Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 14 April 2026

285 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 16, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots£4.45/kg£4.12 to £5.12/kg£1,505£1,360 to £1,6906
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£4.35/kg£4.12 to £4.53/kg£1,934£1,670 to £2,0607
500 to 600 kgderived from 17 lots£4.11/kg£4.00 to £4.31/kg£2,181£2,060 to £2,38017
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£4.26/kg£4.05 to £4.67/kg£1,498£1,420 to £1,6606
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£4.08/kg£3.74 to £4.34/kg£1,793£1,640 to £1,9607
500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots£3.92/kg£3.50 to £4.46/kg£2,167£1,840 to £2,50013
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£3.94/kg£3.55 to £4.36/kg£2,380£2,170 to £2,6203
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1CH310£1,450£4.67/kg
Heifers1BEL380£1,660£4.36/kg
Heifers1LM440£1,940£4.34/kg
Heifers1CH400£1,720£4.30/kg
Heifers1BA460£1,960£4.26/kg
Heifers1350£1,480£4.22/kg
Heifers1CH350£1,480£4.22/kg
Heifers1LM430£1,790£4.16/kg
Heifers1SA350£1,420£4.05/kg
Heifers1CH370£1,500£4.05/kg
Heifers1CH440£1,740£3.95/kg
Heifers1LM430£1,640£3.81/kg
Heifers1CH470£1,760£3.74/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,500£4.46/kg
Heifers1LM550£2,420£4.40/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,620£4.36/kg
Heifers1LM550£2,270£4.12/kg
Heifers1LM550£2,240£4.07/kg
Heifers1LM580£2,360£4.06/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,400£4.06/kg
Heifers1FVK570£2,260£3.96/kg
Heifers1FVK560£2,220£3.96/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,350£3.91/kg
Heifers1CH520£1,940£3.73/kg
Heifers1FVK610£2,170£3.55/kg
Heifers1AA550£1,950£3.54/kg
Heifers1CH520£1,840£3.53/kg
Heifers1SI540£1,910£3.53/kg
Heifers1LM530£1,860£3.50/kg
Bullocks1CH330£1,690£5.12/kg
Bullocks1HE430£1,950£4.53/kg
Bullocks1CH420£1,900£4.52/kg
Bullocks2AA330£1,480£4.48/kg
Bullocks1LM460£2,060£4.47/kg
Bullocks1SI460£2,050£4.45/kg
Bullocks1BB380£1,660£4.36/kg
Bullocks1AA470£1,970£4.19/kg
Bullocks1CH400£1,670£4.17/kg
Bullocks1LM500£2,080£4.16/kg
Bullocks1LM470£1,940£4.12/kg
Bullocks2AA330£1,360£4.12/kg
Bullocks1AA500£2,060£4.12/kg
Bullocks1CH510£2,200£4.31/kg
Bullocks1CH510£2,190£4.29/kg
Bullocks1LM510£2,170£4.25/kg
Bullocks1CH530£2,200£4.15/kg
Bullocks1LM540£2,220£4.11/kg
Bullocks1LM550£2,260£4.10/kg
Bullocks1SI580£2,380£4.10/kg
Bullocks1AA510£2,090£4.09/kg
Bullocks1CH540£2,210£4.09/kg
Bullocks1CH530£2,150£4.05/kg
Bullocks1550£2,230£4.05/kg
Bullocks1520£2,100£4.03/kg
Bullocks1CH560£2,260£4.03/kg
Bullocks1LM520£2,080£4.00/kg
Bullocks1CH550£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.