Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 21 July 2026
- Bullocks £3.87/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.71/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.02/kg | £3.87 to £4.31/kg | £1,470 | £1,380 to £1,520 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.77 to £4.31/kg | £1,755 | £1,550 to £1,910 | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.78/kg | £3.64 to £4.15/kg | £2,067 | £1,890 to £2,190 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.73/kg | £3.65 to £3.78/kg | £2,350 | £2,290 to £2,420 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.78/kg | £3.59 to £3.93/kg | £1,719 | £1,530 to £1,900 | 14 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 17 lots | £3.65/kg | £3.54 to £3.82/kg | £1,935 | £1,840 to £2,140 | 17 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £3.66/kg | £3.66 to £3.66/kg | £2,200 | £2,200 to £2,200 | 1 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,810 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,800 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,900 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,700 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 430 | £1,660 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,890 | £3.85/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AU | 400 | £1,530 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 420 | £1,600 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,740 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,890 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,780 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 440 | £1,620 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,840 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,720 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,560 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,760 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,140 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,970 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,930 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,920 | £3.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,950 | £3.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BA | 510 | £1,870 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,200 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,870 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,010 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 530 | £1,930 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,990 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 560 | £2,010 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,900 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,860 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,930 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,880 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,770 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 320 | £1,380 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,910 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,900 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | SA | 400 | £1,600 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 480 | £1,900 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 450 | £1,780 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,520 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AU | 390 | £1,510 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 500 | £1,930 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 490 | £1,890 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 420 | £1,610 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,740 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,550 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,810 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,120 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,140 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,090 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,050 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 570 | £2,160 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 510 | £1,930 | £3.78/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,420 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 530 | £1,990 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 610 | £2,290 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 580 | £2,170 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 590 | £2,190 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,890 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 580 | £2,140 | £3.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 560 | £2,060 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 640 | £2,340 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 570 | £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.