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Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 22 May 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 21, 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,690£1,690 to £1,6901
500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£1,762£1,740 to £1,7805
600 kg and overderived from 4 lots£2,182£2,000 to £2,3004
All weights
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,740£1,580 to £1,9002
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£1,680£1,560 to £1,7906
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£1,775£1,700 to £1,8502
All weights
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 9 lots£1,722£1,520 to £2,1809
All weightsderived from 10 lots£1,890£1,890 to £1,8901
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots£1,600£1,600 to £1,6002
400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots£1,638£1,570 to £1,7805
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£1,650£1,600 to £1,7002
All weights
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 1 lot£1,240£1,240 to £1,2401
300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots£1,398£1,240 to £1,6008
400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,680£1,680 to £1,6801
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 15 lots£902£780 to £1,17015
Dairy cowsAll weightsderived from 8 lots£3,006£2,700 to £3,4008
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 72 lots, 72 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1HE£1,170
Calves1HE£970
Calves1HE£940
Calves1AA£880
Calves1LM£880
Calves1AA£880
Calves1LM£880
Calves1AA£870
Calves1BB£1,100
Calves1AA£910
Calves1BB£850
Calves1BB£830
Calves1BB£800
Calves1BB£790
Calves1HE£780
Weanling bulls1CH457£1,780
Weanling bulls1CH574£1,700
Weanling bulls1AA470£1,650
Weanling bulls1BB513£1,600
Weanling bulls1AA416£1,600
Weanling bulls1BB324£1,600
Weanling bulls1CH381£1,600
Weanling bulls1SH407£1,590
Weanling bulls1HE403£1,570
Weanling heifers1LM429£1,680
Weanling heifers1LM342£1,600
Weanling heifers1LM376£1,520
Weanling heifers1LM376£1,520
Weanling heifers1AA373£1,380
Weanling heifers1LM317£1,360
Weanling heifers1AA324£1,310
Weanling heifers1AA304£1,250
Weanling heifers1CH294£1,240
Weanling heifers1HE301£1,240
Cull cows1CH623£2,180
Cull cows1LM616£1,960
Cull cows1£1,890
Cull cows1LM730£1,890
Cull cows1696£1,645
Cull cows1HO711£1,580
Cull cows1CH644£1,580
Cull cows1HE652£1,575
Cull cows1BB668£1,570
Cull cows1FR759£1,520
Dairy cows1HO£3,400
Dairy cows1HO£3,250
Dairy cows1HO£3,050
Dairy cows1HO£3,000
Dairy cows1HO£3,000
Dairy cows1HO£2,850
Dairy cows1HO£2,800
Dairy cows1HO£2,700
Heifers1SH499£1,900
Heifers1640£1,850
Heifers1534£1,790
Heifers1575£1,790
Heifers1607£1,700
Heifers1HE582£1,680
Heifers1536£1,660
Heifers1HE527£1,600
Heifers1491£1,580
Heifers1HE506£1,560
Bullocks1AA746£2,300
Bullocks1LM750£2,240
Bullocks1HE692£2,190
Bullocks1HE624£2,000
Bullocks1AA533£1,780
Bullocks1521£1,780
Bullocks1HE552£1,760
Bullocks1AA510£1,750
Bullocks1AA581£1,740
Bullocks1CH432£1,690

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.