Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 24 August 2026
- Lambs £137/head* mart average
- Store lambs £115/head* mart average
An entry of 2100 sheep at Markethill on Monday 24th August sold in a steady demand. The 1520 lambs sold in a steady trade. Good quality heavy lambs from 550-600p/k for 28k at £168 from a Keady producer, followed by 592p/k for 24k at £142 for a Newry farmer. Overweight lambs sold to £162 each with a total of 19 pens selling from £145-£163 per head.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 24 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £6.08/kg | £5.76 to £7.11/kg | £137 | £122 to £168 | 21 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.24/kg | £6.89 to £8.09/kg | £115 | £93 to £130 | 15 |
| 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
36 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 28 | £168 | £6.00/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £142 | £5.92/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £148 | £5.90/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £148 | £5.90/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £145 | £5.89/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £141 | £5.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £143 | £5.84/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £150 | £5.84/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £147 | £5.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £141 | £5.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £145 | £7.11/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.32/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £126 | £6.30/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £126 | £6.30/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £123 | £6.15/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £126 | £6.12/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £124 | £6.11/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £122 | £6.10/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £127 | £6.05/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £127 | £8.09/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £108 | £7.72/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £98 | £7.54/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £93 | £7.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £108 | £7.25/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £99 | £7.23/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £113 | £7.15/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £128 | £7.53/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £120 | £7.02/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £7.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £130 | £6.93/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £119 | £6.92/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £121 | £6.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £121 | £6.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £124 | £6.89/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.