Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 2 July 2026
- Bullocks £3.81/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.84/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.25/kg* mean of bands
A strong turnout and another improved trade for Thursday's Beef Cattle Sale. 394 Cattle today topped at 444p for a Belgian Blue Cow 820kg at £3640. Fr Cows to 296p for 830kg at £2456 and Beef Heifers to 418p for a Charolais 630kg at £2633. Beef Bullocks to 432p for a Charolais 920kg at £3974 and Fr Bullocks to 316p for 760kg at £2401.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 2 July 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 2 lots | £3.92/kg | £3.85 to £3.98/kg | £2,290 | £2,271 to £2,308 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 28 lots | £3.80/kg | £3.00 to £4.32/kg | £2,936 | £2,010 to £3,974 | 28 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.77/kg | £3.70 to £3.80/kg | £2,111 | £2,041 to £2,242 | 4 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 12 lots | £3.86/kg | £3.70 to £4.18/kg | £2,599 | £2,366 to £3,081 | 12 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 30 lots | £3.25/kg | £2.60 to £4.44/kg | £2,577 | £1,584 to £3,794 | 30 |
| 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 76 lots, 76 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 820 | £3,640 | £4.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 930 | £3,794 | £4.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 810 | £3,223 | £3.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 910 | £3,521 | £3.87/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,817 | £3.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,820 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,054 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,723 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,736 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,836 | £3.59/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,110 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 840 | £2,906 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | ST | 720 | £2,476 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 850 | £2,924 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 1,030 | £3,481 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 830 | £2,788 | £3.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 830 | £2,456 | £2.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 870 | £2,505 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,773 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 860 | £2,459 | £2.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,711 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 930 | £2,566 | £2.76/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £2,000 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 860 | £2,356 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,918 | £2.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,728 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 890 | £2,385 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,584 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,821 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 850 | £2,210 | £2.60/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,633 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,772 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,521 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,639 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 790 | £3,081 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,366 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,399 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,597 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,242 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,052 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,041 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,842 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,492 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,405 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,442 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,109 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 920 | £3,974 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,458 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 980 | £3,390 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 910 | £3,348 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 880 | £3,256 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 970 | £3,142 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 850 | £3,111 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 850 | £3,111 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,075 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 850 | £3,043 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,034 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,979 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,970 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,962 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,956 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 850 | £2,924 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,308 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,804 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,639 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,704 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,761 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,638 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,747 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,779 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,271 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,918 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,304 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,774 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £2,401 | £3.16/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 670 | £2,010 | £3.00/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.