Beef cows selling to £2232 at Ballymena Mart

Beef cows to 366p for a Belgian Blue 610kg at £2232, Friesian cows to 282p for 500kg at £1410 and beef heifers to 366p for a Limousin 510kg at £1866.

Beef bullocks to 383p for a Limousin 810kg at £3102 and to a top per head of £3538 for a Charolais 1220kg.

Friesian bullocks to 288p for 520kg at £1497.

Beef cows

T McManus, Belleek Belgian Blue 610kg £2232 (366), Co Down farmer, Limousin 830kg £2871 (346), G Armstrong, Cloughmills Limousin 590kg £2041 (346), T A and D A Aiken, Coleraine Limousin 730kg £2452 (336), Co Down farmer, Charolais 940kg £3139 (334), L G Marron, Portglenone Limousin 820kg £2673 (326), J Delargy, Cushendall Limousin 640kg £2086 (326), T McManus, Limousin 650kg £2119 (326), H Small, Dunloy Charolais 550kg £1771 (322), A Clements, Muckamore Limousin 590kg £1899 (322), M Farlow, Coleraine Simmental 760kg £2409 (317), G Kirkpatrick Limousin 780kg £2449 (314), Co Down farmer, Shorthorn beef 1100kg £3399 (309), M Farlow, Simmental 790kg £2433 (308), J Liddie, Ballymena Limousin 630kg £1890 (300) and J McCambridge, Ballycastle Limousin 630kg £1864 (296).

Friesian cows

A T McAuley, Bushmills 500kg £1410 (282), R A Gordon, Cloughmills 760kg £2105 (277), D Winter, Randalstown 660kg £1689 (255), A T McAuley, 520kg £1310 (252), D Winter, Randalstown 800kg £2016 (252), R J H Shanks, Dunadry 630kg £1461 (232), 700kg £1568 (224), 780kg £1716 (220), R A Gordon, Cloughmills 590kg £1250 (212) and T and J Mackey, Ballynure 440kg £844 (192, 560kg £968 (173).

Beef heifers

J McErlean, Portglenone Limousin 510kg £1866 (366), G Kirkpatrick, Upperlands Limousin 640kg £2316 (362), Forsythe Brothers, Loughgiel Charolais 640kg £2195 (343), R McIntyre, Glarryford Charolais 660kg £2250 (341), Forsythe Brothers, Charolais 630kg £2142 (340), R McIntyre, Charolais 630kg £2135 (339), J E Adamson, Ballyclare Simmental 610kg £2055 (337), Forsythe Brothers, Limousin 600kg £2010 (335), J McKinley, Bushmills Abondance 570kg £1898 (333), R McIntyre, Charolais 680kg £2257 (332), H Small, Ballymena Abondance 620kg £2046 (330), R McIntyre Limousin 680kg £2237 (329), D Fenton, Rasharkin Charolais 690kg £2263 (328), Forsythe Brothers, Charolais 630kg £2060 (327), D Winter, Limousin 640kg £2092 (327) and J McKiney, Abondance 560kg £1820 (325).

Beef bullocks

Top per head

T J McLornan, Nutt's Corner Charolais 1220kg £3538, J and A Bartlett, Stranocum Limousin 870kg £3192, M Tweed, Comber Charolais 920kg £3128, R J Arrell, Randalstown Limousin 810kg £3102, A Houston, Lisburn Limousin 890kg £3043, M Tweed Charolais 910kg £3012, R J Arrell Limousin 850kg £3000, Charolais 820kg £2976 and M Tweed Charolais 830kg £2971, 860kg £2941, 810kg £2916, 880kg £2912, 850kg £2890.

Top per kilo

R J Arrell, Randalstown Limousin 810kg £3102 (383), J and A Bartlett, Stranocum Limousin 870kg £3192 (367), R J Arrell Limousin 760kg £2781 (366), J and A Bartlett Limousin 770kg £2802 (364), R J Arrell Charolais 820kg £2976 (363), M Tweed, Comber Charolais 810kg £2916 (360), J and A Bartlett Limousin 730kg £2613 (358), M Tweed Charolais 830kg £2971 (358), A Houston, Lisburn Limousin 800kg £2848 (356), M Tweed Charolais 770kg £2725 (354), D Fenton, Rasharkin Charolais 740kg £2612 (353), R J Arrell Limousin 850kg £3000 (353) and M Mullan, Swatragh Charolais 650kg £2275 (350).

