Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 31 January 2025
- Bullocks £3.20/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.18/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.32/kg* from 11 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.49/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £645/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,670 | £1,640 to £1,720 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,703 | £1,650 to £1,780 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,660 | £1,660 to £1,660 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,493 | £1,420 to £1,580 | 6 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,662 | £1,580 to £1,750 | 4 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,497 | £1,100 to £1,910 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £1,605 | £1,230 to £2,140 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,302 | £1,180 to £1,660 | 8 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,230 | £1,230 to £1,230 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,490 | £1,490 to £1,490 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £645 | £535 to £890 | 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 60 lots, 60 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £890 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £870 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £830 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £580 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £570 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £565 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £555 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £555 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £535 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,660 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 506 | £1,490 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 364 | £1,350 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 310 | £1,300 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 388 | £1,260 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 354 | £1,250 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 406 | £1,230 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 356 | £1,220 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 366 | £1,200 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 382 | £1,180 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 906 | £2,140 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 778 | £2,090 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 584 | £1,910 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 738 | £1,830 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 636 | £1,580 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 698 | £1,490 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 584 | £1,480 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 650 | £1,250 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 670 | £1,230 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 634 | £1,230 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 578 | £1,100 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 528 | £1,750 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 586 | £1,690 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,630 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,580 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 484 | £1,580 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 476 | £1,500 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 442 | £1,500 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 434 | £1,490 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 446 | £1,470 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 478 | £1,420 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 568 | £1,780 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £1,760 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 484 | £1,720 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 524 | £1,680 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 522 | £1,680 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,670 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 640 | £1,660 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 554 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 496 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 484 | £1,640 |
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.