Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 3 March 2026
- Bullocks £4.47/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.08/kg* mean of bands
A show of 163 store cattle on Tuesday resulted in another steady trade. Bullocks to £1955 over for a Shorthorn 760kg at £2715 from R Hyde, Glenavy, and heifers to £1730 over for a Lim 590kg at £2490 from N Hamill, Aughafatten.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 3 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.55/kg | £4.55 to £4.55/kg | £1,320 | £1,320 to £1,320 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.83/kg | £4.30 to £5.21/kg | £1,832 | £1,680 to £1,930 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.64/kg | £4.34 to £5.07/kg | £2,056 | £1,880 to £2,290 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.25/kg | £4.10 to £4.54/kg | £2,300 | £2,180 to £2,440 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £4.23/kg | £4.11 to £4.36/kg | £2,543 | £2,470 to £2,620 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.00/kg | £3.90 to £4.05/kg | £1,415 | £1,380 to £1,485 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.12/kg | £3.93 to £4.42/kg | £1,913 | £1,820 to £2,080 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.15/kg | £3.92 to £4.32/kg | £2,203 | £1,960 to £2,490 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.83 to £3.87/kg | £2,350 | £2,300 to £2,400 | 2 | |
| 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 43 lots, 45 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,930 | £5.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 400 | £2,030 | £5.07/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,865 | £5.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,020 | £4.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,855 | £4.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,290 | £4.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | 450 | £2,100 | £4.66/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,910 | £4.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 290 | £1,320 | £4.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,040 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,200 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 430 | £1,880 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,180 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 490 | £2,130 | £4.34/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 390 | £1,680 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,410 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,620 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,180 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,300 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,290 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,540 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,440 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,360 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,400 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 600 | £2,470 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,300 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,080 | £4.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,940 | £4.21/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,870 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,920 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 340 | £1,380 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 500 | £1,990 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £1,820 | £3.95/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,850 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 500 | £1,960 | £3.92/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 380 | £1,485 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 520 | £2,250 | £4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,250 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,280 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,490 | £4.22/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 620 | £2,400 | £3.87/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 600 | £2,300 | £3.83/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.