Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 26 May 2026
- Cull cows £2.57/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £624/head* mart average
At Markethill on Tuesday 26th May good quality cull cows sold to £333 for 660k at £2200 from an Benburb farmer followed by £279 for 638k at £1780 from a Portadown producer. Several more from £245 to £278 per 100 kilos. Dairy bred stock sold to £246 for 634k at £1560 and for 626k at £1550. Several more from £210 to £241 per 100 kilos. Second quality from £180 to £200 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 26 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 1 lot | £2.41/kg | £2.41 to £2.41/kg | £1,300 | £1,300 to £1,300 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £2.59/kg | £2.46 to £2.79/kg | £1,739 | £1,540 to £2,480 | 8 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £624 | £470 to £780 | 19 | ||
| 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
28 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 638 | £1,780 | £2.79/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 612 | £1,700 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,600 | £2.67/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £1,700 | £2.57/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 966 | £2,480 | £2.57/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 634 | £1,560 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,550 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 626 | £1,540 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,300 | £2.41/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £570 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £540 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £540 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £510 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £480 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £480 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £470 |
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.