Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Sheep sale, Monday 29 June 2026

1,100 head on offer. Prices in sterling per head. Week 27, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
LambsAll weightsderived from 17 lots£7.44/kg£7.11 to £8.16/kg£175£154 to £18917
Store lambsAll weightsderived from 9 lots£7.41/kg£7.13 to £7.90/kg£121£110 to £1409
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
CategoryHeadWeight kgPricePer kg
Lambs125£189£7.72/kg
Lambs124£181£7.48/kg
Lambs124£175£7.29/kg
Lambs126£185£7.24/kg
Lambs125£180£7.20/kg
Lambs126£187£7.19/kg
Lambs125£176£7.16/kg
Lambs124£172£7.11/kg
Lambs121£175£8.16/kg
Lambs122£175£8.08/kg
Lambs123£176£7.52/kg
Lambs124£179£7.50/kg
Lambs121£154£7.44/kg
Lambs123£171£7.44/kg
Lambs123£170£7.39/kg
Lambs122£163£7.32/kg
Lambs123£166£7.22/kg
Store lambs115£120£7.90/kg
Store lambs116£126£7.88/kg
Store lambs115£115£7.47/kg
Store lambs115£112£7.47/kg
Store lambs115£110£7.33/kg
Store lambs119£140£7.22/kg
Store lambs117£122£7.18/kg
Store lambs118£125£7.14/kg
Store lambs117£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.