Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 23 May 2025
- Bullocks £3.79/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £3.53/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £3.29/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.90/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £784/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,537 | £1,480 to £1,590 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,600 | £1,470 to £1,750 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,925 | £1,900 to £1,950 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £2,080 | £2,080 to £2,080 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,745 | £1,740 to £1,750 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,953 | £1,780 to £2,100 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £2,245 | £2,150 to £2,340 | 2 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,766 | £1,630 to £1,970 | 8 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £2,335 | £2,300 to £2,370 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,200 | £1,200 to £1,200 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £1,352 | £1,000 to £1,590 | 5 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,550 | £1,240 to £1,760 | 4 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £784 | £620 to £980 | 14 |
| 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 55 lots, 55 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | AA | £980 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £900 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £760 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £710 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £890 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £880 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £860 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £810 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £780 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £740 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £730 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 404 | £1,760 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 428 | £1,700 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 358 | £1,590 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 366 | £1,550 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 406 | £1,500 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 338 | £1,480 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 408 | £1,240 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 288 | £1,200 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 304 | £1,140 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 334 | £1,000 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 724 | £2,370 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,300 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,970 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 528 | £1,830 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 554 | £1,815 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 528 | £1,780 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 552 | £1,720 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 506 | £1,700 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 516 | £1,680 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 516 | £1,630 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,340 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 632 | £2,150 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 586 | £2,100 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 586 | £2,070 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 558 | £2,000 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 520 | £1,930 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 572 | £1,840 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 504 | £1,780 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 498 | £1,750 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 498 | £1,740 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 606 | £2,080 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 526 | £1,950 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 548 | £1,900 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,750 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 480 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 416 | £1,650 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 348 | £1,590 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 360 | £1,540 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 338 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 466 | £1,480 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 482 | £1,470 |
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.