Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 28 April 2023
- Bullocks £2.76/kg* from 13 lots
- Heifers £2.59/kg* from 13 lots
- Cull cows £1.87/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.81/kg* from 14 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.54/kg* from 13 lots
- Calves £308/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £1,502 | £1,450 to £1,590 | 12 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,580 | £1,580 to £1,580 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £980 | £980 to £980 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,160 | £1,160 to £1,160 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,391 | £1,320 to £1,490 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,600 | £1,540 to £1,630 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,060 | £1,060 to £1,060 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £1,312 | £940 to £1,560 | 9 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £846 | £765 to £950 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,029 | £950 to £1,140 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,020 | £940 to £1,060 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £722 | £580 to £800 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £832 | £800 to £860 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £917 | £860 to £950 | 3 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £308 | £255 to £400 | 19 |
| 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 82 lots, 82 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BB | £350 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £330 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £305 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £270 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £365 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £260 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £255 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £375 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £315 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £305 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £295 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £280 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £275 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £275 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £270 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 278 | £950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £765 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 268 | £870 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 254 | £800 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 396 | £1,140 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 394 | £1,130 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 446 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 432 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 366 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 362 | £980 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 364 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 366 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 378 | £950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 428 | £940 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 194 | £650 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 190 | £580 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 262 | £790 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 436 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 426 | £940 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 372 | £860 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 416 | £860 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 376 | £850 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 374 | £840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 374 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 326 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 262 | £790 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 690 | £1,560 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 860 | £1,480 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 694 | £1,460 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 708 | £1,390 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 702 | £1,380 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 756 | £1,360 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 644 | £1,140 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 616 | £1,100 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 582 | £1,060 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 618 | £940 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 346 | £980 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 604 | £1,630 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 544 | £1,430 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 604 | £1,630 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 634 | £1,540 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 586 | £1,490 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 544 | £1,430 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 556 | £1,400 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 526 | £1,370 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 544 | £1,350 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 526 | £1,340 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 530 | £1,320 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 442 | £1,160 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 542 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 518 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 512 | £1,490 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 542 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 644 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 518 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 592 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 512 | £1,490 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 550 | £1,490 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 578 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 568 | £1,470 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 530 | £1,460 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 520 | £1,450 |
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.