Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 15 January 2026

350 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 3, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.29/kg£3.00 to £3.86/kg£1,871£1,740 to £2,1234
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£3.84/kg£3.10 to £4.10/kg£2,808£1,860 to £3,21927
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.98/kg£3.88 to £4.08/kg£2,211£2,056 to £2,3662
600 kg and overderived from 14 lots£4.06/kg£3.90 to £4.26/kg£2,889£2,632 to £3,45014
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.44/kg£3.44 to £3.44/kg£1,548£1,548 to £1,5481
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£2.62/kg£2.48 to £2.78/kg£1,413£1,326 to £1,5013
600 kg and overderived from 23 lots£3.14/kg£2.40 to £3.97/kg£2,408£1,488 to £3,45323
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1CH870£3,453£3.97/kg
Cull cows1BB750£2,880£3.84/kg
Cull cows1CH880£3,344£3.80/kg
Cull cows1BA840£3,057£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM820£2,968£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,751£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,864£3.58/kg
Cull cows1AA700£2,478£3.54/kg
Cull cows1BB720£2,548£3.54/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,520£3.50/kg
Cull cows1CH750£2,610£3.48/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,339£3.44/kg
Cull cows1LM450£1,548£3.44/kg
Cull cows1LM840£2,872£3.42/kg
Cull cows1540£1,501£2.78/kg
Cull cows1810£2,178£2.69/kg
Cull cows1720£1,886£2.62/kg
Cull cows1780£2,028£2.60/kg
Cull cows1730£1,898£2.60/kg
Cull cows1510£1,326£2.60/kg
Cull cows1820£2,050£2.50/kg
Cull cows1760£1,900£2.50/kg
Cull cows1660£1,636£2.48/kg
Cull cows1570£1,413£2.48/kg
Cull cows1730£1,781£2.44/kg
Cull cows1770£1,848£2.40/kg
Cull cows1620£1,488£2.40/kg
Bullocks1CH870£3,219
Bullocks1LM860£3,182
Bullocks1AA890£3,115
Bullocks1CH800£3,112£3.89/kg
Bullocks1SI840£3,091
Bullocks1LM770£3,041£3.95/kg
Bullocks1LM800£3,008
Bullocks1800£2,992
Bullocks1HE920£2,980
Bullocks1LM780£2,964
Bullocks1780£2,956
Bullocks1CH830£2,954
Bullocks1CH670£2,747£4.10/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,937£4.08/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,923£4.06/kg
Bullocks1LM680£2,720£4.00/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,613£3.96/kg
Bullocks1LM740£2,930£3.96/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,600£3.94/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,658£3.91/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,730£3.90/kg
Bullocks1SI670£2,606£3.89/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,793£3.88/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,560£3.88/kg
Bullocks1LM550£2,123£3.86/kg
Heifers1LM810£3,450£4.26/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,926£4.18/kg
Heifers1SI700£2,898£4.14/kg
Heifers1LM710£2,918£4.11/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,706£4.10/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,870£4.10/kg
Heifers1LM580£2,366£4.08/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,930£4.07/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,632£4.05/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,908£4.04/kg
Heifers1CH740£2,974£4.02/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,653£4.02/kg
Heifers1CH750£2,925£3.90/kg
Heifers1CH760£2,964£3.90/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,691£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM530£2,056£3.88/kg
Bullocks1FR640£2,188£3.42/kg
Bullocks1FR710£2,328£3.28/kg
Bullocks1FR560£1,780£3.18/kg
Bullocks1FR590£1,840£3.12/kg
Bullocks1FR600£1,860£3.10/kg
Bullocks1FR580£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.