Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 7 February 2025
- Bullocks £3.19/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.20/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.50/kg* from 9 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.96/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £525/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,635 | £1,600 to £1,670 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,654 | £1,580 to £1,730 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,469 | £1,320 to £1,620 | 7 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,767 | £1,520 to £2,160 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,458 | £1,290 to £1,640 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1,604 | £1,300 to £1,730 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,230 | £1,210 to £1,290 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,294 | £1,250 to £1,370 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,380 | £1,380 to £1,380 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £525 | £460 to £750 | 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 59 lots, 59 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BB | £640 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £515 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £510 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £480 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £750 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £600 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £590 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £500 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £490 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £470 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £470 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £470 | |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £460 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 426 | £1,380 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 332 | £1,370 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 312 | £1,300 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 294 | £1,290 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 396 | £1,290 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 318 | £1,260 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 374 | £1,250 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 282 | £1,210 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 292 | £1,210 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 256 | £1,210 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 648 | £1,730 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 712 | £1,690 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 602 | £1,680 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 552 | £1,640 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 700 | £1,620 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 544 | £1,500 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 584 | £1,400 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 656 | £1,300 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 572 | £1,290 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 594 | £2,160 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,620 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,620 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 490 | £1,580 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,570 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 518 | £1,520 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 468 | £1,420 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 450 | £1,390 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 414 | £1,380 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 438 | £1,320 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 504 | £1,730 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 542 | £1,710 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 508 | £1,690 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 494 | £1,670 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 510 | £1,660 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 526 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,620 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 488 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 502 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 570 | £1,580 |
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.