Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 17 August 2026
- Lambs £143/head* mart average
- Store lambs £112/head* mart average
A large entry of 2300 sheep at Markethill on Monday 17th August sold in an easier trade for lambs, with the exception of good quality heavy lambs. Cull ewe trade was steady and good quality breeding hoggets returned a firm demand. Heavy lambs sold up to 622p/k for 26.7k at £166 for a Rathfriland producer.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 17 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £6.05/kg | £5.82 to £6.31/kg | £143 | £122 to £187 | 19 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £7.19/kg | £6.52 to £8.15/kg | £112 | £89 to £128 | 19 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots
38 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £166 | £6.22/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 30 | £187 | £6.15/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £157 | £5.99/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £162 | £5.96/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £148 | £5.92/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £145 | £5.85/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £140 | £5.83/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £141 | £5.83/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £145 | £5.82/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £149 | £5.82/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £138 | £6.31/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £129 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £143 | £6.22/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £127 | £6.17/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £133 | £6.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £124 | £6.14/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £123 | £6.13/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £122 | £6.10/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £140 | £6.09/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £106 | £8.15/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £107 | £7.95/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £109 | £7.73/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £126 | £7.73/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £96 | £7.62/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £98 | £7.54/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £98 | £7.54/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £115 | £7.48/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £89 | £7.48/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £119 | £7.44/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £117 | £6.80/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £120 | £6.74/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £121 | £6.72/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £119 | £6.66/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £117 | £6.65/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £118 | £6.63/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £128 | £6.60/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £117 | £6.57/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £118 | £6.52/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.