Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 26 February 2026

290 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 9, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.08/kg£3.08 to £3.08/kg£1,509£1,509 to £1,5091
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£3.37/kg£2.94 to £4.09/kg£1,949£1,617 to £2,4133
600 kg and overderived from 35 lots£3.67/kg£2.92 to £4.24/kg£2,797£2,170 to £3,38235
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.83/kg£3.79 to £3.93/kg£2,139£1,938 to £2,3184
600 kg and overderived from 10 lots£3.85/kg£3.75 to £3.98/kg£2,772£2,343 to £3,23010
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£2.71/kg£2.52 to £3.18/kg£1,503£1,310 to £1,8764
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£2.96/kg£2.50 to £3.45/kg£2,014£1,525 to £2,49426
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BB690£2,380£3.45/kg
Cull cows1BA690£2,346£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,210£3.40/kg
Cull cows1SI710£2,385£3.36/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,257£3.32/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,317£3.31/kg
Cull cows1770£2,494£3.24/kg
Cull cows1AA690£2,235£3.24/kg
Cull cows1SI670£2,170£3.24/kg
Cull cows1SHB660£2,098£3.18/kg
Cull cows1LM590£1,876£3.18/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,212£3.16/kg
Cull cows1SI680£2,135£3.14/kg
Cull cows1LM610£1,915£3.14/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,294£3.10/kg
Cull cows1620£1,736£2.80/kg
Cull cows1750£2,025£2.70/kg
Cull cows1650£1,755£2.70/kg
Cull cows1600£1,596£2.66/kg
Cull cows1710£1,874£2.64/kg
Cull cows1690£1,794£2.60/kg
Cull cows1550£1,419£2.58/kg
Cull cows1600£1,536£2.56/kg
Cull cows1550£1,408£2.56/kg
Cull cows1630£1,612£2.56/kg
Cull cows1740£1,894£2.56/kg
Cull cows1690£1,752£2.54/kg
Cull cows1520£1,310£2.52/kg
Cull cows1610£1,525£2.50/kg
Cull cows1730£1,825£2.50/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,746£3.98/kg
Heifers1CH590£2,318£3.93/kg
Heifers1CH750£2,925£3.90/kg
Heifers1710£2,769£3.90/kg
Heifers1810£3,159£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM670£2,599£3.88/kg
Heifers1CH550£2,101£3.82/kg
Heifers1CH790£3,002£3.80/kg
Heifers1850£3,230£3.80/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,432£3.80/kg
Heifers1BB510£1,938£3.80/kg
Heifers1CH580£2,198£3.79/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,343£3.78/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,512£3.75/kg
Bullocks1CH950£3,382
Bullocks1CH940£3,214
Bullocks1CH840£3,192
Bullocks1880£3,150
Bullocks1LM740£3,137£4.24/kg
Bullocks1SI820£3,099
Bullocks1CH860£3,096
Bullocks1840£3,057
Bullocks1LM780£3,042
Bullocks1CH780£3,026£3.88/kg
Bullocks1AA860£2,975
Bullocks1LM830£2,954
Bullocks1LM720£2,952
Bullocks1750£2,925
Bullocks1CH820£2,902
Bullocks1720£2,952£4.10/kg
Bullocks1LM590£2,413£4.09/kg
Bullocks1CH630£2,557£4.06/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,725£3.95/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,925£3.90/kg
Bullocks1780£3,042£3.90/kg
Bullocks1SI670£2,606£3.89/kg
Bullocks1LM740£2,871£3.88/kg
Bullocks1660£2,554£3.87/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,726£3.84/kg
Bullocks1CH750£2,880£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,496£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,451£3.83/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,597£3.82/kg
Bullocks1780£2,542£3.26/kg
Bullocks1730£2,336£3.20/kg
Bullocks1750£2,400£3.20/kg
Bullocks1760£2,356£3.10/kg
Bullocks1700£2,170£3.10/kg
Bullocks1590£1,817£3.08/kg
Bullocks1490£1,509£3.08/kg
Bullocks1790£2,417£3.06/kg
Bullocks1550£1,617£2.94/kg
Bullocks1750£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.