Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 18 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.74/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.66/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.81/kg | £3.52 to £4.34/kg | £1,728 | £1,570 to £1,920 | 12 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 18 lots | £3.70/kg | £3.52 to £3.96/kg | £2,007 | £1,760 to £2,240 | 18 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.68/kg | £3.61 to £3.75/kg | £2,210 | £2,170 to £2,250 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.51 to £4.04/kg | £1,706 | £1,490 to £1,940 | 14 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.62/kg | £3.23 to £3.94/kg | £1,941 | £1,650 to £2,280 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.40/kg | £3.28 to £3.50/kg | £2,147 | £2,100 to £2,200 | 3 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,780 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 460 | £1,920 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,910 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,980 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,660 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 480 | £1,870 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 500 | £1,880 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 420 | £1,570 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,790 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,570 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,650 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 460 | £1,650 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 490 | £1,750 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 500 | £1,770 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 460 | £1,620 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 500 | £1,760 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,120 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 580 | £2,240 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,980 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,040 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,920 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,220 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,250 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,930 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,080 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 550 | £2,000 | £3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 590 | £2,140 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 600 | £2,170 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,980 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 580 | £2,080 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,040 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,960 | £3.56/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,940 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,940 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,760 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 460 | £1,780 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,780 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,590 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,700 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,840 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,570 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,610 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,680 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,630 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,800 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,490 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,580 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,050 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,100 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,280 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 520 | £2,000 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £1,960 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,980 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,090 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £1,900 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £1,900 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,140 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £1,960 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,200 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 520 | £1,720 | £3.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £1,780 | £3.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 640 | £2,100 | £3.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £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.