Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 23 April 2026
- Bullocks £3.35/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.51/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.70/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £2.80/kg | £2.50 to £2.92/kg | £1,543 | £1,325 to £1,693 | 7 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.50/kg | £2.90 to £3.76/kg | £2,585 | £1,890 to £3,017 | 26 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.43/kg | £3.40 to £3.50/kg | £1,934 | £1,870 to £1,995 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.54/kg | £3.40 to £3.76/kg | £2,324 | £2,040 to £2,669 | 9 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.05/kg | £2.00 to £2.10/kg | £1,127 | £1,120 to £1,134 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 19 lots | £2.77/kg | £2.00 to £3.40/kg | £2,017 | £1,352 to £3,161 | 19 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,550 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,028 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,433 | £3.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | PT | 760 | £2,356 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,063 | £3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 1,040 | £3,161 | £3.04/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,160 | £3.00/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 850 | £2,516 | £2.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SH | 670 | £1,969 | £2.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,014 | £2.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 740 | £2,146 | £2.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | PT | 690 | £2,001 | £2.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,744 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,789 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,731 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,364 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 540 | £1,134 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,352 | £2.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,393 | £2.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,120 | £2.00/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,560 | £2.00/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,669 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | PT | 600 | £2,208 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,425 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,506 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,194 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £1,995 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,580 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,167 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,126 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | PT | 570 | £1,938 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,040 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,870 | £3.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,017 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £2,992 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £2,971 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,971 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £2,905 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 860 | £2,838 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | FKV | 910 | £2,784 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 850 | £2,771 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,766 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,710 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,708 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | PT | 720 | £2,707 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 830 | £2,705 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 810 | £2,705 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,701 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,455 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,553 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,425 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,570 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,327 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,336 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,478 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £2,009 | £3.14/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,890 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,012 | £2.96/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 580 | £1,693 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £1,518 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,606 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 660 | £1,914 | £2.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 570 | £1,624 | £2.85/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,512 | £2.80/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,523 | £2.72/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £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.