Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 27 April 2026
- Lambs £170/head* mart average
An entry of 1010 sheep at Markethill on Monday 27th April returned a slightly easier trade for both fat hoggets and spring lambs. Good quality light spring lambs sold to 903p/k for 19k at £171.50 for a Markethill producer, followed by 868p/k for 20.5k at £178 from a Tandragee farmer. Main demand for good quality pens from 770-825p/k.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 27 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 8 lots | £8.43/kg | £8.17 to £9.03/kg | £170 | £165 to £178 | 8 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.08/kg | £6.74 to £7.81/kg | £174 | £158 to £186 | 15 |
| 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
23 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 19 | £172 | £9.03/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £178 | £8.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £176 | £8.44/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £167 | £8.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £165 | £8.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £173 | £8.22/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £166 | £8.18/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £168 | £8.17/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £164 | £7.81/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £160 | £7.37/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £164 | £7.23/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £158 | £7.16/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £167 | £7.13/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £176 | £7.27/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £186 | £7.15/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £176 | £7.13/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £181 | £6.96/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £181 | £6.96/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £179 | £6.92/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 27 | £184 | £6.85/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £176 | £6.82/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £174 | £6.74/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 27 | £182 | £6.74/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.