Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 3 February 2026
- Cull cows £3.01/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £793/head* mart average
An entry of 70 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 3rd February sold in a firmer trade. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £300 to £387 for 812k at £3140 from a Newry farmer followed by £340 for 718k at £2440 from a Cullyhanna producer. The same owner received £337 for 730k at £2460. Top price friesians to £300 for 618k at £1860 form a Banbridge farmer followed.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 3 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £2.78/kg | £2.48 to £3.34/kg | £1,563 | £1,320 to £1,960 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.16/kg | £2.45 to £3.87/kg | £2,204 | £1,680 to £3,140 | 9 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £793 | £680 to £950 | 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
33 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £3,140 | £3.87/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 718 | £2,440 | £3.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,460 | £3.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 554 | £1,850 | £3.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £2,000 | £3.33/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 774 | £2,540 | £3.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 598 | £1,960 | £3.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 602 | £1,960 | £3.25/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 618 | £1,860 | £3.01/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 534 | £1,380 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,470 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 562 | £1,400 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 532 | £1,320 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 684 | £1,680 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 718 | £1,760 | £2.45/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £950 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £940 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £900 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £870 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 |
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.