Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 2 July 2026

394 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 27, 2026

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.92/kg£3.85 to £3.98/kg£2,290£2,271 to £2,3082
600 kg and overderived from 28 lots£3.80/kg£3.00 to £4.32/kg£2,936£2,010 to £3,97428
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.77/kg£3.70 to £3.80/kg£2,111£2,041 to £2,2424
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.86/kg£3.70 to £4.18/kg£2,599£2,366 to £3,08112
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 30 lots£3.25/kg£2.60 to £4.44/kg£2,577£1,584 to £3,79430
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BB820£3,640£4.44/kg
Cull cows1LM930£3,794£4.08/kg
Cull cows1810£3,223£3.98/kg
Cull cows1910£3,521£3.87/kg
Cull cows1730£2,817£3.86/kg
Cull cows1LM750£2,820£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM830£3,054£3.68/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,723£3.68/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,736£3.60/kg
Cull cows1LM790£2,836£3.59/kg
Cull cows1LM610£2,110£3.46/kg
Cull cows1CH840£2,906£3.46/kg
Cull cows1ST720£2,476£3.44/kg
Cull cows1LM850£2,924£3.44/kg
Cull cows1CH1,030£3,481£3.38/kg
Cull cows1CH830£2,788£3.36/kg
Cull cows1830£2,456£2.96/kg
Cull cows1870£2,505£2.88/kg
Cull cows1620£1,773£2.86/kg
Cull cows1860£2,459£2.86/kg
Cull cows1620£1,711£2.76/kg
Cull cows1930£2,566£2.76/kg
Cull cows1730£2,000£2.74/kg
Cull cows1860£2,356£2.74/kg
Cull cows1700£1,918£2.74/kg
Cull cows1640£1,728£2.70/kg
Cull cows1890£2,385£2.68/kg
Cull cows1600£1,584£2.64/kg
Cull cows1690£1,821£2.64/kg
Cull cows1850£2,210£2.60/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,633£4.18/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,772£3.96/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,521£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,639£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM790£3,081£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,366£3.88/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,399£3.87/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,597£3.82/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,242£3.80/kg
Heifers1CH540£2,052£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM540£2,041£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM760£2,842£3.74/kg
Heifers1LM670£2,492£3.72/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,405£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,442£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,109£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH920£3,974£4.32/kg
Bullocks1CH910£3,458£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM980£3,390
Bullocks1CH910£3,348
Bullocks1CH880£3,256
Bullocks1AA970£3,142
Bullocks1SI850£3,111
Bullocks1CH850£3,111
Bullocks1CH820£3,075
Bullocks1SI850£3,043
Bullocks1CH820£3,034
Bullocks1LM780£2,979£3.82/kg
Bullocks1LM790£2,970
Bullocks1CH790£2,962
Bullocks1LM770£2,956£3.84/kg
Bullocks1AA850£2,924
Bullocks1CH580£2,308£3.98/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,804£3.95/kg
Bullocks1LM670£2,639£3.94/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,704£3.92/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,761£3.89/kg
Bullocks1LM680£2,638£3.88/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,747£3.87/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,779£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM590£2,271£3.85/kg
Bullocks1CH760£2,918£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,304£3.84/kg
Bullocks1LM730£2,774£3.80/kg
Bullocks1760£2,401£3.16/kg
Bullocks1670£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.