Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 17 March 2026
- Bullocks £4.23/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.38/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 214 Store Cattle on Tuesday sold to a steady trade. Bullocks to £2030 over for a Lim 680kg at £2710 from R Chambers, Bushmills and Heifers to £2010 over for a Char 590kg at £2600 from J McIlrath, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 17 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 7 lots | £4.34/kg | £4.12 to £4.76/kg | £1,981 | £1,690 to £2,210 | 9 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.19/kg | £4.01 to £4.34/kg | £2,215 | £2,050 to £2,380 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £4.09/kg | £4.00 to £4.17/kg | £2,513 | £2,450 to £2,670 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.43/kg | £4.43 to £4.43/kg | £1,730 | £1,730 to £1,730 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.46/kg | £4.20 to £4.79/kg | £1,972 | £1,780 to £2,130 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.32/kg | £4.15 to £4.53/kg | £2,448 | £2,330 to £2,600 | 8 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £4.20/kg | £4.17 to £4.23/kg | £2,585 | £2,580 to £2,590 | 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,000 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,210 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,170 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,200 | £4.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,170 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | BB | 430 | £1,800 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 480 | £1,980 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,690 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,050 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,340 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,180 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,670 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 600 | £2,500 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,380 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,500 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £2,450 | £4.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,480 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,170 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,480 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,060 | £4.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 450 | £2,100 | £4.66/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 430 | £1,990 | £4.62/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 470 | £2,130 | £4.53/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 430 | £1,930 | £4.48/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 430 | £1,920 | £4.46/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,730 | £4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,890 | £4.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,780 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,900 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £2,020 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,360 | £4.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,510 | £4.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,600 | £4.40/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,540 | £4.37/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,500 | £4.23/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £2,330 | £4.23/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 610 | £2,580 | £4.23/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 620 | £2,590 | £4.17/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,330 | £4.16/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,410 | £4.15/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.