Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 25 August 2026
- Cull cows £2.79/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £713/head* mart average
A dairy herd dispersal held at Markethill Livestock mart on Tuesday 25th August on behalf of Joe Acheson, Tassagh, Armagh comprised of 268 head of Friesian and shorthorn cross dairy stock. Trade was very firm which reflected the excellent quality of cows and heifers on offer. Top price of £3900 was paid twice for a calved Friesian heifer and calved Friesian 3rd calver.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 25 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.33/kg | £2.28 to £2.37/kg | £1,125 | £1,090 to £1,160 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.29/kg | £3.29 to £3.30/kg | £1,920 | £1,880 to £1,960 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £2.77/kg | £2.25 to £3.28/kg | £2,100 | £1,480 to £2,700 | 4 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 7 lots | £713 | £470 to £980 | 7 | ||
| 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
15 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £1,880 | £3.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 596 | £1,960 | £3.29/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 744 | £2,440 | £3.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 842 | £2,700 | £3.21/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 490 | £1,160 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 636 | £1,480 | £2.33/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 478 | £1,090 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £1,780 | £2.25/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £980 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £980 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £900 | |||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £570 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £550 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £540 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £470 |
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.