Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 17 March 2026
- Cull cows £2.72/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £674/head* mart average
An entry of 55 dairy stock at Markethill monthly dairy stock on Tuesday 17th March returned a very firm trade especially for the top quality heifers. A Keady farmer sold 4 calved heifers at £3900, £3880, £3830 and £3380. A Tandragee producer sold 3 calved heifers at £3300, £3000, and £2700. A Dromore farmer sold 2 calved heifers at £3180 and £3020.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 17 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 | £3.09/kg | £2.92 to £3.27/kg | £1,835 | £1,740 to £1,930 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £2.67/kg | £2.36 to £3.32/kg | £1,934 | £1,470 to £2,550 | 14 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 23 lots | £674 | £280 to £1,000 | 23 | ||
| 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
39 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 768 | £2,550 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,930 | £3.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 686 | £2,160 | £3.15/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 752 | £2,360 | £3.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £2,070 | £3.13/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 596 | £1,740 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 910 | £2,530 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 862 | £2,210 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 732 | £1,870 | £2.55/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £1,600 | £2.43/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 612 | £1,480 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 626 | £1,510 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 618 | £1,470 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 634 | £1,500 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 706 | £1,670 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 886 | £2,090 | £2.36/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,000 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £930 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £480 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £480 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £440 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £280 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £280 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £900 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £870 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £610 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £610 |
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.