Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 28 July 2026

200 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 31, 2026

200 Store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1730 over for a Blue 570kg at £2310 presented by Robert Chambers, Bushmills. Heifers sold to £1560 over for a Char 550kg at £2110 offered by A Scott, Templepatrick.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 28 July 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots£3.86/kg£3.76 to £3.97/kg£1,378£1,350 to £1,4303
400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£3.99/kg£3.77 to £4.22/kg£1,824£1,650 to £2,0309
500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots£3.82/kg£3.66 to £3.98/kg£2,104£1,900 to £2,31016
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£3.72/kg£3.67 to £3.78/kg£2,330£2,270 to £2,3902
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots£3.49/kg£3.43 to £3.54/kg£1,100£1,100 to £1,1002
400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots£3.53/kg£3.38 to £3.86/kg£1,550£1,410 to £1,67514
500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots£3.34/kg£3.14 to £3.83/kg£1,804£1,650 to £2,11012
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 58 lots, 58 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1LM430£1,660£3.86/kg
Heifers1CH400£1,470£3.67/kg
Heifers1LM440£1,570£3.56/kg
Heifers1LM450£1,600£3.55/kg
Heifers1LM310£1,100£3.54/kg
Heifers1LM440£1,560£3.54/kg
Heifers1AA410£1,450£3.53/kg
Heifers1AA400£1,410£3.52/kg
Heifers1BEL480£1,675£3.49/kg
Heifers1LM430£1,500£3.48/kg
Heifers1SI410£1,430£3.48/kg
Heifers1CH450£1,560£3.46/kg
Heifers1AA460£1,590£3.45/kg
Heifers1AA320£1,100£3.43/kg
Heifers1AA480£1,630£3.39/kg
Heifers1LM470£1,590£3.38/kg
Heifers1CH550£2,110£3.83/kg
Heifers1CH510£1,780£3.49/kg
Heifers1CH520£1,810£3.48/kg
Heifers1AA540£1,820£3.37/kg
Heifers1AA590£1,960£3.32/kg
Heifers1AA580£1,910£3.29/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,710£3.28/kg
Heifers1LM560£1,840£3.28/kg
Heifers1AA530£1,700£3.20/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,660£3.19/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,650£3.17/kg
Heifers1AA540£1,700£3.14/kg
Bullocks1CH480£2,030£4.22/kg
Bullocks1CH430£1,780£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM400£1,650£4.12/kg
Bullocks1BEL470£1,900£4.04/kg
Bullocks1BEL480£1,920£4.00/kg
Bullocks1CH500£1,990£3.98/kg
Bullocks1HE360£1,430£3.97/kg
Bullocks1ST460£1,820£3.95/kg
Bullocks1BEL460£1,810£3.93/kg
Bullocks1BEL500£1,940£3.88/kg
Bullocks1HE350£1,350£3.85/kg
Bullocks1SA500£1,900£3.80/kg
Bullocks1BEL450£1,700£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH480£1,810£3.77/kg
Bullocks1HE360£1,355£3.76/kg
Bullocks1BEL580£2,310£3.98/kg
Bullocks1LM540£2,140£3.96/kg
Bullocks1LM540£2,120£3.92/kg
Bullocks1LM580£2,250£3.87/kg
Bullocks1LM580£2,210£3.81/kg
Bullocks1BEL550£2,090£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH580£2,200£3.79/kg
Bullocks1BEL520£1,970£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,270£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH570£2,150£3.77/kg
Bullocks1BEL550£2,070£3.76/kg
Bullocks1CH570£2,120£3.71/kg
Bullocks1BEL550£2,040£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM650£2,390£3.67/kg
Bullocks1CH590£2,160£3.66/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.