Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Sheep sale, Monday 9 February 2026

1,400 head on offer. Prices in sterling per head. Week 7, 2026

An entry of 1400 sheep at Markethill on Monday 9th February 2026 returned a steady trade for hoggets and cull ewe trade was very firm. Good quality heavy hoggets sold from 570-608p/k for 24k at £146 for an Armagh farmer, followed by 604p/k for 24k at £145 for a Newtownbutler producer.

Markethill Mart, sale report, 9 February 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Store lambsAll weightsderived from 7 lots£6.08/kg£5.81 to £6.72/kg£114£98 to £1217
HoggetsAll weightsderived from 17 lots£5.98/kg£5.81 to £6.25/kg£138£125 to £15117
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

24 lots
CategoryHeadWeight kgPricePer kg
Hoggets124£146£6.08/kg
Hoggets124£145£6.04/kg
Hoggets124£144£5.98/kg
Hoggets124£143£5.93/kg
Hoggets124£143£5.89/kg
Hoggets125£145£5.85/kg
Hoggets125£146£5.84/kg
Hoggets126£151£5.81/kg
Hoggets120£125£6.25/kg
Hoggets122£132£6.08/kg
Hoggets122£131£6.07/kg
Hoggets121£128£6.04/kg
Hoggets124£142£6.00/kg
Hoggets124£143£5.98/kg
Hoggets123£137£5.96/kg
Hoggets122£128£5.95/kg
Hoggets121£127£5.91/kg
Store lambs118£121£6.72/kg
Store lambs115£98£6.41/kg
Store lambs119£115£5.96/kg
Store lambs120£117£5.91/kg
Store lambs120£118£5.91/kg
Store lambs119£114£5.85/kg
Store lambs120£115£5.81/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.