Rathfriland Mart, County Down

Cattle sale, Friday 9 October 2026

600 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 41, 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,890£1,890 to £1,8901
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£2,145£2,140 to £2,1502
600 kg and overderived from 8 lots£2,242£2,060 to £2,6008
All weights
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£2,128£2,010 to £2,3606
600 kg and overderived from 4 lots£2,100£2,000 to £2,2804
All weights
Cull cows300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£1,300£1,300 to £1,3001
400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£1,400£1,390 to £1,4102
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£1,580£1,580 to £1,5801
600 kg and overderived from 6 lots£1,820£1,490 to £2,1506
Bulls300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots£1,440£1,380 to £1,5002
400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£1,477£1,370 to £1,6003
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£1,615£1,340 to £1,8902
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£2,360£2,360 to £2,3601
Weanling bullsUnder 300 kgderived from 1 lot£1,450£1,450 to £1,4501
300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£1,730£1,680 to £1,7703
400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots£1,777£1,680 to £1,8906
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£2,000£2,000 to £2,0001
All weights
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 1 lot£1,260£1,260 to £1,2601
300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£1,468£1,370 to £1,5606
400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots£1,548£1,390 to £1,7004
All weights
CalvesAll weightsderived from 19 lots£1,132£1,010 to £1,35019
Dairy cowsAll weightsderived from 8 lots£2,441£820 to £3,5208
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 88 lots, 88 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPrice
Calves1LM£1,350
Calves1CH£1,280
Calves1LM£1,270
Calves1BB£1,210
Calves1BB£1,155
Calves1BB£1,110
Calves1AA£1,105
Calves1CH£1,100
Calves1AA£1,090
Calves1LM£1,320
Calves1AA£1,120
Calves1LM£1,100
Calves1HE£1,070
Calves1BB£1,060
Calves1AA£1,060
Calves1AA£1,050
Calves1AA£1,020
Calves1BB£1,020
Calves1AA£1,010
Weanling bulls1CH241£1,450
Weanling bulls1LM511£2,000
Weanling bulls1HE452£1,890
Weanling bulls1LM456£1,890
Weanling bulls1SI395£1,770
Weanling bulls1425£1,760
Weanling bulls1SI374£1,740
Weanling bulls1LM424£1,720
Weanling bulls1AA423£1,720
Weanling bulls1359£1,680
Weanling bulls1SI409£1,680
Weanling heifers1CH220£1,260
Weanling heifers1CH425£1,700
Weanling heifers1LM468£1,620
Weanling heifers1LM380£1,560
Weanling heifers1LM380£1,500
Weanling heifers1LM401£1,480
Weanling heifers1LM301£1,470
Weanling heifers1CH386£1,460
Weanling heifers1CH318£1,450
Weanling heifers1AA422£1,390
Weanling heifers1LM349£1,370
Cull cows1CH674£2,150
Cull cows1CH743£1,990
Cull cows1HE800£1,900
Cull cows1CH636£1,810
Cull cows1BB558£1,580
Cull cows1HI601£1,580
Cull cows1AA656£1,490
Cull cows1AA435£1,410
Cull cows1AA440£1,390
Cull cows1AA392£1,300
Bulls1LM677£2,360
Bulls1CH520£1,890
Bulls1AA492£1,600
Bulls1AA371£1,500
Bulls1AA432£1,460
Bulls1AA386£1,380
Bulls1AA438£1,370
Bulls1FR513£1,340
Dairy cows1FR£3,520
Dairy cows1FR£3,300
Dairy cows1FR£2,900
Dairy cows1FR£2,750
Dairy cows1FR£2,700
Dairy cows1FR£2,500
Dairy cows1MO£1,040
Dairy cows1FR£820
Heifers1ST556£2,360
Heifers1HE705£2,280
Heifers1CH597£2,230
Heifers1BB528£2,100
Heifers1LM601£2,070
Heifers1LM651£2,050
Heifers1SI580£2,040
Heifers1LM584£2,030
Heifers1ST558£2,010
Heifers1AA608£2,000
Bullocks1SI428£1,890
Bullocks1LM756£2,600
Bullocks1CH657£2,400
Bullocks1BB686£2,360
Bullocks1LM554£2,150
Bullocks1BB633£2,150
Bullocks1LM596£2,140
Bullocks1AY673£2,140
Bullocks1CH626£2,120
Bullocks1AA646£2,110
Bullocks1AA602£2,060

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 17 October 2026.