Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 26 March 2026
- Bullocks £3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.75/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.02/kg* mean of bands
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £252 | £252 to £252 | 1 | ||
| 600 kg and overderived from 33 lots | £3.63/kg | £2.82 to £4.08/kg | £2,543 | £1,860 to £3,066 | 33 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.64/kg | £3.64 to £3.64/kg | £1,528 | £1,528 to £1,528 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.68/kg | £3.66 to £3.70/kg | £2,024 | £1,924 to £2,134 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £3.77/kg | £3.61 to £4.10/kg | £2,486 | £2,280 to £2,812 | 12 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.48/kg | £3.40 to £3.56/kg | £1,599 | £1,566 to £1,632 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £2.89/kg | £2.44 to £3.32/kg | £1,640 | £1,342 to £1,937 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 23 lots | £3.01/kg | £2.42 to £4.18/kg | £2,273 | £1,525 to £3,058 | 23 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,968 | £4.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 780 | £3,058 | £3.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,864 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,928 | £3.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,566 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,832 | £3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 480 | £1,632 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 870 | £2,941 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £1,937 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £1,926 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,442 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,493 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,263 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 780 | £2,527 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,592 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 620 | £1,835 | £2.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 530 | £1,542 | £2.91/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 560 | £1,568 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 820 | £2,247 | £2.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 710 | £1,903 | £2.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 570 | £1,528 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 850 | £2,159 | £2.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 800 | £2,032 | £2.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 640 | £1,626 | £2.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 790 | £2,007 | £2.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 750 | £1,860 | £2.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 700 | £1,736 | £2.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 770 | £1,894 | £2.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 550 | £1,342 | £2.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 630 | £1,537 | £2.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 630 | £1,525 | £2.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 640 | £2,624 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,744 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,812 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,318 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 620 | £2,331 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,400 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £1,924 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,134 | £3.68/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £2,013 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,379 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 420 | £1,528 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,359 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,461 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,280 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,346 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 840 | £3,066 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,978 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,920 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,850 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,736 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 810 | £2,721 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 730 | £2,686 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 730 | £2,671 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 710 | £2,662 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,655 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,646 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 750 | £2,625 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 750 | £2,610 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,600 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,599 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 750 | £2,580 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,978 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,600 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,600 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,407 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,356 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,369 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 710 | £2,663 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,506 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,655 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 670 | £2,479 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,331 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,368 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 620 | £2,034 | £3.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 640 | £2,010 | £3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 610 | £1,903 | £3.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 620 | £1,860 | £3.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HO | 780 | £2,200 | £2.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 300 | £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.