Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 27 January 2023
- Bullocks £2.08/kg* from 5 lots
- Heifers £2.24/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.77/kg* from 6 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.78/kg* from 14 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.87/kg* from 13 lots
- Calves £411/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £890 | £890 to £890 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £880 | £790 to £930 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,425 | £1,380 to £1,480 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1,415 | £1,310 to £1,510 | 6 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £877 | £820 to £960 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,430 | £950 to £2,080 | 3 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £738 | £660 to £890 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £932 | £890 to £980 | 8 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £965 | £930 to £1,000 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £690 | £680 to £700 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots | £962 | £770 to £1,080 | 10 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,120 | £1,120 to £1,120 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £411 | £290 to £650 | 20 |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||
Sample lots 68 lots, 68 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | HE | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £510 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £470 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £440 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £380 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £380 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £420 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £350 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £315 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £290 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 186 | £670 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 212 | £730 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 194 | £660 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 270 | £890 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,000 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 362 | £980 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 360 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 382 | £950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 364 | £950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 400 | £930 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 364 | £920 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 356 | £910 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 394 | £900 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 338 | £890 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 196 | £680 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 212 | £700 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 324 | £1,030 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 446 | £1,120 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 358 | £1,080 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 340 | £1,060 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 356 | £1,050 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 324 | £1,030 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 352 | £980 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 316 | £970 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 330 | £840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 386 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 378 | £770 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 860 | £2,080 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 678 | £1,260 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 548 | £960 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 638 | £950 |
| Cull cows | 1 | MO | 534 | £850 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 548 | £820 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 658 | £1,510 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 582 | £1,480 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 636 | £1,460 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 582 | £1,440 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 614 | £1,440 |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 888 | £1,420 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 558 | £1,400 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 570 | £1,380 |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 760 | £1,350 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 622 | £1,310 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 402 | £930 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 410 | £930 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 386 | £890 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 474 | £870 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 476 | £790 |
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 2 September 2026.