Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 20 October 2023
- Bullocks £2.62/kg* from 12 lots
- Heifers £2.39/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.46/kg* from 7 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.44/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.22/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £402/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,465 | £1,450 to £1,480 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,495 | £1,450 to £1,540 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1,587 | £1,500 to £1,670 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,245 | £1,240 to £1,250 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,294 | £1,160 to £1,500 | 8 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £870 | £870 to £870 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £800 | £800 to £800 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £908 | £760 to £1,210 | 5 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £962 | £950 to £970 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,040 | £960 to £1,140 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £830 | £830 to £830 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £817 | £760 to £910 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £820 | £800 to £840 | 2 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £402 | £300 to £550 | 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 68 lots, 68 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BB | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £470 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £465 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £370 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £370 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £350 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £420 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £420 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £410 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £350 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £340 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £335 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £300 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 494 | £1,140 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 486 | £1,100 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 464 | £1,010 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 414 | £990 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 392 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 348 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 432 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 388 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 390 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 320 | £910 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 376 | £870 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 496 | £840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 284 | £830 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 390 | £810 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 402 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 378 | £800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 398 | £790 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 358 | £780 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 362 | £760 |
| Cull cows | 1 | MO | 780 | £1,210 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 634 | £910 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 494 | £870 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £860 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 530 | £800 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 644 | £800 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £760 | |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 592 | £1,500 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 542 | £1,320 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 580 | £1,300 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 572 | £1,290 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 546 | £1,285 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 544 | £1,270 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,250 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 494 | £1,240 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 512 | £1,230 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 522 | £1,160 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £1,670 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 716 | £1,630 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 656 | £1,550 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 630 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 674 | £1,570 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 554 | £1,540 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 524 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 640 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 508 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 488 | £1,480 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 572 | £1,450 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 498 | £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.