Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 2 October 2026

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 40, 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£2,107£2,070 to £2,1603
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£2,075£2,030 to £2,1202
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£2,216£2,030 to £2,3805
All weights
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots£2,116£1,900 to £2,7007
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£1,980£1,920 to £2,0103
All weights
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,180£1,180 to £1,1801
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£1,420£1,400 to £1,4402
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£1,433£920 to £1,8003
Bulls400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,360£1,320 to £1,4002
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£1,960£1,960 to £1,9601
Weanling bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£1,783£1,770 to £1,8003
400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots£1,744£1,670 to £1,8705
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£1,850£1,780 to £1,9202
All weights
Weanling heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£1,640£1,600 to £1,6803
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£1,651£1,600 to £1,7007
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 20 lots£967£895 to £1,10020
Dairy cowsAll weightsderived from 10 lots£3,444£3,320 to £3,61010
Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list.
Sample lots 79 lots, 79 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1LM£1,100
Calves1LM£1,070
Calves1BB£1,000
Calves1BB£990
Calves1SI£970
Calves1AA£940
Calves1FR£920
Calves1SI£920
Calves1SI£920
Calves1AA£910
Calves1CH£1,070
Calves1LM£990
Calves1CH£990
Calves1CH£980
Calves1CH£960
Calves1AA£950
Calves1CH£940
Calves1CH£920
Calves1LM£910
Calves1AA£895
Weanling bulls1SI577£1,920
Weanling bulls1LM462£1,870
Weanling bulls1BB385£1,800
Weanling bulls1AA523£1,780
Weanling bulls1BB390£1,780
Weanling bulls1BB374£1,770
Weanling bulls1AA456£1,760
Weanling bulls1LM448£1,710
Weanling bulls1LM422£1,710
Weanling bulls1LM412£1,670
Weanling heifers1BB486£1,700
Weanling heifers1BB408£1,690
Weanling heifers1BB370£1,680
Weanling heifers1SI419£1,660
Weanling heifers1BB456£1,660
Weanling heifers1AA446£1,650
Weanling heifers1CH395£1,640
Weanling heifers1318£1,600
Weanling heifers1AA461£1,600
Weanling heifers1BB431£1,600
Cull cows1FR828£1,800
Cull cows1FR608£1,580
Cull cows1AA541£1,440
Cull cows1BB567£1,400
Cull cows1HE484£1,180
Cull cows1FR600£920
Bulls1BB585£1,960
Bulls1HO480£1,400
Bulls1HO475£1,320
Dairy cows1HO£3,610
Dairy cows1HO£3,590
Dairy cows1HO£3,450
Dairy cows1HO£3,450
Dairy cows1FR£3,430
Dairy cows1FR£3,430
Dairy cows1HO£3,410
Dairy cows1HO£3,400
Dairy cows1£3,345
Dairy cows1£3,320
Heifers1LM580£2,700
Heifers1LM537£2,160
Heifers1CH598£2,080
Heifers1606£2,010
Heifers1620£2,010
Heifers1582£2,000
Heifers1LM587£1,990
Heifers1582£1,980
Heifers1606£1,920
Heifers1LM534£1,900
Bullocks1CH685£2,380
Bullocks1AA723£2,340
Bullocks1CH628£2,290
Bullocks1CH453£2,160
Bullocks1CH594£2,120
Bullocks1CH450£2,090
Bullocks1LM491£2,070
Bullocks1SI613£2,040
Bullocks1AA566£2,030
Bullocks1SI637£2,030

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 6 October 2026.