Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 11 August 2026
- Cull cows £2.45/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £707/head* mart average
Ane entry of 55 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 11th August sold in a steady demand. Beef bred cows sold to £315 for 784k at £2470 from a Newtownhamilton farmer followed by £286 for 840k at £2400 from a Richhill farmer. Friesian cows sold up to £233 for 658k at £1530 from a Middletown farmer followed by £223 for 738k at £1645 from an Armagh farmer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 11 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 | £2.11/kg | £2.11 to £2.11/kg | £1,060 | £1,060 to £1,060 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £2.49/kg | £2.06 to £3.15/kg | £1,857 | £1,370 to £2,470 | 9 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £707 | £200 to £1,230 | 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
28 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 784 | £2,470 | £3.15/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 840 | £2,400 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 822 | £2,270 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £1,990 | £2.75/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £1,530 | £2.33/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 738 | £1,645 | £2.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 694 | £1,490 | £2.15/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 502 | £1,060 | £2.11/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £1,370 | £2.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 754 | £1,550 | £2.06/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,010 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £940 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £850 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £250 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £230 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £200 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,230 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 |
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.