Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Cattle sale, Tuesday 7 April 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 15, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 16 lots£2.78/kg£2.26 to £3.40/kg£2,098£1,470 to £2,92016
CalvesAll weightsderived from 20 lots£594£290 to £82020
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1736£2,500£3.40/kg
Cull cows1620£2,020£3.26/kg
Cull cows1882£2,670£3.03/kg
Cull cows1970£2,920£3.01/kg
Cull cows1880£2,590£2.94/kg
Cull cows1722£2,100£2.91/kg
Cull cows1640£1,860£2.91/kg
Cull cows1640£1,860£2.91/kg
Cull cows1814£2,360£2.90/kg
Cull cows1784£2,250£2.87/kg
Cull cows1820£2,030£2.48/kg
Cull cows1704£1,730£2.46/kg
Cull cows1776£1,870£2.41/kg
Cull cows1616£1,470£2.39/kg
Cull cows1640£1,520£2.38/kg
Cull cows1804£1,820£2.26/kg
Calves1CH£820
Calves1CH£790
Calves1CH£760
Calves1BB£720
Calves1AA£660
Calves1BB£640
Calves1AA£590
Calves1AA£590
Calves1FR£430
Calves1FR£400
Calves1FR£360
Calves1FR£290
Calves1CH£790
Calves1BB£650
Calves1CH£610
Calves1CH£600
Calves1CH£570
Calves1BB£560
Calves1AA£520
Calves1CH£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.