Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 8 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.26/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £3.25/kg* from 10 lots
- Cull cows £2.77/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling bulls £4.54/kg* from 10 lots
- Weanling heifers £3.69/kg* from 10 lots
- Calves £923/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2,080 | £2,050 to £2,110 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £2,155 | £2,050 to £2,250 | 8 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,720 | £1,720 to £1,720 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,889 | £1,750 to £2,000 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £1,720 | £1,690 to £1,750 | 2 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,490 | £1,480 to £1,500 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,552 | £1,450 to £1,630 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £1,718 | £1,510 to £1,880 | 4 | |
| All weightsderived from 11 lots | £1,880 | £1,880 to £1,880 | 1 | |
| Weanling bulls | 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £1,707 | £1,600 to £1,860 | 7 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,610 | £1,600 to £1,620 | 2 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,950 | £1,950 to £1,950 | 1 | |
| All weights | ||||
| Weanling heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots | £1,324 | £1,210 to £1,570 | 10 |
| All weights | ||||
| Calves | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £923 | £600 to £1,220 | 19 |
| 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 70 lots, 70 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | £1,880 | ||
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,220 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,120 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,110 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £1,090 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,080 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,060 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,050 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,030 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,010 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £1,000 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £910 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £830 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £800 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £790 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £720 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £710 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £710 | |
| Calves | 1 | SI | £700 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £600 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 524 | £1,950 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 342 | £1,860 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 394 | £1,800 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 395 | £1,700 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 324 | £1,680 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 333 | £1,670 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 308 | £1,640 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,620 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 435 | £1,600 |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,600 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 334 | £1,570 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,400 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 385 | £1,350 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 364 | £1,310 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 372 | £1,300 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 366 | £1,300 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 377 | £1,280 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 364 | £1,280 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 368 | £1,240 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 334 | £1,210 |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 655 | £1,880 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 706 | £1,780 |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 650 | £1,700 |
| Cull cows | 1 | AU | 537 | £1,630 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 590 | £1,600 |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 597 | £1,530 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 642 | £1,510 |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 484 | £1,500 |
| Cull cows | 1 | 471 | £1,480 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 519 | £1,450 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 547 | £2,000 |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 588 | £1,970 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 584 | £1,940 |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 592 | £1,940 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 589 | £1,860 |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 511 | £1,760 |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 643 | £1,750 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 573 | £1,750 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 470 | £1,720 |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 600 | £1,690 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 776 | £2,250 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,200 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 639 | £2,190 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 623 | £2,160 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 666 | £2,160 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 720 | £2,130 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 533 | £2,110 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 664 | £2,100 |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 731 | £2,050 |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 575 | £2,050 |
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.