Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 14 April 2026
- Bullocks £4.23/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.03/kg* mean of bands
A good show of 285 store cattle on Tuesday sold to a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1910 over for a Charolais 790kg at £2700 from G A McMaster, Broughshane and Heifers sold to £2020 over for a Limousin 600kg at £2620 from Taggart Bros, Doagh.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 14 April 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 4 lots | £4.45/kg | £4.12 to £5.12/kg | £1,505 | £1,360 to £1,690 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.35/kg | £4.12 to £4.53/kg | £1,934 | £1,670 to £2,060 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 17 lots | £4.11/kg | £4.00 to £4.31/kg | £2,181 | £2,060 to £2,380 | 17 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.26/kg | £4.05 to £4.67/kg | £1,498 | £1,420 to £1,660 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.08/kg | £3.74 to £4.34/kg | £1,793 | £1,640 to £1,960 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £3.92/kg | £3.50 to £4.46/kg | £2,167 | £1,840 to £2,500 | 13 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.55 to £4.36/kg | £2,380 | £2,170 to £2,620 | 3 | |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||||
Sample lots 57 lots, 59 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 380 | £1,660 | £4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,940 | £4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,720 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 460 | £1,960 | £4.26/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 350 | £1,480 | £4.22/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,480 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,790 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 350 | £1,420 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,500 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,740 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,640 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,760 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,500 | £4.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,420 | £4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,620 | £4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,270 | £4.12/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,240 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,360 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,400 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FVK | 570 | £2,260 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FVK | 560 | £2,220 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,350 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,940 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FVK | 610 | £2,170 | £3.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,950 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,840 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 540 | £1,910 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,860 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,690 | £5.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 430 | £1,950 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,900 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 330 | £1,480 | £4.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,060 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 460 | £2,050 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 380 | £1,660 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,970 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,670 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,080 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,940 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | AA | 330 | £1,360 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 500 | £2,060 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,200 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,190 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,170 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,200 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,220 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,260 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 580 | £2,380 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 510 | £2,090 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,210 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,150 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £2,230 | £4.05/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £2,100 | £4.03/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,260 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,080 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,200 | £4.00/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 2 September 2026.