Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 14 September 2026
- Lambs £153/head* mart average
- Store lambs £117/head* mart average
An entry of 1900 sheep at Markethill on Monday 14th September returned a firmer trade for heavy lambs and mid weight lambs. Good quality store lambs were also firmer on the week. Average quality stores sold at similar rates to previous weeks. Good quality heavy lambs sold to 716p/k to a Ballynahinch farmer for 11 quality Texel lambs, 25.5k at £182.50.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 14 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 | £6.47/kg | £6.06 to £7.16/kg | £153 | £131 to £183 | 20 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 12 lots | £7.26/kg | £6.73 to £7.67/kg | £117 | £107 to £134 | 12 |
| 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
32 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £183 | £7.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £158 | £6.58/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £156 | £6.37/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £158 | £6.32/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £164 | £6.31/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £160 | £6.25/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 29 | £176 | £6.18/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £152 | £6.08/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £147 | £6.07/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £156 | £6.07/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £164 | £6.06/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £138 | £6.90/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £158 | £6.87/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £155 | £6.68/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £140 | £6.67/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £135 | £6.59/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £145 | £6.59/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £150 | £6.55/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £131 | £6.55/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £140 | £6.54/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £115 | £7.67/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £114 | £7.60/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £119 | £7.53/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £120 | £7.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £110 | £7.48/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £107 | £7.48/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £109 | £7.42/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £120 | £7.06/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £123 | £7.03/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 20 | £134 | £6.87/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £119 | £6.77/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £119 | £6.73/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 16 September 2026.