Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 25 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.66/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.69/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 148 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met an exceptional trade. Bullocks sold to £1840 over for a Lim 650Kg £2490 offered by K Brown, Lisburn. Heifers sold to £1640 over for a Cha 720Kg £2360 presented by B McCloskey, Kilrea.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 25 August 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.40/kg | £3.27 to £3.52/kg | £1,275 | £1,210 to £1,340 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.62/kg | £3.14 to £4.83/kg | £1,675 | £1,440 to £2,320 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.71/kg | £3.08 to £4.66/kg | £2,013 | £1,540 to £2,480 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.71/kg | £3.56 to £3.83/kg | £2,396 | £2,190 to £2,490 | 7 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.26/kg | £4.10 to £4.38/kg | £1,633 | £1,590 to £1,710 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £3.66/kg | £3.25 to £4.24/kg | £1,646 | £1,385 to £1,920 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.58/kg | £3.39 to £3.92/kg | £1,946 | £1,710 to £2,170 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.58/kg | £3.46 to £3.71/kg | £2,225 | £2,220 to £2,230 | 2 | |
| 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 52 lots, 55 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,320 | £4.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,160 | £4.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,800 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,340 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,760 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,610 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 4 | FR | 430 | £1,440 | £3.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,210 | £3.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,560 | £3.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,540 | £3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 500 | £1,540 | £3.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,380 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,480 | £4.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,060 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,490 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 650 | £2,480 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,480 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,300 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 560 | £2,060 | £3.67/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £2,190 | £3.65/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 650 | £2,370 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 580 | £2,070 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,460 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £1,980 | £3.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,870 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 540 | £1,900 | £3.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 580 | £2,040 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,710 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,590 | £4.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 410 | £1,740 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,600 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,920 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,960 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,590 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 440 | £1,660 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 500 | £1,710 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,670 | £3.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SWR | 410 | £1,385 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,645 | £3.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 480 | £1,560 | £3.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,170 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,160 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,230 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £1,960 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,090 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,080 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £1,950 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,220 | £3.46/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £1,860 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,790 | £3.44/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,890 | £3.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,730 | £3.39/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.