Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 9 February 2024

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 6, 2024

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,475£1,470 to £1,4802
500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£1,541£1,420 to £1,6508
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£1,520£1,460 to £1,5802
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£1,213£1,200 to £1,2303
400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots£1,288£1,250 to £1,3204
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£1,597£1,530 to £1,6603
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£890£700 to £1,0703
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£935£700 to £1,1702
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£1,315£1,230 to £1,4002
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots£1,010£960 to £1,0602
400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots£1,100£990 to £1,1808
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 1 lot£700£700 to £7001
300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£1,003£900 to £1,0906
400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,040£890 to £1,1403
CalvesAll weightsderived from 20 lots£320£230 to £49020
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 69 lots, 69 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1LM£490
Calves1BB£460
Calves1LM£400
Calves1LM£390
Calves1BB£360
Calves1BB£320
Calves1AA£320
Calves1BB£295
Calves1AA£290
Calves1BB£280
Calves1LM£400
Calves1BB£345
Calves1BB£310
Calves1LM£305
Calves1LM£270
Calves1BB£245
Calves1BB£240
Calves1HE£230
Calves1LM£230
Calves1LM£230
Weanling bulls1AA472£1,180
Weanling bulls1BB458£1,160
Weanling bulls1SI404£1,140
Weanling bulls1AA446£1,140
Weanling bulls1BB404£1,100
Weanling bulls1AA452£1,080
Weanling bulls1SI380£1,060
Weanling bulls1AA418£1,010
Weanling bulls1AA430£990
Weanling bulls1AA390£960
Weanling heifers1LM402£1,140
Weanling heifers1LM396£1,090
Weanling heifers1LM408£1,090
Weanling heifers1LM332£1,080
Weanling heifers1LM312£1,040
Weanling heifers1LM360£960
Weanling heifers1CH344£950
Weanling heifers1LM340£900
Weanling heifers1HE472£890
Weanling heifers1CH224£700
Cull cows1930£1,400
Cull cows1BB622£1,230
Cull cows1HE506£1,170
Cull cows1LM438£1,070
Cull cows1SI490£900
Cull cows1SI460£700
Cull cows1FR574£700
Heifers1CH584£1,660
Heifers1CH552£1,600
Heifers1CH516£1,530
Heifers1LM484£1,320
Heifers1AA466£1,310
Heifers1CH432£1,270
Heifers1LM464£1,250
Heifers1LM386£1,230
Heifers1LM386£1,210
Heifers1CH358£1,200
Bullocks1BB598£1,650
Bullocks1LM554£1,620
Bullocks1564£1,600
Bullocks1BB568£1,590
Bullocks1BB618£1,580
Bullocks1LM524£1,500
Bullocks1LM516£1,500
Bullocks1LM492£1,480
Bullocks1LM488£1,470
Bullocks1BB626£1,460
Bullocks1HE560£1,450
Bullocks1BB520£1,420

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.