Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 5 March 2026

200 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 10, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.64/kg£2.64 to £2.64/kg£1,293£1,293 to £1,2931
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.26/kg£3.26 to £3.26/kg£1,923£1,923 to £1,9231
600 kg and overderived from 25 lots£3.68/kg£2.76 to £4.08/kg£2,707£1,970 to £3,72025
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.80/kg£3.78 to £3.82/kg£2,146£2,062 to £2,2302
600 kg and overderived from 14 lots£3.72/kg£3.65 to £3.90/kg£2,588£2,244 to £3,12814
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£2.20/kg£2.12 to £2.28/kg£1,132£1,102 to £1,1622
600 kg and overderived from 28 lots£2.94/kg£2.10 to £4.18/kg£2,143£1,356 to £3,32828
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BRB680£2,842£4.18/kg
Cull cows1LM890£3,328£3.74/kg
Cull cows1LM840£3,108£3.70/kg
Cull cows1CH620£2,219£3.58/kg
Cull cows1LM840£3,007£3.58/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,499£3.52/kg
Cull cows1LM640£2,188£3.42/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,325£3.42/kg
Cull cows1LM830£2,755£3.32/kg
Cull cows1AA740£2,456£3.32/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,277£3.30/kg
Cull cows1HE800£2,608£3.26/kg
Cull cows1LM820£2,624£3.20/kg
Cull cows1CH880£2,780£3.16/kg
Cull cows1AA790£2,496£3.16/kg
Cull cows1FR680£1,836£2.70/kg
Cull cows1680£1,781£2.62/kg
Cull cows1680£1,768£2.60/kg
Cull cows1640£1,625£2.54/kg
Cull cows1600£1,524£2.54/kg
Cull cows1510£1,162£2.28/kg
Cull cows1720£1,612£2.24/kg
Cull cows1760£1,720£2.24/kg
Cull cows1630£1,386£2.20/kg
Cull cows1700£1,533£2.19/kg
Cull cows1HO730£1,576£2.16/kg
Cull cows1520£1,102£2.12/kg
Cull cows1670£1,420£2.12/kg
Cull cows1640£1,356£2.12/kg
Cull cows1650£1,365£2.10/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,574£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,372£3.84/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,534£3.84/kg
Heifers1LM540£2,062£3.82/kg
Heifers1CH590£2,230£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM740£2,782£3.76/kg
Heifers1LM740£2,738£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM730£2,701£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,331
Heifers1LM680£2,516£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH610£2,244£3.68/kg
Heifers1850£3,128£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,452£3.66/kg
Heifers1LM670£2,452£3.66/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,518£3.65/kg
Heifers1CH790£2,883£3.65/kg
Bullocks1LM1,000£3,720£3.72/kg
Bullocks1CH850£3,060
Bullocks1LM830£3,054
Bullocks1CH740£2,945£3.98/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,937£4.08/kg
Bullocks1HE890£2,901
Bullocks1LM760£2,872£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH770£2,841
Bullocks1CH770£2,833
Bullocks1LM760£2,812£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH740£2,797£3.78/kg
Bullocks1BRB790£2,796
Bullocks1CH750£2,782£3.71/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,547£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,292£3.82/kg
Bullocks1CH700£2,646£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM730£2,744£3.76/kg
Bullocks1660£2,481£3.76/kg
Bullocks1CH690£2,594£3.76/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,655£3.74/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,405£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,664£3.70/kg
Bullocks1660£2,178£3.30/kg
Bullocks1590£1,923£3.26/kg
Bullocks1610£1,970£3.23/kg
Bullocks1780£2,152£2.76/kg
Bullocks1490£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.