Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 23 February 2026
- Store lambs £116/head* mart average
An entry of 1020 sheep at Markethill on Monday 23rd February included 700 hoggets which sold in a noticeably improved trade. Good quality heavy hoggets sold steadily from 580-612p/k for 24.2k at £148 for a Tynan farmer, followed by 606p/k for 24k at £145.50 from a Newry producer. An Armagh farmer sold 42 hoggets, 24.5k at £147 each (600p/k).
Markethill Mart, sale report, 23 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 8 lots | £6.20/kg | £5.96 to £6.42/kg | £116 | £110 to £127 | 8 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £6.15/kg | £5.88 to £6.70/kg | £139 | £125 to £154 | 21 |
| 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
29 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £148 | £6.12/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £146 | £6.06/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £147 | £6.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £151 | £5.99/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £145 | £5.99/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £144 | £5.98/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £149 | £5.96/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £144 | £5.90/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £144 | £5.90/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £144 | £5.88/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £141 | £5.88/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £154 | £6.70/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £130 | £6.50/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £130 | £6.50/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £130 | £6.34/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £132 | £6.29/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £142 | £6.26/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.25/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.23/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.22/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £130 | £6.19/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £118 | £6.42/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.36/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £118 | £6.34/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £118 | £6.21/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £118 | £6.15/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £110 | £6.11/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £112 | £6.02/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £112 | £5.96/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.