Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 21 February 2025
- Bullocks £3.17/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.34/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.61/kg* from 5 lots
- Weanling bulls £3.67/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.55/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £643/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2,050 | £1,920 to £2,180 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £2,020 | £1,920 to £2,320 | 8 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,575 | £1,500 to £1,660 | 6 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,718 | £1,560 to £1,820 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,650 | £1,650 to £1,650 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,408 | £1,020 to £1,710 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,880 | £1,880 to £1,880 | 1 | |
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,170 | £1,170 to £1,170 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,312 | £1,190 to £1,410 | 6 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,393 | £1,340 to £1,480 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 9 lots | £1,211 | £1,070 to £1,470 | 9 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,700 | £1,700 to £1,700 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £643 | £540 to £800 | 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 65 lots, 65 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £800 | |
| Calves | 1 | £765 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £755 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £710 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HI | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £660 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £640 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £610 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £570 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £570 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £570 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £560 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £555 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £540 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £540 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 414 | £1,480 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 358 | £1,410 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 462 | £1,360 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 332 | £1,350 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,340 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 340 | £1,320 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 384 | £1,310 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,290 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 304 | £1,190 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SH | 260 | £1,170 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 448 | £1,700 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 336 | £1,470 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 348 | £1,400 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 354 | £1,290 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 358 | £1,240 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 376 | £1,130 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,110 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 344 | £1,100 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,090 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 376 | £1,070 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 628 | £1,880 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 586 | £1,710 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 556 | £1,540 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 562 | £1,360 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 526 | £1,020 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,820 |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 594 | £1,775 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 456 | £1,660 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 608 | £1,650 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 438 | £1,630 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 456 | £1,590 |
| Heifers | 1 | FR | 576 | £1,560 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 412 | £1,550 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,520 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 474 | £1,500 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 762 | £2,320 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 584 | £2,180 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 618 | £2,120 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 644 | £2,000 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 644 | £1,970 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 610 | £1,950 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 660 | £1,950 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 656 | £1,930 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 662 | £1,920 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 578 | £1,920 |
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.