Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 6 September 2024
- Bullocks £2.80/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £2.47/kg* from 9 lots
- Cull cows £1.75/kg* from 3 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.99/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £458/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,515 | £1,500 to £1,530 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,561 | £1,510 to £1,680 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,535 | £1,520 to £1,550 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,418 | £1,360 to £1,550 | 5 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,465 | £1,380 to £1,560 | 4 | |
| All weightsderived from 10 lots | £1,400 | £1,400 to £1,400 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £910 | £700 to £1,120 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,290 | £1,290 to £1,290 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 9 lots | £1,048 | £880 to £1,200 | 9 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,450 | £1,450 to £1,450 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £458 | £240 to £600 | 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 54 lots, 54 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £570 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £530 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £530 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £320 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £285 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £590 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | AU | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £450 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £450 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 448 | £1,450 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 396 | £1,200 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 392 | £1,140 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 364 | £1,130 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 348 | £1,130 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 384 | £1,080 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £970 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £970 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £930 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £880 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 678 | £1,290 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 548 | £1,120 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 532 | £700 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 644 | £1,560 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 516 | £1,550 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 632 | £1,480 |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 612 | £1,440 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 584 | £1,430 |
| Heifers | 1 | £1,400 | ||
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 668 | £1,380 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 506 | £1,380 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 598 | £1,370 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,360 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 592 | £1,680 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 572 | £1,620 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 546 | £1,550 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 664 | £1,550 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 526 | £1,540 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 498 | £1,530 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 518 | £1,520 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 624 | £1,520 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 536 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 566 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 488 | £1,500 |
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.