Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 25 June 2026
- Bullocks £3.53/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.71/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.10/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 206 beef cattle on Thursday resulted in an improved trade. Beef Cows to 392p for a Lim 890kg at £3488, Fr/Hol Cows to 296 for 670kg at £1983 and beef heifers to 384p for a Lim 540kg at £2073. Beef bullocks to 395p for a Lim 820kg at £3239 and to a top per head of £3716 for a Lim 1010kg and Fr bullocks to 339p for 600kg at £2034.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 25 June 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.64/kg | £3.64 to £3.64/kg | £1,929 | £1,929 to £1,929 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 21 lots | £3.53/kg | £2.78 to £3.95/kg | £2,622 | £1,946 to £3,716 | 21 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.84/kg | £3.84 to £3.84/kg | £1,728 | £1,728 to £1,728 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.73/kg | £3.60 to £3.84/kg | £2,026 | £1,910 to £2,076 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.69/kg | £3.58 to £3.82/kg | £2,391 | £2,208 to £2,577 | 9 | |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.48/kg | £2.48 to £2.48/kg | £1,165 | £1,165 to £1,165 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.06/kg | £2.62 to £3.38/kg | £1,749 | £1,545 to £1,892 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.13/kg | £2.54 to £3.92/kg | £2,242 | £1,549 to £3,488 | 26 | |
| 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 69 lots, 69 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,488 | £3.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,879 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 680 | £2,502 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,844 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,024 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,613 | £3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £2,853 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,227 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,244 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SA | 600 | £2,040 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 560 | £1,892 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,837 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 820 | £2,673 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,235 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SA | 610 | £1,964 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,983 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,898 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,722 | £2.92/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,814 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 810 | £2,308 | £2.85/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,854 | £2.81/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £2,232 | £2.79/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 770 | £2,125 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,890 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,902 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,755 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,545 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,774 | £2.61/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,612 | £2.56/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,549 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 470 | £1,165 | £2.48/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,073 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,728 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,521 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,910 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,256 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,543 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £1,994 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,368 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,355 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,208 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,049 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,402 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 570 | £2,052 | £3.60/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,577 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,291 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,076 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 1,010 | £3,716 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,239 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 820 | £3,001 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 790 | £2,836 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 790 | £2,757 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,752 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 770 | £2,702 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 770 | £2,687 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 720 | £2,685 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 700 | £2,660 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,657 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,620 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,394 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,232 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 710 | £2,591 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,584 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 650 | £2,366 | £3.64/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £1,929 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £2,034 | £3.39/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 810 | £2,300 | £2.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 820 | £2,296 | £2.80/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £1,946 | £2.78/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.