Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 2 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.86/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.89/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £4.72/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.52/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 520 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 2nd May continued to sell in a very firm trade with no easing of prices despite the falling beef trade.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 2 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.18/kg | £3.96 to £4.50/kg | £1,908 | £1,790 to £2,050 | 8 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £3.21/kg | £3.19 to £3.25/kg | £2,480 | £2,030 to £2,900 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.66/kg | £4.53 to £4.78/kg | £1,735 | £1,720 to £1,750 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.23/kg | £4.07 to £4.55/kg | £1,853 | £1,740 to £1,920 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots | £3.84/kg | £3.56 to £4.20/kg | £2,039 | £1,800 to £2,300 | 18 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.56/kg | £3.45 to £3.70/kg | £2,218 | £2,130 to £2,300 | 9 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £5.14/kg | £4.76 to £5.61/kg | £1,335 | £920 to £1,600 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.81/kg | £4.55 to £5.34/kg | £1,639 | £1,430 to £1,750 | 10 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.16/kg | £3.87 to £4.47/kg | £1,804 | £1,570 to £1,940 | 10 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £5.17/kg | £5.00 to £5.31/kg | £1,372 | £1,170 to £1,480 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.11/kg | £3.88 to £4.68/kg | £1,780 | £1,600 to £2,220 | 8 | |
| 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 92 lots, 92 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 608 | £2,250 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 622 | £2,260 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 606 | £2,200 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 606 | £2,190 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 626 | £2,240 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 644 | £2,250 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 616 | £2,140 | £3.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 666 | £2,300 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 618 | £2,130 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 524 | £2,140 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 596 | £2,300 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 508 | £1,940 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 518 | £1,970 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 524 | £1,980 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 508 | £1,910 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 592 | £2,210 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 502 | £1,860 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 512 | £1,850 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 360 | £1,720 | £4.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 402 | £1,830 | £4.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 386 | £1,750 | £4.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 436 | £1,880 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 442 | £1,870 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 450 | £1,870 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,740 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 452 | £1,860 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 472 | £1,920 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 726 | £2,360 | £3.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 820 | £2,630 | £3.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 634 | £2,030 | £3.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 910 | £2,900 | £3.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 514 | £2,160 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 544 | £2,260 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 502 | £2,030 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 514 | £2,040 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 544 | £2,110 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 526 | £1,990 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 584 | £2,200 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 504 | £1,800 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 548 | £1,950 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 420 | £1,890 | £4.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 402 | £1,800 | £4.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 428 | £1,790 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 492 | £2,050 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 462 | £1,910 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 498 | £2,010 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 476 | £1,910 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 480 | £1,900 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 260 | £1,380 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £1,460 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 264 | £1,370 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 228 | £1,170 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 296 | £1,480 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 474 | £2,220 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,860 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 444 | £1,800 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 416 | £1,680 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 446 | £1,780 | £3.99/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 408 | £1,600 | £3.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 412 | £1,600 | £3.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 438 | £1,700 | £3.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 264 | £1,480 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 288 | £1,600 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 272 | £1,470 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 284 | £1,460 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 256 | £1,320 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 262 | £1,340 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 294 | £1,500 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 264 | £1,320 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 186 | £920 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 272 | £1,300 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 206 | £980 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 328 | £1,750 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 328 | £1,740 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,740 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 322 | £1,500 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,630 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 330 | £1,530 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 376 | £1,740 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 352 | £1,630 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 314 | £1,430 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 414 | £1,850 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 434 | £1,940 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 424 | £1,890 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 440 | £1,920 | £4.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 452 | £1,880 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 446 | £1,850 | £4.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 404 | £1,580 | £3.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 492 | £1,920 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 424 | £1,640 | £3.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 406 | £1,570 | £3.87/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.