Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 12 February 2026

215 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 7, 2026

Record price of £4785 for a beef cow today! A slightly smaller show of 215 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday sold to another great trade! Beef Cows topped at 435p for a BB cow 1100kg at £2785, Fr Cows to 278p for 730kg at £2029 and Beef Heifers to 411p also for a BB 710kg at £2918.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 February 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.80/kg£3.80 to £3.80/kg£1,786£1,786 to £1,7861
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.15/kg£3.14 to £3.16/kg£1,842£1,821 to £1,8642
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£3.78/kg£2.97 to £4.24/kg£2,792£1,871 to £3,93327
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.51/kg£3.50 to £3.52/kg£1,983£1,890 to £2,0762
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.75/kg£3.52 to £4.11/kg£2,635£2,355 to £3,17612
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.50/kg£3.50 to £3.50/kg£1,680£1,680 to £1,6801
600 kg and overderived from 24 lots£3.05/kg£2.40 to £4.35/kg£2,238£1,464 to £4,78524
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 69 lots, 69 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BB1,100£4,785£4.35/kg
Cull cows1LM820£3,230£3.94/kg
Cull cows1BB710£2,769£3.90/kg
Cull cows1BB790£3,002£3.80/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,389£3.62/kg
Cull cows1BB650£2,340£3.60/kg
Cull cows1CH810£2,843£3.51/kg
Cull cows1CH480£1,680£3.50/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,575£3.48/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,312£3.40/kg
Cull cows1SI650£2,210£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,516£3.40/kg
Cull cows1730£2,029£2.78/kg
Cull cows1630£1,688£2.68/kg
Cull cows1790£2,101£2.66/kg
Cull cows1660£1,716£2.60/kg
Cull cows1610£1,549£2.54/kg
Cull cows1690£1,738£2.52/kg
Cull cows1650£1,625£2.50/kg
Cull cows1670£1,661£2.48/kg
Cull cows1750£1,860£2.48/kg
Cull cows1620£1,512£2.44/kg
Cull cows1790£1,927£2.44/kg
Cull cows1610£1,464£2.40/kg
Cull cows1780£1,872£2.40/kg
Heifers1BB710£2,918£4.11/kg
Heifers1CH800£3,176£3.97/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,534£3.84/kg
Heifers1670£2,572£3.84/kg
Heifers1710£2,683£3.78/kg
Heifers1720£2,685£3.73/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,428£3.68/kg
Heifers1BB640£2,355£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,488£3.66/kg
Heifers1800£2,864£3.58/kg
Heifers1700£2,492£3.56/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,076£3.52/kg
Heifers1AA690£2,428£3.52/kg
Heifers1AA540£1,890£3.50/kg
Bullocks1CH950£3,933£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM920£3,772£4.10/kg
Bullocks1LM840£3,175
Bullocks1SHB840£3,099
Bullocks1LM770£2,979£3.87/kg
Bullocks1BEL710£2,953£4.16/kg
Bullocks1LM740£2,930£3.96/kg
Bullocks1SI780£2,917
Bullocks1LM760£2,903£3.82/kg
Bullocks1CH810£2,851
Bullocks1LM760£2,842
Bullocks1AA820£2,837
Bullocks1LM720£2,836£3.94/kg
Bullocks1BEL800£2,800
Bullocks1LM660£2,798£4.24/kg
Bullocks1SI770£2,772
Bullocks1LM630£2,620£4.16/kg
Bullocks1CH690£2,677£3.88/kg
Bullocks1690£2,677£3.88/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,560£3.88/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,611£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,674£3.82/kg
Bullocks1LM470£1,786£3.80/kg
Bullocks1FR760£2,599£3.42/kg
Bullocks1FR640£2,131£3.33/kg
Bullocks1FR770£2,464£3.20/kg
Bullocks1FR590£1,864£3.16/kg
Bullocks1FR580£1,821£3.14/kg
Bullocks1HO670£2,090£3.12/kg
Bullocks1HO630£1,871£2.97/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.