Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 4 May 2026
- Lambs £190/head* mart average
An entry of 1200 sheep at Markethill on Monday 4th May continued to sell in a very firm trade. Lambs returned a firm demand with good quality light lambs to 895p/k for 21.8k at £195 for a Waringstown farmer, followed by 859p/k for 21.9k at £188 for a Silverbridge producer. All good quality lots sold from 820-857p/k and generally from £170-£190 each.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 4 May 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 | £8.13/kg | £7.15 to £8.95/kg | £190 | £178 to £198 | 16 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £7.15/kg | £6.75 to £7.61/kg | £170 | £150 to £184 | 14 |
| 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
30 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £195 | £8.95/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £188 | £8.59/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £179 | £8.57/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £180 | £8.49/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £193 | £8.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £178 | £8.40/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £198 | £8.39/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £187 | £8.39/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £198 | £8.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £195 | £8.13/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £191 | £7.84/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £195 | £7.83/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £195 | £7.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £182 | £7.58/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £191 | £7.35/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £193 | £7.15/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 21 | £162 | £7.61/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £160 | £7.41/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £170 | £7.39/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £174 | £7.37/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 23 | £168 | £7.30/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £152 | £6.98/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £150 | £6.91/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £178 | £7.40/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 24 | £172 | £7.15/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £184 | £7.08/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 26 | £184 | £7.02/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £174 | £6.99/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £170 | £6.80/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 27 | £184 | £6.75/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.