Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Cull cows £2.73/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £638/head* mart average
An entry of 75 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 5th May continued to sell in a firm trade. Good quality beef bred cows sold steadily from £280-£368/100k for 780k at £2880 for a Lurgan farmer. An Armagh farmer received £348/100k for 684k at £2380 while a Dungannon farmer received £325/100k for 698k at £2270.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 5 May 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 18 lots | £2.73/kg | £2.26 to £3.68/kg | £1,991 | £1,390 to £2,880 | 18 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 22 lots | £638 | £220 to £930 | 22 | ||
| 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 782 | £2,880 | £3.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 684 | £2,380 | £3.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £2,270 | £3.25/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 874 | £2,620 | £3.00/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £1,920 | £2.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 756 | £2,250 | £2.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 756 | £2,240 | £2.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 746 | £2,180 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 838 | £2,420 | £2.89/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,810 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,660 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 638 | £1,510 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £1,750 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 604 | £1,420 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 872 | £2,020 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 608 | £1,390 | £2.29/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 672 | £1,520 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 708 | £1,600 | £2.26/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £930 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £830 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £610 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HO | £280 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £220 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £620 |
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.