/kg
Weanling bulls1348£1,800£5.17/kg
Weanling bulls1338£1,740£5.15/kg
Weanling bulls1316£1,620£5.13/kg
Weanling bulls1310£1,580£5.10/kg
Weanling bulls1326£1,660£5.09/kg
Weanling bulls1406£2,040£5.03/kg
Weanling bulls1414£1,980£4.78/kg
Weanling bulls1420£2,000£4.76/kg
Weanling bulls1430£2,040£4.74/kg
Weanling bulls1428£2,030£4.74/kg
Weanling bulls1420£1,970£4.69/kg
Weanling bulls1404£1,890£4.68/kg
Weanling bulls1426£1,990£4.67/kg
Weanling bulls1422£1,970£4.67/kg
Weanling bulls1514£2,240£4.36/kg
Weanling bulls1508£2,140£4.21/kg
Weanling bulls1536£2,160£4.03/kg
Weanling bulls1568£2,250£3.96/kg
Weanling bulls1622£2,430£3.91/kg
Weanling heifers1268£1,500£5.60/kg
Weanling heifers1230£1,260£5.48/kg
Weanling heifers1264£1,410£5.34/kg
Weanling heifers1236£1,260£5.34/kg
Weanling heifers1270£1,440£5.33/kg
Weanling heifers1290£1,520£5.24/kg
Weanling heifers1288£1,460£5.07/kg
Weanling heifers1308£1,590£5.16/kg
Weanling heifers1318£1,630£5.13/kg
Weanling heifers1350£1,780£5.09/kg
Weanling heifers1356£1,790£5.03/kg
Weanling heifers1332£1,640£4.94/kg
Weanling heifers1330£1,630£4.94/kg
Weanling heifers1320£1,560£4.88/kg
Weanling heifers1318£1,530£4.81/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.