Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 2 October 2025

382 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 40, 2025

A good entry of 382 Beef cattle continued to sell well with Beef Cows to 446p for 810kg at £3612, Fr Cows to 270p for 580kg at £1566 and Beef Heifers to 436p for 840kg at £3662. Beef Bullocks to 422p for 820kg at £3460 and to a top per head of £3508, Fr bullocks to 332p for 660kg at £2191.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 2 October 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
BullocksUnder 300 kgderived from 1 lot£3,058£3,058 to £3,0581
400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£2.30/kg£2.30 to £2.30/kg£1,104£1,104 to £1,1041
500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots£3.20/kg£2.18 to £3.98/kg£1,754£1,134 to £2,0789
600 kg and overderived from 31 lots£3.61/kg£2.44 to £4.22/kg£2,810£1,684 to £3,50931
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.92/kg£3.90 to £3.94/kg£2,273£2,245 to £2,3012
600 kg and overderived from 13 lots£3.93/kg£3.80 to £4.36/kg£2,759£2,330 to £3,66213
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 5 lots£2.80/kg£2.48 to £3.80/kg£1,549£1,339 to £2,0145
600 kg and overderived from 23 lots£3.35/kg£2.40 to £4.46/kg£2,477£1,488 to £3,95923
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 85 lots, 85 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1BB810£3,612£4.46/kg
Cull cows1BB820£3,640£4.44/kg
Cull cows1BB620£2,728£4.40/kg
Cull cows1LM790£3,412£4.32/kg
Cull cows1BB740£3,167£4.28/kg
Cull cows1BB640£2,649£4.14/kg
Cull cows1LM700£2,870£4.10/kg
Cull cows1CH980£3,959£4.04/kg
Cull cows1LM820£3,198£3.90/kg
Cull cows1BA530£2,014£3.80/kg
Cull cows1LM820£3,099£3.78/kg
Cull cows1CH680£2,529£3.72/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,960£3.70/kg
Cull cows1580£1,566£2.70/kg
Cull cows1720£1,929£2.68/kg
Cull cows1720£1,843£2.56/kg
Cull cows1600£1,536£2.56/kg
Cull cows1700£1,778£2.54/kg
Cull cows1660£1,663£2.52/kg
Cull cows1650£1,638£2.52/kg
Cull cows1700£1,764£2.52/kg
Cull cows1570£1,425£2.50/kg
Cull cows1560£1,400£2.50/kg
Cull cows1790£1,959£2.48/kg
Cull cows1540£1,339£2.48/kg
Cull cows1690£1,711£2.48/kg
Cull cows1760£1,839£2.42/kg
Cull cows1620£1,488£2.40/kg
Heifers1CH840£3,662£4.36/kg
Heifers1770£3,218£4.18/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,653£3.96/kg
Heifers1CH720£2,836£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH710£2,797£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH570£2,245£3.94/kg
Heifers1SI590£2,301£3.90/kg
Heifers1CH740£2,886£3.90/kg
Heifers1770£2,972£3.86/kg
Heifers1CH680£2,611£3.84/kg
Heifers1CH640£2,457£3.84/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,380£3.84/kg
Heifers1CH610£2,330£3.82/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,674£3.82/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,394£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH860£3,509£4.08/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,460£4.22/kg
Bullocks1LM810£3,370£4.16/kg
Bullocks1CH870£3,297
Bullocks1CH870£3,289
Bullocks1AA870£3,219
Bullocks1CH790£3,207£4.06/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,165
Bullocks1CH870£3,132
Bullocks1AA840£3,108
Bullocks1LM830£3,104
Bullocks1CH810£3,078
Bullocks1LM780£3,065£3.93/kg
Bullocks1CH80£3,058
Bullocks1CH830£3,054
Bullocks1CH790£3,049£3.86/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,982£4.20/kg
Bullocks1BEL520£2,070£3.98/kg
Bullocks1LM710£2,812£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH760£3,010£3.96/kg
Bullocks1BEL530£2,078£3.92/kg
Bullocks1SI740£2,886£3.90/kg
Bullocks1CH770£3,003£3.90/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,166£3.86/kg
Bullocks1BEL530£2,035£3.84/kg
Bullocks1SPK710£2,726£3.84/kg
Bullocks1FR660£2,191£3.32/kg
Bullocks1FR610£2,013£3.30/kg
Bullocks1FR590£1,935£3.28/kg
Bullocks1FR560£1,803£3.22/kg
Bullocks1FR610£1,928£3.16/kg
Bullocks1FR610£1,891£3.10/kg
Bullocks1FR810£2,446£3.02/kg
Bullocks1FR550£1,617£2.94/kg
Bullocks1HO700£2,044£2.92/kg
Bullocks1FR810£2,333
Bullocks1FR580£1,624£2.80/kg
Bullocks1HO690£1,877£2.72/kg
Bullocks1570£1,493£2.62/kg
Bullocks1HO690£1,684£2.44/kg
Bullocks1HO480£1,104£2.30/kg
Bullocks1HO520£1,134£2.18/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.