Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 27 August 2026
- Bullocks £3.46/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.63/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.78/kg* mean of bands
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
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.46/kg | £2.64 to £3.80/kg | £2,517 | £1,610 to £3,186 | 26 |
| Heifers | 600 kg and overderived from 15 lots | £3.63/kg | £3.48 to £3.98/kg | £2,497 | £2,182 to £2,923 | 15 |
| Cull cows | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.30/kg | £2.30 to £2.30/kg | £897 | £897 to £897 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £2.39/kg | £2.26 to £2.60/kg | £1,797 | £1,265 to £3,298 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 25 lots | £2.86/kg | £2.06 to £3.68/kg | £2,063 | £1,256 to £3,054 | 25 | |
| 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
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 890 | £3,186 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 1,060 | £3,159 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | MON | 910 | £2,893 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 860 | £2,872 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,812 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £2,804 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,754 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,698 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 770 | £2,695 | £3.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,670 | £3.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,635 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,635 | £3.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,622 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,614 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 720 | £2,635 | £3.66/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,280 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,340 | £3.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,124 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,147 | £3.52/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 690 | £2,401 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,227 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,227 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,352 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 640 | £2,214 | £3.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £1,836 | £2.70/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £1,610 | £2.64/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 580 | £3,298 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,796 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 830 | £3,054 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,598 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 820 | £2,738 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 810 | £2,705 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 690 | £2,235 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 820 | £2,640 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,125 | £3.22/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,144 | £3.20/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,289 | £3.18/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 720 | £2,217 | £3.08/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 700 | £2,142 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 710 | £2,172 | £3.06/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £1,932 | £3.02/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 950 | £2,850 | £3.00/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,736 | £2.80/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,326 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,537 | £2.44/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,500 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,299 | £2.32/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 390 | £897 | £2.30/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,596 | £2.28/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 560 | £1,265 | £2.26/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,591 | £2.18/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 620 | £1,339 | £2.16/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,391 | £2.14/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 730 | £1,533 | £2.10/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,456 | £2.08/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,256 | £2.06/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,865 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,318 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,923 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,664 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,686 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,745 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,452 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 610 | £2,208 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,255 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,291 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,478 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 770 | £2,725 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,182 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,338 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £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.