Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 30 June 2026
- Cull cows £2.56/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £519/head* mart average
An entry of 60 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 30th June continued to sell in a firm demand. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £260 to £295 for 698k at £2060 from an Annaghmore producer followed by £286 for 790k at £2260 from a Banbridge farmer and for a 634k AA £1810 from a Tandragee farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 30 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.44/kg | £2.44 to £2.44/kg | £1,440 | £1,440 to £1,440 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £2.57/kg | £2.30 to £2.95/kg | £1,856 | £1,530 to £2,270 | 12 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 32 lots | £519 | £170 to £930 | 32 | ||
| 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 45 lots, 45 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 824 | £2,270 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 794 | £2,180 | £2.75/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 676 | £1,690 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 812 | £2,000 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,540 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,440 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 688 | £1,660 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 772 | £1,860 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £1,690 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 666 | £1,530 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £2,060 | £2.95/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 634 | £1,810 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,980 | £2.71/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £930 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £750 | |||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £510 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £460 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £460 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £430 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £430 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £430 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £170 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £570 |
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.