Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 5 September 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.36/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.13/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 300 weanlings resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1830 over for a 400kg Lim at £2230. Heifers sold to £1560 over for a Blue 420kg at £1980 offered by H McCormick, Larne.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | Under 300 kgderived from 10 lots | £6.33/kg | £5.48 to £7.20/kg | £1,595 | £1,340 to £1,750 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.98/kg | £3.76 to £5.71/kg | £1,717 | £1,180 to £2,080 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.19/kg | £5.05 to £5.57/kg | £2,141 | £2,020 to £2,280 | 7 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £6.15/kg | £5.59 to £7.52/kg | £1,452 | £1,240 to £1,580 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.68/kg | £4.25 to £5.50/kg | £1,643 | £1,320 to £1,890 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.67/kg | £4.62 to £4.71/kg | £1,947 | £1,870 to £1,990 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.50/kg | £4.50 to £4.50/kg | £2,250 | £2,250 to £2,250 | 1 | |
| 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 76 lots, 78 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,730 | £7.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,710 | £7.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,450 | £6.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,670 | £6.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,530 | £6.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,540 | £6.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,340 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,750 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,640 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,680 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,660 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,770 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,820 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,640 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,500 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,500 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 330 | £1,400 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,350 | £4.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 310 | £1,180 | £3.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 340 | £1,280 | £3.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,230 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,080 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,150 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,080 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,060 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 390 | £2,010 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,000 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,200 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,030 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,080 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,280 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,020 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 390 | £1,950 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 170 | £1,280 | £7.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,430 | £6.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 240 | £1,580 | £6.58/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,420 | £6.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 220 | £1,360 | £6.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,540 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 270 | £1,560 | £5.77/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,240 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 270 | £1,510 | £5.59/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,650 | £5.50/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,620 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,690 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,710 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,570 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,490 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,590 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,430 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | BB | 350 | £1,520 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 320 | £1,380 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 310 | £1,320 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,890 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,840 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,860 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 420 | £1,980 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,870 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,820 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,990 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,680 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,770 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,720 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,620 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,250 | £4.50/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.