Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 7 October 2025
- Bullocks £4.71/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.44/kg* mean of bands
An entry of over 370 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £2500 over for a Cha 610Kg £2740 presented by W Dennison, Dunadry. Heifers sold to £2310 over for a Cha at 690Kg £2880 presented by R McKeown, Portglenone.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 7 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.99/kg | £4.89 to £5.19/kg | £1,847 | £1,810 to £1,870 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.89/kg | £4.70 to £5.18/kg | £2,148 | £1,890 to £2,540 | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 16 lots | £4.54/kg | £4.33 to £5.00/kg | £2,405 | £2,210 to £2,650 | 16 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £4.49/kg | £4.49 to £4.49/kg | £2,740 | £2,740 to £2,740 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.34/kg | £4.25 to £4.54/kg | £1,515 | £1,360 to £1,730 | 6 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.51/kg | £4.25 to £4.80/kg | £1,993 | £1,850 to £2,160 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 13 lots | £4.47/kg | £4.28 to £4.82/kg | £2,430 | £2,270 to £2,690 | 13 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £4.33/kg | £4.33 to £4.33/kg | £2,730 | £2,730 to £2,730 | 1 | |
| 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 57 lots, 58 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,540 | £5.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,070 | £5.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,070 | £5.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,070 | £5.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,290 | £4.79/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,180 | £4.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,320 | £4.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,240 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,000 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,180 | £4.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,890 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,930 | £4.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,520 | £4.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,420 | £4.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,460 | £4.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,600 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 540 | £2,480 | £4.59/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,300 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,740 | £4.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,650 | £4.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,380 | £4.49/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,410 | £4.38/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,320 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,490 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,310 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,220 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,210 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,210 | £4.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,970 | £4.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,160 | £4.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,320 | £4.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,590 | £4.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,270 | £4.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,030 | £4.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,730 | £4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,850 | £4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,390 | £4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,950 | £4.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,660 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,000 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | LM | 320 | £1,360 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,510 | £4.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,690 | £4.63/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,380 | £4.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,690 | £4.55/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,270 | £4.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,410 | £4.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,400 | £4.36/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,300 | £4.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,730 | £4.33/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,500 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,320 | £4.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,530 | £4.28/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.