Markethill Mart, County Armagh
Cattle sale, Tuesday 27 October 2026
- Cull cows £2.68/kg* mean of bands
- Calves £661/head* mart average
An entry of 85 cull cows at Markethill on Tuesday 27th October returned a steady demand. Good quality beef cows sold to £334/100k for 788k at £2630 from a Newry farmer. Followed by £329/100k for 650k at £2140 for a Poyntzpass farmer. All good quality cows from £270-£308/100k.
Markethill Mart, sale report, 27 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 | £2.96/kg | £2.83 to £3.08/kg | £1,705 | £1,680 to £1,730 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £2.64/kg | £2.21 to £3.34/kg | £1,881 | £1,370 to £2,630 | 14 | |
| Bulls | 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £2.69/kg | £2.63 to £2.76/kg | £2,690 | £2,380 to £3,000 | 2 |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £661 | £560 to £780 | 14 | ||
| 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
32 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | 788 | £2,630 | £3.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £2,140 | £3.29/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 722 | £2,300 | £3.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 562 | £1,730 | £3.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 804 | £2,350 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 756 | £2,190 | £2.90/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 706 | £2,040 | £2.89/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 594 | £1,680 | £2.83/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 862 | £2,380 | £2.76/kg | |
| Bulls | 1 | 1,142 | £3,000 | £2.63/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £1,580 | £2.45/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 652 | £1,580 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 608 | £1,410 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 762 | £1,730 | £2.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 796 | £1,800 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 608 | £1,370 | £2.25/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,680 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 696 | £1,540 | £2.21/kg | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £780 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £690 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £560 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £560 |
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 28 October 2026.