Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 26 September 2025
- Weanling bulls £4.97/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.69/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 270 weanlings in Ballymena results in another super trade. Bullocks sold to £1760 over for a Cha 430Kg £2190 offered by S B & D Weatherup, Ballyclare. Heifers sold to £1620 over for a Cha 450Kg £2070 presented by Shaws Hill Farm, Kells.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 26 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 | £5.12/kg | £4.56 to £6.50/kg | £1,299 | £1,140 to £1,690 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.94/kg | £4.59 to £5.80/kg | £1,676 | £1,420 to £1,990 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.85/kg | £4.73 to £5.09/kg | £2,100 | £1,920 to £2,280 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.55/kg | £3.96 to £5.40/kg | £1,181 | £890 to £1,350 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £4.76/kg | £4.16 to £5.28/kg | £1,616 | £1,250 to £1,920 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.58/kg | £4.47 to £4.65/kg | £1,928 | £1,790 to £2,070 | 4 | |
| 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 81 lots, 86 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,690 | £6.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,200 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 230 | £1,200 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,390 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 260 | £1,330 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 280 | £1,330 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,420 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 250 | £1,150 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 270 | £1,240 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,140 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,800 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,810 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,790 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,770 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,610 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,510 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,500 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 4 | CH | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,990 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,190 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,870 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,920 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,890 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,080 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,090 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 370 | £1,790 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,030 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,220 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,880 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,920 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,280 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,990 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 250 | £1,350 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,290 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 250 | £1,300 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,480 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,300 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | 270 | £1,170 | £4.33/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | BEL | 290 | £1,240 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,280 | £4.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 300 | £1,250 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 220 | £890 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 230 | £930 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,110 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,710 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,550 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,660 | £4.88/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,650 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,630 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,480 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,560 | £4.58/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,540 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,550 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,500 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 350 | £1,540 | ||
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,920 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,820 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,750 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,000 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,850 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,070 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,680 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,680 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,670 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,790 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,610 | £4.47/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.