Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 3 March 2023
- Bullocks £2.67/kg* from 14 lots
- Heifers £2.35/kg* from 13 lots
- Cull cows £1.47/kg* from 4 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.84/kg* from 13 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.72/kg* from 13 lots
- Calves £313/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,302 | £1,140 to £1,480 | 6 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,517 | £1,210 to £1,720 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,430 | £1,430 to £1,430 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £940 | £940 to £940 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,070 | £1,000 to £1,140 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,248 | £1,150 to £1,340 | 5 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1,542 | £1,450 to £1,570 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,002 | £940 to £1,060 | 4 |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £630 | £540 to £750 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £879 | £730 to £1,015 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,082 | £940 to £1,180 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 6 lots | £606 | £450 to £780 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £846 | £700 to £1,050 | 7 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £313 | £175 to £530 | 19 |
| 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 76 lots, 76 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | HE | £530 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £510 | |
| Calves | 1 | £430 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AY | £390 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £370 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £340 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £335 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £310 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £310 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £370 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £275 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £250 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £205 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £190 | |
| Calves | 1 | AU | £185 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £175 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 196 | £690 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 170 | £590 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 156 | £540 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 186 | £580 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 430 | £1,180 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 450 | £1,150 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | 452 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,015 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 344 | £1,010 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 400 | £940 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £760 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 292 | £750 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 304 | £730 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 138 | £495 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 136 | £450 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 162 | £520 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 378 | £1,050 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 372 | £980 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 332 | £880 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 352 | £790 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 278 | £780 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 320 | £720 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 282 | £700 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 310 | £700 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 262 | £690 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 754 | £1,060 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 668 | £1,030 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 642 | £980 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 674 | £940 |
| Heifers | 1 | 634 | £1,560 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 646 | £1,570 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 390 | £940 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 646 | £1,570 |
| Heifers | 1 | 634 | £1,560 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 604 | £1,450 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 594 | £1,340 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 538 | £1,270 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 582 | £1,260 |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £1,220 | |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 520 | £1,150 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 484 | £1,140 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 418 | £1,000 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 498 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 596 | £1,720 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 534 | £1,530 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 596 | £1,720 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 592 | £1,660 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 534 | £1,530 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 498 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 634 | £1,430 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 492 | £1,290 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 570 | £1,250 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 434 | £1,220 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AY | 512 | £1,210 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 458 | £1,200 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 494 | £1,140 |
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.