Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 2 June 2026
- Bullocks £3.77/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.37/kg* mean of bands
Another smaller entry of 95 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met a slightly lesser trade. Bullocks sold to £1660 over for a Bel 660Kg at £2320 and Heifers to £1610 over for a Lim 660Kg at £2270.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 2 June 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 10 lots | £3.80/kg | £3.59 to £4.13/kg | £1,379 | £1,200 to £1,570 | 10 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.99/kg | £3.54 to £4.23/kg | £1,824 | £1,600 to £2,040 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.69/kg | £3.53 to £4.05/kg | £2,054 | £1,840 to £2,170 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.53/kg | £3.49 to £3.60/kg | £2,240 | £2,130 to £2,320 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.59/kg | £3.42 to £3.72/kg | £1,616 | £1,440 to £1,700 | 5 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.33/kg | £2.94 to £3.65/kg | £1,828 | £1,470 to £2,100 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.25/kg | £3.10 to £3.48/kg | £2,055 | £1,860 to £2,160 | 5 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 52 lots, 52 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 470 | £1,990 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 470 | £1,960 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 490 | £2,040 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 380 | £1,570 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 370 | £1,500 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 360 | £1,440 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,690 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,600 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 390 | £1,495 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 370 | £1,410 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 320 | £1,200 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 330 | £1,200 | £3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 350 | £1,270 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,340 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 380 | £1,365 | £3.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 470 | £1,665 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 530 | £2,150 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 560 | £2,160 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 540 | £2,050 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 580 | £2,170 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,980 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 590 | £2,160 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 510 | £1,860 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,040 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 510 | £1,840 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,270 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,120 | £3.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,070 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 580 | £2,050 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 660 | £2,320 | £3.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,130 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,600 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,670 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,700 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,670 | £3.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,730 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,440 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,470 | £2.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £1,975 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,100 | £3.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,160 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,860 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £1,990 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 570 | £1,890 | £3.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 510 | £1,685 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £1,910 | £3.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,100 | £3.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 510 | £1,660 | £3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,150 | £3.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,005 | £3.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 590 | £1,840 | £3.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 600 | £1,860 | £3.10/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.