Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 15 September 2026
- Cull cows £2.43/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £449/head* mart average
Dairy stock sold to a top of £2550 at Markethill on Tuesday 15th September. This was paid for a calved heifer from a Rathfriland farmer. The same owner received £2950 for a calved heifer and a Markethill farmer sold 3 calved heifers at £3280, £3260 and £3000. A Keady producer received £3000 for a calved heifer. A Dungannon farmer sold 2 calved heifers at £3000 and £2500.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 15 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 | £2.15/kg | £2.15 to £2.15/kg | £1,200 | £1,200 to £1,200 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £2.47/kg | £2.19 to £2.95/kg | £1,880 | £1,340 to £3,000 | 8 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 30 lots | £449 | £330 to £730 | 30 | ||
| 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
39 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 726 | £2,140 | £2.95/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £2,090 | £2.82/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 1,122 | £3,000 | £2.67/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 856 | £1,960 | £2.29/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,370 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 712 | £1,620 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 672 | £1,520 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 612 | £1,340 | £2.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 558 | £1,200 | £2.15/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £730 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £670 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £560 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £390 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £380 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £380 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £360 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £340 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £350 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £570 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £550 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £520 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £520 |
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.