Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 30 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.56/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.51/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £5.06/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.16/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 340 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 30th May sold in a similar trade to other weeks with particularly good quality weanling stock selling to very high rates.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 30 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 6 lots | £3.55/kg | £3.38 to £3.91/kg | £1,653 | £1,500 to £1,800 | 6 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.56/kg | £3.45 to £3.68/kg | £1,988 | £1,840 to £2,110 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 11 lots | £3.57/kg | £3.42 to £4.00/kg | £2,371 | £2,140 to £2,760 | 11 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.82/kg | £3.80 to £3.84/kg | £1,490 | £1,490 to £1,490 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.70/kg | £3.48 to £4.14/kg | £1,643 | £1,480 to £1,870 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.42/kg | £3.35 to £3.55/kg | £1,876 | £1,700 to £2,000 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.41/kg | £3.25 to £3.85/kg | £2,147 | £1,960 to £2,340 | 7 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 7 lots | £6.07/kg | £5.63 to £6.58/kg | £1,499 | £1,400 to £1,580 | 7 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.90/kg | £4.69 to £5.33/kg | £1,761 | £1,500 to £1,900 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.20/kg | £3.84 to £4.78/kg | £1,807 | £1,690 to £1,910 | 7 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.97/kg | £4.38 to £5.64/kg | £1,187 | £700 to £1,680 | 7 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 9 lots | £5.30/kg | £5.03 to £5.86/kg | £1,764 | £1,650 to £2,060 | 9 | |
| 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 86 lots, 86 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £1,810 | £3.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 564 | £1,950 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 564 | £1,950 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 532 | £1,830 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 588 | £2,000 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 588 | £2,000 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 538 | £1,820 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 508 | £1,700 | £3.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 544 | £1,820 | £3.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 608 | £2,340 | £3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 636 | £2,300 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 646 | £2,170 | £3.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 636 | £2,080 | £3.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 602 | £1,960 | £3.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 682 | £2,220 | £3.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 604 | £1,960 | £3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 452 | £1,870 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 388 | £1,490 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 392 | £1,490 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 410 | £1,500 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 406 | £1,480 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 476 | £1,700 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 478 | £1,665 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,440 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 646 | £2,350 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 684 | £2,430 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 676 | £2,400 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 778 | £2,760 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 636 | £2,250 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 616 | £2,170 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 704 | £2,480 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 614 | £2,140 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 656 | £2,270 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 698 | £2,390 | £3.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 562 | £2,070 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 556 | £2,040 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 522 | £1,870 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 594 | £2,110 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 564 | £2,000 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 596 | £2,110 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 552 | £1,950 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 544 | £1,900 | £3.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 534 | £1,840 | £3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 450 | £1,760 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 482 | £1,800 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 470 | £1,620 | £3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 456 | £1,570 | £3.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 488 | £1,670 | £3.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 444 | £1,500 | £3.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 298 | £1,680 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 284 | £1,520 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 258 | £1,350 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 176 | £870 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 286 | £1,390 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 182 | £800 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 160 | £700 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 302 | £1,770 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 306 | £1,660 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 384 | £2,060 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 338 | £1,800 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 326 | £1,720 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 344 | £1,800 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,760 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 328 | £1,650 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,660 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 228 | £1,500 | £6.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 236 | £1,540 | £6.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 262 | £1,580 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 254 | £1,510 | £5.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 238 | £1,400 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 244 | £1,430 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 272 | £1,530 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 308 | £1,640 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 368 | £1,840 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 304 | £1,500 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 392 | £1,900 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 400 | £1,910 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 386 | £1,840 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 376 | £1,770 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 392 | £1,840 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 412 | £1,900 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 406 | £1,730 | £4.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 418 | £1,740 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 434 | £1,690 | £3.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 464 | £1,790 | £3.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 492 | £1,890 | £3.84/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.