Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 15 September 2026
- Bullocks £4.36/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.91/kg* mean of bands
340 Store cattle presented in Ballymena on Tuesday met a demanding trade. Bullocks sold to £1960 over for a Charolais 650kg at £2710 offered by Thomas Moorhead, Aughafatten. Heifers sold to £1860 over for a Charolais 560kg at £2700 presented by John Saunderson, Glenwherry.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 15 September 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 4 lots | £4.46/kg | £4.30 to £4.61/kg | £1,605 | £1,430 to £1,680 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.45/kg | £4.31 to £4.66/kg | £1,993 | £1,740 to £2,160 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.28/kg | £4.09 to £4.69/kg | £2,290 | £2,090 to £2,450 | 14 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £4.16/kg | £4.15 to £4.16/kg | £2,705 | £2,700 to £2,710 | 2 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.73 to £4.18/kg | £1,505 | £1,380 to £1,630 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.93/kg | £3.79 to £4.13/kg | £1,700 | £1,560 to £1,900 | 10 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.93/kg | £3.64 to £4.82/kg | £2,095 | £1,860 to £2,700 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 8 lots | £3.84/kg | £3.54 to £4.10/kg | £2,428 | £2,340 to £2,560 | 8 | |
| 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 63 lots, 63 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,100 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 360 | £1,660 | £4.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,650 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,100 | £4.56/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,270 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,160 | £4.50/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,930 | £4.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,060 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 440 | £1,960 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,950 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,850 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 400 | £1,740 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,130 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,430 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,940 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,680 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,440 | £4.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,400 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,220 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,380 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,240 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,390 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 550 | £2,340 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,230 | £4.20/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,710 | £4.16/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,700 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,450 | £4.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,100 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,380 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,090 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,130 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,630 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 460 | £1,900 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,630 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,590 | £3.97/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,860 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,700 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,580 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,760 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,950 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,920 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,600 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,560 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,820 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,880 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,380 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,860 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,700 | £4.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,460 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,080 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,560 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,400 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,240 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,510 | £3.92/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,340 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,070 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,240 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,390 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,100 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,860 | £3.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,350 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 680 | £2,410 | £3.54/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 16 September 2026.