Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 22 September 2026
- Cull cows £2.62/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £650/head* mart average
An entry of 50 cull cows on Tuesday 22nd September sold in a steady demand. Good quality coloured cows sold to £313 for 760k at £2380 from a Jerrettspass farmer followed by £309 for 658k at £2030 from a Lisburn farmer. Friesian cull cows sold up to £242 for 658k at £1590 from a Castlewellan farmer. The same owner received £228 for 514k at £1170. Several more from £210 to £220 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 22 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 3 lots | £2.21/kg | £2.18 to £2.28/kg | £1,247 | £1,170 to £1,290 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £2.86/kg | £2.42 to £3.13/kg | £1,996 | £1,590 to £2,380 | 5 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 12 lots | £650 | £500 to £930 | 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
20 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £2,380 | £3.13/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £2,030 | £3.09/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 678 | £1,960 | £2.89/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 724 | £2,020 | £2.79/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 658 | £1,590 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 514 | £1,170 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 592 | £1,290 | £2.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 588 | £1,280 | £2.18/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £930 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £600 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £520 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SPK | £510 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £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 23 September 2026.