Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 30 May 2025
- Bullocks £3.52/kg* from 11 lots
- Heifers £3.32/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £3.07/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.78/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £743/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,755 | £1,740 to £1,770 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,868 | £1,730 to £2,100 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £2,190 | £2,190 to £2,190 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,870 | £1,870 to £1,870 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,809 | £1,700 to £1,940 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £1,890 | £1,890 to £1,890 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,880 | £1,880 to £1,880 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £2,246 | £1,670 to £2,860 | 9 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,055 | £890 to £1,340 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,312 | £900 to £1,590 | 6 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £743 | £610 to £880 | 14 |
| 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 | BB | £880 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £855 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £830 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £780 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £770 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £750 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £720 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £830 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £690 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £670 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £620 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £610 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 394 | £1,590 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 398 | £1,510 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,490 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 322 | £1,380 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,340 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 252 | £1,090 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 318 | £1,000 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 256 | £900 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 354 | £900 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 268 | £890 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 910 | £2,860 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 744 | £2,800 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 746 | £2,760 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 758 | £2,400 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 712 | £2,240 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 644 | £1,980 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 502 | £1,880 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 714 | £1,800 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 764 | £1,700 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 750 | £1,670 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 578 | £1,940 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 538 | £1,920 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 722 | £1,890 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 482 | £1,870 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 508 | £1,810 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 528 | £1,800 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 552 | £1,800 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 562 | £1,800 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 536 | £1,700 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 544 | £1,700 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 636 | £2,190 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 576 | £2,100 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 598 | £1,980 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 594 | £1,980 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 508 | £1,810 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 524 | £1,800 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 476 | £1,770 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,770 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,770 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,740 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 500 | £1,730 |
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.