Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 17 February 2026
- Cull cows £2.83/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £828/head* mart average
An entry of 30 dairy stock at Markethill on Tuesday 17th February returned a very firm trade for an excellent entry of calved heifers and young cows. Top price of £3080 was paid to a Tandragee farmer for a calved heifer. The same owner received £2780 and £2640 for calved heifers.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 17 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 17 lots | £2.83/kg | £2.20 to £3.55/kg | £2,032 | £1,590 to £2,640 | 17 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £828 | £650 to £1,200 | 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £2,640 | £3.55/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 686 | £2,400 | £3.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £2,600 | £3.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £2,080 | £3.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 692 | £2,130 | £3.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 672 | £2,060 | £3.07/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £1,980 | £2.99/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £2,000 | £2.99/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 738 | £2,170 | £2.94/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 632 | £1,680 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 860 | £2,270 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 648 | £1,620 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 822 | £2,000 | £2.43/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 736 | £1,770 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 764 | £1,790 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 792 | £1,770 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,590 | £2.20/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SH | £1,040 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £960 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £830 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £1,000 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SHB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SHB | £650 |
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.