Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 21 October 2025
- Bullocks £4.41/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.38/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 225 store cattle met an excellent trade. Bullocks sold to £2160 over for a Char 670kg at £2830 sold by A & B Hunter, Antrim. Heifers sold to £2290 over for a Char 630kg at £2920 presented by Gareth Mackey, Lisburn.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 21 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 4 lots | £4.46/kg | £4.26 to £4.91/kg | £1,630 | £1,560 to £1,770 | 4 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.56/kg | £4.31 to £4.81/kg | £2,062 | £1,850 to £2,200 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.30/kg | £4.17 to £4.53/kg | £2,354 | £2,120 to £2,630 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £4.26/kg | £4.22 to £4.29/kg | £2,730 | £2,660 to £2,830 | 3 | |
| Heifers | 400 to 500 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.42/kg | £4.15 to £5.00/kg | £2,035 | £1,800 to £2,300 | 11 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.36/kg | £4.10 to £4.71/kg | £2,282 | £2,050 to £2,530 | 9 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £4.33/kg | £4.10 to £4.63/kg | £2,718 | £2,460 to £2,920 | 4 | |
| 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 51 lots, 51 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 440 | £2,200 | £5.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,300 | £4.69/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,260 | £4.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 400 | £1,800 | £4.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £2,030 | £4.41/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,850 | £4.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,030 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £2,070 | £4.31/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,100 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,100 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,000 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,910 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,050 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,500 | £4.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,460 | £4.64/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,920 | £4.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £2,530 | £4.60/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 640 | £2,800 | £4.37/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,340 | £4.25/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,690 | £4.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,130 | £4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,170 | £4.17/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,100 | £4.11/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,460 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,770 | £4.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 440 | £2,120 | £4.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,020 | £4.69/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,100 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,200 | £4.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,960 | £4.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,140 | £4.55/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 410 | £1,850 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,140 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,570 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,180 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,560 | £4.33/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,030 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 380 | £1,620 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,120 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,630 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,450 | £4.37/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 570 | £2,480 | £4.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,380 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,660 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,400 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,700 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,520 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,170 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,830 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,350 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,210 | £4.17/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.