Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 29 June 2026
- Lambs £175/head* mart average
- Store lambs £121/head* mart average
An entry of 1100 sheep at Markethill on Monday 29th June maintained a very firm trade. The 780 spring lambs sold readily with good quality heavy lambs selling from 700-772p/k for 12 lambs, 24.5k at £189 for a Tandragee producer, followed by 748p/k for 15 lambs, 24.2k at £181 for a Crossmaglen farmer. Several pens of heavy lambs sold steadily from £180-£190 each.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 29 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 17 lots | £7.44/kg | £7.11 to £8.16/kg | £175 | £154 to £189 | 17 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 9 lots | £7.41/kg | £7.13 to £7.90/kg | £121 | £110 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
26 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £189 | £7.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £181 | £7.48/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £175 | £7.29/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £185 | £7.24/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £180 | £7.20/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £187 | £7.19/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £176 | £7.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £172 | £7.11/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £175 | £8.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £175 | £8.08/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £176 | £7.52/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £179 | £7.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £154 | £7.44/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £171 | £7.44/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £170 | £7.39/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £163 | £7.32/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £166 | £7.22/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £120 | £7.90/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £126 | £7.88/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £115 | £7.47/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £112 | £7.47/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £110 | £7.33/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £140 | £7.22/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £122 | £7.18/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £125 | £7.14/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £7.13/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.