Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 13 October 2026
- Bullocks £4.47/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.72/kg* mean of bands
A fantastic entry of 450 Store Cattle on Tuesday sold with a great trade. Bullocks to £1960 over for a Charolais 700kg at £2660 from L McFall, Ahoghill and Heifers to £1570 over for a Charolais 560kg at £2130 from B Black, Carnlough.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 13 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 5 lots | £4.72/kg | £4.53 to £4.97/kg | £1,763 | £1,700 to £1,840 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 17 lots | £4.69/kg | £4.54 to £4.97/kg | £2,045 | £1,870 to £2,310 | 17 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.26/kg | £4.14 to £4.51/kg | £2,300 | £2,120 to £2,580 | 23 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £4.16/kg | £4.16 to £4.16/kg | £2,500 | £2,500 to £2,500 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.20/kg | £4.02 to £4.38/kg | £1,450 | £1,410 to £1,490 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 19 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.80 to £4.17/kg | £1,795 | £1,560 to £1,920 | 19 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots | £3.50/kg | £3.22 to £4.13/kg | £1,877 | £1,730 to £2,130 | 23 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £3.20/kg | £3.20 to £3.20/kg | £2,080 | £2,080 to £2,080 | 1 | |
| 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 85 lots, 92 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,990 | £4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,840 | £4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,960 | £4.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,050 | £4.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,000 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,890 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,310 | £4.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,980 | £4.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 470 | £2,200 | £4.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,150 | £4.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,190 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,040 | £4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,990 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,100 | £4.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,870 | £4.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,050 | £4.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £2,000 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,000 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 390 | £1,770 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,300 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,580 | £4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,310 | £4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,420 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,220 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,260 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,360 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | CH | 550 | £2,360 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 570 | £2,420 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,160 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,160 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,450 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,140 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,140 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,300 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 550 | £2,300 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,170 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,460 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,460 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,500 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,120 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,200 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,490 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,920 | £4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £1,900 | £4.13/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,650 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,870 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,740 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,410 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,690 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,770 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £1,840 | £4.00/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,910 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,810 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,770 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,880 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,910 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 440 | £1,710 | £3.88/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 490 | £1,900 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,760 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,910 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,870 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,640 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,560 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,110 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,070 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,050 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,070 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,130 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,930 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 530 | £1,900 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 530 | £1,890 | £3.56/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,800 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 520 | £1,820 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 590 | £2,010 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,730 | £3.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 560 | £1,860 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £1,750 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,800 | £3.27/kg |
| Heifers | 6 | AA | 540 | £1,740 | £3.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 590 | £1,900 | £3.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 650 | £2,080 | £3.20/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 16 October 2026.