Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 16 March 2026
- Store lambs £137/head* mart average
An entry of 2000 sheep in Markethill on Monday 16th March sold in a noticeably firmer trade for all classes of hoggets. Good quality heavy hoggets sold from 710-760 p/k for 24k at £182.50 from an Armagh farmer, followed by 753p/k for 24.3k at £183 from a Newry producer. Overweight hoggets sold up to £198 with several more pens sold from £190-£196 per head.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 16 March 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 | £7.24/kg | £7.00 to £7.66/kg | £137 | £132 to £142 | 8 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £7.40/kg | £7.16 to £8.02/kg | £172 | £149 to £189 | 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
26 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £183 | £7.60/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £183 | £7.53/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £178 | £7.36/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £177 | £7.25/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £176 | £7.25/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £189 | £7.24/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £177 | £7.22/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £182 | £7.20/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £180 | £7.18/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £183 | £7.18/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £173 | £7.16/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £166 | £8.02/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £155 | £7.64/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £151 | £7.55/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £166 | £7.55/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £149 | £7.45/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £173 | £7.39/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £154 | £7.38/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £134 | £7.66/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £136 | £7.35/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £138 | £7.23/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £142 | £7.21/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £140 | £7.18/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £132 | £7.14/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £139 | £7.13/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £133 | £7.00/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.