Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 20 January 2026
- Bullocks £4.32/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.10/kg* mean of bands
A slightly larger entry of 210 store cattle on Tuesday resulted in another steady trade. Bullocks to £2290 over for a Limousin 690kg at £2980 and Heifers to £2000 over for a Charolais 660kg at £2660.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 20 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.40/kg | £4.23 to £4.62/kg | £1,572 | £1,480 to £1,650 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.43/kg | £4.20 to £5.10/kg | £1,958 | £1,740 to £2,260 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.17/kg | £4.01 to £4.43/kg | £2,291 | £2,200 to £2,350 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £4.23/kg | £4.11 to £4.36/kg | £2,732 | £2,520 to £2,980 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.40/kg | £4.13 to £4.78/kg | £1,629 | £1,570 to £1,700 | 8 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.23/kg | £4.08 to £4.75/kg | £1,915 | £1,830 to £2,000 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.88/kg | £3.52 to £4.27/kg | £2,134 | £1,800 to £2,435 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £4.08/kg | £4.03 to £4.12/kg | £2,650 | £2,640 to £2,660 | 2 | |
| 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 56 lots, 57 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,580 | £4.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,950 | £4.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,590 | £4.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,700 | £4.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,670 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,670 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,830 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,650 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,100 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,860 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 380 | £1,570 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,890 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,960 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,000 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,435 | £4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,280 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,400 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,640 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,300 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,660 | £4.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,110 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,300 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,000 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £2,030 | £3.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 570 | £2,090 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,150 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 520 | £1,890 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,990 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,800 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,040 | £5.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | GAL | 320 | £1,480 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 320 | £1,480 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,260 | £4.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,970 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,780 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,180 | £4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,890 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 420 | £1,790 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,870 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,740 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | ST | 390 | £1,650 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,060 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,350 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,880 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,980 | £4.31/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,330 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,350 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £2,290 | £4.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,520 | £4.13/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £2,550 | £4.11/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,220 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,200 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,260 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,330 | £4.01/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.