Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 21 April 2026
- Bullocks £3.87/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.86/kg* mean of bands
210 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1890 over for a Cha 730Kg £2620, presented by L McFall, Ahoghill. Heifers sold to £1780 over for a Cha 590Kg £2370 from Austin Shaw, Larne.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 21 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 3 lots | £3.82/kg | £2.97 to £4.45/kg | £1,297 | £1,130 to £1,470 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.82/kg | £3.36 to £4.35/kg | £1,723 | £1,580 to £2,090 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.61 to £4.15/kg | £2,155 | £1,890 to £2,320 | 13 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.71/kg | £3.58 to £3.83/kg | £2,398 | £2,240 to £2,620 | 5 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.88/kg | £3.88 to £3.88/kg | £1,400 | £1,400 to £1,400 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.88/kg | £3.62 to £4.06/kg | £1,809 | £1,640 to £1,950 | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.62 to £4.01/kg | £2,111 | £1,810 to £2,370 | 13 | |
| 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 53 lots, 54 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,470 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 480 | £2,090 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 500 | £2,060 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 320 | £1,290 | £4.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,680 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,590 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 430 | £1,700 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,900 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 500 | £1,890 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 490 | £1,790 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,630 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FVK | 470 | £1,580 | £3.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,130 | £2.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 520 | £2,160 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,280 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,320 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,260 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 540 | £2,160 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,280 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,240 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,290 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,190 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,380 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,510 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,240 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,240 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,990 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,620 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,870 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,950 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,940 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,820 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,640 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,400 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,940 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,860 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,780 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,850 | £3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,770 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,690 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,790 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,750 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,810 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,370 | £4.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,190 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | 550 | £2,160 | £3.92/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £1,990 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,180 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,140 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,110 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,180 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,210 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,000 | £3.70/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.