Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 30 July 2026

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

A great show of 454 Beef Cattle on Thursday continued to sell with a steady trade. Beef Cows to 398p for a Lim 860kg at £3422, Fr Cows to 290p for 630kg at £1827 and Beef Heifers to 392p for a Char 600kg at £2352.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 30 July 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots£2.41/kg£2.28 to £2.52/kg£1,119£1,026 to £1,2093
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.18/kg£2.90 to £3.78/kg£1,798£1,566 to £2,1544
600 kg and overderived from 31 lots£3.53/kg£2.72 to £3.88/kg£2,771£1,632 to £3,38231
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.62/kg£3.62 to £3.62/kg£1,773£1,773 to £1,7731
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£3.70/kg£3.60 to £3.84/kg£2,060£2,013 to £2,1503
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.76/kg£3.60 to £3.92/kg£2,424£2,184 to £2,69212
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.25/kg£2.82 to £3.68/kg£1,866£1,635 to £2,0972
600 kg and overderived from 25 lots£3.07/kg£2.20 to £3.98/kg£2,314£1,415 to £3,42225
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 81 lots, 81 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM860£3,422£3.98/kg
Cull cows1CH880£3,414£3.88/kg
Cull cows1BB850£3,281£3.86/kg
Cull cows1780£2,948£3.78/kg
Cull cows1SHB860£3,250£3.78/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,678£3.72/kg
Cull cows1BB660£2,442£3.70/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,812£3.70/kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,796£3.68/kg
Cull cows1LM570£2,097£3.68/kg
Cull cows1CH840£3,074£3.66/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,366£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,506£3.58/kg
Cull cows1630£1,827£2.90/kg
Cull cows1620£1,773£2.86/kg
Cull cows1580£1,635£2.82/kg
Cull cows1620£1,686£2.72/kg
Cull cows1960£2,361£2.46/kg
Cull cows1680£1,645£2.42/kg
Cull cows1740£1,761£2.38/kg
Cull cows1630£1,486£2.36/kg
Cull cows1660£1,544£2.34/kg
Cull cows1610£1,415£2.32/kg
Cull cows1840£1,898£2.26/kg
Cull cows1680£1,536£2.26/kg
Cull cows1770£1,709£2.22/kg
Cull cows11,010£2,222£2.20/kg
Heifers1CH600£2,352£3.92/kg
Heifers1BA630£2,457£3.90/kg
Heifers1BB610£2,366£3.88/kg
Heifers1BA630£2,431£3.86/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,150£3.84/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,470£3.80/kg
Heifers1700£2,660£3.80/kg
Heifers1720£2,692£3.74/kg
Heifers1640£2,368£3.70/kg
Heifers1BB660£2,428£3.68/kg
Heifers1BA550£2,013£3.66/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,184£3.64/kg
Heifers1LM490£1,773£3.62/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,268£3.60/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,412£3.60/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,016£3.60/kg
Bullocks1LM890£3,382£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH890£3,275£3.68/kg
Bullocks1CH850£3,213£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH830£3,120£3.76/kg
Bullocks1LM850£3,043
Bullocks1LM870£3,027
Bullocks1CH890£3,026
Bullocks1CH920£3,017
Bullocks1CH820£2,993
Bullocks1AA890£2,990
Bullocks1CH830£2,988
Bullocks1LM860£2,975
Bullocks1CH880£2,956
Bullocks1CH760£2,948£3.88/kg
Bullocks1BEL820£2,935
Bullocks1LM790£2,923£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH750£2,895£3.86/kg
Bullocks1BEL570£2,154£3.78/kg
Bullocks1CH740£2,767£3.74/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,655£3.74/kg
Bullocks1LM780£2,901£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,790£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,775£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM730£2,701£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,686£3.68/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,796£3.68/kg
Bullocks1680£2,216£3.26/kg
Bullocks1760£2,371£3.12/kg
Bullocks1600£1,860£3.10/kg
Bullocks1580£1,763£3.04/kg
Bullocks1570£1,710£3.00/kg
Bullocks1540£1,566£2.90/kg
Bullocks1680£1,972£2.90/kg
Bullocks1710£2,059£2.90/kg
Bullocks1600£1,632£2.72/kg
Bullocks1480£1,209£2.52/kg
Bullocks1460£1,122£2.44/kg
Bullocks1450£1,026£2.28/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.