Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 18 October 2024
- Bullocks £2.69/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.64/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £1.62/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.23/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £507/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,668 | £1,635 to £1,700 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £1,669 | £1,620 to £1,730 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,403 | £1,390 to £1,430 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,465 | £1,360 to £1,530 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,530 | £1,450 to £1,590 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £890 | £890 to £890 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,010 | £1,000 to £1,020 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £1,063 | £920 to £1,290 | 7 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,040 | £950 to £1,110 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,056 | £950 to £1,170 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,270 | £1,270 to £1,270 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,260 | £1,260 to £1,260 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £507 | £445 to £660 | 19 |
| 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 59 lots, 59 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BB | £660 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £525 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £475 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £470 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £455 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £460 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £450 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £445 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,270 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SH | 522 | £1,260 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 312 | £1,170 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 352 | £1,150 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 284 | £1,110 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,060 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 332 | £1,010 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 336 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 298 | £950 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 308 | £950 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 812 | £1,290 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 702 | £1,190 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 816 | £1,160 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 550 | £1,020 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 526 | £1,000 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 674 | £990 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 644 | £950 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 610 | £940 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 642 | £920 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 484 | £890 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 670 | £1,590 |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 724 | £1,550 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 558 | £1,530 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £1,530 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 610 | £1,450 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 508 | £1,440 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 496 | £1,430 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 492 | £1,390 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,390 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 530 | £1,360 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £1,730 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 606 | £1,710 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 578 | £1,700 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 644 | £1,680 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 666 | £1,670 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 610 | £1,660 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 706 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 566 | £1,635 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 618 | £1,630 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 616 | £1,620 |
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.