Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 7 May 2026

286 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 19, 2026

A good show of 286 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with a slightly improved trade. Beef Cows to 370p for a Lim 870kg at £3219, Fr Cows to 258p for 630kg at £1625 and Beef Heifers to 378p for a Char 600kg at £2268. Beef Bullocks to 362p for a Char 570kg at £2063 and to a top per head of £3106 for a Char 950kg, and Fr Bullocks to 280p for 550kg at £1540.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 7 May 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£2.65/kg£2.60 to £2.73/kg£1,281£1,222 to £1,3373
500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£3.04/kg£2.60 to £3.62/kg£1,653£1,404 to £2,0635
600 kg and overderived from 15 lots£3.54/kg£3.50 to £3.61/kg£2,706£2,194 to £3,10615
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.36/kg£3.32 to £3.40/kg£1,899£1,826 to £1,9722
600 kg and overderived from 13 lots£3.48/kg£3.33 to £3.78/kg£2,325£1,998 to £2,63313
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£2.28/kg£1.72 to £3.00/kg£1,241£860 to £1,5956
600 kg and overderived from 23 lots£2.81/kg£1.60 to £3.70/kg£1,988£1,104 to £3,21923
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 67 lots, 67 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM870£3,219£3.70/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,620£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,470£3.48/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,366£3.48/kg
Cull cows1LM830£2,822£3.40/kg
Cull cows1SHB740£2,501£3.38/kg
Cull cows1CH720£2,275£3.16/kg
Cull cows1AU670£2,117£3.16/kg
Cull cows1LM610£1,891£3.10/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,142£3.06/kg
Cull cows1BA760£2,280£3.00/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,100£3.00/kg
Cull cows1AA500£1,500£3.00/kg
Cull cows1AA710£2,115£2.98/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,249£2.96/kg
Cull cows1SA550£1,595£2.90/kg
Cull cows1630£1,625£2.58/kg
Cull cows1640£1,548£2.42/kg
Cull cows1700£1,568£2.24/kg
Cull cows1650£1,443£2.22/kg
Cull cows1560£1,176£2.10/kg
Cull cows1700£1,470£2.10/kg
Cull cows1620£1,283£2.07/kg
Cull cows1640£1,318£2.06/kg
Cull cows1580£1,189£2.05/kg
Cull cows1580£1,125£1.94/kg
Cull cows1650£1,196£1.84/kg
Cull cows1500£860£1.72/kg
Cull cows1690£1,104£1.60/kg
Heifers1CH600£2,268£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,405£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,368£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,240£3.50/kg
Heifers1LM690£2,387£3.46/kg
Heifers1CH710£2,442£3.44/kg
Heifers1LM700£2,401£3.43/kg
Heifers1SI770£2,633£3.42/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,312£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,346£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH580£1,972£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH600£2,016£3.36/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,404£3.34/kg
Heifers1CH600£1,998£3.33/kg
Heifers1CH550£1,826£3.32/kg
Bullocks1CH950£3,106
Bullocks1LM880£2,974
Bullocks1CH980£2,940
Bullocks1CH800£2,872£3.59/kg
Bullocks1AA840£2,856
Bullocks1CH810£2,835£3.50/kg
Bullocks1CH860£2,752
Bullocks1CH790£2,709
Bullocks1HE830£2,697
Bullocks1LM780£2,667
Bullocks1CH750£2,625£3.50/kg
Bullocks1CH570£2,063£3.62/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,454£3.61/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,591£3.55/kg
Bullocks1LM520£1,840£3.54/kg
Bullocks1620£2,194£3.54/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,316£3.51/kg
Bullocks1550£1,540£2.80/kg
Bullocks1490£1,337£2.73/kg
Bullocks1540£1,420£2.63/kg
Bullocks1490£1,283£2.62/kg
Bullocks1470£1,222£2.60/kg
Bullocks1540£1,404£2.60/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.