Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 23 April 2026

190 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 17, 2026

A smaller entry of 190 beef cattle sold with a lighter trade. Beef cows to 340p for a Lim 750kg at £2550, Fr cows to 286p for 610kg at £1744 and beef heifers to 376p for a Char 710kg at £2669. Beef bullocks to 376p for a Parthenaise 720kg at £2707 and to a top per head of £3017 for a Lim at £3017 and Fr bullocks to 314p for 640kg at £2009.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 23 April 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots£2.80/kg£2.50 to £2.92/kg£1,543£1,325 to £1,6937
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£3.50/kg£2.90 to £3.76/kg£2,585£1,890 to £3,01726
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£3.43/kg£3.40 to £3.50/kg£1,934£1,870 to £1,9953
600 kg and overderived from 9 lots£3.54/kg£3.40 to £3.76/kg£2,324£2,040 to £2,6699
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£2.05/kg£2.00 to £2.10/kg£1,127£1,120 to £1,1342
600 kg and overderived from 19 lots£2.77/kg£2.00 to £3.40/kg£2,017£1,352 to £3,16119
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 66 lots, 66 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM750£2,550£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM600£2,028£3.38/kg
Cull cows1CH780£2,433£3.12/kg
Cull cows1PT760£2,356£3.10/kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,063£3.08/kg
Cull cows1AA1,040£3,161£3.04/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,160£3.00/kg
Cull cows1LM850£2,516£2.96/kg
Cull cows1SH670£1,969£2.94/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,014£2.92/kg
Cull cows1AA740£2,146£2.90/kg
Cull cows1PT690£2,001£2.90/kg
Cull cows1610£1,744£2.86/kg
Cull cows1710£1,789£2.52/kg
Cull cows1780£1,731£2.22/kg
Cull cows1620£1,364£2.20/kg
Cull cows1540£1,134£2.10/kg
Cull cows1650£1,352£2.08/kg
Cull cows1690£1,393£2.02/kg
Cull cows1560£1,120£2.00/kg
Cull cows1780£1,560£2.00/kg
Heifers1CH710£2,669£3.76/kg
Heifers1PT600£2,208£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,425£3.62/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,506£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,194£3.54/kg
Heifers1LM570£1,995£3.50/kg
Heifers1CH750£2,580£3.44/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,167£3.44/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,126£3.43/kg
Heifers1PT570£1,938£3.40/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,040£3.40/kg
Heifers1LM550£1,870£3.40/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,017£3.68/kg
Bullocks1CH880£2,992
Bullocks1CH830£2,971£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM830£2,971£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM830£2,905£3.50/kg
Bullocks1CH860£2,838
Bullocks1FKV910£2,784
Bullocks1BB850£2,771
Bullocks1LM760£2,766£3.64/kg
Bullocks1CH770£2,710£3.52/kg
Bullocks1CH740£2,708£3.66/kg
Bullocks1PT720£2,707£3.76/kg
Bullocks1SA830£2,705
Bullocks1BB810£2,705
Bullocks1LM730£2,701£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,455£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,553£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH670£2,425£3.62/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,570£3.62/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,327£3.58/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,336£3.54/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,478£3.54/kg
Bullocks1640£2,009£3.14/kg
Bullocks1630£1,890£3.00/kg
Bullocks1680£2,012£2.96/kg
Bullocks1580£1,693£2.92/kg
Bullocks1520£1,518£2.92/kg
Bullocks1550£1,606£2.92/kg
Bullocks1660£1,914£2.90/kg
Bullocks1570£1,624£2.85/kg
Bullocks1540£1,512£2.80/kg
Bullocks1560£1,523£2.72/kg
Bullocks1530£1,325£2.50/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.