Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 24 March 2026
- Bullocks £4.17/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.11/kg* mean of bands
160 cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks to £1550 over for a Lim 460Kg £2010 from D Mulholland, Crumlin and Heifers to £1770 over for a Lim 610Kg £2380 from N Hamill, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 24 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.22/kg | £3.85 to £4.60/kg | £1,500 | £1,350 to £1,750 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.09/kg | £3.71 to £4.45/kg | £1,828 | £1,560 to £2,010 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.12/kg | £3.78 to £4.38/kg | £2,213 | £1,890 to £2,430 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £4.40/kg | £4.25 to £4.68/kg | £2,767 | £2,600 to £3,000 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 15 lots | £3.97/kg | £3.46 to £4.42/kg | £1,876 | £1,530 to £2,160 | 15 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots | £4.24/kg | £3.92 to £4.51/kg | £2,238 | £2,080 to £2,350 | 16 | |
| 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 62 lots, 62 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 380 | £1,750 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 420 | £1,870 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 430 | £1,880 | £4.37/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,010 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,770 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,810 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 410 | £1,670 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,980 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,920 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,350 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,880 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,400 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 500 | £1,890 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FVK | 500 | £1,890 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 470 | £1,760 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 420 | £1,560 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,860 | £4.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £3,000 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,700 | £4.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,280 | £4.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,800 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,220 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 570 | £2,430 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,600 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 620 | £2,640 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,360 | £4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,390 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,190 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,230 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,220 | £4.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 470 | £2,080 | £4.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,160 | £4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,110 | £4.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,960 | £4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,990 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,770 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,970 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,930 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,820 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,850 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,880 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 420 | £1,530 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,680 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 490 | £1,705 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,700 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,300 | £4.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,280 | £4.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,300 | £4.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,330 | £4.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,220 | £4.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,300 | £4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,250 | £4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,350 | £4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,170 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,160 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,180 | £4.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,250 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,080 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,250 | £4.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,190 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,200 | £3.92/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.