Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 28 July 2026
- Bullocks £3.87/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.45/kg* mean of bands
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
| 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 | £3.86/kg | £3.76 to £3.97/kg | £1,378 | £1,350 to £1,430 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £3.99/kg | £3.77 to £4.22/kg | £1,824 | £1,650 to £2,030 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots | £3.82/kg | £3.66 to £3.98/kg | £2,104 | £1,900 to £2,310 | 16 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.72/kg | £3.67 to £3.78/kg | £2,330 | £2,270 to £2,390 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.49/kg | £3.43 to £3.54/kg | £1,100 | £1,100 to £1,100 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.53/kg | £3.38 to £3.86/kg | £1,550 | £1,410 to £1,675 | 14 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.34/kg | £3.14 to £3.83/kg | £1,804 | £1,650 to £2,110 | 12 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 58 lots, 58 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,660 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,470 | £3.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,570 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,600 | £3.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,100 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,560 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,450 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 400 | £1,410 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,675 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,500 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 410 | £1,430 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,560 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 460 | £1,590 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,100 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,630 | £3.39/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,590 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,110 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,780 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,810 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,820 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 590 | £1,960 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 580 | £1,910 | £3.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,710 | £3.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £1,840 | £3.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,700 | £3.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,660 | £3.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,650 | £3.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,700 | £3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,030 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,780 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,650 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 470 | £1,900 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,920 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,990 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 360 | £1,430 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 460 | £1,820 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 460 | £1,810 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 500 | £1,940 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 350 | £1,350 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 500 | £1,900 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 450 | £1,700 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,810 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 360 | £1,355 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 580 | £2,310 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,140 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,120 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,250 | £3.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,210 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 550 | £2,090 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,200 | £3.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 520 | £1,970 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,270 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,150 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 550 | £2,070 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,120 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 550 | £2,040 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,390 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £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.