Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 20 August 2026

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

A good entry of 336 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with a slightly lesser trade. Beef Cows to 355p for a Lim 760kg at £2701, Fr Cows to 304p for 610kg at £1854 and Beef Heifers to 386p for a Char 660kg at £2547. Bullocks to 402p for a Lim 700kg at £2814 and to a top per head of £3478 for a Lim 940kg, Fr Bullocks to 284p for 630kg at £1789.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 20 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£1,267£1,267 to £1,2671
500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£2.62/kg£2.62 to £2.62/kg£1,310£1,310 to £1,3101
600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£3.54/kg£2.54 to £4.02/kg£2,691£1,524 to £3,47826
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£3.54/kg£3.54 to £3.54/kg£2,017£2,017 to £2,0171
600 kg and overderived from 12 lots£3.63/kg£3.50 to £3.86/kg£2,464£2,135 to £2,94812
Cull cows400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£2.66/kg£2.50 to £2.82/kg£1,188£1,050 to £1,3252
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£2.47/kg£2.30 to £2.86/kg£1,341£1,206 to £1,4304
600 kg and overderived from 21 lots£3.01/kg£2.32 to £3.55/kg£2,138£1,452 to £2,70121
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 68 lots, 68 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM760£2,701£3.55/kg
Cull cows1BA680£2,257£3.32/kg
Cull cows1650£2,132£3.28/kg
Cull cows1SI750£2,460£3.28/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,412£3.26/kg
Cull cows1CH790£2,543£3.22/kg
Cull cows1820£2,624£3.20/kg
Cull cows1SI710£2,272£3.20/kg
Cull cows1LM710£2,257£3.18/kg
Cull cows1CH790£2,496£3.16/kg
Cull cows1LM730£2,277£3.12/kg
Cull cows1660£2,046£3.10/kg
Cull cows1700£2,170£3.10/kg
Cull cows1AA710£2,201£3.10/kg
Cull cows1CH640£1,984£3.10/kg
Cull cows1610£1,854£3.04/kg
Cull cows1500£1,430£2.86/kg
Cull cows1470£1,325£2.82/kg
Cull cows1420£1,050£2.50/kg
Cull cows1770£1,894£2.46/kg
Cull cows1600£1,452£2.42/kg
Cull cows1670£1,621£2.42/kg
Cull cows1590£1,416£2.40/kg
Cull cows1760£1,763£2.32/kg
Cull cows1640£1,484£2.32/kg
Cull cows1520£1,206£2.32/kg
Cull cows1570£1,311£2.30/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,547£3.86/kg
Heifers1780£2,948£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,529£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,516£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,392£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,280£3.62/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,520£3.60/kg
Heifers1740£2,664£3.60/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,171£3.56/kg
Heifers1570£2,017£3.54/kg
Heifers1730£2,555£3.50/kg
Heifers1610£2,135£3.50/kg
Heifers1CH660£2,310£3.50/kg
Bullocks1LM940£3,478£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM890£3,257£3.66/kg
Bullocks1LM840£3,225
Bullocks1LM840£3,124£3.72/kg
Bullocks1CH810£2,883£3.56/kg
Bullocks1SA820£2,837
Bullocks1LM860£2,820
Bullocks1LM700£2,814£4.02/kg
Bullocks1CH840£2,805
Bullocks1CH840£2,788
Bullocks1CH840£2,772
Bullocks1CH770£2,772£3.60/kg
Bullocks1CH780£2,761
Bullocks1LM780£2,745
Bullocks1CH770£2,741£3.56/kg
Bullocks1CH810£2,737
Bullocks1CH670£2,492£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,664£3.70/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,342£3.66/kg
Bullocks1LM680£2,448£3.60/kg
Bullocks1CH700£2,520£3.60/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,492£3.56/kg
Bullocks1LM760£2,705£3.56/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,420£3.56/kg
Bullocks1630£1,789£2.84/kg
Bullocks1480£1,267
Bullocks1500£1,310£2.62/kg
Bullocks1600£1,524£2.54/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.