Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 21 September 2026
- Lambs £147/head* mart average
- Store lambs £121/head* mart average
A reduced entry of 1100 sheep at Markethill on Monday 21st September sold in a slightly farmer demand for lambs with cull ewe trade noticeably firmer. Heavy lambs sold from 590-620p/k for 25k at £155, followed by 617p/k for 24.4k at £150.50 each. Good quality midweights sold from 610-665p/k for 22.5k at £149.50 for a Kilkeel producer. A Dungannon farmer received 656p/k for 22.5k at £147.50.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 21 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 17 lots | £6.31/kg | £5.96 to £6.65/kg | £147 | £129 to £162 | 17 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £7.83/kg | £6.92 to £8.92/kg | £121 | £86 to £144 | 16 |
| 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
33 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £155 | £6.20/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £151 | £6.17/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £153 | £6.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £156 | £6.10/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £162 | £6.09/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £144 | £6.00/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £152 | £5.96/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £152 | £5.96/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £150 | £6.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £148 | £6.56/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £147 | £6.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £150 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £130 | £6.50/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £133 | £6.49/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £140 | £6.48/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £129 | £6.45/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £147 | £6.45/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £116 | £8.92/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £130 | £8.90/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £114 | £8.44/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 13 | £108 | £8.31/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £120 | £8.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £132 | £7.92/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £91 | £7.91/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 11 | £86 | £7.82/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £114 | £7.76/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £134 | £7.75/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £144 | £7.70/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £132 | £7.59/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £128 | £7.19/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £137 | £7.14/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £118 | £6.94/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £128 | £6.92/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 23 September 2026.