Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Sheep sale, Tuesday 24 September 2024
- Lambs £130/head* mart average
- Cull ewes £137/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 10 lots | £130 | £128 to £133 | 10 |
| Cull ewes | All weightsderived from 10 lots | £137 | £118 to £178 | 10 |
| Breeding ewes | All weightsderived from 4 lots | £187 | £168 to £195 | 12 |
| Rams | All weightsderived from 4 lots | £182 | £70 to £300 | 4 |
| 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
28 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | 28 | £133 |
| Lambs | 1 | 23 | £132 |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £131 |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £131 |
| Lambs | 1 | 29 | £130 |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £130 |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £130 |
| Lambs | 1 | 24 | £129 |
| Lambs | 1 | 25 | £128 |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £128 |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £178 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £165 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £148 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £134 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £130 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £128 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £126 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £120 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £120 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £118 | |
| Rams | 1 | £100 | |
| Rams | 1 | £70 | |
| Rams | 1 | £300 | |
| Rams | 1 | £260 | |
| Breeding ewes | 5 | £195 | |
| Breeding ewes | 5 | £185 | |
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £175 | |
| Breeding ewes | 1 | £168 |
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.