Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 12 March 2026

228 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 11, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.10/kg£3.10 to £3.10/kg£1,488£1,488 to £1,4881
500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£3.21/kg£3.06 to £3.36/kg£1,800£1,663 to £1,9828
600 kg and overderived from 28 lots£3.57/kg£3.05 to £3.95/kg£2,853£1,922 to £3,60829
Heifers600 kg and overderived from 13 lots£3.68/kg£3.53 to £3.80/kg£2,447£2,214 to £2,96413
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£2.49/kg£2.40 to £2.58/kg£1,529£1,368 to £1,9254
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£3.05/kg£2.18 to £4.68/kg£2,243£1,390 to £4,30527
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BEL920£4,305£4.68/kg
Cull cows1BEL770£3,280£4.26/kg
Cull cows1LM940£4,004£4.26/kg
Cull cows1BEL820£3,493£4.26/kg
Cull cows1LM620£2,170£3.50/kg
Cull cows1LM780£2,620£3.36/kg
Cull cows1BEL580£1,925
Cull cows1HE770£2,525£3.28/kg
Cull cows1SI690£2,235£3.24/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,162
Cull cows1BEL730£2,306£3.16/kg
Cull cows1SI720£2,246£3.12/kg
Cull cows1SI730£2,277£3.12/kg
Cull cows1CH800£2,496£3.12/kg
Cull cows1AA860£2,666£3.10/kg
Cull cows1SI710£2,201£3.10/kg
Cull cows1630£1,776£2.82/kg
Cull cows1550£1,430
Cull cows1540£1,393£2.58/kg
Cull cows1680£1,727£2.54/kg
Cull cows1750£1,875
Cull cows1800£1,976£2.47/kg
Cull cows1690£1,662£2.41/kg
Cull cows1570£1,368£2.40/kg
Cull cows1680£1,577£2.32/kg
Cull cows1710£1,633
Cull cows1610£1,390£2.28/kg
Cull cows1640£1,459£2.28/kg
Cull cows1700£1,582£2.26/kg
Cull cows1650£1,430£2.20/kg
Cull cows1680£1,482£2.18/kg
Heifers1CH780£2,964£3.80/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,457£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,450£3.77/kg
Heifers1LM730£2,715£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH600£2,232£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH610£2,257£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,331£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,385£3.67/kg
Heifers1LM710£2,584£3.64/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,504£3.63/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,214£3.63/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,244£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,471£3.53/kg
Bullocks1CH970£3,608£3.72/kg
Bullocks1910£3,458
Bullocks2CH870£3,306£3.80/kg
Bullocks1830£3,278
Bullocks1LM890£3,239
Bullocks1CH890£3,239
Bullocks1CH930£3,236
Bullocks1HE930£3,162
Bullocks1LM880£3,150
Bullocks1AA960£3,148
Bullocks1LM890£3,097
Bullocks1BB940£3,045
Bullocks1LM800£3,040£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH830£3,278£3.95/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,810£3.85/kg
Bullocks1CH910£3,458£3.80/kg
Bullocks1SI630£2,381£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH780£2,917£3.74/kg
Bullocks1LM730£2,715£3.72/kg
Bullocks1CH770£2,864£3.72/kg
Bullocks1BB650£2,398£3.69/kg
Bullocks1AA710£2,612£3.68/kg
Bullocks1590£1,982£3.36/kg
Bullocks1540£1,782£3.30/kg
Bullocks1590£1,929£3.27/kg
Bullocks1550£1,793£3.26/kg
Bullocks1530£1,717£3.24/kg
Bullocks1690£2,208£3.20/kg
Bullocks1610£1,945£3.19/kg
Bullocks1610£1,939£3.18/kg
Bullocks1620£1,922£3.10/kg
Bullocks1480£1,488£3.10/kg
Bullocks1590£1,823£3.09/kg
Bullocks1640£1,971£3.08/kg
Bullocks1540£1,663£3.08/kg
Bullocks1560£1,713£3.06/kg
Bullocks1660£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.