Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 30 August 2024
- Bullocks £2.76/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.63/kg* from 9 lots
- Cull cows £1.74/kg* from 8 lots
- Weanling bulls £2.84/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.73/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £582/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,617 | £1,580 to £1,660 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,630 | £1,570 to £1,740 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,370 | £1,370 to £1,370 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,467 | £1,410 to £1,540 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,530 | £1,490 to £1,560 | 3 | |
| All weightsderived from 10 lots | £1,430 | £1,430 to £1,430 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £830 | £830 to £830 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £960 | £960 to £960 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1,132 | £800 to £1,390 | 5 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,040 | £960 to £1,150 | 7 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,077 | £990 to £1,170 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £840 | £840 to £840 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £966 | £840 to £1,140 | 8 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,200 | £1,200 to £1,200 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £582 | £450 to £720 | 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 68 lots, 68 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | CH | £720 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | £650 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | £590 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £530 | |
| Calves | 1 | SP | £530 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £450 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £450 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 442 | £1,170 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 356 | £1,150 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 368 | £1,140 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 326 | £1,100 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 428 | £1,070 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 402 | £990 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 354 | £990 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 348 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 360 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 344 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 406 | £1,200 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 392 | £1,140 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 386 | £1,040 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 394 | £1,030 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £980 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 370 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 346 | £890 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 360 | £860 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 252 | £840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 346 | £840 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 640 | £1,390 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 676 | £1,300 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 622 | £1,130 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 632 | £1,040 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 570 | £960 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 556 | £960 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 494 | £830 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 624 | £800 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 602 | £1,560 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 604 | £1,540 |
| Heifers | 1 | 596 | £1,540 | |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 664 | £1,490 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 538 | £1,450 |
| Heifers | 1 | £1,430 | ||
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 538 | £1,410 |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 494 | £1,370 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 498 | £1,370 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 484 | £1,370 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 606 | £1,740 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 588 | £1,660 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 578 | £1,640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 558 | £1,640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 602 | £1,610 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 626 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 574 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 598 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 536 | £1,580 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 620 | £1,570 |
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.