Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 27 January 2026
- Bullocks £4.16/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.25/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 165 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in another steady trade. Bullocks to £1840 over for a BB 760kg at £2600 and Heifers to £1950 over for a Lim 640kg at £2590.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 27 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 | £4.61/kg | £4.51 to £4.66/kg | £1,522 | £1,400 to £1,760 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.70 to £4.26/kg | £1,837 | £1,630 to £1,990 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.18/kg | £3.82 to £4.60/kg | £2,223 | £1,910 to £2,470 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £4.05/kg | £3.98 to £4.13/kg | £2,504 | £2,450 to £2,590 | 5 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.52/kg | £4.52 to £4.52/kg | £1,630 | £1,630 to £1,630 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.35/kg | £4.06 to £4.77/kg | £1,931 | £1,720 to £2,100 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots | £4.19/kg | £3.92 to £4.48/kg | £2,248 | £2,040 to £2,570 | 16 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £4.04/kg | £4.04 to £4.04/kg | £2,590 | £2,590 to £2,590 | 1 | |
| 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 52 lots, 52 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,400 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,530 | £4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,760 | £4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,300 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,250 | £4.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 460 | £1,960 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 490 | £1,990 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,960 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,900 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 440 | £1,690 | £3.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 500 | £1,910 | £3.82/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 460 | £1,730 | £3.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 440 | £1,630 | £3.70/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,340 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,470 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,520 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,330 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,490 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,110 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 610 | £2,470 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 610 | £2,450 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,590 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 580 | £2,300 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,000 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 440 | £2,100 | £4.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,920 | £4.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,630 | £4.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,910 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 450 | £1,990 | £4.42/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,190 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,040 | £4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,030 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,140 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 450 | £1,875 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,070 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,720 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,040 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 440 | £1,790 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,420 | £4.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,570 | £4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,540 | £4.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,180 | £4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £2,320 | £4.21/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,430 | £4.19/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,180 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,590 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 540 | £2,180 | £4.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,120 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 550 | £2,190 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,160 | £3.92/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.