Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 22 January 2026
- Bullocks £3.76/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.80/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.31/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 340 cattle on Thursday resulted in another good steady trade. Beef Cows to 440p for a Belgian Blue 820kg at £3608, Fr Cows to 274p for 630kg at £1726 and Beef Heifers to 400p for a parthenais 590kg at £2360. Beef Bullocks to 429p for a Limousin 680kg at £2917 and to a top per head of £3329 for a Charolais 820kg, with Fr Bullocks to 344p for 690kg at £2373.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 22 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 1 lot | £2.92/kg | £2.92 to £2.92/kg | £1,372 | £1,372 to £1,372 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.86/kg | £2.80 to £2.92/kg | £1,573 | £1,540 to £1,606 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 28 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.06 to £4.29/kg | £2,781 | £1,920 to £3,329 | 28 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.70 to £4.00/kg | £2,273 | £2,183 to £2,360 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.78/kg | £3.70 to £3.94/kg | £2,470 | £2,331 to £2,752 | 10 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.09/kg | £2.66 to £3.52/kg | £1,744 | £1,516 to £1,971 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 20 lots | £3.33/kg | £2.50 to £4.40/kg | £2,575 | £1,664 to £3,690 | 20 | |
| 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 65 lots, 66 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 820 | £3,608 | £4.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 900 | £3,690 | £4.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,232 | £4.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 660 | £2,574 | £3.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,431 | £3.86/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 730 | £2,759 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 790 | £2,986 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,678 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,708 | £3.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | PT | 750 | £2,730 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,776 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,221 | £3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 560 | £1,971 | £3.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,726 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £1,516 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 850 | £2,176 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 960 | £2,457 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,868 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,664 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 880 | £2,235 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £2,108 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,875 | £2.50/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | PT | 590 | £2,360 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 650 | £2,561 | £3.94/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 610 | £2,366 | £3.88/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,277 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,624 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 640 | £2,432 | £3.80/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,468 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,468 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FKV | 740 | £2,752 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | PT | 590 | £2,183 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CH | 630 | £2,331 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,368 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,329 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £3,234 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £3,199 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 830 | £3,195 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £3,159 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £3,080 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £3,070 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 800 | £3,056 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £3,049 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | NR | 830 | £2,954 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,917 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,905 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,785 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,828 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,732 | £4.14/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,706 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,482 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,720 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £3,070 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,545 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 720 | £2,880 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,600 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,373 | £3.44/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,318 | £3.36/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,920 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 800 | £2,544 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,180 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £2,050 | £3.06/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 470 | £1,372 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,606 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,540 | £2.80/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.