Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 7 July 2026
- Cull cows £2.92/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £861/head* mart average
An entry of 50 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 7th July continued to sell in a very firm demand. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £280 to £365 for 570k at £2080 from an Armagh farmer. The same owner received £336 for 756k at £2540 and £334 for 580k at £1940.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 7 July 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 3 lots | £3.10/kg | £2.30 to £3.65/kg | £1,787 | £1,340 to £2,080 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £2.84/kg | £2.29 to £3.36/kg | £2,034 | £1,490 to £2,540 | 7 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 22 lots | £861 | £660 to £990 | 22 | ||
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
32 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £2,080 | £3.65/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 756 | £2,540 | £3.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,940 | £3.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £2,080 | £3.06/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 832 | £2,530 | £3.04/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £2,100 | £2.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 668 | £1,790 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 702 | £1,710 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 582 | £1,340 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 652 | £1,490 | £2.29/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £990 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £970 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £900 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £890 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £890 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £890 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £890 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £660 |
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.