Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 29 November 2024
- Bullocks £2.70/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.97/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.00/kg* from 7 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.01/kg* from 9 lots
- Calves £441/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,420 | £1,380 to £1,460 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,468 | £1,400 to £1,560 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,537 | £1,500 to £1,610 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,180 | £1,180 to £1,180 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,311 | £1,190 to £1,530 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,440 | £1,440 to £1,440 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £540 | £540 to £540 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,490 | £1,490 to £1,490 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £780 | £780 to £780 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,565 | £1,430 to £1,740 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £903 | £850 to £1,000 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,016 | £850 to £1,190 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,100 | £1,100 to £1,100 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £441 | £350 to £640 | 19 |
| 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 55 lots, 55 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | AA | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £440 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £430 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £420 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £390 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £385 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | £400 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £400 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £385 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £350 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,190 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 414 | £1,100 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,100 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 394 | £1,030 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 282 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 316 | £910 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 294 | £860 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 354 | £850 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 250 | £850 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 748 | £1,740 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 828 | £1,600 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 830 | £1,490 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 488 | £1,490 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 708 | £1,430 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 530 | £780 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 390 | £540 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 462 | £1,530 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 444 | £1,500 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 504 | £1,440 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 402 | £1,320 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,250 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 458 | £1,240 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,230 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 422 | £1,230 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 494 | £1,190 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,180 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 628 | £1,610 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 512 | £1,560 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 626 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 616 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 568 | £1,470 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,460 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 582 | £1,440 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 478 | £1,420 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 518 | £1,400 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 494 | £1,380 |
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.