Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 22 September 2026
- Bullocks £4.40/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.13/kg* mean of bands
307 Store cattle presented on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1020 over for a Lim 740kg at £2760 presented by Kevin McErlain, Armoy. Heifers sold to £980 over for a Char 580kg at £2560 offered by J McIlrath, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 22 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 1 lot | £5.07/kg | £5.07 to £5.07/kg | £1,980 | £1,980 to £1,980 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.53/kg | £4.27 to £4.90/kg | £2,055 | £1,940 to £2,270 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £4.36/kg | £4.21 to £4.64/kg | £2,318 | £2,170 to £2,500 | 13 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 13 lots | £4.27/kg | £4.23 to £4.31/kg | £2,629 | £2,520 to £2,760 | 13 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.17/kg | £4.05 to £4.41/kg | £1,568 | £1,420 to £1,720 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.06/kg | £3.95 to £4.53/kg | £1,780 | £1,590 to £1,950 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £4.18/kg | £3.96 to £4.42/kg | £2,333 | £1,980 to £2,560 | 13 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £4.08/kg | £4.00 to £4.15/kg | £2,512 | £2,480 to £2,560 | 4 | |
| 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 66 lots, 66 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,980 | £5.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,160 | £4.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,060 | £4.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,270 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,050 | £4.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,320 | £4.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,060 | £4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,970 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,010 | £4.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,170 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,950 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,120 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,940 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,010 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,500 | £4.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,500 | £4.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,240 | £4.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,230 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,630 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,700 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,270 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,440 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,300 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,170 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,380 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,420 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,540 | £4.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,190 | £4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,760 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,700 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,700 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,690 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,630 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,630 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,580 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,560 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,540 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,520 | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,860 | £4.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 390 | £1,720 | £4.41/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,540 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,070 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,590 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,420 | £4.05/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,900 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,680 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,950 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,590 | £3.97/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £1,980 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,820 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,660 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,480 | £4.42/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,560 | £4.41/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,520 | £4.34/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,490 | £4.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 540 | £2,300 | £4.25/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 590 | £2,460 | £4.17/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 600 | £2,490 | £4.15/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,280 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,520 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,430 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,130 | £4.09/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,480 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,350 | £4.05/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,280 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,560 | £4.00/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 23 September 2026.