Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 6 August 2026

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

An entry of 281 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with another steady trade. Beef Cows sold to 362p for a Limousin 630kg at £2280, Fr Cows to 244p for 720kg at £1756 and Beef Heifers to 386p for a Lim 590kg at £2277. Beef Bullocks to 384p for a Lim 860kg at £3302 and to a top per head of £3395 for a Char 970kg, and Fr Bullocks to 324p for 730kg at £2365.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 6 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.68/kg£2.68 to £2.68/kg£1,313£1,313 to £1,3131
500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£2.77/kg£2.54 to £3.04/kg£1,469£1,320 to £1,6723
600 kg and overderived from 25 lots£3.54/kg£2.70 to £3.84/kg£2,710£1,647 to £3,39525
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots£3.65/kg£3.44 to £3.86/kg£2,048£1,857 to £2,2776
600 kg and overderived from 9 lots£3.57/kg£3.44 to £3.78/kg£2,268£2,170 to £2,4289
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 7 lots£2.83/kg£2.26 to £3.56/kg£1,556£1,197 to £1,9937
600 kg and overderived from 24 lots£2.84/kg£2.22 to £3.62/kg£2,001£1,487 to £2,77224
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 75 lots, 75 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM630£2,280£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM770£2,772£3.60/kg
Cull cows1CH560£1,993£3.56/kg
Cull cows1PT670£2,385£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,314£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,563£3.56/kg
Cull cows1BB650£2,223£3.42/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,254£3.22/kg
Cull cows1BB730£2,350£3.22/kg
Cull cows1SI710£2,272£3.20/kg
Cull cows1BB710£2,243£3.16/kg
Cull cows1LM520£1,643£3.16/kg
Cull cows1LM530£1,653£3.12/kg
Cull cows1ST670£2,050£3.06/kg
Cull cows1SHB580£1,774£3.06/kg
Cull cows1LM650£1,989£3.06/kg
Cull cows1720£1,756£2.44/kg
Cull cows1820£1,968£2.40/kg
Cull cows1700£1,666£2.38/kg
Cull cows1630£1,499£2.38/kg
Cull cows1850£1,989£2.34/kg
Cull cows1550£1,276£2.32/kg
Cull cows1710£1,647£2.32/kg
Cull cows1750£1,725£2.30/kg
Cull cows1690£1,587£2.30/kg
Cull cows1660£1,518£2.30/kg
Cull cows1790£1,817£2.30/kg
Cull cows1590£1,357£2.30/kg
Cull cows1530£1,197£2.26/kg
Cull cows1750£1,680£2.24/kg
Cull cows1670£1,487£2.22/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,277£3.86/kg
Heifers1570£2,166£3.80/kg
Heifers1610£2,305£3.78/kg
Heifers1520£1,965£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,428£3.68/kg
Heifers1LM600£2,184£3.64/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,196£3.60/kg
Heifers1580£2,053£3.54/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,380£3.50/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,170£3.50/kg
Heifers1LM630£2,198£3.49/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,352£3.46/kg
Heifers1CH570£1,972£3.46/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,201£3.44/kg
Heifers1LM540£1,857£3.44/kg
Bullocks1CH970£3,395£3.50/kg
Bullocks1LM860£3,302£3.84/kg
Bullocks1AU850£3,043£3.58/kg
Bullocks1CH840£3,024£3.60/kg
Bullocks1CH880£3,000
Bullocks1LM860£2,992
Bullocks1CH910£2,984
Bullocks1PT800£2,928£3.66/kg
Bullocks1CH900£2,844
Bullocks1LM860£2,838
Bullocks1LM800£2,816£3.52/kg
Bullocks1BEL770£2,802£3.64/kg
Bullocks1BEL810£2,770
Bullocks1CH790£2,749
Bullocks1BEL750£2,745£3.66/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,745£3.66/kg
Bullocks1PT680£2,529£3.72/kg
Bullocks1BEL600£2,220£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,291£3.58/kg
Bullocks1CH740£2,649£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,499£3.52/kg
Bullocks1AA600£2,100£3.50/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,485£3.50/kg
Bullocks1730£2,365£3.24/kg
Bullocks1550£1,672£3.04/kg
Bullocks1520£1,414£2.72/kg
Bullocks1610£1,647£2.70/kg
Bullocks1490£1,313£2.68/kg
Bullocks1520£1,320£2.54/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.