Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 17 April 2026
- Bullocks £3.74/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.59/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £3.08/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £4.06/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £1,015/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,975 | £1,860 to £2,060 | 4 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2,000 | £1,990 to £2,010 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £2,070 | £2,040 to £2,090 | 4 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,900 | £1,850 to £2,000 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,914 | £1,830 to £1,960 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £2,073 | £1,880 to £2,190 | 3 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1,767 | £1,750 to £1,790 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £2,114 | £1,760 to £2,590 | 7 | |
| Bulls | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,430 | £1,380 to £1,480 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,650 | £1,610 to £1,690 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,708 | £1,600 to £1,840 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,652 | £1,600 to £1,690 | 6 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Calves | All weightsderived from 17 lots | £1,015 | £790 to £1,400 | 17 |
| 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 61 lots, 61 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,400 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £1,180 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,140 | |
| Calves | 1 | £1,090 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £1,000 | |
| Calves | 1 | FR | £960 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £920 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £850 | |
| Calves | 1 | £790 | ||
| Calves | 1 | CH | £1,200 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,120 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,060 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £980 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £920 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £900 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £880 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £870 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 399 | £1,840 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 395 | £1,760 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 407 | £1,690 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,680 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 483 | £1,670 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 462 | £1,640 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 328 | £1,630 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 424 | £1,630 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 389 | £1,600 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 401 | £1,600 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 699 | £2,590 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £2,420 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 695 | £2,330 |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 712 | £1,960 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 649 | £1,920 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 655 | £1,820 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 590 | £1,790 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 598 | £1,760 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 681 | £1,760 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 528 | £1,750 |
| Bulls | 1 | FR | 531 | £1,690 |
| Bulls | 1 | HO | 554 | £1,610 |
| Bulls | 1 | FR | 428 | £1,480 |
| Bulls | 1 | FR | 489 | £1,380 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 723 | £2,190 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 726 | £2,150 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 467 | £2,000 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 527 | £1,960 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 544 | £1,960 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,905 |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 601 | £1,880 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 454 | £1,850 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 454 | £1,850 |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 563 | £1,830 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 625 | £2,090 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 645 | £2,080 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 632 | £2,070 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,060 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 628 | £2,040 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 455 | £2,020 |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 569 | £2,010 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 575 | £1,990 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,960 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 448 | £1,860 |
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.