Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 8 September 2023
- Bullocks £2.53/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £2.54/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.83/kg* from 4 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.60/kg* from 8 lots
- Calves £454/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,264 | £1,200 to £1,380 | 5 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,302 | £1,220 to £1,380 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,400 | £1,330 to £1,470 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,170 | £1,070 to £1,330 | 7 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,515 | £1,390 to £1,640 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,770 | £1,770 to £1,770 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £960 | £960 to £960 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,310 | £1,140 to £1,520 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £767 | £680 to £900 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £758 | £640 to £940 | 5 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £454 | £200 to £660 | 18 |
| 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 | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £440 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £430 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £450 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £450 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £430 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £420 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | GA | £200 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 302 | £940 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 272 | £900 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 304 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £770 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 282 | £720 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 222 | £680 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 336 | £640 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 344 | £640 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 730 | £1,520 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 652 | £1,270 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 676 | £1,140 |
| Cull cows | 1 | GA | 594 | £960 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 652 | £1,770 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £1,640 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 588 | £1,390 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 496 | £1,330 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 478 | £1,250 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,170 |
| Heifers | 1 | 476 | £1,150 | |
| Heifers | 1 | 492 | £1,130 | |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 456 | £1,090 |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 430 | £1,070 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 612 | £1,470 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 472 | £1,380 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 506 | £1,380 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 534 | £1,330 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 600 | £1,330 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 466 | £1,280 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 520 | £1,280 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 486 | £1,260 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 532 | £1,220 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 470 | £1,200 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 498 | £1,200 |
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.