Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 16 August 2024
- Bullocks £2.67/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.85/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.73/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.69/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.39/kg* from 7 lots
- Calves £546/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,575 | £1,560 to £1,590 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1,650 | £1,580 to £1,730 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,520 | £1,510 to £1,530 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,572 | £1,510 to £1,660 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,612 | £1,550 to £1,700 | 4 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £890 | £890 to £890 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,077 | £900 to £1,330 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1,098 | £940 to £1,240 | 6 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £931 | £850 to £1,020 | 7 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,100 | £900 to £1,330 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £797 | £670 to £1,050 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,075 | £1,000 to £1,200 | 4 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £546 | £350 to £900 | 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 67 lots, 67 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | CH | £900 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £590 | |
| Calves | 1 | NR | £590 | |
| Calves | 1 | MO | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | MO | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £455 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £440 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £440 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £440 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £405 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £380 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £350 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,330 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,070 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 362 | £1,020 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 336 | £1,000 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 302 | £920 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 354 | £920 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 328 | £910 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 432 | £900 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 348 | £900 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 366 | £850 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 446 | £1,200 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 436 | £1,090 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 376 | £1,050 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,010 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 412 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 340 | £670 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 330 | £670 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 526 | £1,330 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 764 | £1,240 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 756 | £1,210 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 624 | £1,130 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 738 | £1,070 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 536 | £1,000 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 646 | £1,000 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 638 | £940 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 570 | £900 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 482 | £890 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 646 | £1,700 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 532 | £1,660 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 628 | £1,610 |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 624 | £1,590 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,590 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 606 | £1,550 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 484 | £1,530 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 508 | £1,530 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,510 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 574 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 646 | £1,730 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 716 | £1,690 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 700 | £1,670 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 606 | £1,640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 526 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 638 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 622 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 548 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 584 | £1,570 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 538 | £1,560 |
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.