Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 7 April 2026
- Cull cows £2.78/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £594/head* mart average
An entry of 90 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 7th April sold in a steady trade. Good quality beef bred cows sold up to £340 for 730k at £2500 for a Tassagh farmer. Main demand from £280 to £326 per 100 kilos. Dairy bred cows with flesh sold from £220 to £248 for 820k at £2030 for a Richhill farmer followed by £246 for 704k at £1730 from a Glenanne farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 7 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 16 lots | £2.78/kg | £2.26 to £3.40/kg | £2,098 | £1,470 to £2,920 | 16 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £594 | £290 to £820 | 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
36 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 736 | £2,500 | £3.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £2,020 | £3.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 882 | £2,670 | £3.03/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 970 | £2,920 | £3.01/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 880 | £2,590 | £2.94/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £2,100 | £2.91/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,860 | £2.91/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,860 | £2.91/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 814 | £2,360 | £2.90/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 784 | £2,250 | £2.87/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,030 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,730 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 776 | £1,870 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 616 | £1,470 | £2.39/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,520 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 804 | £1,820 | £2.26/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £430 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £290 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £610 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £570 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £560 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £520 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £520 |
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.