Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 30 April 2026

258 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 18, 2026

An entry of 258 beef cattle on Thursday in Ballymena sold with a weaker trade. Beef cows sold to 436p for a Limousin 900kg at £3924, Fr Cows to 278p for 640kg at £1779 and beef heifers to 360p for an AA 520kg at £1872. Beef bullocks sold to 380p for a Limousin 710kg at £2698 and to a top per head of £3575 for a Charolais 1090kg, and Fr bullocks to 286p for 630kg at £1801.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 30 April 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£2.97/kg£2.56 to £3.58/kg£1,663£1,417 to £2,1123
600 kg and overderived from 29 lots£3.33/kg£2.58 to £3.80/kg£2,593£1,708 to £3,57529
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£3.39/kg£3.34 to £3.44/kg£1,626£1,616 to £1,6362
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.50/kg£3.40 to £3.60/kg£1,820£1,768 to £1,8722
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.40/kg£3.34 to £3.50/kg£2,301£2,004 to £2,55512
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.10/kg£2.10 to £2.10/kg£1,029£1,029 to £1,0291
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£2.58/kg£2.06 to £3.18/kg£1,447£1,102 to £1,8766
600 kg and overderived from 22 lots£2.95/kg£2.04 to £4.36/kg£2,147£1,326 to £3,92422
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 77 lots, 77 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM900£3,924£4.36/kg
Cull cows1BEL740£3,004£4.06/kg
Cull cows1BEL1,000£3,880£3.88/kg
Cull cows1LM780£2,940£3.77/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,125£3.22/kg
Cull cows1LM590£1,876£3.18/kg
Cull cows1CH710£2,257£3.18/kg
Cull cows1AA540£1,706£3.16/kg
Cull cows1SI720£2,217£3.08/kg
Cull cows1SI880£2,675£3.04/kg
Cull cows1SI710£2,115£2.98/kg
Cull cows1LM750£2,190£2.92/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,059£2.90/kg
Cull cows1BA680£1,958£2.88/kg
Cull cows1LM690£1,932£2.80/kg
Cull cows1LM600£1,680£2.80/kg
Cull cows1640£1,779£2.78/kg
Cull cows1530£1,378£2.60/kg
Cull cows1590£1,427£2.42/kg
Cull cows1720£1,684£2.34/kg
Cull cows1750£1,747£2.33/kg
Cull cows1680£1,509£2.22/kg
Cull cows1660£1,452£2.20/kg
Cull cows1630£1,354£2.15/kg
Cull cows1490£1,029£2.10/kg
Cull cows1680£1,428
Cull cows1530£1,102£2.08/kg
Cull cows1580£1,194£2.06/kg
Cull cows1650£1,326£2.04/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,872£3.60/kg
Heifers1CH730£2,555£3.50/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,249£3.46/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,201£3.44/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,408£3.44/kg
Heifers1AA470£1,616£3.44/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,318£3.41/kg
Heifers1CH710£2,414£3.40/kg
Heifers1LM520£1,768£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,278£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,163£3.38/kg
Heifers1CH750£2,535£3.38/kg
Heifers1CH710£2,378£3.35/kg
Heifers1CH600£2,004£3.34/kg
Heifers1AA630£2,104£3.34/kg
Heifers1AA490£1,636£3.34/kg
Bullocks1CH1,090£3,575
Bullocks1AA1,000£3,100
Bullocks1CH900£3,006
Bullocks1CH910£2,984
Bullocks1CH810£2,964£3.66/kg
Bullocks1CH820£2,935£3.58/kg
Bullocks1CH900£2,880
Bullocks1LM870£2,871
Bullocks1CH950£2,869
Bullocks1LM870£2,853
Bullocks1CH900£2,835
Bullocks1LM800£2,800
Bullocks1CH800£2,800
Bullocks1LM710£2,698£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,481£3.76/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,468£3.74/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,405£3.70/kg
Bullocks1720£2,620£3.64/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,599£3.61/kg
Bullocks1LM590£2,112£3.58/kg
Bullocks1BB690£2,456£3.56/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,456£3.56/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,598£3.56/kg
Bullocks1CH610£2,165£3.55/kg
Bullocks1630£1,801£2.86/kg
Bullocks1610£1,708£2.80/kg
Bullocks1510£1,417£2.78/kg
Bullocks1720£1,944£2.70/kg
Bullocks1740£1,983£2.68/kg
Bullocks1770£2,032£2.64/kg
Bullocks1900£2,322£2.58/kg
Bullocks1570£1,459£2.56/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.