Markethill Mart, County Armagh

Cattle sale, Tuesday 28 July 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 31, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 14 lots£2.85/kg£2.26 to £3.74/kg£2,165£1,410 to £2,99014
CalvesAll weightsderived from 26 lots£524£200 to £86026
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1722£2,700£3.74/kg
Cull cows1808£2,940£3.64/kg
Cull cows1664£2,320£3.49/kg
Cull cows1792£2,600£3.28/kg
Cull cows1912£2,990£3.28/kg
Cull cows1792£2,450£3.09/kg
Cull cows1860£2,600£3.02/kg
Cull cows1790£1,965£2.49/kg
Cull cows1662£1,600£2.42/kg
Cull cows1604£1,410£2.34/kg
Cull cows1708£1,640£2.32/kg
Cull cows1832£1,920£2.31/kg
Cull cows1698£1,590£2.28/kg
Cull cows1698£1,580£2.26/kg
Calves1BB£860
Calves1AA£820
Calves1CH£820
Calves1BB£810
Calves1BB£760
Calves1AA£740
Calves1AA£720
Calves1LM£700
Calves1FR£330
Calves1FR£300
Calves1FR£300
Calves1FR£250
Calves1FR£250
Calves1FR£250
Calves1FR£200
Calves1FR£200
Calves1FR£200
Calves1FR£200
Calves1SI£740
Calves1BB£730
Calves1SI£660
Calves1LM£640
Calves1SI£550
Calves1AA£540
Calves1BB£540
Calves1BB£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.