Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 29 May 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 22, 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,790£1,710 to £1,8903
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£1,820£1,700 to £2,0003
600 kg and overderived from 4 lots£1,988£1,750 to £2,2104
All weights
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,640£1,640 to £1,6401
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£1,677£1,600 to £1,7306
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£1,797£1,730 to £1,8403
All weights
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£1,675£1,630 to £1,7404
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£1,864£1,630 to £2,2505
All weightsderived from 10 lots£1,860£1,860 to £1,8601
Bulls500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£2,000£2,000 to £2,0001
600 kg and overderived from 4 lots£1,912£1,840 to £1,9804
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£1,710£1,710 to £1,7101
400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots£1,769£1,670 to £1,8208
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£1,890£1,890 to £1,8901
All weights
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 2 lots£1,295£1,240 to £1,3502
300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots£1,339£1,220 to £1,5508
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 15 lots£697£540 to £1,00015
Dairy cowsAll weightsderived from 4 lots£2,000£2,000 to £2,0004
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 74 lots, 74 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1BB£1,000
Calves1FR£770
Calves1FR£720
Calves1FR£690
Calves1HE£660
Calves1FR£640
Calves1FR£630
Calves1BB£620
Calves1BB£850
Calves1BB£710
Calves1HE£700
Calves1BB£680
Calves1BB£640
Calves1LM£610
Calves1LM£540
Weanling bulls1SH507£1,890
Weanling bulls1SH456£1,820
Weanling bulls1BB489£1,820
Weanling bulls1SH451£1,820
Weanling bulls1SH472£1,790
Weanling bulls1SH435£1,770
Weanling bulls1SH442£1,740
Weanling bulls1HE496£1,720
Weanling bulls1SH328£1,710
Weanling bulls1SH450£1,670
Weanling heifers1HO359£1,550
Weanling heifers1LM325£1,380
Weanling heifers1AA345£1,380
Weanling heifers1AA333£1,360
Weanling heifers1CH252£1,350
Weanling heifers1HE315£1,280
Weanling heifers1AA356£1,280
Weanling heifers1AA395£1,260
Weanling heifers1SH298£1,240
Weanling heifers1LM304£1,220
Cull cows1LM704£2,250
Cull cows1BB679£1,960
Cull cows1£1,860
Cull cows1687£1,780
Cull cows1HO579£1,740
Cull cows1LM645£1,700
Cull cows1HO540£1,690
Cull cows1BB563£1,640
Cull cows1643£1,630
Cull cows1559£1,630
Bulls1SI578£2,000
Bulls1HE702£1,980
Bulls1HE700£1,980
Bulls1AA658£1,850
Bulls1SI617£1,840
Dairy cows1HO£2,000
Dairy cows1FR£2,000
Dairy cows1FR£2,000
Dairy cows1HO£2,000
Heifers1AA646£1,840
Heifers1AA605£1,820
Heifers1AA614£1,730
Heifers1BB524£1,730
Heifers1LM520£1,700
Heifers1LM515£1,700
Heifers1CH576£1,670
Heifers1AA543£1,660
Heifers1LM454£1,640
Heifers1AA527£1,600
Bullocks1HE636£2,210
Bullocks1CH600£2,100
Bullocks1CH519£2,000
Bullocks1451£1,890
Bullocks1HO618£1,890
Bullocks1481£1,770
Bullocks1521£1,760
Bullocks1HO602£1,750
Bullocks1CH447£1,710
Bullocks1534£1,700

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.