Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 10 March 2026
- Cull cows £2.96/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £751/head* mart average
An entry of 50 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 10th March sold in a steady trade for all classes. Beef bred cows sold to £355 for 496k at £1760 for a Cullyhanna farmer followed by £319 for 908k at £2900 from a Tandragee farmer. Main demand from £290 to £317 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 10 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.54/kg | £3.54 to £3.54/kg | £1,760 | £1,760 to £1,760 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.77/kg | £2.55 to £3.04/kg | £1,546 | £1,300 to £1,750 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £3.02/kg | £2.57 to £3.33/kg | £2,468 | £1,920 to £2,980 | 6 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £751 | £660 to £860 | 16 | ||
| 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
28 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 496 | £1,760 | £3.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 896 | £2,980 | £3.33/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 908 | £2,900 | £3.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 668 | £2,120 | £3.17/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 576 | £1,750 | £3.04/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 568 | £1,680 | £2.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 846 | £2,740 | £3.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,600 | £2.71/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 822 | £2,150 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 536 | £1,400 | £2.61/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 748 | £1,920 | £2.57/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,300 | £2.55/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £840 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 |
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.