Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 5 March 2026
- Bullocks £3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.73/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.89/kg* mean of bands
A slightly smaller show of 200 Beef Cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in another steady trade. Beef cows to 418p for a British Blue 680kg at £2842, Fr Cows to 270p for 680kg at £1836 and Beef Heifers to 390p for 660kg at £2574. Beef Bullocks to 408p for a Lim 720kg at £2937 and to a top per head of £3720 for a Lim 1000kg and Fr Bullocks to 330p for 660kg at £2178.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 March 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 | £2.64/kg | £2.64 to £2.64/kg | £1,293 | £1,293 to £1,293 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.26/kg | £3.26 to £3.26/kg | £1,923 | £1,923 to £1,923 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 25 lots | £3.68/kg | £2.76 to £4.08/kg | £2,707 | £1,970 to £3,720 | 25 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.80/kg | £3.78 to £3.82/kg | £2,146 | £2,062 to £2,230 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.72/kg | £3.65 to £3.90/kg | £2,588 | £2,244 to £3,128 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.20/kg | £2.12 to £2.28/kg | £1,132 | £1,102 to £1,162 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 28 lots | £2.94/kg | £2.10 to £4.18/kg | £2,143 | £1,356 to £3,328 | 28 | |
| 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 73 lots, 73 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 680 | £2,842 | £4.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,328 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,108 | £3.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,219 | £3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,007 | £3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,499 | £3.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,188 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,325 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,755 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 740 | £2,456 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,277 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 800 | £2,608 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £2,624 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 880 | £2,780 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 790 | £2,496 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 680 | £1,836 | £2.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,781 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,768 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,625 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,524 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,162 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,612 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,720 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,386 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,533 | £2.19/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 730 | £1,576 | £2.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 520 | £1,102 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,420 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,356 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,365 | £2.10/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,574 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,372 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,062 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,230 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,782 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,738 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,701 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,331 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,516 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,244 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 850 | £3,128 | £3.68/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,452 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,452 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,518 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,883 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 1,000 | £3,720 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 850 | £3,060 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,054 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,945 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,937 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 890 | £2,901 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,872 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,841 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,833 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,812 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,797 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 790 | £2,796 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,782 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,547 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,292 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,646 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,744 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,481 | £3.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,594 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,655 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,405 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,664 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,178 | £3.30/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,923 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,970 | £3.23/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 780 | £2,152 | £2.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 490 | £1,293 | £2.64/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.