Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 11 June 2026

290 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 24, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.76/kg£2.76 to £2.76/kg£1,186£1,186 to £1,1861
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£3.14/kg£2.84 to £3.64/kg£1,730£1,505 to £1,9546
600 kg and overderived from 28 lots£3.42/kg£2.83 to £3.80/kg£2,630£1,754 to £3,19928
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.63/kg£3.56 to £3.70/kg£2,106£2,029 to £2,1832
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.63/kg£3.57 to £3.73/kg£2,488£2,196 to £2,68512
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£2.54/kg£2.00 to £3.49/kg£1,395£1,081 to £2,0246
600 kg and overderived from 20 lots£2.92/kg£2.02 to £4.12/kg£2,044£1,212 to £2,92520
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1LM630£2,381
Heifers1CH720£2,685£3.73/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,183£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,442£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,281£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,562£3.66/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,628£3.65/kg
Heifers1CH740£2,664£3.60/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,448£3.60/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,196£3.60/kg
Heifers1LM730£2,613£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,570£3.57/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,391£3.57/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,029£3.56/kg
Bullocks1CH860£3,199£3.72/kg
Bullocks1CH880£3,168£3.60/kg
Bullocks1LM840£3,091£3.68/kg
Bullocks1CH880£3,044
Bullocks1CH910£3,003
Bullocks1CH850£2,985
Bullocks1FVK880£2,939
Bullocks1AA820£2,911£3.55/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,888£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM780£2,886£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH780£2,792£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,789£3.67/kg
Bullocks1AA900£2,772
Bullocks1LM800£2,760
Bullocks1SI790£2,749
Bullocks1AA840£2,721
Bullocks1LM530£1,929£3.64/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,497£3.62/kg
Bullocks1BA540£1,954£3.62/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,570£3.57/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,690£3.54/kg
Bullocks1LM680£2,407£3.54/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,478£3.54/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,499£3.52/kg
Bullocks1650£1,989£3.06/kg
Bullocks1760£2,310£3.04/kg
Bullocks1630£1,890£3.00/kg
Bullocks1640£1,920£3.00/kg
Bullocks1570£1,710£3.00/kg
Bullocks1590£1,722£2.92/kg
Bullocks1670£1,929£2.88/kg
Bullocks1530£1,505£2.84/kg
Bullocks1550£1,562£2.84/kg
Bullocks1620£1,754£2.83/kg
Bullocks1430£1,186£2.76/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,925£4.12/kg
Cull cows1BB710£2,825£3.98/kg
Cull cows1BA710£2,584£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM580£2,024£3.49/kg
Cull cows1SA620£2,120£3.42/kg
Cull cows1SI710£2,392£3.37/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,284£3.36/kg
Cull cows1CH730£2,409£3.30/kg
Cull cows1LM510£1,683£3.30/kg
Cull cows1CH760£2,492£3.28/kg
Cull cows1LM610£1,964£3.22/kg
Cull cows1BB800£2,576£3.22/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,240£3.20/kg
Cull cows1780£1,903£2.44/kg
Cull cows1820£1,984£2.42/kg
Cull cows1710£1,633£2.30/kg
Cull cows1690£1,545£2.24/kg
Cull cows1590£1,309£2.22/kg
Cull cows1620£1,376£2.22/kg
Cull cows1610£1,342£2.20/kg
Cull cows1790£1,738£2.20/kg
Cull cows1620£1,339£2.16/kg
Cull cows1530£1,134£2.14/kg
Cull cows1520£1,081£2.08/kg
Cull cows1600£1,212£2.02/kg
Cull cows1570£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.