Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 23 July 2026

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

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

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£3.01/kg£2.90 to £3.18/kg£1,709£1,635 to £1,7556
600 kg and overderived from 29 lots£3.65/kg£2.98 to £3.96/kg£2,711£1,817 to £3,32629
Heifers600 kg and overderived from 16 lots£3.77/kg£3.68 to £3.90/kg£2,662£2,331 to £3,05416
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.22/kg£2.22 to £2.22/kg£1,065£1,065 to £1,0651
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£2.24/kg£2.24 to £2.24/kg£1,321£1,321 to £1,3211
600 kg and overderived from 30 lots£3.06/kg£2.22 to £3.94/kg£2,158£1,332 to £3,50630
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
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM890£3,506£3.94/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,754£3.88/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,677£3.88/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,669£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,604£3.72/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,553£3.70/kg
Cull cows1AA810£2,964£3.66/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,678£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,896£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,389£3.62/kg
Cull cows1CH630£2,268£3.60/kg
Cull cows1CH730£2,555£3.50/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,476£3.44/kg
Cull cows1AA750£2,550£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,230£3.38/kg
Cull cows1LM620£2,033£3.28/kg
Cull cows1730£1,898£2.60/kg
Cull cows1670£1,688£2.52/kg
Cull cows1680£1,700£2.50/kg
Cull cows1720£1,771£2.46/kg
Cull cows1630£1,549£2.46/kg
Cull cows1720£1,756£2.44/kg
Cull cows1680£1,632£2.40/kg
Cull cows1610£1,464£2.40/kg
Cull cows1740£1,761£2.38/kg
Cull cows1760£1,793£2.36/kg
Cull cows1630£1,486£2.36/kg
Cull cows1660£1,544£2.34/kg
Cull cows1670£1,554£2.32/kg
Cull cows1590£1,321£2.24/kg
Cull cows1600£1,332£2.22/kg
Cull cows1480£1,065£2.22/kg
Heifers1LM710£2,769£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,496£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,483£3.88/kg
Heifers1LM750£2,872£3.83/kg
Heifers1CH740£2,826£3.82/kg
Heifers1CH730£2,774£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM730£2,774£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,570£3.78/kg
Heifers1SI630£2,356£3.74/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,580£3.74/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,692£3.74/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,516£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM730£2,701£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,331£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH760£2,796£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH830£3,054£3.68/kg
Bullocks1LM840£3,326£3.96/kg
Bullocks1LM830£3,203£3.86/kg
Bullocks1820£3,099
Bullocks1CH860£3,027
Bullocks1SI860£3,010
Bullocks1LM800£3,008
Bullocks1CH810£2,997
Bullocks1LM840£2,990
Bullocks1LM770£2,972£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM850£2,941
Bullocks1CH820£2,919
Bullocks1CH780£2,917
Bullocks1BB810£2,899
Bullocks1LM760£2,872£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,561£3.94/kg
Bullocks1680£2,652£3.90/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,847£3.90/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,716£3.88/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,624£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,649£3.84/kg
Bullocks1SI750£2,850£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,280£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,099£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,721£3.78/kg
Bullocks1550£1,749£3.18/kg
Bullocks1630£1,984£3.15/kg
Bullocks1610£1,915£3.14/kg
Bullocks1600£1,884£3.14/kg
Bullocks1570£1,755£3.08/kg
Bullocks1550£1,683£3.06/kg
Bullocks1610£1,854£3.04/kg
Bullocks1610£1,817£2.98/kg
Bullocks1560£1,635£2.92/kg
Bullocks1590£1,722£2.92/kg
Bullocks1590£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.