Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Bullocks £4.80/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.99/kg* mean of bands
Just under 300 cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £2270 over for a Char 590kg at £2860 offered by L Bell, Toomebridge. Heifers sold to £2010 over for a Char 590kg at £2600 presented by R Forsythe, Portglenone.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 2 September 2025
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 | £5.00/kg | £4.77 to £5.24/kg | £1,405 | £1,290 to £1,520 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £5.07/kg | £4.74 to £5.23/kg | £1,757 | £1,570 to £2,040 | 3 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.11/kg | £4.81 to £5.57/kg | £2,246 | £1,980 to £2,620 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 17 lots | £4.64/kg | £4.42 to £4.96/kg | £2,516 | £2,360 to £2,860 | 17 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £4.44/kg | £4.41 to £4.46/kg | £2,710 | £2,680 to £2,740 | 2 | |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.82/kg | £3.82 to £3.82/kg | £1,110 | £1,110 to £1,110 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.10/kg | £3.91 to £4.35/kg | £1,512 | £1,410 to £1,700 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.15/kg | £3.87 to £4.50/kg | £1,821 | £1,750 to £1,940 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.74/kg | £3.52 to £4.40/kg | £2,048 | £1,800 to £2,600 | 6 | |
| 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 50 lots, 50 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,890 | £4.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,700 | £4.35/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,940 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,850 | £4.30/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,480 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,810 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 430 | £1,750 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,750 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 370 | £1,460 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,410 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,760 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 470 | £1,820 | £3.87/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,110 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,600 | £4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SPK | 530 | £1,980 | £3.73/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £1,900 | £3.65/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 560 | £2,010 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 560 | £2,000 | £3.57/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 510 | £1,800 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 470 | £2,620 | £5.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,140 | £5.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,540 | £5.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,520 | £5.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,570 | £5.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,040 | £5.23/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,480 | £4.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 420 | £2,080 | £4.95/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 400 | £1,980 | £4.95/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,450 | £4.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,290 | £4.87/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,420 | £4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,070 | £4.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 270 | £1,290 | £4.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,860 | £4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 530 | £2,500 | £4.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,520 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 560 | £2,580 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,440 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,480 | £4.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,570 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,700 | £4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 560 | £2,560 | £4.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,360 | £4.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,450 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,580 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,680 | £4.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,440 | £4.43/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,390 | £4.42/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,740 | £4.41/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.