Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 1 March 2024

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 9, 2024

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£1,604£1,490 to £1,7008
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£1,700£1,700 to £1,7002
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£1,480£1,430 to £1,5406
600 kg and overderived from 4 lots£1,694£1,595 to £1,7804
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 10 lots£1,270£1,000 to £1,61010
Weanling bullsUnder 300 kgderived from 1 lot£990£990 to £9901
300 to 400 kgderived from 9 lots£991£890 to £1,1009
400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,100£1,100 to £1,1001
Weanling heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots£1,022£910 to £1,1205
400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots£1,054£980 to £1,1205
CalvesAll weightsderived from 20 lots£386£335 to £55020
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 71 lots, 71 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1LM£410
Calves1LM£405
Calves1SI£405
Calves1BB£400
Calves1£400
Calves1LM£400
Calves1SI£390
Calves1AA£370
Calves1AA£370
Calves1AA£365
Calves1BB£550
Calves1CH£395
Calves1SI£385
Calves1BB£375
Calves1AA£355
Calves1BB£355
Calves1SI£350
Calves1AA£350
Calves1BB£350
Calves1BB£335
Weanling bulls1BA376£1,100
Weanling bulls1SI422£1,100
Weanling bulls1AA392£1,100
Weanling bulls1CH372£1,050
Weanling bulls1LM336£1,010
Weanling bulls1HE350£1,000
Weanling bulls1LM292£990
Weanling bulls1LM340£970
Weanling bulls1BB382£900
Weanling bulls1LM324£900
Weanling bulls1CH392£890
Weanling heifers1AA436£1,120
Weanling heifers1LM338£1,120
Weanling heifers1AA432£1,110
Weanling heifers1CH348£1,080
Weanling heifers1SH394£1,080
Weanling heifers1AA424£1,070
Weanling heifers1HE422£990
Weanling heifers1402£980
Weanling heifers1LM316£920
Weanling heifers1LM320£910
Cull cows1NR788£1,610
Cull cows1LM712£1,550
Cull cows1SH732£1,490
Cull cows1FR742£1,360
Cull cows1CH754£1,340
Cull cows1FR682£1,100
Cull cows1AA780£1,095
Cull cows1BA650£1,080
Cull cows1SH696£1,080
Cull cows1AA642£1,000
Heifers1CH638£1,780
Heifers1LM654£1,740
Heifers1LM648£1,660
Heifers1CH624£1,595
Heifers1CH594£1,540
Heifers1LM578£1,520
Heifers1CH580£1,480
Heifers1LM576£1,460
Heifers1CH564£1,450
Heifers1CH584£1,430
Bullocks1AA634£1,700
Bullocks1CH576£1,700
Bullocks1BB666£1,700
Bullocks1CH568£1,680
Bullocks1LM592£1,670
Bullocks1LM558£1,630
Bullocks1HE594£1,620
Bullocks1CH534£1,540
Bullocks1HE586£1,500
Bullocks1HE544£1,490

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.