Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 1 September 2023
- Bullocks £2.51/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.36/kg* from 8 lots
- Cull cows £1.94/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.22/kg* from 7 lots
- Calves £236/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,340 | £1,340 to £1,340 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,385 | £1,330 to £1,470 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,570 | £1,340 to £1,730 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £940 | £940 to £940 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,135 | £990 to £1,280 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,198 | £1,090 to £1,350 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,380 | £1,380 to £1,380 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £1,306 | £1,115 to £1,460 | 9 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £630 | £630 to £630 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £780 | £750 to £810 | 3 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £870 | £850 to £880 | 3 | |
| All weightsderived from 9 lots | £520 | £480 to £560 | 2 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £236 | £145 to £340 | 14 |
| 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 51 lots, 51 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | AA | £340 | |
| Calves | 1 | £330 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £290 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £270 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £250 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £230 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £230 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £210 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £200 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £180 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £170 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £160 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £145 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 402 | £880 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 418 | £880 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 400 | £850 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 376 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 378 | £780 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 368 | £750 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 220 | £630 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | £560 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | £480 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 694 | £1,460 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 710 | £1,430 |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 782 | £1,400 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 566 | £1,380 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 666 | £1,320 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 626 | £1,320 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 664 | £1,290 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 718 | £1,270 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 704 | £1,150 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £1,115 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,350 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 492 | £1,280 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 532 | £1,230 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 538 | £1,200 |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 540 | £1,120 |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 522 | £1,090 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 436 | £990 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 326 | £940 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 654 | £1,730 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 672 | £1,640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 596 | £1,470 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 534 | £1,440 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 548 | £1,370 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 596 | £1,360 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 526 | £1,340 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 608 | £1,340 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 462 | £1,340 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 552 | £1,330 |
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.