Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 26 January 2026
- Store lambs £106/head* mart average
A smaller entry of 720 hoggets at Markethill on Monday 26th January sold in a slightly firmer trade to previous weeks. Good quality midweight hoggets sold steadily to 570-622p/k for 21.7k at £135, followed by 618p/k for 22k at £136. Good quality heavy hoggets sold from 540-562p/k for 24.1k at £135.50, followed by 552p/k for 24k at £132.50.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 26 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 8 lots | £5.73/kg | £5.44 to £5.98/kg | £106 | £80 to £116 | 8 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £5.76/kg | £5.44 to £6.22/kg | £131 | £118 to £137 | 18 |
| 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| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £136 | £5.62/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £133 | £5.52/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £133 | £5.50/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £137 | £5.48/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £134 | £5.47/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £136 | £5.46/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £135 | £5.44/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £136 | £5.44/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £135 | £6.22/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £136 | £6.18/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £126 | £6.03/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £120 | £5.97/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £125 | £5.95/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £127 | £5.91/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £118 | £5.90/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £128 | £5.87/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £130 | £5.86/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £132 | £5.84/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £116 | £5.98/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £116 | £5.92/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £80 | £5.80/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £114 | £5.76/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £107 | £5.69/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £100 | £5.65/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £110 | £5.59/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £105 | £5.44/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.