Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 1 October 2026
- Bullocks £3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.67/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.09/kg* mean of bands
A larger entry of 400 Beef Cattle in Ballymena on Thursday sold with a good steady trade. Beef Cows to 396p for a Lim 800kg at £3168, Fr Cows to 264p for 670kg £1768 and Beef Heifers to 392p for a Hereford 660kg at £2587. Beef Bullocks to 410p for a Lim 720kg at £2952 and to a top per head of £3312 for a Lim 920kg and Fr Bullocks to 308p for 520kg at £1601.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 1 October 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 4 lots | £2.98/kg | £2.86 to £3.08/kg | £1,660 | £1,537 to £1,817 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 25 lots | £3.73/kg | £2.80 to £4.10/kg | £2,823 | £1,833 to £3,312 | 25 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.74/kg | £3.74 to £3.74/kg | £2,057 | £2,057 to £2,057 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.56 to £3.92/kg | £2,477 | £2,196 to £3,088 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.48/kg | £2.46 to £2.50/kg | £1,377 | £1,279 to £1,475 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.14/kg | £2.22 to £3.96/kg | £2,355 | £1,332 to £3,801 | 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 73 lots, 73 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,168 | £3.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 960 | £3,801 | £3.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,270 | £3.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 850 | £3,332 | £3.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,948 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,688 | £3.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,137 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,879 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,066 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 810 | £3,013 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 900 | £3,348 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 860 | £3,130 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,584 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,570 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,268 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,768 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,475 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,722 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 520 | £1,279 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,722 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,450 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,474 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,404 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,527 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,618 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,368 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,376 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,620 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,332 | £2.22/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 660 | £2,587 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,088 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,759 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £2,057 | £3.74/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,343 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,492 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,232 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,305 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,280 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,196 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,398 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,506 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,541 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,670 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,278 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 920 | £3,312 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,230 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 810 | £3,159 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,150 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 790 | £3,144 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 920 | £3,128 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 860 | £3,044 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,995 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,987 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £2,984 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,960 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,952 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,938 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,917 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,915 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,970 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,822 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,769 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,663 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,380 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,850 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £1,601 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,817 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,070 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £1,537 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,687 | £2.86/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £1,833 | £2.82/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £1,876 | £2.80/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 October 2026.