Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 8 October 2026
- Bullocks £3.46/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.77/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.99/kg* mean of bands
An entry of almost 400 beef cattle met a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 378p for 740kgs £2797, beef heifers to 406p for 760kg £3085, bullocks to 406p for 770kg £3126, Fr bullocks to 328p for 690kg at £2263.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 8 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 3 lots | £3.29/kg | £2.88 to £4.00/kg | £1,850 | £1,670 to £2,200 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 34 lots | £3.48/kg | £2.80 to £4.06/kg | £2,573 | £1,769 to £3,367 | 34 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.61/kg | £3.60 to £3.62/kg | £2,076 | £2,063 to £2,088 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.79/kg | £3.64 to £4.06/kg | £2,545 | £2,293 to £3,085 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.20/kg | £2.20 to £2.20/kg | £1,034 | £1,034 to £1,034 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £2.86/kg | £2.12 to £3.48/kg | £1,593 | £1,081 to £2,053 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 23 lots | £3.06/kg | £2.10 to £3.78/kg | £2,206 | £1,335 to £3,385 | 23 | |
| 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 84 lots, 84 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,797 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 840 | £3,158 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,901 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 650 | £2,405 | £3.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 920 | £3,385 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,136 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 640 | £2,278 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 760 | £2,690 | £3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,053 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,436 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 600 | £2,076 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 800 | £2,736 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,385 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,848 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,338 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,544 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 520 | £1,445 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,616 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,566 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £2,080 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,898 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,599 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,050 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,918 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,488 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,642 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,604 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 470 | £1,034 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,335 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,081 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,407 | £2.10/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 760 | £3,085 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,786 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 600 | £2,376 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 650 | £2,509 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 670 | £2,559 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,318 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,532 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,294 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,553 | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,539 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,760 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,402 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,620 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,293 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,063 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,088 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 910 | £3,367 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 1,020 | £3,284 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 880 | £3,185 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £3,126 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,078 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £3,026 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,017 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 790 | £3,002 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,900 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,896 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,850 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,200 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,626 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,574 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,534 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,521 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,797 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,508 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,496 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 710 | £2,754 | £3.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,702 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,695 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,263 | £3.28/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 740 | £2,249 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £2,006 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,680 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,040 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 720 | £2,116 | £2.94/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,769 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £1,972 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 860 | £2,494 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £1,670 | £2.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 740 | £2,131 | £2.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £1,916 | £2.86/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £1,988 | £2.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £1,820 | £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 9 October 2026.