Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 13 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.50/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.68/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.87/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.40/kg | £2.40 to £2.40/kg | £1,008 | £1,008 to £1,008 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.70/kg | £3.70 to £3.70/kg | £2,146 | £2,146 to £2,146 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.53/kg | £2.76 to £3.82/kg | £2,619 | £1,932 to £3,175 | 26 | |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.70/kg | £3.60 to £3.80/kg | £2,183 | £2,124 to £2,242 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 14 lots | £3.68/kg | £3.46 to £3.94/kg | £2,530 | £2,110 to £3,002 | 14 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots | £2.48/kg | £1.90 to £3.32/kg | £1,422 | £1,007 to £1,958 | 5 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £2.94/kg | £1.98 to £4.36/kg | £2,129 | £1,236 to £3,967 | 27 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 840 | £3,175 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 830 | £3,170 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 850 | £2,941 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 850 | £2,856 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 870 | £2,784 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £2,720 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 750 | £2,685 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | 770 | £2,664 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | 710 | £2,641 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,636 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 810 | £2,624 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 790 | £2,622 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 830 | £2,606 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 610 | £2,281 | £3.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,641 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,455 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,553 | £3.70/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,146 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,412 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,196 | £3.60/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,685 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,398 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,513 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,513 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 700 | £2,450 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 1,060 | £2,946 | £2.78/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £1,932 | £2.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 420 | £1,008 | £2.40/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 910 | £3,967 | £4.36/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 870 | £3,393 | £3.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,886 | £3.90/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,099 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,419 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 890 | £3,346 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 750 | £2,760 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,379 | £3.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,628 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,236 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 590 | £1,958 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,427 | £3.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 810 | £2,640 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,368 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,030 | £3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 580 | £1,786 | £3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,849 | £2.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,849 | £2.68/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,403 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,541 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,559 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,474 | £2.20/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,425 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 590 | £1,262 | £2.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,365 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,289 | £2.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 600 | £1,236 | £2.06/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 670 | £1,340 | £2.00/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,267 | £1.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,306 | £1.98/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,097 | £1.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 530 | £1,007 | £1.90/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,442 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,744 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,379 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,242 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 790 | £3,002 | £3.80/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 690 | £2,608 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,655 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,529 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,674 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,124 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 660 | £2,349 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,478 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,679 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 610 | £2,122 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,644 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £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.