Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 7 March 2025
- Bullocks £3.31/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.57/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.57/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.92/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £731/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,592 | £1,580 to £1,600 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,848 | £1,670 to £1,960 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £2,013 | £1,840 to £2,220 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,852 | £1,690 to £2,040 | 4 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,880 | £1,780 to £1,990 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £1,923 | £1,820 to £2,000 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,400 | £1,400 to £1,400 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,340 | £1,340 to £1,340 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £1,841 | £1,400 to £2,240 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,587 | £1,560 to £1,600 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,684 | £1,560 to £1,840 | 7 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £731 | £625 to £880 | 15 |
| 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 55 lots, 55 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | AA | £850 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £740 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | £645 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £645 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £645 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £625 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £880 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £840 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £820 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £790 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £740 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £715 | |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £680 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 488 | £1,800 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 432 | £1,720 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,640 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,620 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 448 | £1,610 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 394 | £1,600 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 394 | £1,600 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 402 | £1,560 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 362 | £1,560 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 724 | £2,240 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 784 | £2,110 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 812 | £2,090 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 782 | £1,850 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £1,830 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 722 | £1,780 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 642 | £1,430 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £1,400 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 492 | £1,400 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 512 | £1,340 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 472 | £2,040 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 672 | £2,000 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 552 | £1,990 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 454 | £1,980 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 642 | £1,950 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 506 | £1,870 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 624 | £1,820 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 528 | £1,780 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 454 | £1,700 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 466 | £1,690 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 740 | £2,220 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 600 | £1,980 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 534 | £1,960 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 594 | £1,910 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 508 | £1,850 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 618 | £1,840 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,670 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 460 | £1,600 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 486 | £1,595 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 488 | £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.