Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 18 November 2025
- Bullocks £4.26/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.73/kg* mean of bands
130 Store Cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a super trade. Bullocks sold to £1980 over for a Char 640Kg £2620, Ballyclare. Heifers sold o £1850 over for a Cha 530Kg £2380 presented by J McHenry, Ballymoney.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 18 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 | £4.96/kg | £4.96 to £4.96/kg | £1,390 | £1,390 to £1,390 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.37/kg | £4.21 to £4.52/kg | £1,595 | £1,470 to £1,680 | 4 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.29/kg | £4.06 to £4.61/kg | £1,990 | £1,880 to £2,260 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.24/kg | £3.93 to £4.52/kg | £2,311 | £2,190 to £2,510 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 6 lots | £4.09/kg | £3.93 to £4.25/kg | £2,532 | £2,360 to £2,640 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.58/kg | £3.18 to £4.32/kg | £1,145 | £397 to £1,600 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.62/kg | £3.27 to £3.95/kg | £1,600 | £1,330 to £1,890 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 15 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.44 to £4.49/kg | £2,075 | £1,850 to £2,380 | 15 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.62/kg | £3.49 to £3.74/kg | £2,320 | £2,130 to £2,510 | 2 | |
| 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 56 lots, 56 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,390 | £4.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,260 | £4.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 450 | £2,040 | £4.53/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,630 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 500 | £2,260 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 330 | £1,470 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,200 | £4.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,680 | £4.30/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FVK | 440 | £1,880 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 380 | £1,600 | £4.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,960 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | FVK | 460 | £1,890 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,910 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 520 | £2,260 | £4.34/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,510 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,420 | £4.32/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,330 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,640 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,560 | £4.19/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,420 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 540 | £2,240 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 610 | £2,510 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,620 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 550 | £2,190 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 630 | £2,500 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BEL | 600 | £2,360 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 580 | £2,280 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 500 | £2,040 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £397 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,580 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,890 | £3.93/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,540 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,720 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £1,700 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 350 | £1,200 | £3.42/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,320 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 400 | £1,330 | £3.32/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,440 | £3.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 380 | £1,210 | £3.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,380 | £4.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,350 | £4.43/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 530 | £2,200 | £4.15/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,190 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,110 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,050 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 570 | £2,150 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 670 | £2,510 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,910 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,010 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 540 | £2,000 | £3.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 560 | £2,030 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 550 | £1,990 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 530 | £1,870 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 610 | £2,130 | £3.49/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 530 | £1,850 | £3.44/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.