Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 12 March 2026
- Bullocks £3.48/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.68/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.98/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 228 beef cattle on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows to 468p for a BB 920kg at £4305, Fr Cows to 282p for 630kg at £1776 and Beef heifers to 380p for a Char 780kg at £2964. Beef Bullocks to 395p for a Char 830kg at £3278 and to a top per head of £3608 for a Char 970kg, and Fr bullocks to 336p for 590kg at £1982.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 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 | £3.10/kg | £3.10 to £3.10/kg | £1,488 | £1,488 to £1,488 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £3.21/kg | £3.06 to £3.36/kg | £1,800 | £1,663 to £1,982 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 28 lots | £3.57/kg | £3.05 to £3.95/kg | £2,853 | £1,922 to £3,608 | 29 | |
| Heifers | 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £3.68/kg | £3.53 to £3.80/kg | £2,447 | £2,214 to £2,964 | 13 |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.49/kg | £2.40 to £2.58/kg | £1,529 | £1,368 to £1,925 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.05/kg | £2.18 to £4.68/kg | £2,243 | £1,390 to £4,305 | 27 | |
| 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 81 lots, 82 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 920 | £4,305 | £4.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 770 | £3,280 | £4.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 940 | £4,004 | £4.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 820 | £3,493 | £4.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,170 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,620 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 580 | £1,925 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 770 | £2,525 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 690 | £2,235 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,162 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 730 | £2,306 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 720 | £2,246 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 730 | £2,277 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,496 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 860 | £2,666 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 710 | £2,201 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,776 | £2.82/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 550 | £1,430 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,393 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,727 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,875 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £1,976 | £2.47/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,662 | £2.41/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £1,368 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,577 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,633 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,390 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,459 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,582 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,430 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,482 | £2.18/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,964 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,457 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,450 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,715 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,232 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,257 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,331 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,385 | £3.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,584 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,504 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,214 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,244 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,471 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 970 | £3,608 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 910 | £3,458 | ||
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 870 | £3,306 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 830 | £3,278 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,239 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 890 | £3,239 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 930 | £3,236 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 930 | £3,162 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 880 | £3,150 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 960 | £3,148 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,097 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 940 | £3,045 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,040 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,278 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,810 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,458 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 630 | £2,381 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,917 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,715 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,864 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 650 | £2,398 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 710 | £2,612 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,982 | £3.36/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,782 | £3.30/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,929 | £3.27/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,793 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £1,717 | £3.24/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,208 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,945 | £3.19/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,939 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £1,922 | £3.10/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 480 | £1,488 | £3.10/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,823 | £3.09/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £1,971 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,663 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,713 | £3.06/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,013 | £3.05/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.