Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 5 February 2026

250 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 6, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£3.40/kg£3.25 to £3.80/kg£1,939£1,700 to £2,2425
600 kg and overderived from 29 lots£3.74/kg£3.27 to £3.91/kg£2,889£1,992 to £3,45829
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£3.75/kg£3.60 to £4.06/kg£2,039£1,810 to £2,2629
600 kg and overderived from 5 lots£3.78/kg£3.68 to £4.10/kg£2,645£2,318 to £3,3625
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£3.25/kg£2.50 to £3.66/kg£1,591£1,225 to £1,7933
500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots£3.23/kg£2.24 to £3.72/kg£1,747£1,321 to £2,0767
600 kg and overderived from 19 lots£2.86/kg£2.20 to £4.14/kg£2,023£1,320 to £3,19820
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 77 lots, 78 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,773£4.14/kg
Cull cows1LM820£3,198£3.90/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,444£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM500£1,860£3.72/kg
Cull cows1490£1,793£3.66/kg
Cull cows1510£1,836£3.60/kg
Cull cows1490£1,754£3.58/kg
Cull cows1580£2,076£3.58/kg
Cull cows1510£1,774£3.48/kg
Cull cows2LM760£2,629£3.46/kg
Cull cows1LM550£1,903£3.46/kg
Cull cows1LM610£2,098£3.44/kg
Cull cows1BA670£2,291£3.42/kg
Cull cows1SA620£2,108£3.40/kg
Cull cows1690£1,780£2.58/kg
Cull cows1680£1,727£2.54/kg
Cull cows1580£1,461£2.52/kg
Cull cows1490£1,225£2.50/kg
Cull cows1630£1,562£2.48/kg
Cull cows1830£2,058£2.48/kg
Cull cows1810£1,976£2.44/kg
Cull cows1820£1,918£2.34/kg
Cull cows1680£1,550£2.28/kg
Cull cows1730£1,664£2.28/kg
Cull cows1800£1,824£2.28/kg
Cull cows1590£1,321£2.24/kg
Cull cows1600£1,320£2.20/kg
Cull cows1690£1,518£2.20/kg
Cull cows1630£1,386£2.20/kg
Heifers1LM820£3,362£4.10/kg
Heifers1CH500£2,030£4.06/kg
Heifers1CH580£2,262£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,128£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM530£2,003£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM540£2,030£3.76/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,543£3.74/kg
Heifers1BRB670£2,465£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,539£3.68/kg
Heifers1630£2,318£3.68/kg
Heifers1LM500£1,810£3.62/kg
Heifers1LM550£1,980£3.60/kg
Heifers1CH570£2,052£3.60/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,052£3.60/kg
Bullocks1CH950£3,458
Bullocks1ST920£3,348
Bullocks1CH870£3,271
Bullocks1LM840£3,192£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH840£3,158
Bullocks1LM830£3,137£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH820£3,116£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH840£3,108
Bullocks1CH810£3,078£3.80/kg
Bullocks1AA820£3,075
Bullocks1CH830£3,071
Bullocks1CH870£3,062
Bullocks1CH840£3,057
Bullocks1LM790£3,049£3.86/kg
Bullocks1CH820£3,034
Bullocks1CH820£3,017
Bullocks1SI710£2,776£3.91/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,652£3.90/kg
Bullocks1CH690£2,677£3.88/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,740£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,918£3.84/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,803£3.84/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,750£3.82/kg
Bullocks1CH790£3,009£3.81/kg
Bullocks1CH590£2,242£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,728£3.79/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,268£3.78/kg
Bullocks1580£1,943£3.35/kg
Bullocks1620£2,077£3.35/kg
Bullocks1580£1,925£3.32/kg
Bullocks1600£1,992£3.32/kg
Bullocks1520£1,700£3.27/kg
Bullocks1660£2,158£3.27/kg
Bullocks1580£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.