Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 16 April 2026
- Bullocks £3.60/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.75/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.05/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 270 Beef Cattle on Thursday resulted in another good trade. Beef Cows sold to 374p for a Lim 770kg at £2879, Fr Cows to 300p for 600kg at £1800 and Beef Heifers to 410p for a BB 650kg £2665. Beef Bullocks to 418p for a BB 650kg at £2717 and to a top per head of £3186 for a Char at 900kg, and Fr Bullocks to 330p for 550kg at £1815.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 April 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.52/kg | £3.17 to £3.96/kg | £1,965 | £1,743 to £2,257 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 29 lots | £3.62/kg | £2.78 to £4.18/kg | £2,587 | £292 to £2,979 | 29 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.74/kg | £3.74 to £3.74/kg | £2,131 | £2,131 to £2,131 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.60 to £4.10/kg | £2,570 | £2,318 to £2,797 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.90/kg | £2.30 to £3.50/kg | £1,641 | £1,265 to £2,065 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 21 lots | £3.08/kg | £2.30 to £3.74/kg | £2,243 | £1,560 to £3,145 | 21 | |
| 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 75 lots, 75 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 900 | £1,386 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,979 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,948 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 790 | £2,923 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £2,904 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £2,896 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,883 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 800 | £2,880 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,864 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,848 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,836 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,825 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 820 | £2,820 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,800 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,776 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 650 | £2,717 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,257 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,670 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,024 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,660 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 680 | £2,584 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,698 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 650 | £2,457 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,625 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,730 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,656 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,693 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,060 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,815 | £3.30/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,893 | £3.21/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,743 | £3.17/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £1,868 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £292 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £1,872 | £2.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 1,050 | £2,919 | £2.78/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,879 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,738 | £3.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 850 | £3,145 | £3.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,032 | £3.61/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,065 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 670 | £2,278 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,332 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,397 | £3.33/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,158 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,033 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 630 | £2,028 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,028 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,112 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,368 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,800 | £3.00/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,576 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 580 | £1,658 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,560 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,082 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 900 | £2,268 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,832 | £2.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £2,050 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £1,896 | £2.37/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 910 | £2,093 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 550 | £1,265 | £2.30/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 650 | £2,665 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,744 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 700 | £2,674 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,797 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 620 | £2,331 | £3.76/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 720 | £2,707 | £3.76/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,131 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,418 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,442 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,686 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,318 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,708 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 760 | £2,781 | £3.66/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 650 | £2,366 | £3.64/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,340 | £3.60/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.