Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 9 October 2025

330 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 41, 2025

An entry of 330 cattle forward in Ballymena today. Beef cows sold to 382p for a Lim 770kg at £2941. Fr cows to 270p for a 710kg at £1917, Beef bullocks to 434p for Lim 870kg at £3775, beef heifers to 406p for a Lim 640kg at £2598.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 9 October 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.34/kg£3.08 to £4.18/kg£1,833£1,630 to £2,0905
600 kg and overderived from 31 lots£3.80/kg£2.98 to £4.34/kg£3,073£1,817 to £3,98531
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£3.60/kg£3.46 to £3.94/kg£2,016£1,913 to £2,1128
600 kg and overderived from 8 lots£3.71/kg£3.46 to £4.06/kg£2,538£2,194 to £3,0888
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£2.88/kg£2.20 to £3.56/kg£1,681£1,298 to £2,0642
600 kg and overderived from 21 lots£3.19/kg£2.44 to £3.82/kg£2,266£1,550 to £3,76021
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 74 lots, 75 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM770£2,941£3.82/kg
Cull cows1LM830£3,154£3.80/kg
Cull cows1LM730£2,759£3.78/kg
Cull cows11,000£3,760£3.76/kg
Cull cows1LM630£2,343£3.72/kg
Cull cows1LM740£2,693£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,511£3.64/kg
Cull cows1610£2,220£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,420£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM580£2,064£3.56/kg
Cull cows1630£2,242£3.56/kg
Cull cows1690£2,442£3.54/kg
Cull cows1LM610£2,135£3.50/kg
Cull cows1710£1,917£2.70/kg
Cull cows1640£1,689£2.64/kg
Cull cows1630£1,650£2.62/kg
Cull cows1690£1,794£2.60/kg
Cull cows1750£1,935£2.58/kg
Cull cows1790£1,975£2.50/kg
Cull cows1620£1,550£2.50/kg
Cull cows1700£1,722£2.46/kg
Cull cows1710£1,732£2.44/kg
Cull cows1590£1,298£2.20/kg
Bullocks1BB940£3,985
Bullocks1LM870£3,775£4.34/kg
Bullocks1LM900£3,744£4.16/kg
Bullocks1CH960£3,686
Bullocks1LM930£3,534
Bullocks1LM910£3,512
Bullocks1BA910£3,494
Bullocks1LM900£3,438
Bullocks1CH910£3,385
Bullocks1LM850£3,383£3.98/kg
Bullocks1CH880£3,361
Bullocks1LM830£3,353£4.04/kg
Bullocks1LM840£3,343£3.98/kg
Bullocks1CH870£3,323
Bullocks1LM790£3,318£4.20/kg
Bullocks1BEL940£3,985£4.24/kg
Bullocks1BEL700£2,940£4.20/kg
Bullocks1LM500£2,090£4.18/kg
Bullocks1CH640£2,649£4.14/kg
Bullocks1BEL670£2,773£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM750£3,075£4.10/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,856£4.08/kg
Bullocks1LM760£3,040£4.00/kg
Bullocks1BEL740£2,960£4.00/kg
Bullocks1LM760£3,024£3.98/kg
Heifers1LM640£2,598£4.06/kg
Heifers1CH780£3,088£3.96/kg
Heifers1CH690£2,718£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM530£2,088£3.94/kg
Heifers1SHB520£1,913£3.68/kg
Heifers1SHB790£2,844£3.60/kg
Heifers1SI640£2,291£3.58/kg
Heifers1BRB590£2,112£3.58/kg
Heifers1AA560£1,993
Heifers1AA570£2,017£3.54/kg
Heifers1AA620£2,194£3.54/kg
Heifers1SI570£2,006£3.52/kg
Heifers1AA670£2,358£3.52/kg
Heifers1SI560£1,960£3.50/kg
Heifers1640£2,214£3.46/kg
Heifers1AA590£2,041£3.46/kg
Bullocks1730£2,379£3.26/kg
Bullocks1HO500£1,630£3.26/kg
Bullocks1FR700£2,268£3.24/kg
Bullocks1FR650£2,106£3.24/kg
Bullocks1HO690£2,180£3.16/kg
Bullocks1HO870£2,731£3.14/kg
Bullocks1FR600£1,860£3.10/kg
Bullocks2FR590£1,829£3.10/kg
Bullocks1FR580£1,786£3.08/kg
Bullocks1FR610£1,817£2.98/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.