Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Tuesday 18 August 2026

200 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 34, 2026

Just under 200 Store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1850 over for a Lim 770kg at £2620 offered by A Henry, Finvoy. Heifers sold to £1690 over for a Lim 590kg at £2280 presented by D Mason, Portaferry.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 18 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots£3.81/kg£3.52 to £4.34/kg£1,728£1,570 to £1,92012
500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots£3.70/kg£3.52 to £3.96/kg£2,007£1,760 to £2,24018
600 kg and overderived from 2 lots£3.68/kg£3.61 to £3.75/kg£2,210£2,170 to £2,2502
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots£3.75/kg£3.51 to £4.04/kg£1,706£1,490 to £1,94014
500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots£3.62/kg£3.23 to £3.94/kg£1,941£1,650 to £2,28014
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£3.40/kg£3.28 to £3.50/kg£2,147£2,100 to £2,2003
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 63 lots, 63 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH410£1,780£4.34/kg
Bullocks1AA460£1,920£4.17/kg
Bullocks1AA470£1,910£4.06/kg
Bullocks1CH500£1,980£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH420£1,660£3.95/kg
Bullocks1SI480£1,870£3.89/kg
Bullocks1SI500£1,880£3.76/kg
Bullocks1BEL420£1,570£3.73/kg
Bullocks1LM480£1,790£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM430£1,570£3.65/kg
Bullocks1CH460£1,650£3.58/kg
Bullocks1BEL460£1,650£3.58/kg
Bullocks1ST490£1,750£3.57/kg
Bullocks1SI500£1,770£3.54/kg
Bullocks1BEL460£1,620£3.52/kg
Bullocks1BEL500£1,760£3.52/kg
Bullocks1LM540£2,120£3.92/kg
Bullocks1AA580£2,240£3.86/kg
Bullocks1CH520£1,980£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH540£2,040£3.77/kg
Bullocks1CH510£1,920£3.76/kg
Bullocks1LM590£2,220£3.76/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,250£3.75/kg
Bullocks1CH520£1,930£3.71/kg
Bullocks1CH570£2,080£3.64/kg
Bullocks1BEL550£2,000£3.63/kg
Bullocks1AA590£2,140£3.62/kg
Bullocks1SI600£2,170£3.61/kg
Bullocks1AA550£1,980£3.60/kg
Bullocks1SI580£2,080£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM570£2,040£3.57/kg
Bullocks1LM550£1,960£3.56/kg
Heifers1CH480£1,940£4.04/kg
Heifers1CH490£1,940£3.95/kg
Heifers1CH450£1,760£3.91/kg
Heifers1SI460£1,780£3.87/kg
Heifers1CH470£1,780£3.78/kg
Heifers1CH420£1,590£3.78/kg
Heifers1CH450£1,700£3.77/kg
Heifers1LM490£1,840£3.75/kg
Heifers1CH420£1,570£3.73/kg
Heifers1CH440£1,610£3.65/kg
Heifers1CH460£1,680£3.65/kg
Heifers1LM450£1,630£3.62/kg
Heifers1CH500£1,800£3.60/kg
Heifers1CH420£1,490£3.54/kg
Heifers1CH450£1,580£3.51/kg
Heifers1CH520£2,050£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM540£2,100£3.88/kg
Heifers1LM590£2,280£3.86/kg
Heifers1SI520£2,000£3.84/kg
Heifers1LM520£1,960£3.76/kg
Heifers1LM530£1,980£3.73/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,090£3.73/kg
Heifers1LM530£1,900£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH540£1,900£3.51/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,140£3.50/kg
Heifers1LM560£1,960£3.50/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,200£3.43/kg
Heifers1SI520£1,720£3.30/kg
Heifers1LM540£1,780£3.29/kg
Heifers1AA640£2,100£3.28/kg
Heifers1CH510£1,650£3.23/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.