Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 19 February 2026
- Bullocks £3.84/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.94/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.01/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 250 beef cattle on Thursday continued to sell to a steady trade. Beef Cows to 408p for a Charolais 840kg at £3427, Fr Cows to 298p for 820kg at £2443 and Beef Heifers to 424p for a Lim 640kg at £2713. Beef Bullocks to 410p for a Charolais 710kg at £2911 and to a top per head of £3240 for a Lim 900kg and Fr Bullocks to 320p for 800kg at £2560.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 19 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 2 lots | £3.90/kg | £3.82 to £3.98/kg | £2,122 | £2,029 to £2,215 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 22 lots | £3.84/kg | £3.14 to £4.10/kg | £2,789 | £2,417 to £3,240 | 22 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.92/kg | £3.92 to £3.92/kg | £1,881 | £1,881 to £1,881 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.88/kg | £3.72 to £4.22/kg | £2,211 | £1,971 to £2,489 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.98/kg | £3.70 to £4.24/kg | £2,609 | £2,343 to £3,085 | 8 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.44/kg | £2.43 to £2.44/kg | £1,424 | £1,415 to £1,433 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.05/kg | £2.42 to £4.08/kg | £2,263 | £1,550 to £3,427 | 27 | |
| 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 65 lots, 66 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,427 | £4.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,237 | £3.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 820 | £3,034 | £3.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,007 | £3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,182 | £3.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,730 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,415 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,540 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 700 | £2,415 | £3.45/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,264 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 770 | £2,571 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,204 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 730 | £2,409 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,443 | £2.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £2,101 | £2.84/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,755 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,938 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 870 | £2,279 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,898 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,600 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,800 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,550 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,750 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 840 | £2,083 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,854 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,415 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,781 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,433 | £2.43/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,839 | £2.42/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,713 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,489 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 760 | £3,085 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,557 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 620 | £2,480 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,881 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,253 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,343 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 570 | £2,131 | £3.74/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,971 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,442 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 900 | £3,240 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £3,191 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £3,042 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £3,000 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £2,992 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,948 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,926 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,911 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 740 | £2,900 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,856 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,849 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,812 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,436 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,029 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £2,507 | £3.98/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,718 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,740 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,547 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,688 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,215 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 800 | £2,560 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 770 | £2,417 | £3.14/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.