Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 2 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.99/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.94/kg* mean of bands
165 store cattle on Tuesday resulted in a very steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1900 over for a Lim 590kg at £2490 offered by W Reid, Aughafatten. Heifers sold to £1990 over for a Char 640kg at £2630 presented by HP Nugent, Toomebridge.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 2 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.01/kg | £3.70 to £4.65/kg | £1,864 | £1,680 to £2,050 | 10 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 11 lots | £3.98/kg | £3.72 to £4.14/kg | £2,092 | £1,860 to £2,320 | 11 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £3.99/kg | £3.91 to £4.10/kg | £2,498 | £2,390 to £2,630 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.94/kg | £3.94 to £3.94/kg | £1,500 | £1,500 to £1,500 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.92/kg | £3.60 to £4.90/kg | £1,838 | £1,660 to £2,060 | 14 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.99/kg | £3.75 to £4.28/kg | £2,206 | £1,990 to £2,490 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.85/kg | £3.75 to £3.95/kg | £2,410 | £2,250 to £2,570 | 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 50 lots, 54 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,910 | £4.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,010 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 490 | £2,050 | £4.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 500 | £2,040 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,750 | £4.07/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,990 | £3.98/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,680 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,910 | £3.89/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 490 | £1,880 | £3.83/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 470 | £1,800 | £3.83/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,870 | £3.81/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 500 | £1,860 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,780 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,320 | £4.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,630 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,125 | £4.08/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,150 | £4.05/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 520 | £2,100 | £4.03/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 640 | £2,570 | £4.01/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 540 | £2,130 | £3.94/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,400 | £3.93/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 590 | £2,320 | £3.93/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,390 | £3.91/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,990 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,990 | £3.90/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | CH | 420 | £2,060 | £4.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,060 | £4.29/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,140 | £4.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 490 | £1,955 | £3.99/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,500 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,860 | £3.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 470 | £1,770 | £3.76/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | BB | 490 | £1,820 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 2 | 460 | £1,700 | £3.69/kg | |
| Heifers | 2 | 490 | £1,780 | £3.63/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 470 | £1,700 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 460 | £1,660 | £3.60/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,490 | £4.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 570 | £2,400 | £4.21/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,330 | £4.16/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,280 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 650 | £2,570 | £3.95/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 570 | £2,250 | £3.94/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | 550 | £2,170 | £3.94/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | 580 | £2,270 | £3.91/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 560 | £2,150 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,000 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 530 | £2,000 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 530 | £1,990 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SA | 600 | £2,250 | £3.75/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.