Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.91/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.64/kg* mean of bands
A seasonal show of cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a sharp trade. Bullocks sold to £1840 over for a Stabiliser 680kg at £2520 offered by R & S McMillan, Ligoniel. Heifers sold to £1650 over for a Stabiliser from B McCartney, Doagh.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 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 | £3.87/kg | £3.76 to £3.97/kg | £1,395 | £1,280 to £1,510 | 2 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.14/kg | £3.48 to £4.72/kg | £1,854 | £1,500 to £2,080 | 11 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots | £3.77/kg | £3.50 to £4.24/kg | £2,088 | £1,950 to £2,290 | 10 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 4 lots | £3.67/kg | £3.64 to £3.70/kg | £2,314 | £2,185 to £2,520 | 4 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.75/kg | £3.75 to £3.75/kg | £1,390 | £1,390 to £1,390 | 1 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 14 lots | £3.73/kg | £3.53 to £4.21/kg | £1,715 | £1,535 to £1,940 | 14 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 12 lots | £3.57/kg | £3.13 to £3.82/kg | £1,921 | £1,770 to £2,130 | 12 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.44/kg | £3.27 to £3.61/kg | £2,140 | £2,000 to £2,280 | 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 54 lots, 56 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 3 | LM | 440 | £2,080 | £4.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 440 | £1,880 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 460 | £1,920 | £4.17/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,680 | £4.09/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 470 | £1,870 | £3.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 380 | £1,510 | £3.97/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 340 | £1,280 | £3.76/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,680 | £3.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,820 | £3.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,500 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,290 | £4.24/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,210 | £3.94/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 570 | £2,190 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 560 | £2,140 | £3.82/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 520 | £1,970 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 560 | £2,100 | £3.75/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 570 | £2,125 | £3.72/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | ST | 680 | £2,520 | £3.70/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 610 | £2,250 | £3.68/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 630 | £2,300 | £3.65/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 600 | £2,185 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 540 | £1,950 | £3.61/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 550 | £1,950 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 560 | £1,960 | £3.50/kg | |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,940 | £4.21/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 470 | £1,840 | £3.91/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 490 | £1,905 | £3.88/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,590 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 500 | £1,910 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,700 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 460 | £1,735 | £3.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 370 | £1,390 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 450 | £1,690 | £3.75/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 470 | £1,730 | £3.68/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 490 | £1,795 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SH | 430 | £1,540 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 450 | £1,610 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,535 | £3.57/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,700 | £3.54/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 480 | £1,695 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 560 | £2,130 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 520 | £1,945 | £3.74/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 510 | £1,900 | £3.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 530 | £1,970 | £3.71/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 530 | £1,950 | £3.67/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 560 | £2,050 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | ST | 630 | £2,280 | £3.61/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 560 | £1,980 | £3.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 530 | £1,840 | £3.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 510 | £1,770 | £3.47/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 610 | £2,000 | £3.27/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £1,790 | £3.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | HE | 580 | £1,820 | £3.13/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.