Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 31 March 2026
- Bullocks £4.41/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.09/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 320 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met a terrific trade. Bullock to £2180 over for a Cha 620Kg £2800 presented by a County Tyrone Farmer and Heifers to £1850 over for a cha 660Kg £2510 from A & D Glass, Ballycastle.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 31 March 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.46/kg | £4.34 to £4.58/kg | £1,180 | £1,100 to £1,260 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.44/kg | £4.44 to £4.44/kg | £1,600 | £1,600 to £1,600 | 1 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.59/kg | £4.31 to £5.30/kg | £2,098 | £1,900 to £2,600 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.26/kg | £4.15 to £4.40/kg | £2,284 | £2,160 to £2,470 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £4.35/kg | £4.15 to £4.52/kg | £2,712 | £2,620 to £2,800 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.44/kg | £4.44 to £4.44/kg | £1,690 | £1,690 to £1,690 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.20/kg | £4.04 to £4.44/kg | £1,875 | £1,620 to £2,090 | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 15 lots | £4.04/kg | £3.82 to £4.78/kg | £2,162 | £2,000 to £2,390 | 15 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.82/kg | £3.77 to £3.90/kg | £2,460 | £2,380 to £2,510 | 3 | |
| 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 60 lots, 60 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,600 | £5.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,960 | £4.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,240 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,220 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,100 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,050 | £4.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 430 | £1,900 | £4.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,200 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,060 | £4.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,050 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,960 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 290 | £1,260 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,160 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,940 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,760 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,800 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,460 | £4.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,320 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,230 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,470 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,380 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,250 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,670 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,160 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,290 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,330 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 630 | £2,620 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | PT | 520 | £2,160 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,390 | £4.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,690 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,090 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,060 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 420 | £1,840 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,150 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 430 | £1,840 | £4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,850 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,805 | £4.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,990 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 450 | £1,860 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,020 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 430 | £1,750 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,620 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,780 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,200 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,300 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,260 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,280 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,220 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,100 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,020 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,000 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,150 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,380 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,130 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,090 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,000 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,140 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,510 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,490 | £3.77/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.