Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 14 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.31/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.42/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.74/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.81/kg | £2.60 to £3.02/kg | £1,548 | £1,352 to £1,781 | 5 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.40/kg | £2.87 to £3.80/kg | £2,474 | £1,750 to £3,534 | 27 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.38/kg | £3.38 to £3.38/kg | £1,183 | £1,183 to £1,183 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.36/kg | £3.36 to £3.36/kg | £1,848 | £1,848 to £1,848 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £3.43/kg | £3.34 to £3.54/kg | £2,229 | £2,037 to £2,555 | 13 | |
| Cull cows | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.56/kg | £2.56 to £2.56/kg | £998 | £998 to £998 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots | £2.76/kg | £2.30 to £3.02/kg | £1,559 | £1,357 to £1,781 | 7 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 21 lots | £2.74/kg | £2.08 to £3.76/kg | £1,968 | £1,414 to £2,654 | 21 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,556 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,265 | £3.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,385 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,654 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,212 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,170 | £3.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £1,989 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 530 | £1,600 | £3.02/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 590 | £1,781 | £3.02/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £1,864 | £2.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 720 | £2,116 | £2.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,584 | £2.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £1,647 | £2.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,130 | £2.84/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £1,550 | £2.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 390 | £998 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 550 | £1,397 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 900 | £2,259 | £2.51/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,810 | £2.48/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,708 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,785 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,652 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,584 | £2.33/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 870 | £2,009 | £2.31/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,357 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,611 | £2.27/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,474 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,672 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,414 | £2.08/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,371 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,112 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,555 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,485 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,110 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,210 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,210 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,278 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,142 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,095 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,264 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,183 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | FVK | 550 | £1,848 | £3.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 610 | £2,037 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,104 | £3.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 930 | £3,534 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 860 | £2,906 | £3.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 860 | £2,812 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 850 | £2,720 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,640 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 910 | £2,639 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,556 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 740 | £2,516 | £3.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 930 | £2,511 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 850 | £2,507 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,490 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,474 | £3.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 750 | £2,467 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,464 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,449 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,201 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,316 | £3.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,262 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,380 | £3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,229 | £3.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,332 | £3.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,678 | £3.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,237 | £3.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 720 | £2,433 | £3.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,332 | £3.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,781 | £3.02/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £1,950 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,750 | £2.87/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,579 | £2.82/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,522 | £2.82/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £1,506 | £2.79/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £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.