Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 12 September 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.72/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.85/kg* mean of bands
430 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another flying trade. Bullocks sold to £2170 over for a Lim 430Kg at £2600 presented by Nugent Estate, Portaferry. Heifers sold to £2340 over for a Lim 360Kg at £2700 also offered by Nugent Estate.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 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 12 lots | £6.15/kg | £5.71 to £6.94/kg | £1,425 | £1,030 to £1,830 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £5.63/kg | £4.82 to £6.38/kg | £1,880 | £1,640 to £2,200 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £5.39/kg | £5.31 to £5.47/kg | £2,000 | £430 to £2,260 | 9 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 9 lots | £6.57/kg | £6.00 to £8.28/kg | £1,440 | £1,230 to £2,320 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 19 lots | £5.50/kg | £4.82 to £7.50/kg | £1,941 | £1,700 to £2,700 | 19 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.40/kg | £5.40 to £5.40/kg | £2,160 | £2,160 to £2,160 | 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 73 lots, 74 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 190 | £1,320 | £6.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,390 | £6.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,300 | £6.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,910 | £6.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,830 | £6.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,450 | £6.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,350 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,400 | £6.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,380 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,740 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,550 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 180 | £1,030 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,980 | £6.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,980 | £6.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,900 | £6.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,870 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,900 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,890 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,980 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,860 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,740 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,670 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,690 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,640 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £430 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,200 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,040 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,080 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,980 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,190 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,180 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,170 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,260 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,260 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,200 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,980 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,130 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,180 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,960 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £2,320 | £8.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 190 | £1,310 | £6.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 210 | £1,360 | £6.47/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,330 | £6.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 200 | £1,260 | £6.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,380 | £6.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 200 | £1,230 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,400 | £6.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,800 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,500 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £2,360 | £7.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £2,440 | £7.17/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,770 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,840 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,820 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,820 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,700 | £7.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,160 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,940 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,970 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,940 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 360 | £1,760 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,850 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,890 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,880 | £4.82/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.