Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 27 October 2026
- Bullocks £4.08/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.42/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 218 Store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1860 over for a Char 730kg at £2550 presented by Leo McFall, Ahoghill. Heifers sold to £1700 over for a Char 660kg at £2360 offered by j McPeake, Portglenone.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 27 October 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.04/kg | £3.70 to £4.54/kg | £1,889 | £1,660 to £2,090 | 14 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 17 lots | £4.11/kg | £3.96 to £4.41/kg | £2,175 | £2,080 to £2,460 | 17 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.33/kg | £3.33 to £3.34/kg | £1,257 | £1,170 to £1,300 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.42/kg | £3.30 to £3.59/kg | £1,563 | £1,370 to £1,690 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.46/kg | £3.32 to £3.80/kg | £1,862 | £1,730 to £2,040 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £3.39/kg | £3.23 to £3.61/kg | £2,125 | £1,970 to £2,360 | 6 | |
| 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 60 lots, 61 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,090 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,040 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,160 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,030 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,070 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,970 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,140 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 450 | £1,870 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,910 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,830 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,820 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,720 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,790 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 490 | £1,860 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,660 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,780 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,340 | £4.41/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,460 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,180 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,100 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,220 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,120 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,110 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,190 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,100 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,140 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,180 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,090 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,080 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,270 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,100 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,810 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,690 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,690 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,640 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,410 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 400 | £1,370 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,630 | £3.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,460 | £3.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 460 | £1,560 | £3.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,170 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,500 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,300 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,300 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | AA | 490 | £1,620 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,940 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,170 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,980 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,360 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,040 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 590 | £2,030 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 520 | £1,740 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,130 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £1,730 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 520 | £1,730 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 560 | £1,860 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 530 | £1,760 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 600 | £1,980 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,140 | £3.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £1,970 | £3.23/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 28 October 2026.