Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 19 March 2026
- Bullocks £3.64/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.70/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.95/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.33/kg | £3.08 to £3.96/kg | £1,875 | £1,724 to £2,217 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.69/kg | £3.12 to £4.00/kg | £2,718 | £1,896 to £3,684 | 26 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.71/kg | £3.50 to £4.14/kg | £2,122 | £1,882 to £2,442 | 10 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £3.69/kg | £3.54 to £4.02/kg | £2,496 | £2,207 to £2,720 | 6 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.83/kg | £2.20 to £3.22/kg | £1,567 | £1,188 to £1,867 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 19 lots | £2.98/kg | £2.38 to £3.46/kg | £2,126 | £1,428 to £2,944 | 19 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 69 lots, 69 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,352 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 620 | £2,132 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,108 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,310 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,216 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 790 | £2,575 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 660 | £2,151 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 580 | £1,867 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 920 | £2,944 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,432 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,496 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 920 | £2,898 | £3.15/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,857 | £3.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,943 | £2.90/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,701 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,356 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,716 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £1,940 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,725 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,625 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,694 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,428 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,188 | £2.20/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,442 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,532 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 590 | £2,324 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,068 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,519 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,143 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,590 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,134 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,882 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 590 | £2,124 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,040 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,720 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 620 | £2,207 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,407 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 580 | £2,030 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,030 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 980 | £3,684 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 840 | £3,108 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 850 | £3,026 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 770 | £3,018 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £3,003 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 750 | £3,000 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 870 | £2,984 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 850 | £2,958 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,936 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 840 | £2,923 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,907 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,849 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,804 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £3,000 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,480 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,547 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,217 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,718 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £2,559 | £3.82/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,280 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,622 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,501 | £3.79/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,646 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £2,003 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,780 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £2,054 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,896 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,152 | £3.12/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 570 | £1,778 | £3.12/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £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.