Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 29 October 2026
- Bullocks £3.45/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.44/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.82/kg* mean of bands
A good entry of 326 Beef Cattle in Ballymena on Thursday met a steady trade. Beef Cows to 360p for a Blo 730Kg at £2628, Fr cows to 246p for 700Kg at £1722 and Beef Heifers to 374p for a Lim 810Kg at £3029. Beef Bullocks to 388p for a Bel 740Kg at £2871 and a top per head of £3168 for a 880Kg Lim, Fr Bullocks to 300p for 600Kg at £1800.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 29 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 1 lot | £1,008 | £1,008 to £1,008 | 1 | ||
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £2.77/kg | £2.66 to £2.90/kg | £1,510 | £1,330 to £1,711 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 24 lots | £3.53/kg | £2.90 to £3.88/kg | £2,510 | £1,740 to £3,168 | 24 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £580 | £580 to £580 | 1 | ||
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.44/kg | £3.30 to £3.74/kg | £2,456 | £2,058 to £3,029 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.69/kg | £2.10 to £3.28/kg | £1,557 | £1,239 to £1,935 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £2.84/kg | £2.08 to £3.60/kg | £2,016 | £1,308 to £2,805 | 26 | |
| 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 | BA | 730 | £2,628 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,580 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 640 | £2,201 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,394 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,667 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 700 | £2,380 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,104 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 840 | £2,805 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,079 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 810 | £2,656 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,804 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 590 | £1,935 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 700 | £2,268 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,268 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,353 | £3.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,449 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,722 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 850 | £2,040 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,415 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 850 | £1,955 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,459 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,618 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,388 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,460 | £2.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,308 | £2.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,382 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,433 | £2.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,250 | £2.12/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,239 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,414 | £2.08/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,029 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,859 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,316 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £580 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,695 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,436 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,352 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,387 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,520 | £3.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 640 | £2,137 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,338 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,058 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 670 | £2,211 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,442 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,607 | £3.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 880 | £3,168 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 790 | £3,033 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 890 | £2,937 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 740 | £2,871 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,808 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 780 | £2,792 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 930 | £2,790 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 840 | £2,772 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 720 | £2,606 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,605 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 800 | £2,592 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,576 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,520 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 790 | £2,480 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,460 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,318 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,355 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,281 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,329 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,340 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,291 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,800 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,764 | £2.94/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,711 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,740 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,490 | £2.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 500 | £1,330 | £2.66/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 420 | £1,008 |
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 30 October 2026.