Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 6 November 2025
- Bullocks £4.05/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.02/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.02/kg* mean of bands
270 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 392p for 680Kg £2665, Fr cows to 276p for 600Kg £1656. Beef heifers to 418p for a Lim 810Kg £3385 and a Cha at 710Kg £2967. Beef bullocks to 424p for 630Kg £2677 and a top per head of £3364 for 890Kg.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 6 November 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.90/kg | £3.90 to £3.90/kg | £936 | £936 to £936 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.28/kg | £4.28 to £4.28/kg | £1,797 | £1,797 to £1,797 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.95/kg | £3.95 to £3.95/kg | £2,330 | £2,330 to £2,330 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 21 lots | £4.05/kg | £3.90 to £4.24/kg | £2,977 | £2,352 to £3,364 | 22 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.90/kg | £3.90 to £3.90/kg | £1,287 | £1,287 to £1,287 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.96/kg | £3.96 to £3.96/kg | £2,059 | £2,059 to £2,059 | 1 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 9 lots | £4.04/kg | £3.90 to £4.18/kg | £2,877 | £2,457 to £3,385 | 9 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.70/kg | £2.70 to £2.70/kg | £1,496 | £1,496 to £1,496 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 29 lots | £3.03/kg | £2.40 to £3.92/kg | £2,165 | £1,500 to £3,026 | 29 | |
| 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 65 lots, 66 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,662 | £3.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,434 | £3.58/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 850 | £3,026 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,240 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,800 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,145 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 820 | £2,820 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,565 | £3.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 670 | £2,278 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,618 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 740 | £2,516 | £3.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 700 | £2,366 | £3.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,137 | £3.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 680 | £2,257 | £3.32/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 740 | £2,412 | £3.26/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 600 | £1,656 | £2.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 860 | £2,356 | £2.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 550 | £1,496 | £2.70/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 720 | £1,900 | £2.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 730 | £1,927 | £2.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 650 | £1,716 | £2.64/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 700 | £1,820 | £2.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 730 | £1,868 | £2.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 780 | £1,996 | £2.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 870 | £2,175 | £2.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 740 | £1,850 | £2.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 650 | £1,599 | £2.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 610 | £1,500 | £2.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 650 | £1,599 | £2.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 640 | £1,536 | £2.40/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,385 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 710 | £2,967 | £4.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 670 | £2,773 | £4.14/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 760 | £3,116 | £4.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,640 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 670 | £2,666 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,890 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,059 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,287 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,457 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 770 | £3,003 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,364 | |
| Bullocks | 2 | LM | 790 | £3,270 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,263 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 800 | £3,240 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 840 | £3,225 | ||
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,192 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 840 | £3,158 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,132 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,132 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 810 | £3,126 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 820 | £3,116 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 820 | £3,116 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,797 | £4.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 630 | £2,671 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 660 | £2,719 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,513 | £4.12/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,452 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 750 | £2,985 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,427 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 590 | £2,330 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,352 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 240 | £936 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 760 | £2,964 | £3.90/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.