Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 20 February 2026
- Bullocks £3.57/kg* from 9 lots
- Heifers £3.65/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £3.01/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £4.23/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £959/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,680 | £1,680 to £1,680 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,820 | £1,820 to £1,820 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £2,120 | £1,990 to £2,280 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £2,092 | £1,940 to £2,210 | 4 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £2,114 | £1,940 to £2,320 | 7 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £2,193 | £2,060 to £2,300 | 3 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,645 | £1,550 to £1,740 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £2,145 | £1,510 to £2,930 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,377 | £1,230 to £1,640 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,473 | £1,410 to £1,560 | 3 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,675 | £1,600 to £1,740 | 4 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Calves | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £959 | £790 to £1,340 | 16 |
| 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 | LM | £1,340 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,260 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £960 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £940 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £920 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £890 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £870 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £860 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £810 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £790 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,190 | |
| Calves | 1 | CH | £950 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £930 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £910 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £870 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £850 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 447 | £1,740 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 460 | £1,680 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 418 | £1,680 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 288 | £1,640 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 455 | £1,600 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 397 | £1,560 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 306 | £1,450 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 346 | £1,410 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 288 | £1,260 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 276 | £1,230 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 839 | £2,930 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 727 | £2,670 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 657 | £2,450 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £2,310 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 689 | £1,880 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 706 | £1,800 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 591 | £1,740 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 665 | £1,610 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 550 | £1,550 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 725 | £1,510 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 593 | £2,320 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 682 | £2,300 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 603 | £2,220 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 559 | £2,190 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 586 | £2,160 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 547 | £2,100 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 605 | £2,060 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 597 | £2,050 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 536 | £2,040 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 556 | £1,940 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 552 | £2,280 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 702 | £2,210 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 689 | £2,170 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 573 | £2,090 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 667 | £2,050 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 545 | £1,990 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 629 | £1,940 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,820 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 399 | £1,680 |
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.