Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 26 May 2026
- Bullocks £3.68/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.51/kg* mean of bands
A smaller entry of 100 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1790 over for a Lim 600Kg at £2390 and Heifers to £1590 over for a Bel 590Kg at £2180.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 26 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 1 lot | £3.22/kg | £3.22 to £3.22/kg | £1,000 | £1,000 to £1,000 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.82/kg | £3.12 to £4.47/kg | £1,748 | £1,380 to £2,150 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.62/kg | £3.25 to £4.58/kg | £2,000 | £1,790 to £2,290 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.64/kg | £3.33 to £3.98/kg | £2,266 | £2,170 to £2,390 | 5 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.44/kg | £4.44 to £4.44/kg | £1,290 | £1,290 to £1,290 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.08/kg | £4.07 to £4.08/kg | £1,490 | £1,430 to £1,550 | 2 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.52/kg | £3.29 to £3.81/kg | £1,559 | £1,370 to £1,715 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 15 lots | £3.38/kg | £3.20 to £3.69/kg | £1,810 | £1,665 to £2,180 | 15 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.42/kg | £3.31 to £3.51/kg | £2,067 | £1,990 to £2,110 | 3 | |
| 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 58 lots, 58 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,290 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,150 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,930 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,000 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,790 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,780 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,490 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,710 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,000 | £3.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,380 | £3.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FVK | 480 | £1,500 | £3.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,390 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 510 | £1,990 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,170 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,070 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 580 | £2,130 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,010 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,300 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,190 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 630 | £2,280 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £1,980 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,940 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 650 | £2,170 | £3.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,820 | £3.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 590 | £1,950 | £3.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FKV | 570 | £1,865 | £3.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,790 | £3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,290 | £4.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,430 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,550 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,600 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,630 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,715 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,670 | £3.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,580 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,730 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 470 | £1,625 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,450 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,370 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,500 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,670 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,450 | £3.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 590 | £2,180 | £3.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,820 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,110 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,100 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £1,990 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,810 | £3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 560 | £1,910 | £3.41/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £1,790 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £1,990 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,740 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,700 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £1,800 | £3.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £1,990 | £3.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,670 | £3.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 520 | £1,690 | £3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,665 | £3.20/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.