Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 17 February 2017

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 7, 2017

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£785£785 to £7851
500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£1,090£1,015 to £1,1608
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£1,160£1,160 to £1,1601
All weightsderived from 12 lots£1,130£1,080 to £1,1802
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£867£855 to £8753
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£1,001£940 to £1,0956
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£1,128£1,120 to £1,1352
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

23 lots
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Bullocks1CH£1,180
Bullocks1LM£1,080
Bullocks1614£1,160
Bullocks1570£1,075
Bullocks1516£1,060
Bullocks1590£1,160
Bullocks1580£1,105
Bullocks1512£1,015
Bullocks1580£1,110
Bullocks1540£1,090
Bullocks1580£1,105
Bullocks1450£785
Heifers1600£1,135
Heifers1612£1,120
Heifers1576£1,095
Heifers1544£1,035
Heifers1570£1,020
Heifers1508£970
Heifers1518£940
Heifers1540£945
Heifers1444£875
Heifers1476£870
Heifers1404£855

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 www.farminglife.com. Fetched 3 September 2026.