Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 18 September 2025

300 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 38, 2025

300 beef cattle on Thursday resulted in another good steady trade. Beef Cows to 416p for 840kg at £3494, Fr Cows to 278p for 620kg at £1723 and Beef Heifers to 412p for 650kg at £2678. Beef bullocks to 430p for 620kg at £2666 and to a top per head of £3720 for 890kg and Fr Bullocks to 318p for 600kg at £1908.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 18 September 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£4.11/kg£4.02 to £4.20/kg£2,263£2,090 to £2,4362
600 kg and overderived from 25 lots£4.09/kg£4.00 to £4.30/kg£3,110£2,528 to £3,72025
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.87/kg£3.70 to £4.04/kg£2,127£1,890 to £2,3434
600 kg and overderived from 8 lots£3.93/kg£3.70 to £4.12/kg£2,532£2,294 to £2,6788
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.04/kg£2.50 to £3.58/kg£1,702£1,400 to £2,0042
600 kg and overderived from 27 lots£3.04/kg£2.22 to £4.16/kg£2,151£1,332 to £3,49427
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 68 lots, 68 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM840£3,494£4.16/kg
Cull cows1BA700£2,786£3.98/kg
Cull cows1LM610£2,415£3.96/kg
Cull cows1BA650£2,444£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,444£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,428£3.68/kg
Cull cows1CH560£2,004£3.58/kg
Cull cows1BA740£2,575£3.48/kg
Cull cows1BA750£2,610£3.48/kg
Cull cows1BB670£2,318£3.46/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,491£3.46/kg
Cull cows1BB720£2,462£3.42/kg
Cull cows1HE950£3,211£3.38/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,678£4.12/kg
Heifers1640£2,598£4.06/kg
Heifers1BB580£2,343£4.04/kg
Heifers1LM660£2,640£4.00/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,547£3.98/kg
Heifers1LM650£2,574£3.96/kg
Heifers1CH650£2,561£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM550£2,167£3.94/kg
Heifers1ST500£1,890£3.78/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,368£3.70/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,109£3.70/kg
Heifers1ST620£2,294£3.70/kg
Cull cows1620£1,724£2.78/kg
Cull cows1700£1,939£2.77/kg
Cull cows1760£2,082£2.74/kg
Cull cows1710£1,902£2.68/kg
Cull cows1800£2,112£2.64/kg
Cull cows1700£1,834£2.62/kg
Cull cows1750£1,935£2.58/kg
Cull cows1730£1,883£2.58/kg
Cull cows1650£1,677£2.58/kg
Cull cows1620£1,562£2.52/kg
Cull cows1560£1,400£2.50/kg
Cull cows1670£1,634£2.44/kg
Cull cows1750£1,770£2.36/kg
Cull cows1680£1,523£2.24/kg
Cull cows1660£1,478£2.24/kg
Cull cows1600£1,332£2.22/kg
Bullocks1CH890£3,720
Bullocks1CH900£2,528
Bullocks1LM850£3,485£4.10/kg
Bullocks1CH900£3,474
Bullocks1CH890£3,418
Bullocks1LM820£3,378£4.12/kg
Bullocks1CH870£3,341
Bullocks1CH820£3,280
Bullocks1CH820£3,214
Bullocks1LM820£3,198
Bullocks1CH840£3,192
Bullocks1CH810£3,190
Bullocks1LM770£3,188£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,165
Bullocks1CH810£3,159
Bullocks1CH620£2,666£4.30/kg
Bullocks1BEL680£2,883£4.24/kg
Bullocks1580£2,436£4.20/kg
Bullocks1LM790£3,192£4.04/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,868£4.04/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,828£4.04/kg
Bullocks1CH690£2,787£4.04/kg
Bullocks1LM670£2,707£4.04/kg
Bullocks1BEL520£2,090£4.02/kg
Bullocks1CH730£2,935£4.02/kg
Bullocks1LM750£3,000£4.00/kg
Bullocks1CH740£2,960£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 2 September 2026.