Friday 29th May 2026: Dairy and sucklers - A small show in the dairy and suckler ring on Friday topped at £4300 for a Belgian Blue cow with bull calf at foot from D Allen, Moneymore.

Breeding bulls to £3350 for a Charolais Bull from D McAlonan, Dunloy and dairy cows to £2550 for a Holstein cow from R Park, Cookstown

Suckler cows

J M Morrison and Son, Carrowreagh Road Belgian Blue with bull calf £4300, D Allen, Moneymore Limousin with bull calf £4100, J M Morrison, Saler with heifer calf £3650, D and J O'Donnell, Newtownabbey Hereford with bull calf £3500, M Adams, Cloughmills Limousin with bull £2800, J McErlean, Portglenone Abondance with bull £2700, J McNeill, Ballymena Simmental with heifer calf £2700, G Knowles, Ballymena Limousin with heifer calf £2650, M Adams, Abondance with bull calf £2400, Limousin with heifer calf £2000 and G Knowles, Limousin with heifer calf £1850.

Calves

A smaller show of 208 calves averaged £700.

Bull calves topped at £1190 for 7x Aberdeen Angus.

Heifers to £1080 for a Belgian Blue and Friesian bulls to £710.

Bulls

J Connon, Limavady Aberdeen Angus £1190 x7, D Bill, Templepatrick Aberdeen Angus £1160, J Connon Aberdeen Angus £1150 x10, £1130 x4 Aberdeen Angus £1090 x6, J McNeill, Moorfields Simmental £1020 and D Bill Aberdeen Angus £1000

Heifers

S Wilson, Ballymena Belgian Blue £1080, £1070, Charolais £1010, Belgian Blue £1000, £980 x3, £960 x2, £950 x4, £920.

Holstein/Friesian bulls

R Forsythe, Portglenone £710, D J Kane, Bushmills £670, local farmer £580 and I Cruikshanks,Newtownards £460 x2, £340 x2.

Weanlings

An entry of 233 weanlings on Friday sold with an improved trade.

Bullocks to £1780 over for a Charolais 380kg at £2160 from S Taylor, Ligoniel and heifers to £1620 over for a Limousin 470kg at £2090 from a local farmer.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

S and N Anderson, Cullybackey Limousin 280kg £1500 (535), A Magee, Larne Limousin 210kg £1060 (504) x2, Charolais 300kg £1450 (483) x3, 290kg £1400 (482) x4 and I McGarel, Ballymena Shorthorn beef 270kg £1190 (440) x3.

301 to 350kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Charolais 310kg £1810 (583), 350kg £2000 (571), K Bell, Broughshane Charolais 340kg £1860 (547), local farmer Limousin 340kg £1840 (541), Charolais 330kg £1750 (530), 320kg £1650 (515), Limousin 310kg £1570 (506), S and N Anderson, Cullybackey Charolais 320kg £1600 (500), local farmer Limousin 330kg £1640 (497), A Magee, Larne Charolais 1640 (497) x4 and local farmer Limousin 310kg £1540 (496) x2.

Over 351kg

S Taylor, Ligoniel Charolais 380kg £2160 (568), 370kg £2040 (551), K Bell, Broughshane Charolais 360kg £1960 (544), S Taylor Charolais 380kg £2060 (542), local farmer Charolais 360kg £1890 (525), K Bell Charolais 360kg £1870 (519), local farmer Limousin 360kg £1870 (519), S Taylor Charolais 380kg £1910 (502), K Bell Charolais 400kg £2010 (502), local farmer Charolais 370kg £1850 (500), S Taylor Charolais 380kg £1890 (497), K Bell Charolais 390kg £1930 (494), local farmer Charolais 360kg £1780 (494), 360kg £1760 (488) and D McGarel, Glenarm Limousin 400kg £1940 (485).

Heifers

Up to 300 kg

S and N Anderson, Limousin 270kg £1380 (511), I McGarel, Ballymena Shorthorn beef 240kg £1180 (491), Shorthorn beef, 240kg £1180 (491), Whites Livestock Ltd, Maghera Charolais 260kg £1270 (488), Charolais 290kg £1400 (482), S and N Anderson, Limousin 230kg £1100 (478), S Crawford, Prockless Saler 230kg £1100 (478), S and N Anderson, Limousin 270kg £1280 (474),Limousin 230kg £1060 (460), W J and R J Cuthbert, Ballycarry Saler 300kg £1350 (450), M Montgomery, Ballymena Limousin 270kg £1190 (440), L and J Barron, Trooper Slane Shorthorn beef 260kg £1090 (419), I McGarel, Ballymena x3 Shorthorn beef 210kg £880 (419) and A Magee, Larne 290kg £1190 (410).

