Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 28 April 2026
- Cull cows £2.61/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £507/head* mart average
Good quality cull cows sold from £260 to £299 per 100 kilos for 870k at £2600 from a Ballinderry farmer followed by £288 for 636k at £1830 from a Rathfriland farmer. Dairy bred cows sold to £240 for 728k at £1750 from a Newry farmer. Several others from £215 to £225. Second quality from £180 to £210 and the poorest types from £160 to 3175 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 28 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 2 lots | £2.52/kg | £2.25 to £2.80/kg | £1,480 | £1,300 to £1,660 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £2.64/kg | £2.21 to £2.88/kg | £1,826 | £1,590 to £2,100 | 7 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 23 lots | £507 | £300 to £770 | 32 | ||
| 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
32 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 636 | £1,830 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,840 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 594 | £1,660 | £2.80/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 754 | £2,100 | £2.79/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 628 | £1,690 | £2.69/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 752 | £1,980 | £2.63/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 728 | £1,750 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 578 | £1,300 | £2.25/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,590 | £2.21/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SHB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £410 | ||
| Calves | 4 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 3 | FR | £320 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £310 | ||
| Calves | 5 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £560 |
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.