Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 9 February 2024
- Bullocks £2.78/kg* from 12 lots
- Heifers £2.96/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.83/kg* from 7 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.55/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.79/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £320/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,475 | £1,470 to £1,480 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,541 | £1,420 to £1,650 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,520 | £1,460 to £1,580 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,213 | £1,200 to £1,230 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,288 | £1,250 to £1,320 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,597 | £1,530 to £1,660 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £890 | £700 to £1,070 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £935 | £700 to £1,170 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,315 | £1,230 to £1,400 | 2 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,010 | £960 to £1,060 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,100 | £990 to £1,180 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £700 | £700 to £700 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,003 | £900 to £1,090 | 6 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,040 | £890 to £1,140 | 3 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £320 | £230 to £490 | 20 |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £390 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £295 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £290 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £280 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £345 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £310 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £305 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £270 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £245 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £230 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £230 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £230 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 472 | £1,180 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 458 | £1,160 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 404 | £1,140 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 446 | £1,140 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 404 | £1,100 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 452 | £1,080 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 380 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 418 | £1,010 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 430 | £990 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 390 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 402 | £1,140 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 396 | £1,090 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 408 | £1,090 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 332 | £1,080 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 312 | £1,040 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 344 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £900 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 472 | £890 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 224 | £700 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 930 | £1,400 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 622 | £1,230 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 506 | £1,170 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 438 | £1,070 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 490 | £900 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 460 | £700 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 574 | £700 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 584 | £1,660 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 552 | £1,600 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 516 | £1,530 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 484 | £1,320 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 466 | £1,310 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 432 | £1,270 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 464 | £1,250 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 386 | £1,230 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 386 | £1,210 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 358 | £1,200 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 598 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 554 | £1,620 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 564 | £1,600 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 568 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 618 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 524 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 516 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 492 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 488 | £1,470 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 626 | £1,460 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 560 | £1,450 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 520 | £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.