Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Saturday 22 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.80/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.72/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling bulls £4.37/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.39/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 580 cattle at Markethill on Saturday 22nd August returned a steady trade for good quality stores and weanlings however plainer cattle returned a slightly easier trade. The 150 store heifers included mostly heavy and forward heifers. Good quality heavy heifers sold to £378/100k for 640k at £2420 from an Armagh farmer. Another Armagh producer received £375/100k for 602k at £2260.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 22 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.04/kg | £3.85 to £4.50/kg | £1,902 | £1,800 to £1,970 | 10 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.86/kg | £3.76 to £3.97/kg | £2,102 | £1,900 to £2,310 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.47/kg | £3.35 to £3.62/kg | £2,408 | £2,160 to £2,640 | 9 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.93/kg | £3.80 to £4.05/kg | £1,795 | £1,670 to £1,910 | 10 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.64/kg | £3.52 to £3.77/kg | £1,977 | £1,860 to £2,200 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.59/kg | £3.45 to £3.78/kg | £2,262 | £2,090 to £2,420 | 9 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.96/kg | £4.96 to £4.96/kg | £1,370 | £1,370 to £1,370 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.75/kg | £4.47 to £5.55/kg | £1,634 | £1,470 to £1,920 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.46/kg | £3.97 to £4.83/kg | £1,966 | £1,810 to £2,200 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.92/kg | £3.68 to £4.15/kg | £2,050 | £1,930 to £2,170 | 9 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £5.40/kg | £5.15 to £5.65/kg | £1,400 | £1,400 to £1,400 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.65/kg | £4.52 to £4.70/kg | £1,560 | £1,500 to £1,700 | 6 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £3.95/kg | £3.69 to £4.25/kg | £1,720 | £1,500 to £2,000 | 8 | |
| 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 100 lots, 100 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | 640 | £2,420 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 602 | £2,260 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 632 | £2,300 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 632 | £2,260 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 636 | £2,270 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 646 | £2,300 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 622 | £2,210 | £3.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 652 | £2,250 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 606 | £2,090 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 584 | £2,200 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £1,900 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £1,900 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 512 | £1,900 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £1,860 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 564 | £2,050 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 528 | £1,890 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 588 | £2,090 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 546 | £1,920 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 586 | £2,060 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 428 | £1,750 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 412 | £1,670 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 438 | £1,750 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 482 | £1,910 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 476 | £1,870 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 484 | £1,900 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 484 | £1,880 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 448 | £1,740 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 434 | £1,680 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 474 | £1,800 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 704 | £2,550 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 696 | £2,470 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 614 | £2,160 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 758 | £2,640 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 688 | £2,380 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 676 | £2,330 | £3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 742 | £2,550 | £3.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 698 | £2,340 | £3.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 672 | £2,250 | £3.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 582 | £2,310 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £2,300 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 508 | £2,000 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 548 | £2,150 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 544 | £2,110 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 538 | £2,060 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £2,140 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 574 | £2,180 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 532 | £2,010 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 504 | £1,900 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 522 | £1,960 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 420 | £1,890 | £4.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 470 | £1,970 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 440 | £1,800 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 476 | £1,940 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 480 | £1,950 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 492 | £1,940 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 486 | £1,900 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 476 | £1,850 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 488 | £1,880 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 494 | £1,900 | £3.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 346 | £1,920 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 276 | £1,370 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 366 | £1,720 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,640 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 326 | £1,520 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 318 | £1,470 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 366 | £1,660 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 338 | £1,510 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 422 | £2,040 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 416 | £1,970 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 482 | £2,200 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 408 | £1,840 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 460 | £2,040 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 448 | £1,980 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 436 | £1,850 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 500 | £2,000 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 456 | £1,810 | £3.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 506 | £2,100 | £4.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 526 | £2,080 | £3.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 522 | £2,050 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 530 | £2,080 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 522 | £2,040 | £3.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 514 | £2,000 | £3.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 568 | £2,170 | £3.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 524 | £1,930 | £3.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 248 | £1,400 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 272 | £1,400 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 332 | £1,560 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 362 | £1,700 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,500 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 326 | £1,520 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 342 | £1,580 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 332 | £1,500 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 414 | £1,760 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 478 | £2,000 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 440 | £1,740 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 434 | £1,700 | £3.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 426 | £1,660 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 440 | £1,700 | £3.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 444 | £1,700 | £3.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 406 | £1,500 | £3.69/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.