Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 9 August 2024
- Bullocks £2.72/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.68/kg* from 9 lots
- Cull cows £2.00/kg* from 9 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.70/kg* from 9 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.69/kg* from 8 lots
- Calves £574/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,524 | £1,440 to £1,680 | 8 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,535 | £1,490 to £1,580 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,330 | £1,200 to £1,440 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,332 | £1,170 to £1,460 | 6 | |
| All weightsderived from 10 lots | £1,290 | £1,290 to £1,290 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,245 | £1,190 to £1,300 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £1,270 | £1,040 to £1,580 | 7 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £940 | £940 to £940 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £985 | £960 to £1,010 | 2 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,052 | £950 to £1,330 | 6 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £967 | £930 to £1,050 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,055 | £950 to £1,160 | 2 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £574 | £460 to £660 | 20 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||
Sample lots 66 lots, 66 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £660 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £585 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £555 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £635 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £630 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £540 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 464 | £1,330 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 408 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 394 | £1,010 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 416 | £1,000 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 404 | £1,000 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 402 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 344 | £960 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 410 | £950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 244 | £940 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 470 | £1,160 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 388 | £1,050 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 358 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 368 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 306 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 324 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 424 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 330 | £930 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 610 | £1,580 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 678 | £1,300 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 590 | £1,300 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 602 | £1,280 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £1,260 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 704 | £1,240 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 580 | £1,190 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 662 | £1,190 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 632 | £1,040 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,460 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 484 | £1,440 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 504 | £1,410 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 518 | £1,410 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 498 | £1,350 |
| Heifers | 1 | £1,290 | ||
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 504 | £1,280 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 502 | £1,260 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 432 | £1,200 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 538 | £1,170 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 574 | £1,680 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 608 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 596 | £1,570 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 534 | £1,540 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 564 | £1,520 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 632 | £1,490 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 508 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 544 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 558 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 514 | £1,440 |
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.