Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 26 March 2026

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

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£252£252 to £2521
600 kg and overderived from 33 lots£3.63/kg£2.82 to £4.08/kg£2,543£1,860 to £3,06633
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.64/kg£3.64 to £3.64/kg£1,528£1,528 to £1,5281
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£3.68/kg£3.66 to £3.70/kg£2,024£1,924 to £2,1343
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.77/kg£3.61 to £4.10/kg£2,486£2,280 to £2,81212
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£3.48/kg£3.40 to £3.56/kg£1,599£1,566 to £1,6322
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£2.89/kg£2.44 to £3.32/kg£1,640£1,342 to £1,9376
600 kg and overderived from 23 lots£3.01/kg£2.42 to £4.18/kg£2,273£1,525 to £3,05823
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 81 lots, 81 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1CH710£2,968£4.18/kg
Cull cows1BEL780£3,058£3.92/kg
Cull cows1LM770£2,864£3.72/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,928£3.66/kg
Cull cows1LM440£1,566£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,832£3.54/kg
Cull cows1SHB480£1,632£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM870£2,941
Cull cows1LM580£1,937
Cull cows1LM580£1,926£3.32/kg
Cull cows1CH740£2,442£3.30/kg
Cull cows1CH760£2,493£3.28/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,263£3.28/kg
Cull cows1SI780£2,527£3.24/kg
Cull cows1CH810£2,592£3.20/kg
Cull cows1FR620£1,835£2.96/kg
Cull cows1FR530£1,542£2.91/kg
Cull cows1FR560£1,568
Cull cows1FR820£2,247£2.74/kg
Cull cows1FR710£1,903£2.68/kg
Cull cows1HO570£1,528
Cull cows1FR850£2,159£2.54/kg
Cull cows1FR800£2,032£2.54/kg
Cull cows1FR640£1,626£2.54/kg
Cull cows1FR790£2,007£2.54/kg
Cull cows1FR750£1,860£2.48/kg
Cull cows1HO700£1,736£2.48/kg
Cull cows1FR770£1,894£2.46/kg
Cull cows1FR550£1,342£2.44/kg
Cull cows1FR630£1,537£2.44/kg
Cull cows1HO630£1,525£2.42/kg
Heifers1BA640£2,624£4.10/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,772£3.96/kg
Heifers1LM700£2,744£3.92/kg
Heifers1LM740£2,812£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,318£3.80/kg
Heifers1BEL620£2,331£3.76/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,400£3.75/kg
Heifers1LM520£1,924£3.70/kg
Heifers1580£2,134£3.68/kg
Heifers1AA550£2,013£3.66/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,379£3.66/kg
Heifers1BEL420£1,528£3.64/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,359£3.63/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,461£3.62/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,280£3.62/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,346£3.61/kg
Bullocks1AA840£3,066
Bullocks1LM730£2,978
Bullocks1LM730£2,920£4.00/kg
Bullocks1CH750£2,850£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,736£3.80/kg
Bullocks1AA810£2,721
Bullocks1SI730£2,686
Bullocks1AA730£2,671
Bullocks1AA710£2,662
Bullocks1CH710£2,655
Bullocks1CH700£2,646£3.78/kg
Bullocks1BEL750£2,625
Bullocks1BEL750£2,610
Bullocks1LM660£2,600
Bullocks1CH670£2,599
Bullocks1AA750£2,580
Bullocks1LM730£2,978£4.08/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,600£3.94/kg
Bullocks1CH670£2,600£3.88/kg
Bullocks1LM630£2,407
Bullocks1CH620£2,356£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH630£2,369£3.76/kg
Bullocks1AA710£2,663£3.75/kg
Bullocks1LM670£2,506£3.74/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,655£3.74/kg
Bullocks1AA670£2,479£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM630£2,331£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,368£3.70/kg
Bullocks1FR620£2,034£3.28/kg
Bullocks1FR640£2,010£3.14/kg
Bullocks1FR610£1,903£3.12/kg
Bullocks1FR620£1,860£3.00/kg
Bullocks1HO780£2,200£2.82/kg
Bullocks1FR300£252

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.