Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 24 September 2026
- Bullocks £3.52/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.64/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.63/kg* mean of bands
Another good trade for an entry of 262 Beef cattle on Thursday. Beef Cows to 398p for a Lim 830kg at £3303, Fr Cows to 246p for 720kg at £1771 and Beef Heifers to 390p for a Lim 620kg at £2418. Beef Bullocks to 402p for a Charolais 800kg at £3216 and to a top per head of £3364 for a Charolais 890kg, and Fr Bullocks to 320p for 710kg.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 24 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 36 lots | £3.52/kg | £2.80 to £4.02/kg | £2,695 | £1,764 to £3,364 | 36 |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.52/kg | £3.52 to £3.52/kg | £1,478 | £1,478 to £1,478 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.46/kg | £3.46 to £3.46/kg | £2,006 | £2,006 to £2,006 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.48 to £3.90/kg | £2,520 | £2,227 to £2,907 | 12 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £2.25/kg | £1.66 to £3.12/kg | £1,264 | £962 to £1,840 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 25 lots | £2.72/kg | £1.70 to £3.98/kg | £1,916 | £1,032 to £3,474 | 25 | |
| 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 81 lots, 81 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 890 | £3,364 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £3,256 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 900 | £3,222 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,216 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,203 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 860 | £3,182 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,154 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,141 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,088 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,034 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,025 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,997 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 890 | £2,990 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,786 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,930 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £2,979 | £3.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 680 | £2,652 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,754 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,793 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,972 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 830 | £3,203 | £3.86/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,803 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,597 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,865 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,964 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 710 | £2,272 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £2,240 | £3.20/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 730 | £2,219 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,040 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £1,996 | £2.98/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,769 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £1,929 | £2.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 720 | £2,059 | £2.86/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £1,804 | £2.82/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,764 | £2.80/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,303 | £3.98/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 740 | £2,871 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 900 | £3,474 | £3.86/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,099 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,019 | £3.31/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 590 | £1,840 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,046 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £1,984 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,295 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,325 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,560 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 720 | £2,188 | £3.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AU | 630 | £1,915 | £3.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 620 | £1,847 | £2.98/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 640 | £1,894 | £2.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 750 | £2,220 | £2.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,771 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £1,864 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,474 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,404 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,176 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,212 | £2.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,267 | £1.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,227 | £1.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,030 | £1.84/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,044 | £1.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,061 | £1.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,014 | £1.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,032 | £1.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,071 | £1.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £962 | £1.66/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,418 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,608 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,701 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,849 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,479 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,907 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,329 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,425 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,268 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,520 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,506 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,478 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,227 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,006 | £3.46/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 25 September 2026.