Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Cattle sale, Saturday 31 January 2026

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

An entry of 510 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 31st January met with an exceptionally strong trade for all types of cattle. Highlight of the day was the prices for heavy continental cattle and quality weanlings.

Markethill Mart, sale report, 31 January 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£4.45/kg£4.05 to £4.85/kg£2,114£1,930 to £2,2507
500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£4.25/kg£4.12 to £4.38/kg£2,319£2,240 to £2,4109
600 kg and overderived from 9 lots£3.96/kg£3.87 to £4.05/kg£2,721£2,370 to £3,3209
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£4.24/kg£3.97 to £4.68/kg£1,902£1,740 to £2,1709
500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£4.13/kg£4.01 to £4.28/kg£2,367£2,270 to £2,5609
600 kg and overderived from 10 lots£4.20/kg£4.05 to £4.44/kg£2,894£2,550 to £3,12010
Weanling bullsUnder 300 kgderived from 4 lots£5.55/kg£5.48 to £5.69/kg£1,552£1,460 to £1,6604
300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots£5.33/kg£5.14 to £5.47/kg£1,822£1,640 to £1,9805
400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£4.79/kg£4.64 to £5.00/kg£2,033£1,920 to £2,2309
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 4 lots£5.47/kg£5.37 to £5.57/kg£1,520£1,470 to £1,6004
300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots£5.55/kg£5.29 to £5.85/kg£1,766£1,700 to £1,8005
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 80 lots, 80 head Show the table
CategoryHeadWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1676£3,000£4.44/kg
Heifers1692£3,000£4.34/kg
Heifers1732£3,120£4.26/kg
Heifers1736£3,120£4.24/kg
Heifers1666£2,800£4.20/kg
Heifers1692£2,900£4.19/kg
Heifers1670£2,760£4.12/kg
Heifers1670£2,750£4.11/kg
Heifers1626£2,550£4.07/kg
Heifers1726£2,940£4.05/kg
Heifers1598£2,560£4.28/kg
Heifers1540£2,270£4.20/kg
Heifers1554£2,320£4.19/kg
Heifers1550£2,280£4.15/kg
Heifers1582£2,400£4.12/kg
Heifers1592£2,440£4.12/kg
Heifers1590£2,410£4.09/kg
Heifers1580£2,350£4.05/kg
Heifers1566£2,270£4.01/kg
Heifers1464£2,170£4.68/kg
Heifers1490£2,150£4.39/kg
Heifers1424£1,860£4.39/kg
Heifers1412£1,800£4.37/kg
Heifers1442£1,860£4.21/kg
Heifers1466£1,900£4.08/kg
Heifers1464£1,870£4.03/kg
Heifers1442£1,770£4.01/kg
Heifers1438£1,740£3.97/kg
Bullocks1702£2,840£4.05/kg
Bullocks1686£2,770£4.04/kg
Bullocks1604£2,410£3.99/kg
Bullocks1832£3,290£3.95/kg
Bullocks1602£2,380£3.95/kg
Bullocks1842£3,320£3.94/kg
Bullocks1602£2,370£3.94/kg
Bullocks1656£2,580£3.93/kg
Bullocks1654£2,530£3.87/kg
Bullocks1550£2,410£4.38/kg
Bullocks1518£2,240£4.33/kg
Bullocks1544£2,350£4.32/kg
Bullocks1542£2,310£4.26/kg
Bullocks1536£2,280£4.25/kg
Bullocks1542£2,290£4.23/kg
Bullocks1550£2,300£4.18/kg
Bullocks1570£2,360£4.14/kg
Bullocks1566£2,330£4.12/kg
Bullocks1464£2,250£4.85/kg
Bullocks1452£2,120£4.69/kg
Bullocks1480£2,160£4.50/kg
Bullocks1486£2,160£4.44/kg
Bullocks1478£2,100£4.39/kg
Bullocks1494£2,080£4.21/kg
Bullocks1476£1,930£4.05/kg
Weanling bulls1292£1,660£5.69/kg
Weanling bulls1264£1,460£5.53/kg
Weanling bulls1272£1,500£5.52/kg
Weanling bulls1290£1,590£5.48/kg
Weanling bulls1362£1,980£5.47/kg
Weanling bulls1310£1,680£5.42/kg
Weanling bulls1362£1,930£5.33/kg
Weanling bulls1310£1,640£5.29/kg
Weanling bulls1366£1,880£5.14/kg
Weanling bulls1412£2,060£5.00/kg
Weanling bulls1418£2,040£4.88/kg
Weanling bulls1458£2,230£4.87/kg
Weanling bulls1426£2,060£4.84/kg
Weanling bulls1408£1,960£4.80/kg
Weanling bulls1420£1,980£4.72/kg
Weanling bulls1408£1,920£4.71/kg
Weanling bulls1450£2,100£4.67/kg
Weanling bulls1420£1,950£4.64/kg
Weanling heifers1308£1,800£5.85/kg
Weanling heifers1320£1,800£5.63/kg
Weanling heifers1264£1,470£5.57/kg
Weanling heifers1314£1,730£5.51/kg
Weanling heifers1278£1,540£5.54/kg
Weanling heifers1310£1,700£5.48/kg
Weanling heifers1296£1,600£5.41/kg
Weanling heifers1274£1,470£5.37/kg
Weanling heifers1340£1,800£5.29/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.