Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.92/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.92/kg* mean of bands
A smaller show of 170 store cattle on Tuesday sold with a good trade. Bullocks to £2020 over for a Charolais 670kg and heifers to £2840 over for a Limousin 560kg at £3400.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 May 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 6 lots | £4.02/kg | £3.87 to £4.37/kg | £1,402 | £1,280 to £1,630 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.91/kg | £3.80 to £3.95/kg | £1,792 | £1,750 to £1,900 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.88/kg | £3.75 to £4.26/kg | £2,056 | £1,960 to £2,220 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.75 to £4.01/kg | £2,476 | £2,380 to £2,690 | 5 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.13/kg | £4.13 to £4.13/kg | £1,200 | £1,200 to £1,200 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.76/kg | £3.59 to £4.10/kg | £1,334 | £1,190 to £1,470 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.58 to £3.87/kg | £1,715 | £1,565 to £1,820 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.14/kg | £3.33 to £6.07/kg | £2,020 | £330 to £3,400 | 11 | |
| 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 45 lots, 48 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 320 | £1,400 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,630 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,900 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | AA | 450 | £1,770 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,450 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,370 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,280 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,280 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 460 | £1,750 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,220 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,690 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 560 | £2,200 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,440 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £2,470 | £3.85/kg | |
| Bullocks | 2 | HE | 510 | £1,960 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AU | 540 | £2,060 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,380 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,000 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,990 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,400 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,200 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,230 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,470 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,820 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,240 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 450 | £1,660 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,400 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,760 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,565 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,190 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,405 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 490 | £1,765 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,400 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,720 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £3,400 | £6.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 540 | £2,680 | £4.96/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,560 | £4.33/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,200 | £3.92/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,890 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,930 | |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 560 | £1,910 | £3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 510 | £1,720 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 560 | £1,870 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,730 | |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 520 | £330 |
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.