On The Market Agri

05/09/2026

You can only keep one breed of sheep for the rest of your life, what are you picking and why?👇

04/09/2026

The hardworking staff at Armoy Livestock Mart taking a much needed break
Any know who this well known character is❓

03/09/2026

📊 WEEKLY PRICE UPDATE – NORTHERN IRELAND
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Week ending 29 August 2026

🐄 CATTLE

The beef trade was fairly steady this week, with relatively small movements across the main averages.

• Average Steers: 593.9p/kg ⬆️ 0.7p
• Average Heifers: 595.3p/kg ⬇️ 1.0p
• Average Young Bulls: 582.8p/kg ⬇️ 0.8p

Within the grades there was a bit more movement, with P+3 steers gaining 6.4p/kg, while P+3 heifers dropped 6.6p/kg.

Overall, though, the headline averages suggest little change in the finished cattle trade compared with last week.

🐑 SHEEP

The live lamb trade showed a wide spread across the marts included:

• Swatragh: 700–788p/kg — 1,080 forward
• Kilrea: 608–682p/kg — 1,100 forward
• Markethill: 590–661p/kg — 1,260 forward
• Saintfield: 690–700p/kg — 677 forward

Swatragh recorded the strongest top price at 788p/kg, with its bottom figure also at 700p/kg.

Across the four marts reported, 4,117 sheep were forward.

🏭 DEADWEIGHT LAMB

R3 Lamb (21kg): 665–680p/kg

That’s a slight improvement on last week’s 660–670p/kg, with the upper end of the quote gaining 10p/kg.

For a 21kg carcass, the move from 670p to 680p represents around £2.10/head at the top end.

📌 THIS WEEK

Not a lot of movement in beef, with the main averages remaining around the £5.83–£5.95/kg mark.

For lambs, however, there’s a little more positivity in the factory quote after several weeks around the mid-£6/kg range, while Swatragh’s live trade reached 788p/kg.

💬 QUESTION OF THE WEEK

With lamb quotes starting to edge up again, do you think we’ve seen the bottom of the trade for this year — or is there another drop to come? 👇

Figures: LMC NI

02/09/2026

Anyone guess what sale we are at today? 🐏

01/09/2026

When two world’s collide 🐮🚜
Even the Belted Galloways need to get their silage fix 🌱

29/08/2026

Prices are looking good so far at ewe lamb sales across the country 💰

What’s your thought’s on the current prices, are they where they need to be or is it just taking it in one hand to give it out in the other❓

27/08/2026

📊 WEEKLY PRICE UPDATE – NORTHERN IRELAND
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Week ending 22 August 2026

🐄 CATTLE

Finished cattle prices were generally a little easier this week.

• Average Steers: 593.2p/kg ⬇️ 1.1p
• Average Heifers: 596.3p/kg ⬇️ 1.0p
• Average Young Bulls: 583.6p/kg ⬇️ 0.7p

There was some variation between grades. U-3 steers fell 3.7p to 600.6p/kg, while U-3 heifers bucked the trend, rising 3.2p to 606.8p/kg.

Looking back to the figures we reported in early August, when averages stood at around 605–606p/kg for steers and heifers, the finished cattle trade has eased through the month.

🐑 SHEEP

A much stronger top end was recorded across the marts included in this week’s figures:

• Omagh: 716–808p/kg — 516 forward
• Swatragh: 675–793p/kg — 1,250 forward
• Kilrea: 604–733p/kg — 800 forward
• Markethill: 590–711p/kg — 1,590 forward
• Saintfield: 590–700p/kg — 743 forward
• Rathfriland: 618–724p/kg — 1,009 forward

Omagh recorded the highest reported price at 808p/kg, with Swatragh close behind at 793p/kg.

Across the six marts listed, 5,908 sheep were reported forward.

🏭 DEADWEIGHT LAMB

R3 Lamb (21kg): 660–670p/kg

Factory quotes are unchanged from last week at 660–670p/kg. For some perspective, the quote was 740p/kg on 22 July, meaning the current top quote is around 70p/kg lower than a month ago.

📌 THIS WEEK

Cattle prices continue to ease from the levels seen earlier in the summer, while the sheep figures show an interesting split — factory quotes remain flat, but the top end of the live trade has strengthened considerably in some of the marts reported.

💬 QUESTION OF THE WEEK

With factory quotes holding at 660–670p/kg but some marts topping 800p/kg, are your lambs better sold live at the minute? 👇

Figures: LMC NI

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26/08/2026

Have you seen our latest episode of The Farmer’s Cut?
Check it out now in the link ⬇️

24/08/2026

🔥 The Farmer’s Cut- Episode 1 out now!

For our first episode, we visit Dessy Henry, a cattle breeder with a passion for the distinctive Belted Galloway.

Dessy takes us through the story behind his herd — from how he first became involved with Belties, to helping establish the breed club in Ireland, learning the ropes of showing cattle and the work being done today to protect the breed for the future.

Welcome to Episode One of The Farmer’s Cut — a new series from On T...