Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Bullocks £4.24/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.94/kg* mean of bands
A dearer trade for an entry of just under 300 Store Cattle on Tuesday. Bullocks sold to £1950 over for a Charolais 470kg at £2420 from R Workman, Kilwaughter and Heifers to £1720 over for a Charolais 690kg at £2410 from B McCloskey, Kilrea.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 6 October 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.08/kg | £4.00 to £4.15/kg | £1,570 | £1,520 to £1,620 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.47/kg | £4.08 to £5.14/kg | £2,053 | £1,900 to £2,420 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots | £4.12/kg | £3.90 to £4.70/kg | £2,204 | £2,000 to £2,440 | 18 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.25/kg | £4.25 to £4.25/kg | £1,320 | £1,320 to £1,320 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.00/kg | £3.85 to £4.12/kg | £1,768 | £1,630 to £1,910 | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.88/kg | £3.76 to £4.09/kg | £2,082 | £1,960 to £2,240 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.76 to £3.90/kg | £2,320 | £2,260 to £2,380 | 2 | |
| 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 58 lots, 58 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,420 | £5.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,300 | £5.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,350 | £4.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,900 | £4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,040 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,980 | £4.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,970 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,050 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,980 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,140 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,960 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,620 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,980 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,000 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SPK | 380 | £1,520 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,170 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,170 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,200 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,440 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,130 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,330 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 510 | £2,120 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,180 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,220 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,170 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,160 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,340 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,250 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,000 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,190 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 540 | £2,110 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,320 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,690 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,810 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,680 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,630 | £4.07/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,710 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,680 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,840 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,790 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,910 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,860 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,810 | £3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,210 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,050 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,050 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,010 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,240 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,380 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,010 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,000 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,110 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,110 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,050 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,190 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,960 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 600 | £2,260 | £3.76/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 7 October 2026.