Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 19 March 2026

220 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 12, 2026

Another entry of 220 beef cattle on Thursday sold to another steady trade. Beef cows to 346p for a Lim 680kg at £2352, Fr cows to 322p for 580kg at £1857 and beef heifers to 414p for a Lim 590kg at £2442. Beef bullocks to 400p for a Lim 750kg at £3000 and to a top per head of £3684 for 980kg and Fr bullocks to 318p for 630kg at £2003.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 19 March 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.33/kg£3.08 to £3.96/kg£1,875£1,724 to £2,2174
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£3.69/kg£3.12 to £4.00/kg£2,718£1,896 to £3,68426
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots£3.71/kg£3.50 to £4.14/kg£2,122£1,882 to £2,44210
600 kg and overderived from 6 lots£3.69/kg£3.54 to £4.02/kg£2,496£2,207 to £2,7206
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£2.83/kg£2.20 to £3.22/kg£1,567£1,188 to £1,8674
600 kg and overderived from 19 lots£2.98/kg£2.38 to £3.46/kg£2,126£1,428 to £2,94419
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 69 lots, 69 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,352£3.46/kg
Cull cows1BB620£2,132£3.44/kg
Cull cows1LM620£2,108£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,310£3.30/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,216£3.26/kg
Cull cows1BA790£2,575£3.26/kg
Cull cows1SI660£2,151£3.26/kg
Cull cows1FR580£1,867£3.22/kg
Cull cows1AA920£2,944£3.20/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,432£3.20/kg
Cull cows1LM790£2,496£3.16/kg
Cull cows1AA920£2,898£3.15/kg
Cull cows1580£1,857£3.22/kg
Cull cows1670£1,943£2.90/kg
Cull cows1630£1,701£2.70/kg
Cull cows1510£1,356£2.66/kg
Cull cows1650£1,716£2.64/kg
Cull cows1770£1,940£2.52/kg
Cull cows1690£1,725£2.50/kg
Cull cows1650£1,625£2.50/kg
Cull cows1700£1,694£2.42/kg
Cull cows1600£1,428£2.38/kg
Cull cows1540£1,188£2.20/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,442£4.14/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,532£4.02/kg
Heifers1BA590£2,324£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM550£2,068£3.76/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,519£3.76/kg
Heifers1CH570£2,143£3.76/kg
Heifers1LM700£2,590£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM580£2,134£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH520£1,882£3.62/kg
Heifers1AA590£2,124£3.60/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,040£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH760£2,720£3.58/kg
Heifers1AA620£2,207£3.56/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,407£3.54/kg
Heifers1BB580£2,030£3.50/kg
Heifers1CH580£2,030£3.50/kg
Bullocks1LM980£3,684
Bullocks1BB840£3,108
Bullocks1LM850£3,026
Bullocks1BB770£3,018£3.92/kg
Bullocks1LM780£3,003£3.85/kg
Bullocks1750£3,000
Bullocks1CH870£2,984
Bullocks1SI850£2,958
Bullocks1LM800£2,936
Bullocks1AA840£2,923
Bullocks1CH810£2,907
Bullocks1LM770£2,849
Bullocks1CH760£2,804
Bullocks1LM750£3,000£4.00/kg
Bullocks1LM620£2,480£4.00/kg
Bullocks1CH640£2,547£3.98/kg
Bullocks1LM560£2,217£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH690£2,718£3.94/kg
Bullocks1670£2,559£3.82/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,280£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,622£3.80/kg
Bullocks1660£2,501£3.79/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,646£3.78/kg
Bullocks1630£2,003£3.18/kg
Bullocks1560£1,780£3.18/kg
Bullocks1650£2,054£3.16/kg
Bullocks1600£1,896£3.16/kg
Bullocks1690£2,152£3.12/kg
Bullocks1570£1,778£3.12/kg
Bullocks1560£1,724£3.08/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.