Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 11 October 2024
- Bullocks £2.86/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £2.87/kg* from 9 lots
- Cull cows £2.26/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.67/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £622/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,570 | £1,510 to £1,630 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,582 | £1,490 to £1,640 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1,688 | £1,470 to £1,950 | 5 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,463 | £1,360 to £1,560 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,397 | £1,370 to £1,450 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,740 | £1,700 to £1,800 | 3 | |
| All weightsderived from 10 lots | £1,490 | £1,490 to £1,490 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 10 lots | £1,887 | £1,690 to £2,160 | 10 |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £989 | £880 to £1,190 | 8 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,005 | £940 to £1,070 | 2 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £622 | £510 to £770 | 20 |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||
Sample lots 61 lots, 61 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | £655 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £580 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £575 | |
| Calves | 1 | £560 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £710 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £625 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | £565 | ||
| Calves | 1 | LM | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | £550 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £510 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 374 | £1,190 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 368 | £1,110 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 410 | £1,070 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 334 | £980 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 438 | £940 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 334 | £930 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £920 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 370 | £900 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 372 | £880 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 992 | £2,160 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 820 | £2,000 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £1,990 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 772 | £1,970 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 864 | £1,950 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 868 | £1,860 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 828 | £1,760 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 782 | £1,750 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 832 | £1,740 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 782 | £1,690 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £1,800 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 622 | £1,720 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 654 | £1,700 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 432 | £1,560 |
| Heifers | 1 | £1,490 | ||
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 446 | £1,470 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 532 | £1,450 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 528 | £1,370 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 534 | £1,370 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 476 | £1,360 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £1,950 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 626 | £1,720 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 608 | £1,700 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 546 | £1,640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 486 | £1,630 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 558 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 606 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 506 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 454 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 518 | £1,490 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 694 | £1,470 |
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.