Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 1 June 2026
- Lambs £193/head* mart average
An entry of 1200 sheep at Markethill on Monday 1st June sold in a noticeably firmer trade for spring lambs, cull ewe trade and ewes and lambs sold in a similar trade to last week. Good quality light spring lambs sold to 902p/k for 8 lambs, 21k at £189.50 from a Moira producer, followed by 896p/k for 10 lambs, 20.2k at £181 for a Ballygawley farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 1 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £8.59/kg | £8.04 to £9.02/kg | £193 | £157 to £220 | 19 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
19 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £190 | £9.02/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £181 | £8.96/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £184 | £8.89/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £189 | £8.83/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £191 | £8.80/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £175 | £8.79/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £185 | £8.79/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £189 | £8.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £177 | £8.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 18 | £157 | £8.69/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £216 | £8.64/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £206 | £8.58/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £215 | £8.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £220 | £8.46/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £199 | £8.20/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £205 | £8.20/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £199 | £8.12/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £199 | £8.09/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £201 | £8.04/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.