Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 14 April 2026
- Cull cows £2.60/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £610/head* mart average
An entry of 60 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 14th April sold in a steady demand. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £280 to £298 for 778k at £2320 from a Crossmaglen followed by £297 for 784k at £2330 from a Cullyhanna farmer. Dairy bred cows sold to £242 for 590k at £1430 from a Glenanne farmer followed by £239 for 654k at £1560 from a Loughgilly farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 14 April 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 1 lot | £2.42/kg | £2.42 to £2.42/kg | £1,430 | £1,430 to £1,430 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 11 lots | £2.62/kg | £2.29 to £2.98/kg | £1,858 | £1,390 to £2,330 | 11 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 22 lots | £610 | £330 to £810 | 22 | ||
| 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
34 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 778 | £2,320 | £2.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 784 | £2,330 | £2.97/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 738 | £2,190 | £2.97/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 684 | £2,020 | £2.95/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 732 | £2,150 | £2.94/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,430 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £1,560 | £2.39/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 706 | £1,660 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 606 | £1,420 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £1,720 | £2.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 732 | £1,680 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 608 | £1,390 | £2.29/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FKV | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £460 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £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.