Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 25 July 2026
- Bullocks £3.79/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.69/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £5.22/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.71/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 400 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 25th July continued to sell in a very firm trade. Prices for top quality weanlings were exceptionally high.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 25 July 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.93/kg | £3.76 to £4.19/kg | £2,129 | £2,030 to £2,230 | 9 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 11 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.60 to £3.83/kg | £2,468 | £2,280 to £2,640 | 11 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.06/kg | £3.79 to £4.36/kg | £1,472 | £1,160 to £1,700 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.80/kg | £3.65 to £4.01/kg | £1,695 | £1,620 to £1,780 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.66/kg | £3.57 to £3.84/kg | £2,034 | £1,860 to £2,210 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.43/kg | £3.38 to £3.49/kg | £2,221 | £2,050 to £2,510 | 8 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £5.41/kg | £5.28 to £5.51/kg | £1,468 | £1,400 to £1,560 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.57/kg | £5.20 to £6.43/kg | £1,991 | £1,670 to £2,300 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.89/kg | £4.47 to £5.59/kg | £2,142 | £1,810 to £2,560 | 10 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.72/kg | £4.38 to £5.00/kg | £1,187 | £990 to £1,390 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.70/kg | £4.27 to £5.56/kg | £1,539 | £1,360 to £1,680 | 7 | |
| 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 77 lots, 77 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 688 | £2,400 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 634 | £2,190 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 730 | £2,510 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 626 | £2,150 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 650 | £2,230 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 602 | £2,050 | £3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 638 | £2,170 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 612 | £2,070 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 576 | £2,210 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 572 | £2,160 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 506 | £1,860 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 516 | £1,880 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 564 | £2,050 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,140 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 578 | £2,070 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 552 | £1,970 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 552 | £1,970 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 390 | £1,700 | £4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 366 | £1,530 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 354 | £1,460 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 424 | £1,700 | £4.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 472 | £1,780 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 304 | £1,160 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 398 | £1,510 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 430 | £1,620 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £1,680 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 606 | £2,320 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 656 | £2,500 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 702 | £2,600 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 722 | £2,640 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 676 | £2,470 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 626 | £2,280 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 724 | £2,620 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 658 | £2,380 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 692 | £2,500 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 658 | £2,370 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 686 | £2,470 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 516 | £2,160 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 522 | £2,140 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £2,230 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 524 | £2,040 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 522 | £2,030 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 538 | £2,080 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 566 | £2,170 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 576 | £2,190 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 564 | £2,120 | £3.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 358 | £2,300 | £6.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 340 | £1,970 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 366 | £2,080 | £5.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 254 | £1,400 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 308 | £1,670 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 288 | £1,560 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 268 | £1,450 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 364 | £1,920 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 276 | £1,460 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 370 | £1,930 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 398 | £2,070 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 458 | £2,560 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 404 | £2,250 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 416 | £2,070 | £4.98/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 416 | £2,040 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 402 | £1,940 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 436 | £2,100 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 484 | £2,250 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 480 | £2,200 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 402 | £1,810 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 492 | £2,200 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 302 | £1,680 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 236 | £1,180 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 290 | £1,390 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 310 | £1,410 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,360 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 332 | £1,500 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 370 | £1,630 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 226 | £990 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 354 | £1,510 | £4.27/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.