Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 27 August 2026

253 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 35, 2026

253 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with a steady enough trade. Beef Cows to 388p for a Lim 850kg at £3298, Fr Cows to 280p for 620kg at £1736 and Beef Heifers to 398p for a Charolais 720kg at £2865. Beef Bullocks sold to 380p for a Charolais 740kg at £2812 and to a top per head of £3186 for a Charolais 890kg. Fr Bullocks to 270p for 680kg at £1836.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 27 August 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks600 kg and overderived from 26 lots£3.46/kg£2.64 to £3.80/kg£2,517£1,610 to £3,18626
Heifers600 kg and overderived from 15 lots£3.63/kg£3.48 to £3.98/kg£2,497£2,182 to £2,92315
Cull cows300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot£2.30/kg£2.30 to £2.30/kg£897£897 to £8971
500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£2.39/kg£2.26 to £2.60/kg£1,797£1,265 to £3,2984
600 kg and overderived from 25 lots£2.86/kg£2.06 to £3.68/kg£2,063£1,256 to £3,05425
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 71 lots, 71 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH890£3,186£3.58/kg
Bullocks1LM1,060£3,159
Bullocks1MON910£2,893
Bullocks1BB860£2,872
Bullocks1CH740£2,812£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM820£2,804
Bullocks1CH810£2,754
Bullocks1CH780£2,698£3.46/kg
Bullocks1AA770£2,695£3.50/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,670£3.56/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,635
Bullocks1LM720£2,635£3.66/kg
Bullocks1CH790£2,622
Bullocks1CH760£2,614
Bullocks1720£2,635£3.66/kg
Bullocks1LM630£2,280£3.62/kg
Bullocks1CH650£2,340£3.60/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,124£3.54/kg
Bullocks1610£2,147£3.52/kg
Bullocks1BB690£2,401£3.48/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,227£3.48/kg
Bullocks1CH640£2,227£3.48/kg
Bullocks1CH680£2,352£3.46/kg
Bullocks1SA640£2,214£3.46/kg
Bullocks1680£1,836£2.70/kg
Bullocks1610£1,610£2.64/kg
Cull cows1LM580£3,298
Cull cows1LM760£2,796£3.68/kg
Cull cows1CH830£3,054£3.68/kg
Cull cows1LM730£2,598£3.56/kg
Cull cows1SI820£2,738£3.34/kg
Cull cows1BEL810£2,705£3.34/kg
Cull cows1BRB690£2,235£3.24/kg
Cull cows1SHB820£2,640£3.22/kg
Cull cows1CH660£2,125£3.22/kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,144£3.20/kg
Cull cows1CH720£2,289£3.18/kg
Cull cows1BRB720£2,217£3.08/kg
Cull cows1BEL700£2,142£3.06/kg
Cull cows1BEL710£2,172£3.06/kg
Cull cows1LM640£1,932£3.02/kg
Cull cows1CH950£2,850£3.00/kg
Cull cows1620£1,736£2.80/kg
Cull cows1510£1,326£2.60/kg
Cull cows1630£1,537£2.44/kg
Cull cows1620£1,500£2.42/kg
Cull cows1560£1,299£2.32/kg
Cull cows1390£897£2.30/kg
Cull cows1700£1,596£2.28/kg
Cull cows1560£1,265£2.26/kg
Cull cows1730£1,591£2.18/kg
Cull cows1620£1,339£2.16/kg
Cull cows1650£1,391£2.14/kg
Cull cows1730£1,533£2.10/kg
Cull cows1700£1,456£2.08/kg
Cull cows1610£1,256£2.06/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,865£3.98/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,318£3.74/kg
Heifers1CH790£2,923£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM720£2,664£3.70/kg
Heifers1CH730£2,686£3.68/kg
Heifers1CH750£2,745£3.66/kg
Heifers1LM670£2,452£3.66/kg
Heifers1BEL610£2,208£3.62/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,255£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,291£3.58/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,478£3.54/kg
Heifers1AA770£2,725£3.54/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,182£3.52/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,338£3.49/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,331£3.48/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.