Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Cattle sale, Thursday 18 December 2025
- Bullocks £3.70/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.75/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.78/kg* mean of bands
A Seasonal show of beef cattle resulted in a steady trade. Beef cows sold to 374p fro 590Kg £2206, Fr cows to 260p for 740Kg £1924, Beef heifers to 400p for 580Kg £2320. Beef bullocks to 396p for 650Kg £2574.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 18 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 | £3.70/kg | £3.52 to £3.96/kg | £2,571 | £2,316 to £2,921 | 16 |
| Heifers | 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.68/kg | £3.48 to £4.00/kg | £2,056 | £1,927 to £2,320 | 6 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 5 lots | £3.84/kg | £3.62 to £3.98/kg | £2,491 | £2,244 to £2,865 | 5 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.27/kg | £2.44 to £3.74/kg | £1,858 | £1,342 to £2,206 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 29 lots | £2.73/kg | £2.28 to £3.62/kg | £1,903 | £1,403 to £2,695 | 29 | |
| 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 59 lots, 59 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 590 | £2,206 | £3.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,027 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 710 | £2,570 | £3.62/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 680 | £2,420 | £3.56/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 770 | £2,695 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 600 | £2,100 | £3.50/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,073 | £3.24/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 770 | £2,433 | £3.16/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 730 | £2,204 | £3.02/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BEL | 640 | £1,868 | £2.92/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SI | 780 | £2,199 | £2.82/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | SHB | 750 | £2,115 | £2.82/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 890 | £2,492 | £2.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 740 | £2,072 | £2.80/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | AA | 610 | £1,695 | £2.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HE | 750 | £2,085 | £2.78/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 740 | £1,924 | £2.60/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 760 | £1,930 | £2.54/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 630 | £1,587 | £2.52/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 640 | £1,587 | £2.48/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 550 | £1,342 | £2.44/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 750 | £1,815 | £2.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 750 | £1,815 | £2.42/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 610 | £1,464 | £2.40/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 600 | £1,428 | £2.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 700 | £1,666 | £2.38/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 680 | £1,591 | £2.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 610 | £1,427 | £2.34/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 610 | £1,403 | £2.30/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 680 | £1,550 | £2.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 670 | £1,527 | £2.28/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 640 | £1,459 | £2.28/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 580 | £2,320 | £4.00/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 640 | £2,547 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 720 | £2,865 | £3.98/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 630 | £2,494 | £3.96/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £1,927 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BEL | 630 | £2,305 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £2,122 | £3.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 620 | £2,244 | £3.62/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,052 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £1,933 | £3.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 570 | £1,983 | £3.48/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 830 | £2,921 | £3.52/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 780 | £2,839 | £3.64/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 720 | £2,707 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 700 | £2,632 | £3.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 740 | £2,619 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 680 | £2,611 | £3.84/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 650 | £2,574 | £3.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 660 | £2,560 | £3.88/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | HE | 690 | £2,539 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 670 | £2,532 | £3.78/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BB | 680 | £2,529 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | 680 | £2,529 | £3.72/kg | |
| Bullocks | 1 | BRB | 660 | £2,428 | £3.68/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 640 | £2,316 | £3.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 660 | £2,362 | £3.58/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | 690 | £2,442 | £3.54/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.