Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 8 September 2026
- Bullocks £4.26/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.90/kg* mean of bands
A larger entry of 340 Store Cattle on Tuesday sold with a great trade. Bullocks to £1990 over for a Simmental 830kg at £2820 presented by J & M Roundtree, Templepatrick and Heifers to £1820 over for a Charolais 690kg at £2510 presented by D & H Gregg, Clough.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 8 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.63/kg | £4.44 to £5.00/kg | £1,277 | £1,250 to £1,290 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.20/kg | £4.20 to £4.20/kg | £1,640 | £1,640 to £1,640 | 1 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.23/kg | £4.06 to £4.46/kg | £1,975 | £1,800 to £2,190 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £4.21/kg | £4.08 to £4.34/kg | £2,271 | £2,040 to £2,390 | 14 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.98/kg | £3.77 to £4.19/kg | £1,435 | £1,360 to £1,510 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.00/kg | £3.67 to £4.32/kg | £1,775 | £1,630 to £1,900 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.86/kg | £3.66 to £4.30/kg | £2,106 | £1,830 to £2,340 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.75/kg | £3.65 to £3.93/kg | £2,272 | £2,190 to £2,360 | 5 | |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||||
Sample lots 56 lots, 58 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,250 | £5.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,190 | £4.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | BA | 290 | £1,290 | £4.44/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,130 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,950 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,800 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 390 | £1,640 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 460 | £1,920 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,900 | £4.13/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 490 | £2,020 | £4.12/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 480 | £1,970 | £4.10/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,960 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 500 | £2,040 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,910 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,390 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,380 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,190 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,190 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,180 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,190 | £4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | 570 | £2,390 | £4.19/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,290 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,290 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 530 | £2,200 | £4.15/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £2,320 | £4.14/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,360 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,730 | £4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,900 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,850 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,810 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,510 | £4.19/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,790 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,980 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,640 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,630 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 360 | £1,360 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,850 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 470 | £1,730 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 490 | £1,800 | £3.67/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,830 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,280 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,340 | £4.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,090 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,360 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,310 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,180 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,000 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,280 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,130 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,260 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,110 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £1,920 | £3.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,100 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,270 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,190 | £3.65/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 9 September 2026.