Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Cull cows £2.77/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £597/head* mart average
An entry of 85 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 6th October sold in a very firm trade particularly good quality beef bred cows. Cow/heifers sold up to £363 for 524k at £1900 from a Richhill farmer. Heavy cows to £322 for 770k at £2480 from a Richhill farmer. The same owner received £318 for 720k at £2290. Main demand for good quality cows from £290 to £313 per 100 kilos.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 6 October 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 2 lots | £2.97/kg | £2.32 to £3.63/kg | £1,645 | £1,390 to £1,900 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 16 lots | £2.75/kg | £2.22 to £3.22/kg | £1,976 | £1,490 to £2,480 | 16 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 28 lots | £597 | £300 to £900 | 28 | ||
| 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 46 lots, 46 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 524 | £1,900 | £3.63/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £2,480 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £2,290 | £3.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 754 | £2,390 | £3.17/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £2,220 | £3.13/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 682 | £2,130 | £3.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 766 | £2,390 | £3.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 654 | £2,040 | £3.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 716 | £2,190 | £3.05/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £2,130 | £2.57/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,700 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,520 | £2.45/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 728 | £1,720 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £1,500 | £2.33/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 598 | £1,390 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 742 | £1,680 | £2.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,740 | £2.23/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 672 | £1,490 | £2.22/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £900 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £830 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £800 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £760 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £750 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £700 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £610 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £460 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £380 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £310 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 | ||
| Calves | 1 | FR | £300 |
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 7 October 2026.