Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 20 April 2026
- Lambs £188/head* mart average
An entry of 1150 sheep at Markethill on Monday 20th April maintained an excellent trade for all classes. The quality of hoggets is starting to deteriorate, however, good quality pens were in very strong demand selling to a top of 797p/k for 24.4k at £194.50 for a Tandragee farmer, followed by 784p/k for 24.5k at £192 from a Tandragee producer. Main demand from 740-765p/k.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 20 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £8.41/kg | £7.60 to £8.95/kg | £188 | £170 to £195 | 16 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £7.78/kg | £7.39 to £8.25/kg | £185 | £165 to £197 | 14 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
30 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £195 | £7.97/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £192 | £7.84/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £187 | £7.64/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £187 | £7.51/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £195 | £7.50/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £191 | £7.43/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 27 | £197 | £7.39/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £193 | £8.25/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £185 | £8.22/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £184 | £8.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £184 | £8.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £168 | £7.89/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £165 | £7.68/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £174 | £7.57/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 19 | £170 | £8.95/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £187 | £8.91/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £179 | £8.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £192 | £8.78/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £195 | £8.71/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £191 | £8.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £182 | £8.67/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £178 | £8.66/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £185 | £8.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £194 | £8.64/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £195 | £8.13/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £194 | £8.08/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £195 | £7.91/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £195 | £7.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £195 | £7.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £190 | £7.60/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.