Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 3 March 2026
- Cull cows £3.00/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £665/head* mart average
An entry of 65 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 3rd March maintained a very firm trade for all classes. Beef bred cows sold to £354 for 770k at £2750 for a Rostrevor farmer followed by £350 for 578k at £2020 from a Tandragee farmer. Main demand from £290 to £337 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 3 March 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 2 lots | £3.44/kg | £3.37 to £3.50/kg | £1,950 | £1,880 to £2,020 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £2.93/kg | £2.44 to £3.54/kg | £2,092 | £1,500 to £2,790 | 13 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 26 lots | £665 | £250 to £970 | 26 | ||
| 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 41 lots, 41 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £2,750 | £3.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 578 | £2,020 | £3.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 612 | £2,110 | £3.45/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 558 | £1,880 | £3.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 762 | £2,530 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £2,580 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 862 | £2,790 | £3.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 636 | £2,000 | £3.15/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,740 | £2.85/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £1,960 | £2.71/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 762 | £1,950 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 732 | £1,870 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 656 | £1,660 | £2.53/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,750 | £2.47/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £1,500 | £2.44/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £970 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £480 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £450 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £440 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £290 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £280 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £250 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 |
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.