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Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 1 May 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 18, 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,837£1,810 to £1,8803
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£1,885£1,750 to £2,0104
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£2,223£1,830 to £2,5803
All weights
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,860£1,800 to £1,9202
500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£2,054£2,010 to £2,1105
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£2,027£1,940 to £2,0803
All weights
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£1,500£1,400 to £1,6002
600 kg and overderived from 8 lots£1,719£1,370 to £2,3458
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£1,620£1,580 to £1,6603
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£1,747£1,600 to £1,9007
All weights
Weanling heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£1,550£1,500 to £1,6106
400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots£1,540£1,490 to £1,6404
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 11 lots£1,079£840 to £1,31011
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1BB£1,310
Calves1BB£1,290
Calves1BB£1,250
Calves1BB£1,220
Calves1HE£1,180
Calves1BB£1,090
Calves1BB£1,020
Calves1BB£920
Calves1AA£900
Calves1AA£850
Calves1AA£840
Weanling bulls1AA499£1,900
Weanling bulls1SP447£1,890
Weanling bulls1HE417£1,780
Weanling bulls1AA444£1,760
Weanling bulls1BB422£1,680
Weanling bulls1CH383£1,660
Weanling bulls1CH487£1,620
Weanling bulls1LM347£1,620
Weanling bulls1BB442£1,600
Weanling bulls1SI319£1,580
Weanling heifers1BB445£1,640
Weanling heifers1LM363£1,610
Weanling heifers1AA397£1,570
Weanling heifers1LM337£1,550
Weanling heifers1SI349£1,540
Weanling heifers1LM389£1,530
Weanling heifers1LM434£1,530
Weanling heifers1BB390£1,500
Weanling heifers1SI437£1,500
Weanling heifers1BB420£1,490
Cull cows1AA877£2,345
Cull cows1AA789£2,300
Cull cows1AA711£1,690
Cull cows1HO634£1,620
Cull cows1555£1,600
Cull cows1SH634£1,570
Cull cows1664£1,460
Cull cows1HO646£1,400
Cull cows1FR521£1,400
Cull cows1651£1,370
Heifers1CH551£2,110
Heifers1BB650£2,080
Heifers1CH580£2,080
Heifers1BB674£2,060
Heifers1CH575£2,050
Heifers1CH516£2,020
Heifers1BA555£2,010
Heifers1AA689£1,940
Heifers1LM470£1,920
Heifers1GA472£1,800
Bullocks1CH736£2,580
Bullocks1AA674£2,260
Bullocks1AA577£2,010
Bullocks1BB514£1,980
Bullocks1BB455£1,880
Bullocks1FR617£1,830
Bullocks1CH429£1,820
Bullocks1BB466£1,810
Bullocks1AA542£1,800
Bullocks1FR577£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.