Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 5 February 2026
- Bullocks £3.69/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.76/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.99/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 250 beef cattle on Thursday resulted in another steady trade. Beef cows to 414p for a Lim 670kg £2773, Fr Cows to 258p for 690kg at £1780, Beef Heifers to 410p for a Lim 820kg £3362. Beef Bullocks to 391p for 710kg at £2776 and to a top per head of £3458 for a Char 950kg, and Fr Bullocks to 335p for 580kg at £1943.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 February 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 5 lots | £3.40/kg | £3.25 to £3.80/kg | £1,939 | £1,700 to £2,242 | 5 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 29 lots | £3.74/kg | £3.27 to £3.91/kg | £2,889 | £1,992 to £3,458 | 29 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.60 to £4.06/kg | £2,039 | £1,810 to £2,262 | 9 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.78/kg | £3.68 to £4.10/kg | £2,645 | £2,318 to £3,362 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.25/kg | £2.50 to £3.66/kg | £1,591 | £1,225 to £1,793 | 3 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.23/kg | £2.24 to £3.72/kg | £1,747 | £1,321 to £2,076 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 19 lots | £2.86/kg | £2.20 to £4.14/kg | £2,023 | £1,320 to £3,198 | 20 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 77 lots, 78 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,773 | £4.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,198 | £3.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,444 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,860 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 490 | £1,793 | £3.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,836 | £3.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 490 | £1,754 | £3.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £2,076 | £3.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,774 | £3.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 2 | LM | 760 | £2,629 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,903 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,098 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 670 | £2,291 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SA | 620 | £2,108 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,780 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,727 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,461 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 490 | £1,225 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,562 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £2,058 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 810 | £1,976 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £1,918 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,550 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,664 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £1,824 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,321 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,320 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,518 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,386 | £2.20/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,362 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,030 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,262 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,128 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,003 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,030 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,543 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BRB | 670 | £2,465 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,539 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 630 | £2,318 | £3.68/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,810 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,980 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,052 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,052 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 950 | £3,458 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 920 | £3,348 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 870 | £3,271 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,192 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,158 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,137 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,116 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,108 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £3,078 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 820 | £3,075 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,071 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 870 | £3,062 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,057 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 790 | £3,049 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,034 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,017 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 710 | £2,776 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,652 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,677 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,740 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,918 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,803 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,750 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £3,009 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,242 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,728 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,268 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £1,943 | £3.35/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £2,077 | £3.35/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £1,925 | £3.32/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,992 | £3.32/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £1,700 | £3.27/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,158 | £3.27/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £1,885 | £3.25/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.