Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 8 January 2026

220 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 2, 2026

An entry of 220 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade. Beef cows sold to 452p for a Lim 860Kg £3887, Fr cows to 262p for 720Kg £1886 and beef heifers to 426p for 840Kg £3578. Beef bullocks to 390p for 650Kg £2535 and a top per head of £3554 for 990Kg. Fr bullocks to 320p for 590Kg£1935.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 8 January 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.28/kg£3.28 to £3.28/kg£1,935£1,935 to £1,9351
600 kg and overderived from 31 lots£3.52/kg£3.15 to £3.90/kg£2,667£2,060 to £3,55431
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.91/kg£3.81 to £4.00/kg£2,112£1,943 to £2,2802
600 kg and overderived from 14 lots£3.99/kg£3.81 to £4.26/kg£2,655£2,324 to £3,57814
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£1.98/kg£1.92 to £2.04/kg£1,087£979 to £1,1364
600 kg and overderived from 28 lots£3.17/kg£1.96 to £4.52/kg£2,396£1,234 to £3,88728
A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own.
Sample lots 80 lots, 80 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM860£3,887£4.52/kg
Cull cows1LM780£3,447£4.42/kg
Cull cows1BEL790£3,397£4.30/kg
Cull cows1LM800£3,232£4.04/kg
Cull cows1BEL820£3,312£4.04/kg
Cull cows1BEL700£2,772£3.96/kg
Cull cows1LM850£3,298£3.88/kg
Cull cows1LM890£3,453£3.88/kg
Cull cows1LM780£2,979£3.82/kg
Cull cows1LM970£3,666£3.78/kg
Cull cows1BEL690£2,484£3.60/kg
Cull cows1BEL640£2,278£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM750£2,625£3.50/kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,331£3.48/kg
Cull cows1LM830£2,871£3.46/kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,304£3.44/kg
Cull cows1720£1,886£2.62/kg
Cull cows1740£1,879£2.54/kg
Cull cows1650£1,612£2.48/kg
Cull cows1690£1,697£2.46/kg
Cull cows1640£1,561£2.44/kg
Cull cows1690£1,587£2.30/kg
Cull cows1760£1,641£2.16/kg
Cull cows1680£1,455£2.14/kg
Cull cows1720£1,512£2.10/kg
Cull cows1540£1,101£2.04/kg
Cull cows1560£1,131£2.02/kg
Cull cows1620£1,252£2.02/kg
Cull cows1730£1,445£1.98/kg
Cull cows1630£1,234£1.96/kg
Cull cows1580£1,136£1.96/kg
Cull cows1510£979£1.92/kg
Heifers1BEL840£3,578£4.26/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,760£4.06/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,639£4.06/kg
Heifers1CH770£3,110£4.04/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,532£4.02/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,613£4.02/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,560£4.00/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,280£4.00/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,547£3.98/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,455£3.96/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,364£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,718£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,430£3.92/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,534£3.84/kg
Heifers1AA510£1,943£3.81/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,324£3.81/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,535£3.90/kg
Bullocks1BB680£2,597£3.82/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,698£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,280£3.80/kg
Bullocks1AA700£2,653£3.79/kg
Bullocks1AA780£2,948£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH910£3,439£3.78/kg
Bullocks1HE640£2,406£3.76/kg
Bullocks1AU690£2,594£3.76/kg
Bullocks1CH780£2,925£3.75/kg
Bullocks1SI620£2,306£3.72/kg
Bullocks1BB630£2,337£3.71/kg
Bullocks1CH830£3,071£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH990£3,554
Bullocks1910£3,439
Bullocks1CH960£3,408
Bullocks1CH970£3,375
Bullocks1CH870£3,166
Bullocks1AA780£2,847
Bullocks1BB760£2,743
Bullocks1HE770£2,741
Bullocks1590£1,935£3.28/kg
Bullocks1810£2,656£3.28/kg
Bullocks1640£2,060£3.22/kg
Bullocks1690£2,208£3.20/kg
Bullocks1770£2,464£3.20/kg
Bullocks1730£2,321£3.18/kg
Bullocks1680£2,162£3.18/kg
Bullocks1730£2,306£3.16/kg
Bullocks1710£2,243£3.16/kg
Bullocks1670£2,110£3.15/kg
Bullocks1660£2,079£3.15/kg

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.ballymenalivestockmarket.com. Fetched 2 September 2026.