Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 3 February 2026
- Bullocks £4.52/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.32/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 270 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met a slightly sharper trade. Bullocks to £1950 over for a Cha 670Kg £2790 presented by a county Tyrone Farmer. Heifers sold to £1750 over for a Lim 550Kg £2400 presented by I Beggs, Whitehead.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 3 February 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 11 lots | £4.68/kg | £4.53 to £5.07/kg | £2,059 | £1,860 to £2,260 | 14 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.39/kg | £4.20 to £4.84/kg | £2,404 | £2,270 to £2,500 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £4.42/kg | £4.33 to £4.60/kg | £2,653 | £2,600 to £2,760 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.51/kg | £4.28 to £4.70/kg | £1,633 | £1,545 to £1,720 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.46/kg | £4.26 to £4.79/kg | £2,000 | £1,720 to £2,190 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.14/kg | £3.78 to £4.43/kg | £2,229 | £2,050 to £2,400 | 14 | |
| 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 58 lots, 61 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,180 | £5.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £2,150 | £4.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,420 | £4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,260 | £4.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,000 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 470 | £2,230 | £4.74/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,080 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,320 | £4.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,880 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | BB | 430 | £1,970 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,060 | £4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,240 | £4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 410 | £1,860 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,480 | £4.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,760 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,270 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 540 | £2,400 | £4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,500 | £4.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £2,600 | £4.33/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,600 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,380 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,370 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,480 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 580 | £2,480 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,350 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 540 | £2,280 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 590 | £2,490 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,440 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,060 | £4.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,190 | £4.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,630 | £4.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,720 | £4.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,060 | £4.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,980 | £4.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,180 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,130 | £4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,810 | £4.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,010 | £4.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 410 | £1,770 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,720 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 360 | £1,545 | £4.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 390 | £1,670 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,090 | £4.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,260 | £4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,400 | £4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,310 | £4.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,320 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,260 | £4.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,250 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,310 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,120 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,160 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,120 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,050 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,240 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,180 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 590 | £2,230 | £3.78/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.