Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 11 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.83/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.89/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.13/kg* mean of bands
240 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows to 396p for 730Kg £2890, Fr cows to 296p for 740Kg £2190, Beef heifers to 414p 660Kg £2732. Beef Bullocks to 416p for 850Kg £3621 and a top per head of £3654 for 900Kg. Fr Bullocks to 318p 750Kg £2385.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 11 December 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 600 kg and overderived from 16 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.02 to £4.26/kg | £2,880 | £1,902 to £3,654 | 16 |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £3.96/kg | £3.84 to £4.08/kg | £2,098 | £2,035 to £2,162 | 2 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £3.87/kg | £3.76 to £4.14/kg | £2,595 | £2,432 to £2,857 | 7 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.70/kg | £2.70 to £2.70/kg | £1,377 | £1,377 to £1,377 | 1 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 21 lots | £3.15/kg | £2.40 to £3.96/kg | £2,223 | £1,672 to £3,045 | 21 | |
| 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 47 lots, 47 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,890 | £3.96/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,381 | £3.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 810 | £3,045 | £3.76/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 670 | £2,492 | £3.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BRB | 650 | £2,392 | £3.68/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £2,415 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 800 | £2,800 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 700 | £2,450 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,157 | £3.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 790 | £2,733 | £3.46/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 650 | £2,236 | £3.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | 740 | £2,190 | £2.96/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £2,044 | £2.88/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 660 | £1,861 | £2.82/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 510 | £1,377 | £2.70/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 750 | £1,995 | £2.66/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,834 | £2.62/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,846 | £2.60/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 720 | £1,857 | £2.58/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 680 | £1,672 | £2.46/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 710 | £1,718 | £2.42/kg | |
| Cull cows | 1 | 700 | £1,680 | £2.40/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 660 | £2,732 | £4.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,162 | £4.08/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,483 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,470 | £3.86/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,534 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £2,035 | £3.84/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,660 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,432 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,857 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 850 | £3,621 | £4.26/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 900 | £3,654 | £4.06/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 900 | £3,618 | £4.02/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,720 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,560 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,521 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 730 | £2,861 | £3.92/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,964 | £3.90/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 760 | £2,933 | £3.86/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 730 | £2,803 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 690 | £2,622 | £3.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 890 | £3,204 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 780 | £2,870 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SHB | 770 | £2,841 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 750 | £2,385 | £3.18/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 630 | £1,902 | £3.02/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.