Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Cattle sale, Thursday 30 October 2025

321 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 44, 2025

An entry of 321 cattle in Ballymena in Thursday resulted in a sharper trade. Beef cows sold to 428p for a Lim 780Kg at £3338. Fr cows to 262p for a 730Kg at £1912 and beef heifers to 418p for a Cha 620Kg at £2591. Beef bullocks to 430p for a Cha 700Kf at £3010 and a top per head of £3488 for a Cha at 890Kg. Fr bullocks sold to 3.34 for a 710Kg at £2371.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 30 October 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£3.01/kg£3.00 to £3.02/kg£1,400£1,350 to £1,4492
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.22/kg£3.12 to £3.32/kg£1,850£1,809 to £1,8922
600 kg and overderived from 33 lots£3.68/kg£3.20 to £4.30/kg£2,739£1,920 to £3,48834
Heifers400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot£3.90/kg£3.90 to £3.90/kg£1,911£1,911 to £1,9111
500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.92/kg£3.90 to £3.94/kg£2,214£2,184 to £2,2452
600 kg and overderived from 13 lots£3.95/kg£3.84 to £4.18/kg£2,741£2,364 to £3,29013
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots£2.41/kg£2.28 to £2.56/kg£1,375£1,299 to £1,4593
600 kg and overderived from 28 lots£3.10/kg£2.30 to £4.28/kg£2,404£1,531 to £3,97528
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 84 lots, 85 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Bullocks1CH890£2,488
Bullocks1CH940£3,459
Bullocks1960£3,360
Bullocks1CH800£3,168£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH870£3,114
Bullocks1LM790£3,081£3.90/kg
Bullocks1CH700£3,010£4.30/kg
Bullocks1CH840£2,990
Bullocks1LM800£2,976
Bullocks1CH710£2,939£4.14/kg
Bullocks1AA840£2,923
Bullocks1BA770£2,910
Bullocks1LM730£2,890
Bullocks1CH740£2,886£3.90/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,880
Bullocks1LM610£2,574£4.22/kg
Bullocks1720£2,880£4.00/kg
Bullocks1730£2,890£3.96/kg
Bullocks1CH890£3,488£3.92/kg
Bullocks1CH720£2,822£3.92/kg
Bullocks1LM700£2,744£3.92/kg
Bullocks1AA700£2,730£3.90/kg
Bullocks1LM670£2,613£3.90/kg
Bullocks1LM640£2,496£3.90/kg
Bullocks1710£2,371£3.34/kg
Bullocks1570£1,892£3.32/kg
Bullocks1670£2,197£3.28/kg
Bullocks1630£2,066£3.28/kg
Bullocks1730£2,372£3.25/kg
Bullocks2670£2,170£3.24/kg
Bullocks1600£1,920£3.20/kg
Bullocks1770£2,464£3.20/kg
Bullocks1790£2,528£3.20/kg
Bullocks1800£2,560£3.20/kg
Bullocks1580£1,809£3.12/kg
Bullocks1480£1,449£3.02/kg
Bullocks1450£1,350£3.00/kg
Cull cows1LM780£3,338£4.28/kg
Cull cows1BEL900£3,762£4.18/kg
Cull cows1SHB1,030£3,975£3.86/kg
Cull cows1CH980£3,567£3.64/kg
Cull cows1LM720£2,606£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM650£2,353£3.62/kg
Cull cows1LM800£2,880£3.60/kg
Cull cows1LM750£2,670£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM940£3,346£3.56/kg
Cull cows1LM780£2,730£3.50/kg
Cull cows1SI650£2,262£3.48/kg
Cull cows1CH850£2,940£3.46/kg
Cull cows1SHB830£2,822£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM660£2,244£3.40/kg
Cull cows1LM680£2,312
Cull cows1CH820£2,771£3.38/kg
Cull cows1FR730£1,912£2.62/kg
Cull cows1FR740£1,894£2.56/kg
Cull cows1HO760£2,022£2.56/kg
Cull cows1FR570£1,459£2.56/kg
Cull cows1FR620£1,562£2.52/kg
Cull cows1FR760£1,839£2.42/kg
Cull cows1HO690£1,656£2.40/kg
Cull cows1FR570£1,368£2.40/kg
Cull cows1FR710£1,689£2.38/kg
Cull cows1FR650£1,534£2.36/kg
Cull cows1HO740£1,746£2.36/kg
Cull cows1FR740£1,731£2.34/kg
Cull cows1HO660£1,531£2.32/kg
Cull cows1HO700£1,610£2.30/kg
Cull cows1FR570£1,299£2.28/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,590£4.18/kg
Heifers1CH620£2,529£4.08/kg
Heifers1BEL720£2,880£4.00/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,786£3.98/kg
Heifers1CH820£3,230£3.94/kg
Heifers1LM680£2,679£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH570£2,245£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH600£2,364£3.94/kg
Heifers1CH840£3,290£3.92/kg
Heifers1CH760£2,979£3.92/kg
Heifers1LM490£1,911£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM560£2,184£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM710£2,769£3.90/kg
Heifers1CH700£2,716£3.88/kg
Heifers1CH630£2,444£3.88/kg
Heifers1LM620£2,380£3.84/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.