Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 27 June 2026
- Bullocks £3.75/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.76/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £4.97/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.42/kg* mean of bands
Cattle trade remained very firm at Markethill on Saturday 27th June with both rings seeing an increased attendance of buyers and several on line customer competing for stock. The 130 lots of store beef cattle sold readily with heavy heifers selling to £372 for 678k at £2520 for a Silverbridge famer and an Armagh farmer also received £362 for 694k at £2510.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 27 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.24/kg | £4.15 to £4.37/kg | £1,537 | £1,480 to £1,600 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.67 to £4.13/kg | £1,776 | £1,600 to £1,970 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.71/kg | £3.50 to £4.04/kg | £2,050 | £1,850 to £2,200 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 10 lots | £3.56/kg | £3.46 to £3.72/kg | £2,343 | £2,140 to £2,600 | 10 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.64 to £4.24/kg | £1,766 | £1,700 to £1,810 | 9 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.79/kg | £3.58 to £4.18/kg | £2,013 | £1,810 to £2,300 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.48/kg | £3.26 to £3.72/kg | £2,380 | £2,140 to £2,520 | 7 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £5.58/kg | £5.29 to £6.14/kg | £1,452 | £1,180 to £1,610 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £5.32/kg | £5.23 to £5.43/kg | £1,640 | £1,600 to £1,700 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.52/kg | £4.22 to £4.81/kg | £2,007 | £1,790 to £2,300 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.46/kg | £4.34 to £4.58/kg | £2,440 | £2,360 to £2,520 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.60/kg | £4.39 to £5.03/kg | £1,551 | £1,470 to £1,720 | 7 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.20/kg | £3.88 to £4.51/kg | £1,783 | £1,640 to £2,000 | 6 | |
| 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 | 678 | £2,520 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 694 | £2,510 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 660 | £2,370 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 666 | £2,270 | £3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 738 | £2,510 | £3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 642 | £2,140 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 716 | £2,340 | £3.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 526 | £2,200 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 534 | £2,100 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £2,000 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 594 | £2,300 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 522 | £2,010 | £3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 502 | £1,890 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 540 | £1,960 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 548 | £1,980 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 524 | £1,880 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 506 | £1,810 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,780 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 426 | £1,760 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 424 | £1,700 | £4.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 438 | £1,750 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 454 | £1,800 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 466 | £1,790 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 444 | £1,700 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 482 | £1,810 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 488 | £1,800 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 666 | £2,480 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 708 | £2,600 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 612 | £2,210 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 642 | £2,300 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 718 | £2,550 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 644 | £2,270 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £2,290 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 688 | £2,410 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 618 | £2,140 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £2,180 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 544 | £2,200 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 554 | £2,200 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 516 | £2,000 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 516 | £1,940 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 574 | £2,140 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 508 | £1,850 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 576 | £2,060 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 582 | £2,080 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 588 | £2,100 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 532 | £1,900 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 594 | £2,080 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 350 | £1,530 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 352 | £1,480 | £4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 386 | £1,600 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 458 | £1,890 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 484 | £1,970 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 424 | £1,680 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 412 | £1,600 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 474 | £1,740 | £3.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 254 | £1,560 | £6.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 292 | £1,610 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 302 | £1,640 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 304 | £1,640 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 220 | £1,180 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 276 | £1,460 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 322 | £1,700 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 304 | £1,600 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,620 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 478 | £2,300 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 462 | £2,150 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 410 | £1,900 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 444 | £2,030 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 550 | £2,520 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 450 | £1,980 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 436 | £1,900 | £4.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 544 | £2,360 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 424 | £1,790 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 342 | £1,720 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 306 | £1,470 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 328 | £1,500 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 322 | £1,470 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 366 | £1,630 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 336 | £1,480 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,760 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 362 | £1,590 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 444 | £2,000 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 424 | £1,870 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 422 | £1,740 | £4.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 422 | £1,640 | £3.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 436 | £1,690 | £3.88/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.