301 to 350kg

D McGarel, Glenarm Limousin 330kg £1760 (533), T Knox, Ballynure Charolais 330kg £1630 (493), local farmer Charolais 350kg £1720 (491), K Bell, Broughshane Charolais 340kg £1630 (479), W J and R J Cuthert, Ballycarry Saler 350kg £1640 (468), local farmer, Limousin 310kg £1450 (467), D McGarel, Charolais 330kg £1540 (466), W Hamilton, Broughshane Belgian Blue 310kg £1350 (435), Belgian Blue 310kg £1350 (435), D McGarel, Charolais 330kg £1400 (424), local farmer, Abondance 340kg £1430 (420), W J and R J Cuthbert, Limousin 350kg £1400 (400), A Magee, Larne Charolais 350kg £1340 (382) x3 and Co Antrim farmer Simmental 320kg £1190 (371).

Over 351kg

Local farmer, Charolais 390kg £1780 (456), S Taylor, Belfast Charolais 370kg £1660 (448), local farmer Charolais 360kg £1610 (447), S Taylor, Charolais 410kg £1830 (446), local farmer, Charolais 390kg £1740 (446), Co Antrim farmer Limousin 470kg £2090 (444), local farmer Charolais 410kg £1800 (439), Charolais 360kg £1580 (438), Charolais 390kg £1710 (438), Charolais 410kg £1780 (434), K Bell, Broughshane Charolais 400kg £1730 (432), N McGarry, Crumlin Limousin 440kg £1900 (431), local farmer Abondance 380kg £1640 (431), Charolais 360kg £1530 (425) and T Knox, Ballynure Belgian Blue 360kg £1530 (425), Limousin 370kg £1570 (424).

Tuesday 2nd June 2026: Another smaller entry of 95 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday met a slightly lesser trade.

Bullocks sold to £1660 over for a Belgian Blue 660kg at £2320 and heifers to £1610 over for a Limousin 660kg at £2270.

Bullocks

Up 500kg

S Morrison, Liscolman Saler 470kg £1990 (423), Saler 470kg £1960 (417), Saler 490kg £2040 (416), G D Graham, Kells Stabiliser 380kg £1570 (413), Stabiliser 370kg £1500 (405), Stabiliser 360kg £1440 (400), G Connon, Aldergrove Charolais 430kg £1690 (393), Charolais 410kg £1600 (390), G D Graham, Stabiliser 390kg £1495 (383), Stabiliser 370kg £1410 (381), Stabiliser 320kg £1200 (375), Stabiliser 330kg £1200 (363), Stabiliser 350kg £1270 (362), C Quinn, Portaferry Abondance 370kg £1340 (362), V and A Patterson, Ballyronan Abondance 380kg £1365 (359) and S Morrison, Saler 470kg £1665 (354).

Over 501kg

K Woodside, Islandmagee Abondance 530kg £2150 (405), Abondance 560kg £2160 (385), T McSwiggan, Upperlands Simmental 540kg £2050 (379), K Woodside, Abondance 580kg £2170 (374), Abondance 540kg £1980 (366), D Laverty, Portglenone Belgian Blue 590kg £2160 (366), S Morrison, Liscolman Simmental 510kg £1860 (364), S Woods, Crossgar Charolais 560kg £2040 (364), S Morrison, Saler 510kg £1840 (360), T Paul, Magherafelt Limousin 630kg £2270 (360), O O’Donnell, Toomebridge Limousin 590kg £2120 (359), S Woods, Charolais 580kg £2070 (356), D Laverty, Simmental 580kg £2050 (353), S Woods, Belgian Blue 660kg £2320 (351) and O O’Donnell, Toomebridge Limousin 610kg £2130 (349).

Store cattle

Heifer

K Woodside, Islandmagee Abondance 430kg £1600 (372), G Connon, Aldergrove, Charolais 450kg £1670 (371), Charolais 470kg £1700 (361), D Ross, Cullybackey Belgian Blue 480kg £1670 (347), D Fenton, Rasharkin Charolais 500kg £1730 (346), K Minford, Crumlin Limousin 420kg £1440 (342) and G Martin, Randalstown Limousin 500kg £1470 (294).

