Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 27 January 2026

165 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 5, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots£4.61/kg£4.51 to £4.66/kg£1,522£1,400 to £1,7604
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£3.94/kg£3.70 to £4.26/kg£1,837£1,630 to £1,9907
500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£4.18/kg£3.82 to £4.60/kg£2,223£1,910 to £2,4709
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£4.05/kg£3.98 to £4.13/kg£2,504£2,450 to £2,5905
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£4.52/kg£4.52 to £4.52/kg£1,630£1,630 to £1,6301
400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£4.35/kg£4.06 to £4.77/kg£1,931£1,720 to £2,1009
500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots£4.19/kg£3.92 to £4.48/kg£2,248£2,040 to £2,57016
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£4.04/kg£4.04 to £4.04/kg£2,590£2,590 to £2,5901
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1LM300£1,400£4.66/kg
Bullocks1SI330£1,530£4.63/kg
Bullocks1CH380£1,760£4.63/kg
Bullocks1CH500£2,300£4.60/kg
Bullocks1LM310£1,400£4.51/kg
Bullocks1CH500£2,250£4.50/kg
Bullocks1AA460£1,960£4.26/kg
Bullocks1BB490£1,990£4.06/kg
Bullocks1AA490£1,960£4.00/kg
Bullocks1AA480£1,900£3.95/kg
Bullocks1440£1,690£3.84/kg
Bullocks1500£1,910£3.82/kg
Bullocks1460£1,730£3.76/kg
Bullocks1440£1,630£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH540£2,340£4.33/kg
Bullocks1LM570£2,470£4.33/kg
Bullocks1CH610£2,520£4.13/kg
Bullocks1LM570£2,330£4.08/kg
Bullocks1LM610£2,490£4.08/kg
Bullocks1CH520£2,110£4.05/kg
Bullocks1AA610£2,470£4.04/kg
Bullocks1BA610£2,450£4.01/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,590£3.98/kg
Bullocks1SI580£2,300£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH510£2,000£3.92/kg
Heifers1SHB440£2,100£4.77/kg
Heifers1CH420£1,920£4.57/kg
Heifers1LM360£1,630£4.52/kg
Heifers1CH430£1,910£4.44/kg
Heifers1450£1,990£4.42/kg
Heifers1CH500£2,190£4.38/kg
Heifers1CH470£2,040£4.34/kg
Heifers1CH470£2,030£4.31/kg
Heifers1LM500£2,140£4.28/kg
Heifers1SHB450£1,875£4.16/kg
Heifers1CH500£2,070£4.14/kg
Heifers1LM420£1,720£4.09/kg
Heifers1CH500£2,040£4.08/kg
Heifers1SHB440£1,790£4.06/kg
Heifers1CH540£2,420£4.48/kg
Heifers1CH580£2,570£4.43/kg
Heifers1LM580£2,540£4.37/kg
Heifers1CH510£2,180£4.27/kg
Heifers1550£2,320£4.21/kg
Heifers1580£2,430£4.19/kg
Heifers1LM540£2,240£4.14/kg
Heifers1CH530£2,180£4.11/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,590£4.04/kg
Heifers1SHB540£2,180£4.03/kg
Heifers1CH530£2,120£4.00/kg
Heifers1BB550£2,190£3.98/kg
Heifers1CH550£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.