Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 28 July 2026
- Cull cows £2.85/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £524/head* mart average
Cull cows sold up to £374 for710k at £2700 from an Ardglass producer. The same owner received £364 for 808k at £2940. Top price £2990 for 912k at £328. All good quality beef bred cows from £280 to £349 per 100 kilos. Heavy dairy bred cows sold up to £249 for 790k Holstein £1965 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £242 for 662k at £1600 from an Armagh farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 28 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 14 lots | £2.85/kg | £2.26 to £3.74/kg | £2,165 | £1,410 to £2,990 | 14 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 26 lots | £524 | £200 to £860 | 26 | ||
| 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £2,700 | £3.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 808 | £2,940 | £3.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 664 | £2,320 | £3.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 792 | £2,600 | £3.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 912 | £2,990 | £3.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 792 | £2,450 | £3.09/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 860 | £2,600 | £3.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £1,965 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 662 | £1,600 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 604 | £1,410 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 708 | £1,640 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 832 | £1,920 | £2.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £1,590 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 698 | £1,580 | £2.26/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £860 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £820 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £250 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £250 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £250 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £550 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £540 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £540 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £520 |
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.