Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Cattle sale, Tuesday 27 January 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 5, 2026

A reduced entry of cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 27th January due to adverse weather conditions continued to sell in a very strong demand. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £300 to £350 for 728k at £2550 from a Newtownhamilton farmer. The same owner received £349 for 674k at £2350 and £337 for 706k at £2380.

Markethill Mart, sale report, 27 January 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 15 lots£2.84/kg£2.33 to £3.50/kg£2,067£1,490 to £2,78015
CalvesAll weightsderived from 22 lots£583£230 to £92022
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1728£2,550£3.50/kg
Cull cows1674£2,350£3.49/kg
Cull cows1706£2,380£3.37/kg
Cull cows1838£2,780£3.32/kg
Cull cows1760£2,510£3.30/kg
Cull cows1758£2,480£3.27/kg
Cull cows1696£2,250£3.23/kg
Cull cows1730£1,860£2.55/kg
Cull cows1628£1,540£2.45/kg
Cull cows1696£1,660£2.39/kg
Cull cows1778£1,850£2.38/kg
Cull cows1832£1,960£2.36/kg
Cull cows1704£1,650£2.34/kg
Cull cows1640£1,490£2.33/kg
Cull cows1726£1,690£2.33/kg
Calves1LM£920
Calves1AA£780
Calves1BB£710
Calves1BB£670
Calves1BB£640
Calves1BB£640
Calves1LM£640
Calves1BB£620
Calves1FR£420
Calves1FR£400
Calves1FR£320
Calves1FR£290
Calves1FR£270
Calves1FR£230
Calves1LM£840
Calves1LM£680
Calves1LM£660
Calves1LM£650
Calves1LM£640
Calves1AA£600
Calves1AA£600
Calves1BB£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.