Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 16 October 2025

220 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 42, 2025

A lesser entry of 220 Beef cattle on Thursday continued to sell at a steady trade. Beef Cows sold to 418p for a Lim 770kg at £3218, Fr Cows to 278p for 700kg at £1946 and Beef Heifers to 408p for a Blonde 660kg at £2692. Beef Bullocks to 400p for a Lim 610kg at £2440 and to a top per head of £3327 for a Charolais 940kg and Fr Bullocks to 332p for 570kg at £1892.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 October 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£3.17/kg£2.98 to £3.32/kg£1,704£1,579 to £1,8923
600 kg and overderived from 30 lots£3.64/kg£3.02 to £4.00/kg£2,696£1,872 to £3,32730
Heifers500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.90/kg£3.88 to £3.92/kg£2,203£2,195 to £2,2112
600 kg and overderived from 11 lots£3.85/kg£3.70 to £4.08/kg£2,681£2,342 to £2,93011
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots£3.31/kg£2.60 to £4.12/kg£1,824£1,534 to £2,2244
600 kg and overderived from 17 lots£3.28/kg£2.50 to £4.18/kg£2,244£1,561 to £3,21817
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 67 lots, 67 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM770£3,218£4.18/kg
Cull cows1LM540£2,224£4.12/kg
Cull cows1BB680£2,706£3.98/kg
Cull cows1LM530£2,003£3.78/kg
Cull cows1LM690£2,594£3.76/kg
Cull cows1BB610£2,281£3.74/kg
Cull cows1BA730£2,730£3.74/kg
Cull cows1LM610£2,281£3.74/kg
Cull cows1BB690£2,566£3.72/kg
Cull cows1LM670£2,465£3.68/kg
Cull cows1BA720£2,606£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,327£3.58/kg
Cull cows1700£1,946£2.78/kg
Cull cows1560£1,534£2.74/kg
Cull cows1590£1,534£2.60/kg
Cull cows1810£2,106£2.60/kg
Cull cows1660£1,702£2.58/kg
Cull cows1610£1,561£2.56/kg
Cull cows1660£1,663£2.52/kg
Cull cows1710£1,775£2.50/kg
Cull cows1650£1,625£2.50/kg
Heifers1BA660£2,692£4.08/kg
Heifers1LM740£2,930£3.96/kg
Heifers1CH730£2,890£3.96/kg
Heifers1CH560£2,195£3.92/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,730£3.90/kg
Heifers1730£2,847£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM570£2,211£3.88/kg
Heifers1LM610£2,342£3.84/kg
Heifers1CH750£2,850£3.80/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,556£3.76/kg
Heifers1CH740£2,752£3.72/kg
Heifers1CH670£2,492£3.72/kg
Heifers1650£2,405£3.70/kg
Bullocks1CH940£3,327
Bullocks1LM820£3,181
Bullocks1CH820£3,050£3.72/kg
Bullocks1LM800£3,040£3.80/kg
Bullocks1SI790£3,017£3.82/kg
Bullocks1CH880£2,992
Bullocks1SI780£2,964£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH800£2,896
Bullocks1790£2,891
Bullocks1CH800£2,864
Bullocks1LM760£2,857£3.76/kg
Bullocks1SHB820£2,853
Bullocks1LM610£2,440£4.00/kg
Bullocks1LM720£2,836£3.94/kg
Bullocks1LM690£2,718£3.94/kg
Bullocks1LM620£2,430£3.92/kg
Bullocks1LM820£3,180£3.88/kg
Bullocks1AA670£2,559£3.82/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,660£3.80/kg
Bullocks1SI720£2,736£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM730£2,774£3.80/kg
Bullocks1LM750£2,820£3.76/kg
Bullocks1AA660£2,442£3.70/kg
Bullocks1570£1,892£3.32/kg
Bullocks1790£2,622£3.32/kg
Bullocks1730£2,365£3.24/kg
Bullocks1660£2,125£3.22/kg
Bullocks1510£1,642£3.22/kg
Bullocks1620£1,984£3.20/kg
Bullocks1FR670£2,144£3.20/kg
Bullocks1700£2,240£3.20/kg
Bullocks1620£1,872£3.02/kg
Bullocks1530£1,579£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.