Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 19 September 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.76/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.33/kg* mean of bands
380 weanlings on Friday continued to sell with a great trade. Bullocks to £1910 over for a Charolais 460kg at £2370 from W R Wilson, Ballymena and Heifers to £1590 over for a Charolais 500kg at £2090 from G Hayes, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 19 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 14 lots | £6.44/kg | £6.03 to £6.87/kg | £1,551 | £1,380 to £1,690 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £5.51/kg | £5.15 to £6.00/kg | £1,913 | £1,750 to £2,120 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.24/kg | £5.15 to £5.32/kg | £2,194 | £2,100 to £2,370 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 14 lots | £5.89/kg | £5.31 to £6.69/kg | £1,361 | £980 to £1,600 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 31 lots | £5.10/kg | £4.83 to £5.66/kg | £1,772 | £1,530 to £1,960 | 31 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.82/kg | £4.82 to £4.82/kg | £1,930 | £1,930 to £1,930 | 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 89 lots, 90 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,580 | £6.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,490 | £6.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,600 | £6.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | PT | 230 | £1,510 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SPK | 240 | £1,570 | £6.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,570 | £6.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,430 | £6.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,610 | £6.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,660 | £6.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,520 | £6.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,510 | £6.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,380 | £6.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,600 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,690 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £2,100 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,990 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £2,010 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,780 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,760 | £5.67/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,920 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 340 | £1,910 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 340 | £1,910 | £5.61/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,900 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,770 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 330 | £1,810 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,810 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,010 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,120 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,000 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 400 | £2,130 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,170 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,900 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,100 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,200 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,030 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,180 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,270 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,010 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,370 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,540 | £6.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,400 | £6.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 150 | £980 | £6.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 170 | £1,090 | £6.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,450 | £6.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,360 | £5.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,570 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 300 | £1,700 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,490 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,370 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 250 | £1,360 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,280 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,170 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,530 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 310 | £1,740 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 310 | £1,660 | £5.35/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,650 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 310 | £1,540 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,650 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,650 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,880 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,870 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,920 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,910 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,960 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,950 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,880 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,920 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,790 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,930 | £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.