Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 14 March 2025
- Bullocks £3.32/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.45/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.37/kg* from 7 lots
- Weanling bulls £3.56/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.74/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £679/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,880 | £1,860 to £1,900 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,890 | £1,830 to £2,000 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £2,086 | £1,900 to £2,210 | 5 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,660 | £1,650 to £1,670 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,828 | £1,670 to £2,160 | 8 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,140 | £1,140 to £1,140 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £1,730 | £1,130 to £2,060 | 6 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,470 | £1,390 to £1,560 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,572 | £1,490 to £1,690 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,680 | £1,680 to £1,680 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,483 | £1,360 to £1,920 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,452 | £1,370 to £1,550 | 4 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £679 | £465 to £780 | 16 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||
Sample lots 63 lots, 63 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | SI | £780 | |
| Calves | 1 | £770 | ||
| Calves | 1 | AA | £755 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £750 | |
| Calves | 1 | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £740 | ||
| Calves | 1 | £705 | ||
| Calves | 1 | SI | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £770 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £680 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £590 | |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £550 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £485 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £465 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 492 | £1,690 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 514 | £1,680 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 492 | £1,620 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 426 | £1,570 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 398 | £1,560 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,490 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 418 | £1,490 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 398 | £1,480 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 398 | £1,450 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 376 | £1,390 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 384 | £1,920 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 414 | £1,550 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,500 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 364 | £1,430 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 392 | £1,410 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,400 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 422 | £1,390 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,380 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 402 | £1,370 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 386 | £1,360 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 714 | £2,060 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 840 | £2,020 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 774 | £2,000 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 640 | £1,960 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 638 | £1,210 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 576 | £1,140 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 640 | £1,130 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 532 | £2,160 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 590 | £1,960 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 580 | £1,890 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 528 | £1,780 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 582 | £1,780 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 508 | £1,690 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 538 | £1,690 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,670 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 538 | £1,670 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 420 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 668 | £2,210 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 662 | £2,190 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 794 | £2,100 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 606 | £2,030 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 572 | £2,000 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 644 | £1,900 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 492 | £1,900 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 498 | £1,860 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 566 | £1,840 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 564 | £1,830 |
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.