Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 9 December 2025
- Bullocks £4.17/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.72/kg* mean of bands
160 store cattle I Ballymena on Tuesday sold to another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1830 over for a Lim 520Kg £2350 presented by Elliott Farms, Dunloy. Heifers sold to £1670 over for a Lim 510Kg £2180 offered by Simon Moore, Crumlin.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 9 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 300 to 400 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.06/kg | £3.97 to £4.11/kg | £1,397 | £1,310 to £1,440 | 3 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.26/kg | £3.95 to £4.76/kg | £1,857 | £1,580 to £2,170 | 12 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.11/kg | £3.80 to £4.51/kg | £2,220 | £1,940 to £2,350 | 12 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.57/kg | £3.57 to £3.57/kg | £1,180 | £1,180 to £1,180 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 15 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.37 to £4.50/kg | £1,763 | £1,490 to £2,080 | 15 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.64/kg | £3.18 to £4.27/kg | £1,966 | £1,640 to £2,200 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.46/kg | £3.14 to £3.66/kg | £2,127 | £1,920 to £2,270 | 3 | |
| 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 53 lots, 56 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,050 | £4.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 400 | £1,900 | £4.75/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,170 | £4.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,120 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,800 | £4.39/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,060 | £4.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 2 | BB | 350 | £1,440 | £4.11/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,720 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,780 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 330 | £1,310 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 490 | £1,940 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 3 | BB | 400 | £1,580 | £3.95/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,350 | £4.51/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,270 | £4.45/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,330 | £4.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 510 | £2,200 | £4.31/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,340 | £4.25/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 540 | £2,160 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 550 | £2,200 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,320 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SA | 530 | £2,090 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,240 | £3.93/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,200 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,940 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,800 | £4.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 490 | £2,080 | £4.24/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,950 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,900 | £4.04/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,760 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £1,910 | £3.89/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 480 | £1,840 | £3.83/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,790 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,790 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,750 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,540 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,600 | £3.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,660 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,180 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,490 | £3.38/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,580 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,180 | £4.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,160 | £4.07/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,100 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,000 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,200 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 620 | £2,270 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 610 | £2,190 | £3.59/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 540 | £1,880 | £3.48/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,760 | £3.45/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,640 | £3.21/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 580 | £1,860 | £3.20/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 590 | £1,880 | £3.18/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 610 | £1,920 | £3.14/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.