Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 23 October 2025
- Bullocks £3.74/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.94/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.25/kg* mean of bands
376 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in another steady trade. Beef Cows sold to 424p for 770kg at £3264, Fr Cows to 302p for 650kg at £1963 and Beef Heifers to 410p for 630kg at £2583. Beef bullocks to 412p for 720kg at £2966 and to a top per head of £3264 for 800kg and Fr bullocks to 332p for 620kg at £2058.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 23 October 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 600 kg and overderived from 26 lots | £3.74/kg | £3.08 to £4.12/kg | £2,786 | £1,909 to £3,264 | 26 |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.92/kg | £3.80 to £3.98/kg | £2,208 | £2,166 to £2,268 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £3.94/kg | £3.82 to £4.10/kg | £2,745 | £2,292 to £3,100 | 9 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.92/kg | £3.92 to £3.92/kg | £2,116 | £2,116 to £2,116 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 27 lots | £3.22/kg | £2.50 to £4.24/kg | £2,468 | £1,575 to £3,920 | 27 | |
| 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 66 lots, 66 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 770 | £3,264 | £4.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 990 | £3,920 | £3.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,955 | £3.94/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 540 | £2,116 | £3.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,948 | £3.88/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 890 | £3,435 | £3.86/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 980 | £3,665 | £3.74/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,730 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 780 | £2,854 | £3.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 900 | £3,294 | £3.66/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,730 | £3.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 810 | £2,932 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,678 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,700 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 780 | £2,808 | £3.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,963 | £3.02/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,740 | £2.72/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 640 | £1,702 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 800 | £2,096 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 940 | £2,462 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,807 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 610 | £1,586 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 650 | £1,677 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £1,909 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 690 | £1,752 | £2.54/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,587 | £2.52/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,875 | £2.50/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 630 | £1,575 | £2.50/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,583 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 760 | £3,100 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,963 | £4.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,189 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,268 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 680 | £2,706 | £3.98/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,793 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,702 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 750 | £2,895 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 700 | £2,674 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 600 | £2,292 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,166 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 800 | £3,264 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 920 | £3,238 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 810 | £3,126 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | 840 | £3,108 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £3,040 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,034 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 790 | £3,002 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £2,986 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,972 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,966 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,963 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,886 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,876 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,857 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 760 | £3,040 | £4.00/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 730 | £2,847 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,126 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 700 | £2,688 | £3.84/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 790 | £3,002 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,432 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £2,058 | £3.32/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,216 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 600 | £1,956 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £2,053 | £3.26/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 620 | £1,909 | £3.08/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.