Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 24 March 2026
- Cull cows £2.67/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £649/head* mart average
Cull cows sold in a steady demand at Markethill on Tuesday 24th March. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £280 to £337 for 632k at £2130 for a Lurgan farmer followed by £336 for 824k at £2770 from a Kilkeel farmer. Fleshed dairy bred cows sold from £230 to £250 for 590k at £1480 from a Friesian bull calvesGilford farmer followed by £248 for 594k at £1470 from a Aughnacloy producer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 24 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 4 lots | £2.43/kg | £2.35 to £2.50/kg | £1,435 | £1,390 to £1,480 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 10 lots | £2.77/kg | £2.34 to £3.37/kg | £1,971 | £1,500 to £2,770 | 10 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £649 | £240 to £990 | 21 | ||
| 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 632 | £2,130 | £3.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 824 | £2,770 | £3.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 832 | £2,610 | £3.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 638 | £1,960 | £3.07/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 674 | £1,940 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 592 | £1,480 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 594 | £1,470 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 584 | £1,400 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 686 | £1,640 | £2.39/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 632 | £1,510 | £2.39/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 734 | £1,750 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 638 | £1,500 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 592 | £1,390 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £1,900 | £2.34/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £990 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £320 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £320 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £240 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 |
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.