Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 27 April 2018
- Bullocks £2.03/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £2.09/kg* from 8 lots
- Cull cows £1.61/kg* from 6 lots
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £1,108 | £1,005 to £1,245 | 11 |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £813 | £760 to £880 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £952 | £840 to £1,065 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,060 | £1,060 to £1,060 | 1 | |
| All weightsderived from 9 lots | £1,100 | £1,100 to £1,100 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £760 | £670 to £920 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £803 | £640 to £905 | 3 | |
| 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
26 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | £1,100 | |
| Heifers | 1 | 396 | £880 |
| Heifers | 1 | 454 | £840 |
| Heifers | 1 | 484 | £1,065 |
| Heifers | 1 | 548 | £1,060 |
| Heifers | 1 | 374 | £835 |
| Heifers | 1 | 370 | £820 |
| Heifers | 1 | 356 | £770 |
| Heifers | 1 | 398 | £760 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 474 | £920 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 416 | £670 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 566 | £905 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 532 | £865 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 426 | £690 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 506 | £640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 570 | £1,245 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 554 | £1,185 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,150 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,150 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 534 | £1,125 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 534 | £1,105 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,090 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 548 | £1,045 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 528 | £1,045 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 500 | £1,005 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £1,040 |
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.