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Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 9 January 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 2, 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£1,949£1,880 to £2,0509
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£1,960£1,960 to £1,9601
All weights
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots£1,632£1,440 to £1,8904
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£1,740£1,740 to £1,7401
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£2,440£2,360 to £2,5003
All weights
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£1,217£1,000 to £1,3503
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£1,195£1,090 to £1,3002
All weightsderived from 6 lots£1,550£1,550 to £1,5501
Weanling bullsUnder 300 kgderived from 2 lots£1,200£1,200 to £1,2002
300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£1,520£1,200 to £1,6806
400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,445£1,410 to £1,4802
All weights
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 4 lots£918£880 to £9804
300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots£1,225£1,150 to £1,3304
400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,410£1,410 to £1,4101
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 17 lots£817£670 to £93017
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 60 lots, 60 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1BB£930
Calves1CH£930
Calves1BB£910
Calves1CH£895
Calves1CH£895
Calves1AA£870
Calves1AA£860
Calves1AA£860
Calves1LM£820
Calves1CH£860
Calves1SI£830
Calves1AA£740
Calves1MO£730
Calves1AA£730
Calves1BB£690
Calves1LM£670
Calves1SI£670
Weanling bulls1LM369£1,680
Weanling bulls1LM365£1,640
Weanling bulls1LM357£1,590
Weanling bulls1HE396£1,520
Weanling bulls1LM319£1,490
Weanling bulls1HE434£1,480
Weanling bulls1AA412£1,410
Weanling bulls1LM289£1,200
Weanling bulls1CH336£1,200
Weanling bulls1LM234£1,200
Weanling heifers1AA401£1,410
Weanling heifers1AA364£1,330
Weanling heifers1AA341£1,270
Weanling heifers1HE334£1,150
Weanling heifers1LM337£1,150
Weanling heifers1LM182£980
Weanling heifers1LM201£930
Weanling heifers1LM172£880
Weanling heifers1LM202£880
Cull cows1£1,550
Cull cows1FR533£1,350
Cull cows1FR618£1,300
Cull cows1SH517£1,300
Cull cows1FR622£1,090
Cull cows1HO559£1,000
Heifers1CH687£2,500
Heifers1CH745£2,460
Heifers1CH609£2,360
Heifers1SI493£1,890
Heifers1HE502£1,740
Heifers1HE447£1,700
Heifers1HE430£1,500
Heifers1LM465£1,440
Bullocks1AA597£2,050
Bullocks1HE552£1,990
Bullocks1HE546£1,970
Bullocks1HE509£1,970
Bullocks1AA607£1,960
Bullocks1HE523£1,950
Bullocks1HE547£1,950
Bullocks1HE507£1,900
Bullocks1HE508£1,880
Bullocks1AA554£1,880

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.