Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 21 July 2026

156 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 30, 2026

A good entry of 156 store Cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met a good trade. Bullocks sold to £2140 over for a Sal 640kg £2340 presented by RJ J & G McCullough, Ballyclare and heifers to £2010 over for a Lim 600kg £2200 presented by W C McMaster, Gleno.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 21 July 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£4.02/kg£3.87 to £4.31/kg£1,470£1,380 to £1,5203
400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots£3.96/kg£3.77 to £4.31/kg£1,755£1,550 to £1,91012
500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots£3.78/kg£3.64 to £4.15/kg£2,067£1,890 to £2,19014
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£3.73/kg£3.65 to £3.78/kg£2,350£2,290 to £2,4203
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots£3.78/kg£3.59 to £3.93/kg£1,719£1,530 to £1,90014
500 to 600 kgderived from 17 lots£3.65/kg£3.54 to £3.82/kg£1,935£1,840 to £2,14017
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£3.66/kg£3.66 to £3.66/kg£2,200£2,200 to £2,2001
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 63 lots, 64 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1LM460£1,810£3.93/kg
Heifers1CH460£1,800£3.91/kg
Heifers1AA490£1,900£3.87/kg
Heifers1CH440£1,700£3.86/kg
Heifers1BEL430£1,660£3.86/kg
Heifers1AA490£1,890£3.85/kg
Heifers1AU400£1,530£3.82/kg
Heifers1BEL420£1,600£3.81/kg
Heifers1CH460£1,740£3.78/kg
Heifers1CH500£1,890£3.78/kg
Heifers1AA480£1,780£3.70/kg
Heifers1SA440£1,620£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH500£1,840£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH470£1,720£3.66/kg
Heifers1AA430£1,560£3.62/kg
Heifers1AA490£1,760£3.59/kg
Heifers1CH560£2,140£3.82/kg
Heifers1AA530£1,970£3.71/kg
Heifers1CH520£1,930£3.71/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,920£3.69/kg
Heifers1AA530£1,950£3.67/kg
Heifers1BA510£1,870£3.66/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,200£3.66/kg
Heifers1AA510£1,870£3.66/kg
Heifers1CH550£2,010£3.65/kg
Heifers1SH530£1,930£3.64/kg
Heifers1AA550£1,990£3.61/kg
Heifers1SI560£2,010£3.58/kg
Heifers1AA530£1,900£3.58/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,860£3.57/kg
Heifers1AA540£1,930£3.57/kg
Heifers1AA530£1,880£3.54/kg
Bullocks1CH410£1,770£4.31/kg
Bullocks1ST320£1,380£4.31/kg
Bullocks1CH450£1,910£4.24/kg
Bullocks1CH460£1,900£4.13/kg
Bullocks2SA400£1,600
Bullocks1SI480£1,900£3.95/kg
Bullocks1SA450£1,780£3.95/kg
Bullocks1LM390£1,520£3.89/kg
Bullocks1AU390£1,510£3.87/kg
Bullocks1AA500£1,930£3.86/kg
Bullocks1SI490£1,890£3.85/kg
Bullocks1SI420£1,610£3.83/kg
Bullocks1CH460£1,740£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM410£1,550£3.78/kg
Bullocks1BEL480£1,810£3.77/kg
Bullocks1LM510£2,120£4.15/kg
Bullocks1LM550£2,140£3.89/kg
Bullocks1LM550£2,090£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH540£2,050£3.79/kg
Bullocks1AA570£2,160£3.79/kg
Bullocks1510£1,930£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,420£3.78/kg
Bullocks1HE530£1,990£3.75/kg
Bullocks1SA610£2,290£3.75/kg
Bullocks1SH580£2,170£3.74/kg
Bullocks1BEL590£2,190£3.71/kg
Bullocks1CH510£1,890£3.70/kg
Bullocks1SA580£2,140£3.69/kg
Bullocks1AA560£2,060£3.67/kg
Bullocks1SA640£2,340£3.65/kg
Bullocks1BEL570£2,080£3.64/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.