Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 9 June 2026
- Bullocks £3.75/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.66/kg* mean of bands
Another small show of 86 Store Cattle on Tuesday sold with a steady trade. Bullocks to £1790 over for a Parthenaise 670kg at £2460 and Heifers to £1490 over for a Charolais 590kg at £2080.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 9 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.82/kg | £3.61 to £4.28/kg | £1,784 | £1,590 to £2,100 | 14 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.71/kg | £3.45 to £4.62/kg | £1,971 | £1,780 to £2,360 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.59/kg | £3.46 to £3.67/kg | £2,393 | £2,320 to £2,460 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.03/kg | £3.92 to £4.14/kg | £1,517 | £1,450 to £1,570 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.58/kg | £3.50 to £3.62/kg | £1,718 | £1,690 to £1,740 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.45/kg | £3.35 to £3.52/kg | £1,944 | £1,780 to £2,080 | 4 | |
| 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 42 lots, 42 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,450 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,570 | £4.02/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 390 | £1,530 | £3.92/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 480 | £1,740 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,690 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 480 | £1,725 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 490 | £1,715 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,080 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,060 | £3.49/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 540 | £1,855 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £1,780 | £3.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 490 | £2,100 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 450 | £1,870 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 500 | £2,010 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 490 | £1,940 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,890 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 490 | £1,880 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 440 | £1,670 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,800 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 480 | £1,800 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 460 | £1,720 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 460 | £1,720 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,600 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 500 | £1,840 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,790 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,600 | £3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,590 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,360 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,050 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 540 | £2,000 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | PT | 670 | £2,460 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £1,970 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 520 | £1,895 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | PT | 660 | £2,400 | £3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 530 | £1,910 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 590 | £2,090 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 520 | £1,840 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 510 | £1,795 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 510 | £1,780 | £3.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 580 | £2,010 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | PT | 670 | £2,320 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 590 | £2,040 | £3.45/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.