Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 21 July 2026
- Cull cows £2.64/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £604/head* mart average
Cull cows sold to a top of £2870 at Markethill on Tuesday 21st July for a 930k at AA cows from a Dromara producer £309 followed by £304 for 710k at £2170 from an Armagh producer. Main demand from £260 to £296 per 100 kilos. Fleshed friesians sold to a top of £254 for 830k at £2110 from a Portadown farmer followed by £251 for 750k at £1890 from a Hamiltonsbawn farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 21 July 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £2.64/kg | £2.18 to £3.04/kg | £1,969 | £1,590 to £2,400 | 9 |
| Bulls | 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £3.21/kg | £3.11 to £3.39/kg | £2,620 | £2,120 to £3,260 | 4 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £604 | £220 to £770 | 18 | ||
| 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
31 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 714 | £2,170 | £3.04/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 616 | £1,820 | £2.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 766 | £2,110 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £1,950 | £2.69/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 914 | £2,400 | £2.63/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £2,110 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 752 | £1,890 | £2.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 656 | £1,590 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £1,680 | £2.18/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 626 | £2,120 | £3.39/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 806 | £2,600 | £3.23/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 800 | £2,500 | £3.12/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 1,048 | £3,260 | £3.11/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £240 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £220 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £610 |
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.