Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 16 April 2026

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

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£3.52/kg£3.17 to £3.96/kg£1,965£1,743 to £2,2576
600 kg and overderived from 29 lots£3.62/kg£2.78 to £4.18/kg£2,587£292 to £2,97929
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.74/kg£3.74 to £3.74/kg£2,131£2,131 to £2,1311
600 kg and overderived from 14 lots£3.75/kg£3.60 to £4.10/kg£2,570£2,318 to £2,79714
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£2.90/kg£2.30 to £3.50/kg£1,641£1,265 to £2,0654
600 kg and overderived from 21 lots£3.08/kg£2.30 to £3.74/kg£2,243£1,560 to £3,14521
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH900£1,386
Bullocks1LM830£2,979
Bullocks1LM760£2,948£3.88/kg
Bullocks1BEL790£2,923£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH880£2,904
Bullocks1CH830£2,896
Bullocks1CH810£2,883
Bullocks1SI800£2,880
Bullocks1CH800£2,864
Bullocks1CH800£2,848
Bullocks1CH790£2,836
Bullocks1CH770£2,825£3.67/kg
Bullocks1SI820£2,820
Bullocks1LM800£2,800
Bullocks1CH780£2,776
Bullocks1BEL650£2,717£4.18/kg
Bullocks1LM570£2,257£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH690£2,670£3.87/kg
Bullocks1LM530£2,024£3.82/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,660£3.80/kg
Bullocks1BEL680£2,584£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,698£3.80/kg
Bullocks1BA650£2,457£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,625£3.75/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,730£3.74/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,656£3.69/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,693£3.69/kg
Bullocks1LM560£2,060£3.68/kg
Bullocks1550£1,815£3.30/kg
Bullocks1590£1,893£3.21/kg
Bullocks1550£1,743£3.17/kg
Bullocks1640£1,868£2.92/kg
Bullocks1640£292
Bullocks1650£1,872£2.88/kg
Bullocks11,050£2,919£2.78/kg
Cull cows1LM770£2,879£3.74/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,738£3.70/kg
Cull cows1AA850£3,145£3.70/kg
Cull cows1LM840£3,032£3.61/kg
Cull cows1LM590£2,065£3.50/kg
Cull cows1SI670£2,278£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,332£3.38/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,397£3.33/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,158£3.32/kg
Cull cows1LM620£2,033£3.28/kg
Cull cows1SI630£2,028£3.22/kg
Cull cows1CH630£2,028£3.22/kg
Cull cows1CH660£2,112£3.20/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,368£3.20/kg
Cull cows1600£1,800£3.00/kg
Cull cows1540£1,576£2.92/kg
Cull cows1580£1,658£2.86/kg
Cull cows1600£1,560£2.60/kg
Cull cows1820£2,082£2.54/kg
Cull cows1900£2,268£2.52/kg
Cull cows1730£1,832£2.51/kg
Cull cows1820£2,050£2.50/kg
Cull cows1800£1,896£2.37/kg
Cull cows1910£2,093£2.30/kg
Cull cows1550£1,265£2.30/kg
Heifers1BB650£2,665£4.10/kg
Heifers1LM700£2,744£3.92/kg
Heifers1BB700£2,674£3.82/kg
Heifers1LM740£2,797£3.78/kg
Heifers1620£2,331£3.76/kg
Heifers1720£2,707£3.76/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,131£3.74/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,418£3.72/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,442£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM730£2,686£3.68/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,318£3.68/kg
Heifers1LM740£2,708£3.66/kg
Heifers1760£2,781£3.66/kg
Heifers1650£2,366£3.64/kg
Heifers1CH650£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.