Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 7 September 2026
- Lambs £141/head* mart average
- Store lambs £118/head* mart average
An entry of 2150 sheep at Markethill on Monday 7th September sold in a steady trade for fat lambs and stores. Cull ewe trade was slightly easier. Good quality heavy lambs sold from 560-625p/k for 24k at £150 from an Annalong producer, followed by 610p/k for 24.6k at £150 for a Cullyhanna farmer. Several pens of overweight lambs sold from £152-£162 per head.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 7 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £6.11/kg | £5.76 to £6.50/kg | £141 | £125 to £162 | 20 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.40/kg | £6.94 to £8.28/kg | £118 | £104 to £132 | 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
35 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £150 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £150 | £6.10/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £151 | £6.04/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £144 | £5.93/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £147 | £5.91/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £147 | £5.88/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 28 | £162 | £5.79/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £150 | £5.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £144 | £5.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £144 | £5.76/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £137 | £6.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £131 | £6.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £133 | £6.39/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £142 | £6.34/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £146 | £6.27/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £127 | £6.26/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £125 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £134 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £131 | £6.22/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £132 | £6.14/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £106 | £8.28/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £130 | £8.13/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £119 | £7.93/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £104 | £7.59/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £114 | £7.55/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £104 | £7.54/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £110 | £7.43/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £115 | £7.39/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £124 | £7.13/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £124 | £7.13/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £120 | £7.06/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £132 | £6.98/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £127 | £6.95/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £125 | £6.94/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £118 | £6.94/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 8 September 2026.