Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 24 March 2026

160 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 13, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£4.22/kg£3.85 to £4.60/kg£1,500£1,350 to £1,7503
400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots£4.09/kg£3.71 to £4.45/kg£1,828£1,560 to £2,01011
500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots£4.12/kg£3.78 to £4.38/kg£2,213£1,890 to £2,43011
600 kg and overderived from 6 lots£4.40/kg£4.25 to £4.68/kg£2,767£2,600 to £3,0006
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 15 lots£3.97/kg£3.46 to £4.42/kg£1,876£1,530 to £2,16015
500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots£4.24/kg£3.92 to £4.51/kg£2,238£2,080 to £2,35016
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1BA380£1,750£4.60/kg
Bullocks1AA420£1,870£4.45/kg
Bullocks1430£1,880£4.37/kg
Bullocks1LM460£2,010£4.37/kg
Bullocks1LM410£1,770£4.31/kg
Bullocks1LM430£1,810£4.20/kg
Bullocks1BEL410£1,670£4.07/kg
Bullocks1LM490£1,980£4.04/kg
Bullocks1AA490£1,920£3.91/kg
Bullocks1AA350£1,350£3.85/kg
Bullocks1LM490£1,880£3.83/kg
Bullocks1LM370£1,400
Bullocks1SI500£1,890£3.78/kg
Bullocks1FVK500£1,890£3.78/kg
Bullocks1BEL470£1,760£3.74/kg
Bullocks1AA420£1,560£3.71/kg
Bullocks1CH610£2,860£4.68/kg
Bullocks1CH670£3,000£4.47/kg
Bullocks1CH610£2,700£4.42/kg
Bullocks1LM520£2,280£4.38/kg
Bullocks1CH650£2,800£4.30/kg
Bullocks1LM520£2,220£4.26/kg
Bullocks1BEL570£2,430£4.26/kg
Bullocks1CH610£2,600£4.26/kg
Bullocks1BEL620£2,640£4.25/kg
Bullocks1LM560£2,360£4.21/kg
Bullocks1LM570£2,390£4.19/kg
Bullocks1LM540£2,240£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM530£2,190£4.13/kg
Bullocks1LM540£2,230£4.13/kg
Bullocks1CH550£2,220£4.03/kg
Heifers1ST470£2,080£4.42/kg
Heifers1LM490£2,160£4.40/kg
Heifers1LM480£2,110£4.39/kg
Heifers1LM470£1,960£4.17/kg
Heifers1CH480£1,990£4.14/kg
Heifers1LM430£1,770£4.11/kg
Heifers1LM480£1,970£4.10/kg
Heifers1CH480£1,930£4.02/kg
Heifers1LM460£1,820£3.95/kg
Heifers1LM470£1,850£3.93/kg
Heifers1LM490£1,880£3.83/kg
Heifers1AA420£1,530£3.64/kg
Heifers1LM470£1,680£3.57/kg
Heifers1ST490£1,705£3.48/kg
Heifers1AA490£1,700£3.46/kg
Heifers1LM510£2,300£4.51/kg
Heifers1CH510£2,280£4.47/kg
Heifers1LM520£2,300£4.42/kg
Heifers1LM530£2,330£4.39/kg
Heifers1LM510£2,220£4.35/kg
Heifers1LM530£2,300£4.34/kg
Heifers1LM520£2,250£4.32/kg
Heifers1CH550£2,350£4.27/kg
Heifers1LM510£2,170£4.25/kg
Heifers1CH510£2,160£4.23/kg
Heifers1LM520£2,180£4.19/kg
Heifers1LM540£2,250£4.16/kg
Heifers1CH510£2,080£4.07/kg
Heifers1CH560£2,250£4.01/kg
Heifers1LM550£2,190£3.98/kg
Heifers1LM560£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.