Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 8 January 2026
- Bullocks £3.51/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.98/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.02/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.28/kg | £3.28 to £3.28/kg | £1,935 | £1,935 to £1,935 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 31 lots | £3.52/kg | £3.15 to £3.90/kg | £2,667 | £2,060 to £3,554 | 31 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.91/kg | £3.81 to £4.00/kg | £2,112 | £1,943 to £2,280 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.99/kg | £3.81 to £4.26/kg | £2,655 | £2,324 to £3,578 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £1.98/kg | £1.92 to £2.04/kg | £1,087 | £979 to £1,136 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 28 lots | £3.17/kg | £1.96 to £4.52/kg | £2,396 | £1,234 to £3,887 | 28 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 860 | £3,887 | £4.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 780 | £3,447 | £4.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 790 | £3,397 | £4.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,232 | £4.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 820 | £3,312 | £4.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 850 | £3,298 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,453 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,979 | £3.82/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 970 | £3,666 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 690 | £2,484 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 640 | £2,278 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,625 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,331 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,871 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,304 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,886 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,879 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,612 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,697 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,561 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,587 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,641 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,455 | £2.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,512 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,101 | £2.04/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,131 | £2.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,252 | £2.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,445 | £1.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,234 | £1.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,136 | £1.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £979 | £1.92/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 840 | £3,578 | £4.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,760 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,639 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 770 | £3,110 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,532 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,613 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,560 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,280 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,547 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,455 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,364 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,718 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,430 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,943 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,324 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,535 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 680 | £2,597 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,698 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,280 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 700 | £2,653 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 780 | £2,948 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,439 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 640 | £2,406 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AU | 690 | £2,594 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,925 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 620 | £2,306 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 630 | £2,337 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,071 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 990 | £3,554 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 910 | £3,439 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 960 | £3,408 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 970 | £3,375 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 870 | £3,166 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 780 | £2,847 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 760 | £2,743 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 770 | £2,741 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,935 | £3.28/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 810 | £2,656 | £3.28/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £2,060 | £3.22/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,208 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 770 | £2,464 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 730 | £2,321 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,162 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 730 | £2,306 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 710 | £2,243 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £2,110 | £3.15/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £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.