Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 4 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.88/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.79/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.45 to £4.81/kg | £1,790 | £1,590 to £2,120 | 12 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots | £3.84/kg | £3.54 to £4.30/kg | £2,126 | £1,770 to £2,300 | 18 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £3.86/kg | £3.86 to £3.86/kg | £2,360 | £2,360 to £2,360 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.25/kg | £4.03 to £4.47/kg | £1,448 | £1,250 to £1,610 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.80/kg | £3.48 to £4.17/kg | £1,728 | £1,615 to £1,960 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.62/kg | £3.45 to £3.82/kg | £1,993 | £1,800 to £2,150 | 6 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £3.59/kg | £3.47 to £3.79/kg | £2,257 | £2,180 to £2,350 | 7 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,610 | £4.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,450 | £4.39/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,470 | £4.32/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,710 | £4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,460 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 310 | £1,250 | £4.03/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,960 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,630 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,710 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,830 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SOU | 460 | £1,615 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,640 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 510 | £1,950 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,350 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,090 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,150 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,250 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 610 | £2,180 | £3.57/kg | |
| Heifers | 2 | 650 | £2,320 | £3.56/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,070 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 620 | £2,190 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,190 | £3.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,800 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,900 | £3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,120 | £4.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,880 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,090 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,150 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,740 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,120 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,720 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,980 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 490 | £1,880 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 450 | £1,695 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,670 | £3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 460 | £1,660 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,755 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 500 | £1,770 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,680 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 460 | £1,590 | £3.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,290 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,300 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,300 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,290 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,290 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,190 | £3.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,300 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,360 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,040 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 580 | £2,130 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,120 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,150 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 520 | £1,880 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 540 | £1,950 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 560 | £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.