Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 12 February 2026
- Bullocks £3.74/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.72/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.07/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.80/kg | £3.80 to £3.80/kg | £1,786 | £1,786 to £1,786 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.15/kg | £3.14 to £3.16/kg | £1,842 | £1,821 to £1,864 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.78/kg | £2.97 to £4.24/kg | £2,792 | £1,871 to £3,933 | 27 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.51/kg | £3.50 to £3.52/kg | £1,983 | £1,890 to £2,076 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.52 to £4.11/kg | £2,635 | £2,355 to £3,176 | 12 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.50/kg | £3.50 to £3.50/kg | £1,680 | £1,680 to £1,680 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 24 lots | £3.05/kg | £2.40 to £4.35/kg | £2,238 | £1,464 to £4,785 | 24 | |
| 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 69 lots, 69 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 1,100 | £4,785 | £4.35/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,230 | £3.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 710 | £2,769 | £3.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 790 | £3,002 | £3.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,389 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 650 | £2,340 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,843 | £3.51/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,680 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,575 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,312 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 650 | £2,210 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,516 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,029 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,688 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £2,101 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,716 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,549 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,738 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,625 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,661 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,860 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,512 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £1,927 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,464 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,872 | £2.40/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 710 | £2,918 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,176 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 670 | £2,572 | £3.84/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 710 | £2,683 | £3.78/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 720 | £2,685 | £3.73/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,428 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 640 | £2,355 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,488 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 800 | £2,864 | £3.58/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 700 | £2,492 | £3.56/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,076 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 690 | £2,428 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,890 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 950 | £3,933 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 920 | £3,772 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,175 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 840 | £3,099 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,979 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 710 | £2,953 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,930 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 780 | £2,917 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,903 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,851 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,842 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 820 | £2,837 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,836 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 800 | £2,800 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,798 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 770 | £2,772 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,620 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,677 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,677 | £3.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,560 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,611 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,674 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,786 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 760 | £2,599 | £3.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 640 | £2,131 | £3.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 770 | £2,464 | £3.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 590 | £1,864 | £3.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 580 | £1,821 | £3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HO | 670 | £2,090 | £3.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HO | 630 | £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.