Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 12 December 2025

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 50, 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,815£1,750 to £1,8802
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£1,970£1,910 to £2,0203
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£2,186£2,080 to £2,2805
All weights
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,870£1,870 to £1,8701
500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£1,890£1,800 to £2,0608
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£2,300£2,300 to £2,3001
All weights
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 11 lots£1,996£1,600 to £2,57011
All weights
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£1,567£1,500 to £1,6206
400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,630£1,500 to £1,7503
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£1,520£1,520 to £1,5201
All weights
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 3 lots£1,377£1,360 to £1,4003
300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots£1,480£1,460 to £1,5005
400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,545£1,500 to £1,5902
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 20 lots£1,230£700 to £7,80020
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 71 lots, 71 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1AA£1,050
Calves1AA£1,020
Calves1AA£1,000
Calves1AA£990
Calves1AA£980
Calves1AA£970
Calves1FR£950
Calves1AA£910
Calves1AA£900
Calves1AA£890
Calves1HE£890
Calves1BB£870
Calves1AA£840
Calves1AA£820
Calves1AA£790
Calves1AA£7,800
Calves1AA£770
Calves1BB£750
Calves1AA£710
Calves1AA£700
Weanling bulls1BB460£1,750
Weanling bulls1AA476£1,640
Weanling bulls1LM356£1,620
Weanling bulls1SI372£1,590
Weanling bulls1SI368£1,580
Weanling bulls1390£1,570
Weanling bulls1BB390£1,540
Weanling bulls1HO534£1,520
Weanling bulls1402£1,500
Weanling bulls1CH346£1,500
Weanling heifers1LM428£1,590
Weanling heifers1CH356£1,500
Weanling heifers1AA406£1,500
Weanling heifers1LM358£1,500
Weanling heifers1CH352£1,480
Weanling heifers1SI310£1,460
Weanling heifers1BB386£1,460
Weanling heifers1BA296£1,400
Weanling heifers1CH288£1,370
Weanling heifers1BA294£1,360
Cull cows1CH824£2,570
Cull cows1LM782£2,460
Cull cows1BA812£2,400
Cull cows1LM762£2,060
Cull cows1FR810£1,950
Cull cows1SI800£1,930
Cull cows1CH856£1,840
Cull cows1720£1,750
Cull cows1SI664£1,700
Cull cows1SI638£1,700
Cull cows1680£1,600
Heifers1LM822£2,300
Heifers1LM568£2,060
Heifers1LM516£1,900
Heifers1LM512£1,900
Heifers1CH586£1,890
Heifers1LM462£1,870
Heifers1SH560£1,860
Heifers1LM502£1,860
Heifers1HO592£1,850
Heifers1AA564£1,800
Bullocks1HE688£2,280
Bullocks1678£2,270
Bullocks1HE636£2,220
Bullocks1AA616£2,080
Bullocks1AA630£2,080
Bullocks1514£2,020
Bullocks1AA566£1,980
Bullocks1LM534£1,910
Bullocks1AA488£1,880
Bullocks1LM452£1,750

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.