Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 20 December 2024
- Bullocks £2.68/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £2.58/kg* from 2 lots
- Cull cows £1.71/kg* from 9 lots
- Weanling bulls £3.08/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.53/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £656/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,167 | £980 to £1,240 | 7 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,575 | £1,210 to £1,790 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,630 | £1,600 to £1,660 | 2 |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £887 | £810 to £980 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1,172 | £1,010 to £1,550 | 6 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £850 | £850 to £850 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,076 | £840 to £1,240 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,170 | £1,060 to £1,280 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £770 | £770 to £770 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £892 | £840 to £1,020 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £995 | £960 to £1,020 | 4 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 21 lots | £656 | £420 to £930 | 21 |
| 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 63 lots, 63 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £930 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £910 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £900 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £520 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £475 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £850 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £800 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £770 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £635 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | £520 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £420 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 406 | £1,280 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,240 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 358 | £1,220 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 394 | £1,200 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 356 | £1,140 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,060 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 332 | £970 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 338 | £920 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 212 | £850 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 374 | £840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 422 | £1,020 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 356 | £1,020 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 416 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 416 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 422 | £960 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 314 | £860 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 358 | £850 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 366 | £840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 282 | £770 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 274 | £770 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 626 | £1,550 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 694 | £1,200 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 678 | £1,170 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 626 | £1,090 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 672 | £1,010 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 674 | £1,010 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 586 | £980 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 564 | £870 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 546 | £810 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £1,660 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 612 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 556 | £1,790 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 552 | £1,660 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 548 | £1,640 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 472 | £1,240 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 474 | £1,220 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 518 | £1,210 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 464 | £1,200 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 462 | £1,200 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 478 | £1,190 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 424 | £1,140 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 422 | £980 |
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.