Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 16 January 2026
- Bullocks £3.71/kg* from 9 lots
- Heifers £3.51/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.40/kg* from 9 lots
- Weanling bulls £4.19/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £4.40/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £796/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £2,208 | £1,920 to £2,330 | 5 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £2,455 | £2,260 to £2,700 | 4 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,942 | £1,890 to £2,000 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £2,228 | £2,130 to £2,340 | 6 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,160 | £1,160 to £1,160 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,277 | £1,100 to £1,470 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £1,726 | £1,370 to £1,940 | 5 | |
| All weightsderived from 10 lots | £2,340 | £2,340 to £2,340 | 1 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,461 | £1,350 to £1,680 | 7 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,907 | £1,680 to £2,050 | 3 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,295 | £1,290 to £1,300 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £1,442 | £1,290 to £1,620 | 8 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Calves | All weightsderived from 14 lots | £796 | £620 to £1,390 | 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 63 lots, 63 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | HE | £1,390 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £930 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £870 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £840 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £740 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £740 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £790 | |
| Calves | 1 | HO | £770 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £760 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £730 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £690 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £650 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £630 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £620 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,050 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 535 | £1,990 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | 522 | £1,680 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,680 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 317 | £1,520 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 317 | £1,500 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 352 | £1,460 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 336 | £1,360 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SH | 323 | £1,360 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 361 | £1,350 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 326 | £1,620 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 374 | £1,580 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 323 | £1,460 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 316 | £1,420 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 358 | £1,420 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 305 | £1,420 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 317 | £1,330 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 295 | £1,300 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 273 | £1,290 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 333 | £1,290 |
| Cull cows | 1 | £2,340 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 722 | £1,940 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 807 | £1,830 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 653 | £1,820 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 627 | £1,670 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 564 | £1,470 |
| Cull cows | 1 | NR | 661 | £1,370 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 579 | £1,260 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 469 | £1,160 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 583 | £1,100 | |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 707 | £2,340 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 689 | £2,280 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 632 | £2,270 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 630 | £2,190 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 639 | £2,160 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 622 | £2,130 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 559 | £2,000 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 544 | £1,980 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 509 | £1,900 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 517 | £1,890 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 805 | £2,700 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 714 | £2,450 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 634 | £2,410 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 597 | £2,330 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 563 | £2,300 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 624 | £2,260 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 590 | £2,250 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 575 | £2,240 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 552 | £1,920 |
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.