Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 11 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.93/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.64/kg* mean of bands
A smaller show of 115 store cattle on Tuesday sold with another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1780 for a Lim 630kg at £2500 from Gardiner Murdock, Broughshane. Heifers to £1700 over for a Lim 550kg at £2200 also presented by Gardiner Murdock.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 11 August 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 5 lots | £4.53/kg | £4.05 to £4.97/kg | £1,658 | £1,480 to £1,840 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.59 to £4.72/kg | £1,777 | £1,580 to £1,970 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £3.66/kg | £3.46 to £4.01/kg | £1,995 | £1,850 to £2,160 | 13 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £3.96/kg | £3.96 to £3.96/kg | £2,500 | £2,500 to £2,500 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.54/kg | £3.38 to £3.77/kg | £1,257 | £1,050 to £1,360 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.65/kg | £3.47 to £3.77/kg | £1,647 | £1,460 to £1,780 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.86/kg | £3.76 to £4.00/kg | £2,050 | £1,960 to £2,200 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £3.25/kg | £3.25 to £3.25/kg | £2,050 | £2,050 to £2,050 | 1 | |
| 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
40 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,700 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,360 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,780 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,360 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,460 | £3.47/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 310 | £1,050 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,200 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,990 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 520 | £1,960 | £3.76/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 630 | £2,050 | £3.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,690 | £4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,840 | £4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,890 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,700 | £4.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,970 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,480 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,790 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,580 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,890 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,670 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,890 | £3.85/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 460 | £1,750 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 450 | £1,700 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,730 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,580 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,690 | £3.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,130 | £4.01/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,500 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,160 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 520 | £2,010 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,970 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,120 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,990 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,080 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 530 | £1,900 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,895 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 520 | £1,850 | £3.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,860 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 580 | £2,035 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 560 | £1,940 | £3.46/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.