Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 4 August 2026
- Cull cows £2.79/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £695/head* mart average
An entry of 75 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 4th August continued to sell in a firm trade. Good quality beef bred cows sold up to £368 for 804k at £2960 from a Newtownhamilton farmer. The same owner received £332 for 790k at £2620. Main demand for good quality beef bred cows from £280 to £330 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 4 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.21/kg | £2.21 to £2.21/kg | £1,310 | £1,310 to £1,310 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 16 lots | £2.83/kg | £2.16 to £3.68/kg | £2,161 | £1,360 to £2,960 | 16 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £695 | £530 to £800 | 19 | ||
| 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
36 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 804 | £2,960 | £3.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £2,620 | £3.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 806 | £2,670 | £3.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 748 | £2,470 | £3.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 870 | £2,800 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 846 | £2,710 | £3.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 732 | £2,300 | £3.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £2,280 | £3.07/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £2,180 | £3.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 798 | £1,990 | £2.49/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 788 | £1,920 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £1,660 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £1,600 | £2.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 718 | £1,620 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 594 | £1,310 | £2.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £1,430 | £2.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,360 | £2.16/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £720 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £530 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £530 |
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.