Markethill
- Date: 29/04/2021
- Type: Sheep
- Town: Markethill (Co. Armagh)
- Address: Markethill Livestock & Farm Sales 12 Cladymilltown Road, Markethill County Armagh
- Webpage: Markethill Mart
29/04/2021 - Markethill Sheep Mart Report
MARKETHILL LIVESTOCK SHEEP SALE REPORT 29-04-21
An entry of 1250 sheep at Markethill on Wednesday 28 th April returned a very firm trade. The 420
Spring lambs sold in a steady demand.
Good quality middleweight lambs sold from 620p to 645p per kilo for 21k @ £135.50 each from a
Dungannon farmer and for 20k @ £129 from a Silverbridge producer. Top price for middleweights
£132.50 for 20.9k 634p per kilo from a Newtownhamilton farmer.
Heavy Spring lambs sold from £135 to £150 each with suitable pens from 530p to 576p per kilo for
25k @ £144 each.
The 240 hoggets sold readily with good quality middleweight hoggets from 520p to 574p per kilo for
23k @ £132 each from a Glenanne farmer followed by 561p per kilo for 12k @ £129 each from a
Keady farmer. Horned hoggets sold to 548p per kilo for 23.2k @ £127 each.
Heavy hoggets sold from £130 to £140 per head with good quality pens from 515p to 560p per kilo
for 25k @ £140 each.
A large entry of 380 cull ewes returned an excellent demand with a top of £189 each. All fleshed
ewes sold from £130 to £182 each. Plainer ewes from £90 to £120 each.
In the Breeding ring doubles sold to £275 each. Main demand for good quality outfits from £220 to
£270 each. Singles reached £225 each with good quality singles from £180 to £215 each.
HEAVY SPRING LAMBS
Newtownhamilton farmer : 25k £144 576p : Stewartstown seller : 24k £137 571p : Benburb producer
: 25k £140 560p : Gilford farmer : 25k £140 560p Caledon producer : 26k £140 539p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT SPRING LAMBS
Dungannon farmer : 21k £135.50 645p : Silverbridge farmer : 20k £129 645p : Donaghmore seller :
20.2k £130 644p : Markethill farmer : 20.2k £129.50 641p : Keady farmer : 20.2k £129 639p :
Loughgilly farmer : 20.2k £128.50 636p : Keady seller : 19k £120.50 634p
HEAVY HOGGETS
Portadown producer : 25k £140 560p : Glenanne farmer : 24.7k £136 551p : Newry farmer : 24.4k
£130 533p ; Poyntzpass producer : 24.3k £128 527p : Richhill seller : 26.8k £140 522p : Whitecross
farmer : 27k £139 515p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS
Glennane farmer : 23k £132 574p : Keady seller : 23k £129 561p : Cookstown farmer : 23.7k £131
553p : Portadown producer : 23.2k £127 548p : Moira farmer : 20.5k £112 546p Whitecross farmer :
22.2k £120.50 543p :
An entry of 1250 sheep at Markethill on Wednesday 28 th April returned a very firm trade. The 420
Spring lambs sold in a steady demand.
Good quality middleweight lambs sold from 620p to 645p per kilo for 21k @ £135.50 each from a
Dungannon farmer and for 20k @ £129 from a Silverbridge producer. Top price for middleweights
£132.50 for 20.9k 634p per kilo from a Newtownhamilton farmer.
Heavy Spring lambs sold from £135 to £150 each with suitable pens from 530p to 576p per kilo for
25k @ £144 each.
The 240 hoggets sold readily with good quality middleweight hoggets from 520p to 574p per kilo for
23k @ £132 each from a Glenanne farmer followed by 561p per kilo for 12k @ £129 each from a
Keady farmer. Horned hoggets sold to 548p per kilo for 23.2k @ £127 each.
Heavy hoggets sold from £130 to £140 per head with good quality pens from 515p to 560p per kilo
for 25k @ £140 each.
A large entry of 380 cull ewes returned an excellent demand with a top of £189 each. All fleshed
ewes sold from £130 to £182 each. Plainer ewes from £90 to £120 each.
In the Breeding ring doubles sold to £275 each. Main demand for good quality outfits from £220 to
£270 each. Singles reached £225 each with good quality singles from £180 to £215 each.
HEAVY SPRING LAMBS
Newtownhamilton farmer : 25k £144 576p : Stewartstown seller : 24k £137 571p : Benburb producer
: 25k £140 560p : Gilford farmer : 25k £140 560p Caledon producer : 26k £140 539p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT SPRING LAMBS
Dungannon farmer : 21k £135.50 645p : Silverbridge farmer : 20k £129 645p : Donaghmore seller :
20.2k £130 644p : Markethill farmer : 20.2k £129.50 641p : Keady farmer : 20.2k £129 639p :
Loughgilly farmer : 20.2k £128.50 636p : Keady seller : 19k £120.50 634p
HEAVY HOGGETS
Portadown producer : 25k £140 560p : Glenanne farmer : 24.7k £136 551p : Newry farmer : 24.4k
£130 533p ; Poyntzpass producer : 24.3k £128 527p : Richhill seller : 26.8k £140 522p : Whitecross
farmer : 27k £139 515p :
MIDDLEWEIGHT HOGGETS
Glennane farmer : 23k £132 574p : Keady seller : 23k £129 561p : Cookstown farmer : 23.7k £131
553p : Portadown producer : 23.2k £127 548p : Moira farmer : 20.5k £112 546p Whitecross farmer :
22.2k £120.50 543p :
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