Markethill Livestock Mart - Weekly Sheep Sales

What to Expect

Markethill Livestock and Farm Sales holds weekly sheep sales every Monday evening at its mart on Cladymilltown Road, Markethill. The mart’s own fixture list confirms the next sheep sale for Monday 10 August 2026, with the same Monday evening slot repeating week after week through the rest of the year. Sheep of all ages and breeds pass through the ring, including store lambs, breeding ewes, fat lambs, and rams in season, and prices tend to move with the time of year, with strong entries typical through late summer and autumn as lamb finishing picks up.

The mart serves farmers from across County Armagh and neighbouring counties, and cattle sales are also held at the same venue on Tuesdays and Saturdays, making Markethill one of the busiest all-round livestock centres in the county. As with the cattle sales, an online bidding platform through auctionmarts.com lets buyers who cannot attend in person follow proceedings and bid remotely, which has widened the pool of buyers beyond those able to travel to the ringside on a Monday evening.

Monday evening is a deliberately chosen slot, letting farmers sell after a working day rather than losing time during daylight hours better spent on the land. Entries and prices vary with the season, with store lamb numbers typically building through late summer as this year’s lambs come off grass and are ready to move on, and breeding ewe sales picking up in the run-up to the autumn tupping season.

Good to Know

• Sheep sales every Monday evening at Markethill Mart, with the next fixture on Monday 10 August 2026.

• Cattle sales on Tuesdays and Saturdays at the same location.

• Address: 12 Cladymilltown Road, Markethill, Co. Armagh, BT60 1PD.

• Online catalogues and live sale streaming at markethilllivestocksales.co.uk.

• Contact: +44 28 3755 1265 or markethillmart@yahoo.co.uk.

Getting There

Markethill is on the A28 road between Armagh city and Newry. The mart is on Cladymilltown Road, on the edge of the village, with ample on-site parking for lorries and trailers.