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Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 5 January 2024

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 1, 2024

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,315£1,290 to £1,3402
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£1,500£1,360 to £1,7104
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£1,674£1,580 to £1,8805
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£1,280£1,280 to £1,2801
400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,077£910 to £1,2103
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£1,265£1,190 to £1,3402
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£1,033£830 to £1,2003
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£1,016£800 to £1,3205
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£1,220£1,220 to £1,2201
400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots£1,341£1,300 to £1,4508
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£1,500£1,500 to £1,5001
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 2 lots£865£850 to £8802
300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots£874£770 to £1,1008
CalvesAll weightsderived from 16 lots£415£360 to £60016
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 61 lots, 61 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1LM£600
Calves1CH£510
Calves1AA£430
Calves1GA£420
Calves1SI£400
Calves1SI£370
Calves1BB£365
Calves1AA£365
Calves1BB£360
Calves1BB£360
Calves1BB£430
Calves1BB£420
Calves1BB£420
Calves1BB£405
Calves1BB£400
Calves1BB£385
Weanling bulls1LM534£1,500
Weanling bulls1LM490£1,450
Weanling bulls1LM444£1,350
Weanling bulls1LM444£1,350
Weanling bulls1LM450£1,340
Weanling bulls1LM438£1,330
Weanling bulls1LM408£1,310
Weanling bulls1LM464£1,300
Weanling bulls1LM432£1,300
Weanling bulls1LM392£1,220
Weanling heifers1LM362£1,100
Weanling heifers1LM358£1,050
Weanling heifers1LM316£970
Weanling heifers1LM290£880
Weanling heifers1LM276£850
Weanling heifers1BB358£790
Weanling heifers1LM352£770
Weanling heifers1SI330£770
Weanling heifers1LM356£770
Weanling heifers1LM362£770
Cull cows1SI698£1,320
Cull cows1508£1,200
Cull cows1CH616£1,070
Cull cows1AA574£1,070
Cull cows1SI706£1,000
Cull cows1636£890
Cull cows1CH572£830
Cull cows1LM654£800
Heifers1BB594£1,340
Heifers1BB384£1,280
Heifers1BB496£1,210
Heifers1BB510£1,190
Heifers1HE494£1,110
Heifers1SI438£910
Bullocks1758£1,880
Bullocks1LM588£1,710
Bullocks1HE662£1,650
Bullocks1LM640£1,630
Bullocks1BB728£1,630
Bullocks1LM606£1,580
Bullocks1AA562£1,510
Bullocks1SH522£1,420
Bullocks1AA562£1,360
Bullocks1AA492£1,340
Bullocks1SH496£1,290

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.