Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 23 March 2026
- Store lambs £142/head* mart average
An entry of 1450 sheep at Markethill on Monday 23rd March continued to sell in a very strong demand. An entry of 920 hoggets saw good quality heavy hoggets sell steadily from 700-757p/k for 24.3k at £184 from a Ballinderry farmer, followed by 736p/k for 25.8k at £190 from a Jerrettspass farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 23 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 7 lots | £7.65/kg | £7.06 to £8.17/kg | £142 | £128 to £150 | 7 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £7.38/kg | £7.17 to £7.70/kg | £173 | £147 to £190 | 20 |
| 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
27 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £184 | £7.57/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £190 | £7.36/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £183 | £7.32/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £179 | £7.31/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £178 | £7.30/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £185 | £7.26/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £178 | £7.21/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £175 | £7.18/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £172 | £7.17/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £154 | £7.70/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £176 | £7.65/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £167 | £7.59/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £177 | £7.53/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £167 | £7.42/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £172 | £7.39/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £170 | £7.37/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £174 | £7.35/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 20 | £147 | £7.35/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £168 | £7.31/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £159 | £7.30/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £147 | £8.17/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £145 | £7.84/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £147 | £7.82/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £128 | £7.76/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £150 | £7.73/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £143 | £7.16/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £137 | £7.06/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.