Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 4 August 2026

120 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 32, 2026

A slightly smaller show of 120 Store Cattle on Tuesday sold with another steady trade. Bullocks to £1750 over for a Charolais 610kg at £2360 from E Stinson, Craigavon and Heifers to £1730 over for a Limousin 620kg at £2350 from D Mulholland, Aghadowey.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 4 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots£3.94/kg£3.45 to £4.81/kg£1,790£1,590 to £2,12012
500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots£3.84/kg£3.54 to £4.30/kg£2,126£1,770 to £2,30018
600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£3.86/kg£3.86 to £3.86/kg£2,360£2,360 to £2,3601
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots£4.25/kg£4.03 to £4.47/kg£1,448£1,250 to £1,6105
400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots£3.80/kg£3.48 to £4.17/kg£1,728£1,615 to £1,9607
500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£3.62/kg£3.45 to £3.82/kg£1,993£1,800 to £2,1506
600 kg and overderived from 6 lots£3.59/kg£3.47 to £3.79/kg£2,257£2,180 to £2,3507
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 55 lots, 56 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Heifers1LM360£1,610£4.47/kg
Heifers1330£1,450£4.39/kg
Heifers1340£1,470£4.32/kg
Heifers1LM410£1,710£4.17/kg
Heifers1LM360£1,460£4.05/kg
Heifers1310£1,250£4.03/kg
Heifers1CH490£1,960£4.00/kg
Heifers1LM420£1,630£3.88/kg
Heifers1LM450£1,710£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM490£1,830£3.73/kg
Heifers1SOU460£1,615£3.51/kg
Heifers1AA470£1,640£3.48/kg
Heifers1BB510£1,950£3.82/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,350£3.79/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,090£3.73/kg
Heifers1CH580£2,150£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,250£3.68/kg
Heifers1610£2,180£3.57/kg
Heifers2650£2,320£3.56/kg
Heifers1LM580£2,070£3.56/kg
Heifers1AA620£2,190£3.53/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,190£3.47/kg
Heifers1AA520£1,800£3.46/kg
Heifers1AA550£1,900£3.45/kg
Bullocks1CH440£2,120£4.81/kg
Bullocks1CH420£1,880£4.47/kg
Bullocks1CH480£2,090£4.35/kg
Bullocks1CH500£2,150£4.30/kg
Bullocks1CH410£1,740£4.24/kg
Bullocks1CH500£2,120£4.24/kg
Bullocks1LM420£1,720£4.09/kg
Bullocks1LM500£1,980£3.96/kg
Bullocks1BRB490£1,880£3.83/kg
Bullocks1AA450£1,695£3.76/kg
Bullocks1CH460£1,670£3.63/kg
Bullocks1AA460£1,660£3.60/kg
Bullocks1AA490£1,755£3.58/kg
Bullocks1BEL500£1,770£3.54/kg
Bullocks1AA480£1,680£3.50/kg
Bullocks1BEL460£1,590£3.45/kg
Bullocks1CH550£2,290£4.16/kg
Bullocks1CH570£2,300
Bullocks1CH580£2,300£3.96/kg
Bullocks1LM580£2,290£3.94/kg
Bullocks1CH580£2,290£3.94/kg
Bullocks1CH560£2,190£3.91/kg
Bullocks1CH590£2,300£3.89/kg
Bullocks1CH610£2,360£3.86/kg
Bullocks1CH550£2,040£3.70/kg
Bullocks1BRB580£2,130£3.67/kg
Bullocks1CH580£2,120£3.65/kg
Bullocks1LM590£2,150£3.64/kg
Bullocks1ST520£1,880£3.61/kg
Bullocks1BRB540£1,950£3.61/kg
Bullocks1BRB560£2,010£3.58/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.