Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 22 June 2026
- Lambs £181/head* mart average
- Store lambs £132/head* mart average
An entry of 1300 sheep at Markethill on Monday 22nd June included 780 spring lambs and 330 cull ewes which had a 100% clearance. Good quality heavy lambs sold up to 798p/k for 24k at £191.50 for a Mountnorris farmer, followed by 786p/k for 24.1k at £189.50 from a Tynan producer. Several more pens of lambs sold from £180 to a top of £196 for 25.4k from a Donaghcloney farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 22 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £7.72/kg | £7.29 to £8.18/kg | £181 | £165 to £196 | 18 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 9 lots | £7.53/kg | £7.30 to £7.83/kg | £132 | £123 to £140 | 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
27 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £192 | £7.98/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £190 | £7.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £193 | £7.81/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £196 | £7.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £189 | £7.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £183 | £7.63/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £189 | £7.56/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £175 | £7.29/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £180 | £8.18/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £188 | £8.17/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £183 | £8.10/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £182 | £7.78/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £168 | £7.67/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £174 | £7.57/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £170 | £7.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £165 | £7.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £165 | £7.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £169 | £7.48/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £137 | £7.83/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £123 | £7.69/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £137 | £7.61/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £140 | £7.57/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £136 | £7.56/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £125 | £7.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £126 | £7.41/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £138 | £7.34/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £130 | £7.30/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.