Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 15 January 2026
- Bullocks £3.77/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.05/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.09/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 350 beef cattle on Thursday resulted in another good steady trade. Beef cows to 397p for a Charolais 870kg at £3453, Fr Cows to 278p for 540kg at £1501 and Beef heifers to 426p for a Limousin 810kg at £3450. Beef bullocks to 410p for a Charolais 670kg at £2747 and to a top per head of £3219 for a Charolais 870kg, and Fr bullocks to 342p for 640kg at £2188.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 15 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 4 lots | £3.29/kg | £3.00 to £3.86/kg | £1,871 | £1,740 to £2,123 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.84/kg | £3.10 to £4.10/kg | £2,808 | £1,860 to £3,219 | 27 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.98/kg | £3.88 to £4.08/kg | £2,211 | £2,056 to £2,366 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £4.06/kg | £3.90 to £4.26/kg | £2,889 | £2,632 to £3,450 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.44/kg | £3.44 to £3.44/kg | £1,548 | £1,548 to £1,548 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £2.62/kg | £2.48 to £2.78/kg | £1,413 | £1,326 to £1,501 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 23 lots | £3.14/kg | £2.40 to £3.97/kg | £2,408 | £1,488 to £3,453 | 23 | |
| 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 74 lots, 74 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 870 | £3,453 | £3.97/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 750 | £2,880 | £3.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 880 | £3,344 | £3.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 840 | £3,057 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £2,968 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,751 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,864 | £3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 700 | £2,478 | £3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 720 | £2,548 | £3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,520 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,610 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,339 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,548 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 840 | £2,872 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,501 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 810 | £2,178 | £2.69/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,886 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £2,028 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,898 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,326 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,050 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,900 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,636 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £1,413 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,781 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £1,848 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,488 | £2.40/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 870 | £3,219 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 860 | £3,182 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 890 | £3,115 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,112 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 840 | £3,091 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £3,041 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,008 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 800 | £2,992 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 920 | £2,980 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,964 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 780 | £2,956 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £2,954 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,747 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,937 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,923 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,720 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,613 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,930 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,600 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,658 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,730 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 670 | £2,606 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,793 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,560 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,123 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,450 | £4.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,926 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 700 | £2,898 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,918 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,706 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,870 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,366 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,930 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,632 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,908 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,974 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,653 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,925 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,964 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,691 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,056 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 640 | £2,188 | £3.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 710 | £2,328 | £3.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 560 | £1,780 | £3.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 590 | £1,840 | £3.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 600 | £1,860 | £3.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 580 | £1,740 | £3.00/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.