Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 8 September 2026
- Cull cows £2.73/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £601/head* mart average
An entry of 60 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 8th September maintained a very good trade. Good quality beef bred cows sold from £280 to £326 for 760k at £2480 from a Poyntzpass farmer followed by £316 for 602k at £1900 from a Cullyhanna farmer. The same owner received £314 for 684k at £2150.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 8 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.34/kg | £2.34 to £2.34/kg | £1,340 | £1,340 to £1,340 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £2.76/kg | £2.04 to £3.26/kg | £1,911 | £1,260 to £2,480 | 13 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £601 | £260 to £1,010 | 21 | ||
| 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 | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £2,480 | £3.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 602 | £1,900 | £3.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 684 | £2,150 | £3.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 752 | £2,300 | £3.06/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 734 | £2,240 | £3.05/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 758 | £2,280 | £3.01/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 612 | £1,840 | £3.01/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 634 | £1,860 | £2.93/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 738 | £1,890 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 712 | £1,690 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £1,500 | £2.29/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 574 | £1,340 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 614 | £1,260 | £2.05/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,450 | £2.04/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,010 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £810 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £320 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £290 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £260 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £560 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £510 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £510 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £500 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £500 |
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 9 September 2026.