Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 29 January 2026

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

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.04/kg£3.04 to £3.04/kg£1,763£1,763 to £1,7631
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£3.63/kg£2.90 to £4.00/kg£2,778£1,878 to £3,40826
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.58/kg£3.58 to £3.58/kg£1,754£1,754 to £1,7541
500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots£3.64/kg£3.52 to £3.80/kg£2,015£1,866 to £2,1667
600 kg and overderived from 8 lots£3.87/kg£3.52 to £4.24/kg£2,623£2,252 to £3,2648
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£3.15/kg£3.14 to £3.16/kg£1,448£1,444 to £1,4532
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£3.07/kg£2.92 to £3.14/kg£1,694£1,693 to £1,6953
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£2.89/kg£2.34 to £3.88/kg£2,095£1,510 to £3,04026
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BEL740£2,871£3.88/kg
Cull cows1LM800£3,040£3.80/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,736£3.60/kg
Cull cows1BEL750£2,625
Cull cows1LM640£2,156£3.37/kg
Cull cows1650£2,171£3.34/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,508£3.30/kg
Cull cows1BEL760£2,492£3.28/kg
Cull cows1SI720£2,347£3.26/kg
Cull cows1SA770£2,494£3.24/kg
Cull cows1SHB460£1,453£3.16/kg
Cull cows1BEL680£2,148£3.16/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,512£3.14/kg
Cull cows1SHB460£1,444£3.14/kg
Cull cows1SHB540£1,695£3.14/kg
Cull cows1ST540£1,695£3.14/kg
Cull cows1580£1,693£2.92/kg
Cull cows1670£1,822£2.72/kg
Cull cows1770£2,063£2.68/kg
Cull cows1600£1,560£2.60/kg
Cull cows1800£2,064£2.58/kg
Cull cows1670£1,688£2.52/kg
Cull cows1690£1,725£2.50/kg
Cull cows1630£1,575£2.50/kg
Cull cows1700£1,736£2.48/kg
Cull cows1750£1,845£2.46/kg
Cull cows1690£1,656£2.40/kg
Cull cows1750£1,800£2.40/kg
Cull cows1680£1,618£2.38/kg
Cull cows1640£1,510£2.36/kg
Cull cows1730£1,708£2.34/kg
Heifers1LM770£3,264£4.24/kg
Heifers1CH770£3,234£4.20/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,482£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,379£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,438£3.81/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,660£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,166£3.80/kg
Heifers1SI540£2,008£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH510£1,866£3.66/kg
Heifers1CH560£2,027£3.62/kg
Heifers1570£2,040£3.58/kg
Heifers1SH490£1,754£3.58/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,029£3.56/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,278£3.56/kg
Heifers1LM560£1,971£3.52/kg
Heifers1SI640£2,252£3.52/kg
Bullocks1CH890£3,408£3.83/kg
Bullocks1AA970£3,307
Bullocks1LM840£3,175
Bullocks1850£3,145
Bullocks1CH800£3,088£3.86/kg
Bullocks1CH800£3,024
Bullocks1AA950£3,021
Bullocks1920£3,017
Bullocks1LM760£2,948
Bullocks1LM740£2,945£3.98/kg
Bullocks1CH750£2,940£3.92/kg
Bullocks1AA900£2,934
Bullocks1LM750£2,910£3.88/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,640£4.00/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,691£3.90/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,754£3.88/kg
Bullocks1760£2,948£3.88/kg
Bullocks1CH740£2,826£3.82/kg
Bullocks1CH750£2,857£3.81/kg
Bullocks1AA670£2,546£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,888£3.80/kg
Bullocks1610£1,878£3.08/kg
Bullocks1580£1,763£3.04/kg
Bullocks1670£2,036£3.04/kg
Bullocks1670£2,010£3.00/kg
Bullocks1730£2,175£2.98/kg
Bullocks1730£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.