Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 26 May 2023
- Bullocks £2.67/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.49/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.93/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.99/kg* from 13 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.73/kg* from 13 lots
- Calves £291/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £1,513 | £1,300 to £1,610 | 9 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,530 | £1,530 to £1,530 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,040 | £1,040 to £1,040 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,235 | £1,060 to £1,560 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,266 | £1,160 to £1,360 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £865 | £860 to £870 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,152 | £1,010 to £1,310 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,250 | £1,130 to £1,490 | 4 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 6 lots | £837 | £600 to £960 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £886 | £830 to £950 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,230 | £1,090 to £1,370 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £786 | £620 to £890 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £908 | £800 to £1,060 | 8 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £291 | £210 to £500 | 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 75 lots, 75 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | CH | £380 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £355 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £335 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £305 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £290 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £280 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £280 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £270 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £285 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £260 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £260 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £260 | |
| Calves | 1 | AU | £250 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £250 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £225 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £210 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 236 | £810 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 176 | £600 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 288 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 470 | £1,370 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,090 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 288 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 336 | £940 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 296 | £880 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 304 | £870 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SH | 322 | £840 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 344 | £830 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 236 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 286 | £890 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 204 | £750 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 204 | £620 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 396 | £1,060 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 396 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 380 | £970 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 392 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 286 | £890 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 332 | £850 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 364 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 340 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 352 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 264 | £780 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 644 | £1,490 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 592 | £1,310 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 672 | £1,200 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 826 | £1,180 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 524 | £1,160 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 604 | £1,130 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 598 | £1,130 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 558 | £1,010 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 492 | £870 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 428 | £860 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 494 | £1,560 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 536 | £1,360 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 572 | £1,360 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 534 | £1,280 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 500 | £1,170 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 472 | £1,170 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 530 | £1,160 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 482 | £1,150 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 442 | £1,060 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 396 | £1,040 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 590 | £1,610 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 538 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 586 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 572 | £1,550 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 576 | £1,550 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £1,540 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 630 | £1,530 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 526 | £1,490 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 534 | £1,390 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 540 | £1,300 |
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.