501kg plus

T and T Wilson, Ballymoney Charolais 540kg £1975 (365), Charolais 590kg £2100 (355), O O'Donnell, Toomebridge Charolais 620kg £2160 (348), T and T Wilson, Charolais £1930 (344), M McKenna, Ballymoney Limousin 660kg (343), T and T Wilson, Charolais 550kg £1860 (338), M McKenna, Charolais 590kg £1990 (337), D Ross, Cullybackey Belgian Blue 570kg £1890 (331), T McBride, Toomebridge Belgian Blue 510kg £1685 (330), M McKenna, Charolais 580kg £1910 (329), S Woods, Crossgar Charolais 640kg £2100 (328), Belgian Blue 510kg £1660 (325), Charolais 670kg £2150 (320) and M McKenna, Charolais 630kg £2005 (318), Stabiliser 590kg £1840 (311), Stabiliser 600kg £1860 (310).

Wednesday 3rd June 2026: 1388 sheep in Ballymena resulted in an improved trade.

Fat lambs sold to 871p for a pen of 17 Crossbred 21kg at £183 from A Angus, Kircubbin and a top per head of £220 for a Charollais 33kg presented by D Fenton, Rasharkin.

Fat lambs (997)

Top per head

D Fenton, Rasharkin Charollais 33kg £220, Taggart Brothers, Doagh 1 Texel 27kg £220, W and G Hanna, Ballymoney 3 Texel 26kg £205, S F and E H, Cullybackey 1 Charollais 24kg £204, T Lamont, Kells 1 Suffolk 28.5kg £200, I Magee, Larne 1 Texel 25.5kg £200, F McAuley, Toomebridge 18 Charollais 24kg £198.50, S Wallace, Aldergrove 16 Texel 23kg £197, A Angus, Kircubbin 9 Crossbred 23kg £196, W Clarke, Antrim 30 Texel 23.5kg £195.50, Taggart Brothers, 10 Suffolk 25kg £195, A and D McAfee, Bushmills 16 Texel 22.5kg £194.50, T Hanna, Loughgiel 30 Texel 23.5kg £193.50, M Wallace, Cloughmills 5 Texel 27kg £193, R J Crawford, Stewartstown 5 Texel 24kg £192.50, Taggart Brothers 4 Texel 24kg £192, T Hanna, 2 Texel 24.5kg £191.50, R Booth, Ahoghill 11 Texel 23kg £191, A and D McAfee, 6 Texel 23.5kg £191, D Davidson, Ballymena 15 Suffolk 25kg £191 and W McVey, Carnlough 7 Dorset 26.5kg £191.

Top per kg

A Angus, Kircubbin, 17 Crossbred 21kg £183 (871), A and D McAfee, Bushmills 16 Texel 22.5kg £194.50 (864), A Millar, Antrim 59 Charollais 21.5kg £185 (860), H Armstrong, Cookstown 15 Texel 22kg £188.50 (856), S Wallace, Aldergrove 16 Texel 23kg £197, A Angus, 9 Crossbred 23kg £196 (852), Wharry and McCurdy, Carnlough 9 Texel 22kg £187 (850), S F and E H Watson, Cullybackey 1 Charollais 24kg £204 (850), F Taylor, Moneymore 8 Crossbred 22kg £187 (850), H Minford, Nutt's Corner 15 Charollais 21kg £178 (847), A Millar, Antrim 41 Charollais 22kg £186 (845), J Lowe, Cookstown 15 Texel 20.5kg £173 (843), F McNeilly, Glarryford 11 Texel 22kg £185.50 (843), P Campbell, Carnlough 15 Suffolk 22kg £185.50 (843), A Mairs, Magheragall 3 Texel 22.5kg £189.50 (842), D Mairs, Magheragall 4 Texel 22.5kg £189.50 (842), J Houston, Broughshane 5 Texel 21kg £176.50 (840), D Carson, Belfast 24 Texel 21kg £176 (838), C O’Melvenna 35 Texel 22.5kg £188.50 (837), W Byers, Cullybackey 17 Texel 20.5kg £171.50 (836) and C Thompson, Bushmills 6 Suffolk 20kg £167 (835).

Fat ewes (319)

First quality

Suffolk - £174-£218

Texel - £196-£282

Crossbred - £160-£226

Blackface - £110-£142