Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 13 January 2026
- Bullocks £4.25/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.76/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 130 store cattle on Tuesday sold to another steady trade. Bullocks to £1920 over for a Charolais 670kg at £2590 and Heifers sold to £1580 over for a AA 640kg at £2220.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 13 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.37/kg | £4.00 to £4.82/kg | £1,973 | £1,760 to £2,110 | 10 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.17/kg | £3.98 to £4.42/kg | £2,280 | £2,030 to £2,480 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £4.17/kg | £4.10 to £4.24/kg | £2,525 | £2,460 to £2,590 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.00/kg | £4.00 to £4.00/kg | £1,560 | £1,560 to £1,560 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.85 to £4.04/kg | £1,768 | £1,570 to £1,900 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.66/kg | £3.50 to £4.15/kg | £1,940 | £1,840 to £2,160 | 12 | |
| 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 41 lots, 42 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 400 | £1,930 | £4.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,990 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,050 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,950 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,890 | £4.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,110 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,100 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 450 | £1,920 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,120 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 490 | £2,030 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,760 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,300 | £4.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 570 | £2,480 | £4.35/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,590 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 580 | £2,450 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,220 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 540 | £2,250 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,370 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,360 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,260 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,460 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 550 | £2,245 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,270 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,030 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,900 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 390 | £1,560 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,830 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,650 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 400 | £1,570 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 490 | £1,890 | £3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,160 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 510 | £2,000 | £3.92/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,920 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | BB | 510 | £1,840 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 540 | £1,945 | £3.60/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,975 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,900 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 530 | £1,900 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,880 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,895 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 580 | £2,030 | £3.50/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.