Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 10 February 2026
- Bullocks £4.50/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.14/kg* mean of bands
A good entry of 265 store cattle on Tuesday resulted in another fantastic trade. Bullocks sold to £1960 over for a Charolais 500kg at £2460. Heifers sold to £1910 over for a Charolais 580kg at £2490.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 10 February 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.52/kg | £4.40 to £4.84/kg | £1,748 | £1,630 to £1,890 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.58/kg | £4.42 to £4.97/kg | £2,124 | £1,990 to £2,290 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.47/kg | £4.15 to £4.92/kg | £2,409 | £2,230 to £2,680 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £4.19/kg | £4.19 to £4.19/kg | £2,560 | £2,560 to £2,560 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 13 lots | £4.28/kg | £3.85 to £4.66/kg | £1,945 | £1,800 to £2,090 | 13 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 15 lots | £4.05/kg | £3.64 to £4.44/kg | £2,187 | £1,940 to £2,490 | 15 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £3.73/kg | £3.73 to £3.73/kg | £2,350 | £2,350 to £2,350 | 1 | |
| 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 57 lots, 58 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,240 | £4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,460 | £4.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,890 | £4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,290 | £4.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,050 | £4.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,080 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,250 | £4.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 390 | £1,750 | £4.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,050 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 480 | £2,130 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,040 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,990 | £4.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,720 | £4.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,630 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,430 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,440 | £4.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,600 | £4.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,410 | £4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,680 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,270 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,400 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,300 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,430 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,230 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £2,460 | £4.24/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,240 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,560 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,370 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,400 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,260 | £4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,200 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,490 | £4.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,380 | £4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,300 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,090 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,000 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,010 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,250 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,350 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 580 | £2,130 | £3.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 560 | £2,040 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,960 | £4.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,890 | £4.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,090 | £4.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,090 | £4.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,840 | £4.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,050 | £4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,990 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,970 | £4.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,070 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,980 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,890 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,800 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,880 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 500 | £1,940 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,850 | £3.85/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.