Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 13 August 2026

270 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 33, 2026

An entry of 270 beef cattle on Thursday sold with another steady trade. Beef Cows to 436p for a BB 910kg at £3967, Fr Cows to 272p for 680kg at £1849 and beef heifers to 394p for a Char 620kg at £2442. Beef Bullocks to 382p for a Lim 830kg at £3170 and to a top per head of £3175 for a Lim 840kg, and Fr Bullocks to 278p for 1060kg at £2946.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 13 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.40/kg£2.40 to £2.40/kg£1,008£1,008 to £1,0081
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.70/kg£3.70 to £3.70/kg£2,146£2,146 to £2,1461
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£3.53/kg£2.76 to £3.82/kg£2,619£1,932 to £3,17526
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.70/kg£3.60 to £3.80/kg£2,183£2,124 to £2,2422
600 kg and overderived from 14 lots£3.68/kg£3.46 to £3.94/kg£2,530£2,110 to £3,00214
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£2.48/kg£1.90 to £3.32/kg£1,422£1,007 to £1,9585
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£2.94/kg£1.98 to £4.36/kg£2,129£1,236 to £3,96727
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 76 lots, 76 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1LM840£3,175£3.78/kg
Bullocks1LM830£3,170£3.82/kg
Bullocks1BA850£2,941
Bullocks1LM850£2,856
Bullocks1LM870£2,784
Bullocks1LM800£2,720
Bullocks1750£2,685
Bullocks1770£2,664
Bullocks1710£2,641
Bullocks1CH780£2,636
Bullocks1SHB810£2,624
Bullocks1ST790£2,622
Bullocks1CH830£2,606
Bullocks1BB610£2,281£3.74/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,641£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM660£2,455£3.72/kg
Bullocks1690£2,553£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM580£2,146£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH670£2,412£3.60/kg
Bullocks1610£2,196£3.60/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,685£3.58/kg
Bullocks1CH670£2,398£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,513£3.54/kg
Bullocks1CH710£2,513£3.54/kg
Bullocks1BA700£2,450£3.50/kg
Bullocks11,060£2,946£2.78/kg
Bullocks1700£1,932£2.76/kg
Bullocks1420£1,008£2.40/kg
Cull cows1BEL910£3,967£4.36/kg
Cull cows1LM870£3,393£3.90/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,886£3.90/kg
Cull cows1LM820£3,099£3.78/kg
Cull cows1CH640£2,419£3.78/kg
Cull cows1BEL890£3,346£3.76/kg
Cull cows1BEL750£2,760£3.68/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,379£3.66/kg
Cull cows1LM730£2,628£3.60/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,236£3.44/kg
Cull cows1LM590£1,958£3.32/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,427£3.28/kg
Cull cows1LM810£2,640£3.26/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,368£3.20/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,030£3.08/kg
Cull cows1BEL580£1,786£3.08/kg
Cull cows1680£1,849£2.72/kg
Cull cows1690£1,849£2.68/kg
Cull cows1610£1,403£2.30/kg
Cull cows1670£1,541£2.30/kg
Cull cows1690£1,559£2.26/kg
Cull cows1670£1,474£2.20/kg
Cull cows1660£1,425£2.16/kg
Cull cows1590£1,262£2.14/kg
Cull cows1650£1,365£2.10/kg
Cull cows1620£1,289£2.08/kg
Cull cows1600£1,236£2.06/kg
Cull cows1670£1,340£2.00/kg
Cull cows1640£1,267£1.98/kg
Cull cows1660£1,306£1.98/kg
Cull cows1560£1,097£1.96/kg
Cull cows1530£1,007£1.90/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,442£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,744£3.92/kg
Heifers1CH610£2,379£3.90/kg
Heifers1CH590£2,242£3.80/kg
Heifers1790£3,002£3.80/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,608£3.78/kg
Heifers1CH710£2,655£3.74/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,529£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH730£2,674£3.66/kg
Heifers1CH590£2,124£3.60/kg
Heifers1BEL660£2,349£3.56/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,478£3.54/kg
Heifers1CH770£2,679£3.48/kg
Heifers1BEL610£2,122£3.48/kg
Heifers1LM760£2,644£3.48/kg
Heifers1CH610£2,110£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.