Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 29 January 2026
- Bullocks £3.61/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.75/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.92/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 235 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in another steady trade. Beef cows to 388p , Fr Cows to 292p , and Beef Heifers to 424p . Beef Bullocks to a top per head of £3408 for a Char 890kg, and to a top per kilo of 400p for a Lim 660kg at £2640, Fr Bullocks to 308p for 610kg £1878.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 29 January 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.04/kg | £3.04 to £3.04/kg | £1,763 | £1,763 to £1,763 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.63/kg | £2.90 to £4.00/kg | £2,778 | £1,878 to £3,408 | 26 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.58/kg | £3.58 to £3.58/kg | £1,754 | £1,754 to £1,754 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.64/kg | £3.52 to £3.80/kg | £2,015 | £1,866 to £2,166 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.87/kg | £3.52 to £4.24/kg | £2,623 | £2,252 to £3,264 | 8 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.15/kg | £3.14 to £3.16/kg | £1,448 | £1,444 to £1,453 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.07/kg | £2.92 to £3.14/kg | £1,694 | £1,693 to £1,695 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £2.89/kg | £2.34 to £3.88/kg | £2,095 | £1,510 to £3,040 | 26 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 740 | £2,871 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,040 | £3.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,736 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 750 | £2,625 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,156 | £3.37/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £2,171 | £3.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,508 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 760 | £2,492 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 720 | £2,347 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SA | 770 | £2,494 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 460 | £1,453 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 680 | £2,148 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,512 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 460 | £1,444 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 540 | £1,695 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 540 | £1,695 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,693 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,822 | £2.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £2,063 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,560 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £2,064 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,688 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,725 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,575 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,736 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,845 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,656 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,800 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,618 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,510 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,708 | £2.34/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 770 | £3,264 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 770 | £3,234 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,482 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,379 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,438 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,660 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,166 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 540 | £2,008 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,866 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,027 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 570 | £2,040 | £3.58/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 490 | £1,754 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,029 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,278 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £1,971 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 640 | £2,252 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 890 | £3,408 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 970 | £3,307 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,175 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 850 | £3,145 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,088 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,024 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 950 | £3,021 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 920 | £3,017 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,948 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,945 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,940 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 900 | £2,934 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,910 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,640 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,691 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,754 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £2,948 | £3.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,826 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,857 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 670 | £2,546 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,888 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,878 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £1,763 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £2,036 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £2,010 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 730 | £2,175 | £2.98/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 730 | £2,117 | £2.90/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.