Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 12 May 2026
- Cull cows £2.59/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £652/head* mart average
Cull cows maintained a steady trade in Markethill on Tuesday 12th May with beef bred cows selling from 250-296/100k with a top of £350/100k for a young Charolais cow weighing 508k at £1780 for a Nutts Corner producer. The same owner received £331/100k for 610k at £2020. Dairy bred stock sold to £237/100k for 718k at £1620 for a Kilkeel farmer. The same owner received £237 for 718k at £1700.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 12 May 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 | £2.86/kg | £2.22 to £3.50/kg | £1,500 | £1,220 to £1,780 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £2.55/kg | £2.20 to £3.31/kg | £1,698 | £1,450 to £2,080 | 12 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £652 | £580 to £730 | 18 | ||
| 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 | 508 | £1,780 | £3.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £2,020 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £1,950 | £2.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £2,080 | £2.87/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £1,740 | £2.83/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 624 | £1,600 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 684 | £1,620 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 718 | £1,700 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,460 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 702 | £1,650 | £2.35/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 682 | £1,520 | £2.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 550 | £1,220 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 656 | £1,450 | £2.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,580 | £2.20/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £610 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £610 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £580 |
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.