Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 14 May 2026

249 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 20, 2026

A good show of 249 Beef Cattle on Thursday me a steady trade. Beef cows to 376p for a Cha 680Kg at £2556, Fr Cows to 272p for 570Kg £1550 and Beef Heifers to 354p for a Lim 670Kg £2371. Beef bullocks to 380p for a Cha 930Kg £3534 and a top per head of £3534 for a Cha 930Kg. Fr bullocks to 302p for 590Kg at £1781.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 14 May 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£2.81/kg£2.60 to £3.02/kg£1,548£1,352 to £1,7815
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£3.40/kg£2.87 to £3.80/kg£2,474£1,750 to £3,53427
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£3.38/kg£3.38 to £3.38/kg£1,183£1,183 to £1,1831
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.36/kg£3.36 to £3.36/kg£1,848£1,848 to £1,8481
600 kg and overderived from 13 lots£3.43/kg£3.34 to £3.54/kg£2,229£2,037 to £2,55513
Cull cows300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£2.56/kg£2.56 to £2.56/kg£998£998 to £9981
500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots£2.76/kg£2.30 to £3.02/kg£1,559£1,357 to £1,7817
600 kg and overderived from 21 lots£2.74/kg£2.08 to £3.76/kg£1,968£1,414 to £2,65421
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 76 lots, 76 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1CH680£2,556£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM640£2,265£3.54/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,385£3.36/kg
Cull cows1LM790£2,654£3.36/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,212£3.16/kg
Cull cows1CH700£2,170£3.10/kg
Cull cows1LM650£1,989£3.06/kg
Cull cows1BEL530£1,600£3.02/kg
Cull cows1BRB590£1,781£3.02/kg
Cull cows1LM630£1,864£2.96/kg
Cull cows1BEL720£2,116£2.94/kg
Cull cows1CH550£1,584£2.88/kg
Cull cows1LM580£1,647£2.84/kg
Cull cows1LM750£2,130£2.84/kg
Cull cows1570£1,550£2.72/kg
Cull cows1390£998£2.56/kg
Cull cows1550£1,397£2.54/kg
Cull cows1900£2,259£2.51/kg
Cull cows1730£1,810£2.48/kg
Cull cows1700£1,708£2.44/kg
Cull cows1750£1,785£2.38/kg
Cull cows1700£1,652£2.36/kg
Cull cows1680£1,584£2.33/kg
Cull cows1870£2,009£2.31/kg
Cull cows1590£1,357£2.30/kg
Cull cows1710£1,611£2.27/kg
Cull cows1670£1,474£2.20/kg
Cull cows1760£1,672£2.20/kg
Cull cows1680£1,414£2.08/kg
Heifers1LM670£2,371£3.54/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,112£3.52/kg
Heifers1CH730£2,555£3.50/kg
Heifers1LM710£2,485£3.50/kg
Heifers1CH610£2,110£3.46/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,210£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,210£3.40/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,278£3.40/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,142£3.40/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,095£3.38/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,264£3.38/kg
Heifers1AA350£1,183£3.38/kg
Heifers1FVK550£1,848£3.36/kg
Heifers1AA610£2,037£3.34/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,104£3.34/kg
Bullocks1CH930£3,534£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH860£2,906£3.38/kg
Bullocks1LM860£2,812
Bullocks1CH850£2,720
Bullocks1CH810£2,640
Bullocks1LM910£2,639
Bullocks1LM770£2,556
Bullocks1SA740£2,516£3.40/kg
Bullocks1AA930£2,511
Bullocks1AA850£2,507
Bullocks1CH750£2,490
Bullocks1CH730£2,474£3.39/kg
Bullocks1AA750£2,467
Bullocks1CH770£2,464
Bullocks1CH690£2,449£3.55/kg
Bullocks1CH620£2,201£3.55/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,316£3.51/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,262£3.48/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,380£3.45/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,229£3.43/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,332£3.43/kg
Bullocks1CH760£2,678£3.39/kg
Bullocks1CH660£2,237£3.39/kg
Bullocks1AA720£2,433£3.38/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,332£3.38/kg
Bullocks1590£1,781£3.02/kg
Bullocks1650£1,950£3.00/kg
Bullocks1610£1,750£2.87/kg
Bullocks1560£1,579£2.82/kg
Bullocks1540£1,522£2.82/kg
Bullocks1540£1,506£2.79/kg
Bullocks1520£1,352£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.