Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 26 February 2026
- Bullocks £3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.84/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.93/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 290 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with a steady trade. Beef Cows to 345p for 690kg at £2380, Fr Cows 280p for 620kg at £1736 and Beef Heifers to 398p for 690kg at £2746. Beef Bullocks to 424p for 740kg at £3137 and to a top per head of £3382 for 950kg, and Fr Bullocks to 326p for 780kg at £2542.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 26 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 | £3.08/kg | £3.08 to £3.08/kg | £1,509 | £1,509 to £1,509 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.37/kg | £2.94 to £4.09/kg | £1,949 | £1,617 to £2,413 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 35 lots | £3.67/kg | £2.92 to £4.24/kg | £2,797 | £2,170 to £3,382 | 35 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.79 to £3.93/kg | £2,139 | £1,938 to £2,318 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 10 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.75 to £3.98/kg | £2,772 | £2,343 to £3,230 | 10 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.71/kg | £2.52 to £3.18/kg | £1,503 | £1,310 to £1,876 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £2.96/kg | £2.50 to £3.45/kg | £2,014 | £1,525 to £2,494 | 26 | |
| 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 83 lots, 83 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 690 | £2,380 | £3.45/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 690 | £2,346 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,210 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 710 | £2,385 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,257 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,317 | £3.31/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £2,494 | £3.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 690 | £2,235 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 670 | £2,170 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 660 | £2,098 | £3.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 590 | £1,876 | £3.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,212 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 680 | £2,135 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 610 | £1,915 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,294 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,736 | £2.80/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £2,025 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,755 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,596 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,874 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,794 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 550 | £1,419 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,536 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 550 | £1,408 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,612 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,894 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,752 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 520 | £1,310 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,525 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,825 | £2.50/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,746 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,318 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,925 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 710 | £2,769 | £3.90/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 810 | £3,159 | £3.90/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,599 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,101 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 790 | £3,002 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 850 | £3,230 | £3.80/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,432 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 510 | £1,938 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,198 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,343 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,512 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 950 | £3,382 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 940 | £3,214 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,192 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 880 | £3,150 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £3,137 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 820 | £3,099 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 860 | £3,096 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 840 | £3,057 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £3,042 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £3,026 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 860 | £2,975 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,954 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,952 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 750 | £2,925 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £2,902 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 720 | £2,952 | £4.10/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,413 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,557 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,725 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,925 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 780 | £3,042 | £3.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 670 | £2,606 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,871 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,554 | £3.87/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,726 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,880 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,496 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,451 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,597 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 780 | £2,542 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 730 | £2,336 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 750 | £2,400 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £2,356 | £3.10/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £2,170 | £3.10/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,817 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 490 | £1,509 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 790 | £2,417 | £3.06/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,617 | £2.94/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 750 | £2,190 | £2.92/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.