Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 10 September 2026
- Bullocks £3.71/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.53/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.88/kg* mean of bands
A good entry of 310 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with a good trade. Beef Cows to 368p for a Lim 810kg at £2980, Fr Cows to 244p for 850kg at £2074 and Beef Heifers to 398p for a Char 760kg at £3024. Beef Bullocks to 402p for a Lim 810kg at £3256 and to a top per head of £3357 for a Char 930kg, and Fr Bullocks to 326p for 720kg at £2347.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 10 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.57/kg | £3.12 to £3.80/kg | £2,019 | £1,840 to £2,242 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 25 lots | £3.73/kg | £3.08 to £4.02/kg | £2,919 | £2,125 to £3,357 | 27 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.41/kg | £3.38 to £3.44/kg | £1,840 | £1,720 to £1,960 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £3.55/kg | £3.36 to £3.98/kg | £2,529 | £2,150 to £3,024 | 12 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £2.85/kg | £2.00 to £3.30/kg | £1,584 | £1,080 to £1,890 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 18 lots | £2.88/kg | £2.06 to £3.68/kg | £2,126 | £1,359 to £3,230 | 18 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 63 lots, 65 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 810 | £2,980 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,256 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,527 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 870 | £3,062 | £3.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 950 | £3,230 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,782 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £1,890 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,332 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 680 | £2,176 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,496 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,121 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,080 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 680 | £2,053 | £3.02/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 850 | £2,074 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,594 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,490 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,407 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £1,627 | £2.06/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,400 | £2.06/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,359 | £2.06/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,080 | £2.00/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 760 | £3,024 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 780 | £3,018 | £3.87/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 720 | £2,721 | £3.78/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 710 | £2,612 | £3.68/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 720 | £2,512 | £3.49/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 680 | £2,373 | £3.49/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 670 | £2,304 | £3.44/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,720 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,667 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,176 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £1,960 | £3.38/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,501 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,291 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,150 | £3.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 930 | £3,357 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,259 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,256 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 850 | £3,213 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,181 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 890 | £3,168 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 860 | £3,078 | ||
| Bullocks | 2 | 850 | £3,077 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | 800 | £3,024 | £3.78/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,021 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,016 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,992 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £2,988 | |
| Bullocks | 2 | 810 | £2,980 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,444 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,242 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £1,976 | £3.80/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £2,280 | £3.80/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,622 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,797 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,902 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 800 | £3,016 | £3.77/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 770 | £2,895 | £3.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,857 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £2,857 | £3.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 720 | £2,347 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,840 | £3.12/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,125 | £3.08/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 14 September 2026.