Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 8 December 2023
- Bullocks £2.25/kg* from 8 lots
- Heifers £2.40/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.69/kg* from 7 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.51/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.02/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £321/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £960 | £960 to £960 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £984 | £810 to £1,090 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,320 | £1,260 to £1,380 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,158 | £1,110 to £1,290 | 5 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,242 | £1,160 to £1,300 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,360 | £1,360 to £1,360 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £700 | £700 to £700 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £800 | £800 to £800 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1,189 | £1,100 to £1,240 | 5 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £720 | £660 to £880 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £764 | £670 to £900 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £555 | £550 to £560 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £670 | £540 to £950 | 8 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 17 lots | £321 | £175 to £650 | 17 |
| 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 62 lots, 62 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £430 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £395 | |
| Calves | 1 | ST | £325 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £315 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £280 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £260 | |
| Calves | 1 | £230 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £450 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £405 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £290 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £290 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £275 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £265 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £245 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £180 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £175 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 302 | £900 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 286 | £880 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 312 | £810 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 348 | £750 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 254 | £700 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 314 | £690 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 254 | £680 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 272 | £680 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 356 | £670 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 294 | £660 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 344 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 368 | £920 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 326 | £640 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 322 | £590 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 328 | £580 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 316 | £580 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 294 | £560 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 336 | £560 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 252 | £550 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 306 | £540 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 664 | £1,200 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 670 | £1,175 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 736 | £1,100 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AU | 720 | £1,240 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 606 | £1,230 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 528 | £800 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 468 | £700 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 612 | £1,360 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 588 | £1,300 |
| Heifers | 1 | 488 | £1,290 | |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 550 | £1,270 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £1,240 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 524 | £1,160 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 462 | £1,150 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 450 | £1,130 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 452 | £1,110 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 434 | £1,110 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 592 | £1,380 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 556 | £1,260 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 484 | £1,090 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 478 | £1,090 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 426 | £970 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 398 | £960 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 442 | £960 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 400 | £810 |
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.