Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 23 July 2026
- Bullocks £3.54/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.77/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.01/kg* mean of bands
A good entry of 354 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with another nice steady trade. Beef Cows to 394p for a Lim 890kg at £3506, Fr Cows to 260p for 730kg at £1898 and Beef Heifers to 390p for a Lim 710kg at £2769. Beef Bullocks to 396p for a Lim 840kg at £3326 and Fr Bullocks to 318p for 550kg at £1749.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 23 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 6 lots | £3.01/kg | £2.90 to £3.18/kg | £1,709 | £1,635 to £1,755 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 29 lots | £3.65/kg | £2.98 to £3.96/kg | £2,711 | £1,817 to £3,326 | 29 | |
| Heifers | 600 kg and overderived from 16 lots | £3.77/kg | £3.68 to £3.90/kg | £2,662 | £2,331 to £3,054 | 16 |
| Cull cows | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.22/kg | £2.22 to £2.22/kg | £1,065 | £1,065 to £1,065 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.24/kg | £2.24 to £2.24/kg | £1,321 | £1,321 to £1,321 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 30 lots | £3.06/kg | £2.22 to £3.94/kg | £2,158 | £1,332 to £3,506 | 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 83 lots, 83 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,506 | £3.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,754 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,677 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,669 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,604 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,553 | £3.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 810 | £2,964 | £3.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,678 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,896 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,389 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,268 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,555 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,476 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 750 | £2,550 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,230 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,033 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,898 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,688 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,700 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,771 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,549 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,756 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,632 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,464 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,761 | £2.38/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 760 | £1,793 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,486 | £2.36/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,544 | £2.34/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,554 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,321 | £2.24/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,332 | £2.22/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 480 | £1,065 | £2.22/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,769 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,496 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,483 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,872 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,826 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,774 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,774 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,570 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 630 | £2,356 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,580 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,692 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,516 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,701 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,331 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,796 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,054 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,326 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,203 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 820 | £3,099 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 860 | £3,027 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 860 | £3,010 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,008 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,997 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £2,990 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,972 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 850 | £2,941 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £2,919 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,917 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 810 | £2,899 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,872 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,561 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,652 | £3.90/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,847 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,716 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,624 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,649 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 750 | £2,850 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,280 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,099 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,721 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,749 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,984 | £3.15/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,915 | £3.14/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,884 | £3.14/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 570 | £1,755 | £3.08/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 550 | £1,683 | £3.06/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,854 | £3.04/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,817 | £2.98/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,635 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,722 | £2.92/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £1,711 | £2.90/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.