Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Sheep sale, Monday 23 February 2026

1,020 head on offer. Prices in sterling per head. Week 9, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Store lambsAll weightsderived from 8 lots£6.20/kg£5.96 to £6.42/kg£116£110 to £1278
HoggetsAll weightsderived from 21 lots£6.15/kg£5.88 to £6.70/kg£139£125 to £15421
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
CategoryHeadWeight kgPricePer kg
Hoggets124£148£6.12/kg
Hoggets124£146£6.06/kg
Hoggets125£147£6.00/kg
Hoggets125£151£5.99/kg
Hoggets124£145£5.99/kg
Hoggets124£144£5.98/kg
Hoggets125£149£5.96/kg
Hoggets124£144£5.90/kg
Hoggets124£144£5.90/kg
Hoggets124£144£5.88/kg
Hoggets124£141£5.88/kg
Hoggets123£154£6.70/kg
Hoggets120£130£6.50/kg
Hoggets120£130£6.50/kg
Hoggets121£130£6.34/kg
Hoggets121£132£6.29/kg
Hoggets123£142£6.26/kg
Hoggets120£125£6.25/kg
Hoggets120£127£6.23/kg
Hoggets120£125£6.22/kg
Hoggets121£130£6.19/kg
Store lambs118£118£6.42/kg
Store lambs120£127£6.36/kg
Store lambs119£118£6.34/kg
Store lambs119£118£6.21/kg
Store lambs119£118£6.15/kg
Store lambs118£110£6.11/kg
Store lambs119£112£6.02/kg
Store lambs119£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.