Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 26 January 2024

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 4, 2024

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,390£1,370 to £1,4102
500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£1,534£1,350 to £1,6405
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£1,577£1,560 to £1,6003
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,237£1,200 to £1,2603
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£1,357£1,200 to £1,4606
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£1,320£1,320 to £1,3201
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£985£970 to £1,0002
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£1,070£840 to £1,3205
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£1,140£1,140 to £1,1401
400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£1,222£1,090 to £1,3309
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 2 lots£925£790 to £1,0602
300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£852£800 to £9006
400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,030£980 to £1,0802
CalvesAll weightsderived from 20 lots£320£270 to £38020
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 67 lots, 67 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1BB£380
Calves1HE£380
Calves1HE£375
Calves1HE£355
Calves1BB£345
Calves1AA£330
Calves1SI£310
Calves1AA£310
Calves1AA£300
Calves1AA£275
Calves1HE£355
Calves1HE£345
Calves1HE£340
Calves1HE£300
Calves1AA£300
Calves1LM£295
Calves1BB£285
Calves1£280
Calves1AA£275
Calves1BB£270
Weanling bulls1HE486£1,330
Weanling bulls1SI468£1,300
Weanling bulls1CH458£1,250
Weanling bulls1HE460£1,240
Weanling bulls1LM404£1,210
Weanling bulls1LM412£1,200
Weanling bulls1AA456£1,190
Weanling bulls1HE428£1,190
Weanling bulls1BB394£1,140
Weanling bulls1BB404£1,090
Weanling heifers1AA434£1,080
Weanling heifers1SI292£1,060
Weanling heifers1BA416£980
Weanling heifers1368£900
Weanling heifers1LM366£900
Weanling heifers1LM304£840
Weanling heifers1BB338£840
Weanling heifers1AA318£830
Weanling heifers1AA318£800
Weanling heifers1LM296£790
Cull cows1SH782£1,320
Cull cows1SH852£1,300
Cull cows1MO770£1,050
Cull cows1FR522£1,000
Cull cows1CH576£970
Cull cows1620£840
Cull cows1FR610£840
Heifers1LM512£1,460
Heifers1CH588£1,440
Heifers1AA554£1,370
Heifers1LM518£1,370
Heifers1622£1,320
Heifers1AA528£1,300
Heifers1LM440£1,260
Heifers1AA484£1,250
Heifers1AA502£1,200
Heifers1CH438£1,200
Bullocks1LM570£1,640
Bullocks1LM554£1,600
Bullocks1AA574£1,600
Bullocks1AA660£1,600
Bullocks1SI620£1,570
Bullocks1AA612£1,560
Bullocks1HE590£1,480
Bullocks1LM466£1,410
Bullocks1CH476£1,370
Bullocks1HE562£1,350

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.