Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Sheep sale, Monday 28 September 2026
- Lambs £151/head* mart average
- Store lambs £117/head* mart average
An entry of 1260 sheep at Markethill on Monday 28th September sold in a noticeably firmer trade for fat lambs and stores. Good quality heavy lambs sold to a top of 690p/k for 24.2k at £167 for a Tandragee farmer, followed by 682p/k for 24.5k at £167 for a Kilkeel producer. Main demand for good quality heavy lambs from 600-657p/k.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 28 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £6.55/kg | £6.16 to £6.90/kg | £151 | £132 to £168 | 19 |
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £7.66/kg | £7.18 to £8.25/kg | £117 | £86 to £140 | 15 |
| 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
34 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £167 | £6.90/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £167 | £6.82/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £159 | £6.57/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £168 | £6.51/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £155 | £6.35/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £165 | £6.35/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £154 | £6.24/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £159 | £6.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £142 | £6.83/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £157 | £6.77/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £159 | £6.65/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £145 | £6.59/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £141 | £6.56/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £137 | £6.56/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £132 | £6.54/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 22 | £141 | £6.53/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 20 | £133 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 21 | £136 | £6.52/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £154 | £6.50/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £99 | £8.25/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £98 | £8.17/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £128 | £8.00/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 16 | £123 | £7.83/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 11 | £86 | £7.82/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 12 | £95 | £7.79/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 14 | £105 | £7.78/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 15 | £119 | £7.75/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 19 | £140 | £7.57/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £130 | £7.56/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £129 | £7.41/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 18 | £129 | £7.37/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £125 | £7.23/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £125 | £7.18/kg |
| Store lambs | 1 | 17 | £125 | £7.18/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 30 September 2026.