Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 11 June 2026
- Bullocks £3.35/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.83/kg* mean of bands
290 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday sold to another improved trade. Beef cows to 412p for a Lim 710Kg at £2925, Fr cows to 244p for 780Kg £1903 and beef heifers to 378p for a Lim 630Kg £2381 at £2381. Beef bullocks to 380p for a Lim 760Kg £2888 and a top per head of £3199 for a Cha 860Kg and Fr Bullocks to 306p for 650Kg at £1989.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 11 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 1 lot | £2.76/kg | £2.76 to £2.76/kg | £1,186 | £1,186 to £1,186 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.14/kg | £2.84 to £3.64/kg | £1,730 | £1,505 to £1,954 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 28 lots | £3.42/kg | £2.83 to £3.80/kg | £2,630 | £1,754 to £3,199 | 28 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.63/kg | £3.56 to £3.70/kg | £2,106 | £2,029 to £2,183 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £3.63/kg | £3.57 to £3.73/kg | £2,488 | £2,196 to £2,685 | 12 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £2.54/kg | £2.00 to £3.49/kg | £1,395 | £1,081 to £2,024 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 20 lots | £2.92/kg | £2.02 to £4.12/kg | £2,044 | £1,212 to £2,925 | 20 | |
| 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 75 lots, 75 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,381 | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,685 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,183 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,442 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,281 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,562 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,628 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,664 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,448 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,196 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,613 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,570 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,391 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,029 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 860 | £3,199 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £3,168 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,091 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £3,044 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,003 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 850 | £2,985 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | FVK | 880 | £2,939 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 820 | £2,911 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,888 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,886 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,792 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,789 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 900 | £2,772 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,760 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 790 | £2,749 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 840 | £2,721 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,929 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,497 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 540 | £1,954 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,570 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,690 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,407 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,478 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,499 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £1,989 | £3.06/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £2,310 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,890 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £1,920 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 570 | £1,710 | £3.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,722 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £1,929 | £2.88/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £1,505 | £2.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,562 | £2.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £1,754 | £2.83/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 430 | £1,186 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,925 | £4.12/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 710 | £2,825 | £3.98/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BA | 710 | £2,584 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,024 | £3.49/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SA | 620 | £2,120 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 710 | £2,392 | £3.37/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,284 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,409 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,683 | £3.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,492 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 610 | £1,964 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 800 | £2,576 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,240 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 780 | £1,903 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 820 | £1,984 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,633 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,545 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,309 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,376 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,342 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 790 | £1,738 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,339 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 530 | £1,134 | £2.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 520 | £1,081 | £2.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,212 | £2.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 570 | £1,140 | £2.00/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.