Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 19 February 2026

250 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 8, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.90/kg£3.82 to £3.98/kg£2,122£2,029 to £2,2152
600 kg and overderived from 22 lots£3.84/kg£3.14 to £4.10/kg£2,789£2,417 to £3,24022
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.92/kg£3.92 to £3.92/kg£1,881£1,881 to £1,8811
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.88/kg£3.72 to £4.22/kg£2,211£1,971 to £2,4894
600 kg and overderived from 7 lots£3.98/kg£3.70 to £4.24/kg£2,609£2,343 to £3,0858
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£2.44/kg£2.43 to £2.44/kg£1,424£1,415 to £1,4332
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£3.05/kg£2.42 to £4.08/kg£2,263£1,550 to £3,42727
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1CH840£3,427£4.08/kg
Cull cows1LM830£3,237£3.90/kg
Cull cows1BB820£3,034£3.70/kg
Cull cows1CH840£3,007£3.58/kg
Cull cows1LM620£2,182£3.52/kg
Cull cows1LM780£2,730£3.50/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,415£3.50/kg
Cull cows1LM730£2,540£3.48/kg
Cull cows1BB700£2,415£3.45/kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,264£3.38/kg
Cull cows1BB770£2,571£3.34/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,204£3.34/kg
Cull cows1SH730£2,409£3.30/kg
Cull cows1820£2,443£2.98/kg
Cull cows1740£2,101£2.84/kg
Cull cows1650£1,755£2.70/kg
Cull cows1740£1,938£2.62/kg
Cull cows1870£2,279£2.62/kg
Cull cows1730£1,898£2.60/kg
Cull cows1630£1,600£2.54/kg
Cull cows1720£1,800£2.50/kg
Cull cows1620£1,550£2.50/kg
Cull cows1700£1,750£2.50/kg
Cull cows1840£2,083£2.48/kg
Cull cows1760£1,854£2.44/kg
Cull cows1580£1,415£2.44/kg
Cull cows1730£1,781£2.44/kg
Cull cows1590£1,433£2.43/kg
Cull cows1760£1,839£2.42/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,713£4.24/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,489£4.22/kg
Heifers1CH760£3,085£4.06/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,557£4.06/kg
Heifers2LM620£2,480£4.00/kg
Heifers1LM700£2,772£3.96/kg
Heifers1LM480£1,881£3.92/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,253£3.82/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,343£3.78/kg
Heifers1570£2,131£3.74/kg
Heifers1LM530£1,971£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,442£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM900£3,240
Bullocks1CH790£3,191£4.04/kg
Bullocks1LM780£3,042£3.90/kg
Bullocks1LM750£3,000£4.00/kg
Bullocks1CH880£2,992
Bullocks1LM780£2,948
Bullocks1CH770£2,926
Bullocks1CH710£2,911£4.10/kg
Bullocks1SI740£2,900£3.92/kg
Bullocks1LM740£2,856£3.86/kg
Bullocks1CH770£2,849
Bullocks1LM750£2,812
Bullocks1CH600£2,436£4.06/kg
Bullocks1LM510£2,029£3.98/kg
Bullocks1630£2,507£3.98/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,718£3.94/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,740£3.86/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,547£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,534£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,688£3.84/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,534£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM580£2,215£3.82/kg
Bullocks1800£2,560£3.20/kg
Bullocks1770£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.