Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 20 July 2026
- Lambs £158/head* mart average
- Store lambs £118/head* mart average
An entry of 1830 sheep at Markethill on Monday 20th July included 1460 lambs and 330 cull ewes. Good quality heavy lambs sold steadily from £160-£170 per head with several overweight pens from £168 to £175 each. Good quality heavy lot sold to 697p/k for 24.4k at £170 for an Armagh farmer, followed by 688p/k for 24k at £165 from a Loughgall producer. Main demand from 640-686p/k.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 20 July 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £6.88/kg | £6.71 to £7.14/kg | £158 | £139 to £171 | 18 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 10 lots | £7.67/kg | £7.34 to £8.25/kg | £118 | £95 to £135 | 10 |
| 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
28 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £170 | £6.97/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £165 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £168 | £6.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £171 | £6.84/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £163 | £6.79/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £164 | £6.75/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £170 | £6.72/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £167 | £6.71/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £157 | £7.14/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £154 | £7.03/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £160 | £6.96/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £139 | £6.95/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £148 | £6.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £160 | £6.87/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £142 | £6.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £144 | £6.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £157 | £6.86/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £148 | £6.85/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £116 | £8.25/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £95 | £7.92/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £116 | £7.73/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £132 | £7.72/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £120 | £7.64/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £135 | £7.63/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £125 | £7.62/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £100 | £7.46/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £117 | £7.41/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £127 | £7.34/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.