Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 17 September 2026
- Bullocks £3.56/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.68/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.75/kg* mean of bands
319 Beef Cattle in Ballymena on Thursday met an improved trade. Beef Cows sold to 364p for a Bel 650Kg at £2366, Fr Cows to 268p for 670kg at £1795 and Beef Heifers to 378p for a Lim 710Kg at £2683. Beef Bullocks to 408p for a Lim 670Kg at £2733 and to a top per head of £3390 for a Lim at 980Kg. Fr Bullocks to 307p for 770Kg at £2363.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 17 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 600 kg and overderived from 31 lots | £3.56/kg | £2.56 to £4.08/kg | £2,866 | £1,715 to £3,390 | 31 |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.62/kg | £3.62 to £3.62/kg | £1,773 | £1,773 to £1,773 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.68/kg | £3.68 to £3.68/kg | £2,134 | £2,134 to £2,134 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £3.68/kg | £3.56 to £3.78/kg | £2,474 | £2,257 to £2,745 | 13 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.24/kg | £2.16 to £2.32/kg | £1,051 | £1,044 to £1,058 | 2 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.73/kg | £2.16 to £3.30/kg | £1,566 | £1,252 to £1,881 | 2 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £2.79/kg | £2.10 to £3.64/kg | £1,948 | £1,323 to £2,688 | 27 | |
| 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 77 lots, 77 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 650 | £2,366 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,679 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,387 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,414 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 570 | £1,881 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 690 | £2,249 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,157 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 840 | £2,688 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,448 | £3.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,275 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 720 | £2,260 | £3.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 760 | £2,371 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £1,984 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,186 | £3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 670 | £2,036 | £3.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,795 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,525 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £1,936 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,656 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,428 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,624 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 450 | £1,044 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,413 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,398 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,342 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,591 | £2.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 490 | £1,058 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,512 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,252 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,547 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,323 | £2.10/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,683 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 660 | £2,481 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,356 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,641 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,442 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,257 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,134 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,562 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,342 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,745 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,452 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,475 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,773 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,376 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,349 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 980 | £3,390 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 1,000 | £3,380 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 930 | £3,348 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 970 | £3,298 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 870 | £3,262 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 900 | £3,222 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 870 | £3,201 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,186 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,152 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 860 | £3,147 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £3,124 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,108 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,062 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,057 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,034 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,021 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,733 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,955 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,895 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,849 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,850 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,970 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,872 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,492 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,664 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,864 | £2.96/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £1,887 | £2.86/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 920 | £2,612 | £2.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £1,716 | £2.60/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £1,715 | £2.56/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 18 September 2026.