Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 10 October 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.51/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.74/kg* mean of bands
240 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1960 over for a Char 460Kg £2420 presented by S Hunter, Bushmills. Heifers sold to £1840 over for a Lim 360Kg £2200 offered by Sean Graham, Portglenone.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 10 October 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 16 lots | £6.46/kg | £5.88 to £7.58/kg | £1,384 | £1,000 to £1,710 | 16 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 21 lots | £5.18/kg | £4.43 to £6.09/kg | £1,729 | £1,590 to £2,010 | 21 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.75/kg | £4.47 to £5.26/kg | £2,092 | £1,790 to £2,420 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.48/kg | £4.48 to £4.48/kg | £2,240 | £2,240 to £2,240 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.35/kg | £4.79 to £6.09/kg | £1,451 | £1,340 to £1,570 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £4.58/kg | £4.05 to £6.11/kg | £1,551 | £1,380 to £2,200 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.32/kg | £4.14 to £4.71/kg | £1,814 | £1,690 to £2,120 | 8 | |
| 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 92 lots, 93 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 170 | £1,290 | £7.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 150 | £1,100 | £7.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 170 | £1,180 | £6.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,500 | £6.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 150 | £1,000 | £6.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 160 | £1,050 | £6.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 170 | £1,100 | £6.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,550 | £6.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,280 | £6.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,510 | £6.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,550 | £6.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,530 | £6.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,660 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,540 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,710 | £5.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,590 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £2,010 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,780 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,740 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,850 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,710 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,690 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,790 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,820 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,760 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,590 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,420 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,850 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,950 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 430 | £2,060 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 440 | £2,070 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,690 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,250 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 430 | £2,000 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 360 | £1,650 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,200 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 500 | £2,240 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 500 | £2,240 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 400 | £1,790 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,730 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,340 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,560 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,550 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 270 | £1,490 | £5.51/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £1,510 | £5.39/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,560 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,380 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,520 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 270 | £1,350 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,340 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,370 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,390 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,410 | £4.70/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,730 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,660 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,680 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,550 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,480 | £4.62/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,500 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,390 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,430 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,400 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,410 | £4.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 340 | £1,380 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | AA | 340 | £1,380 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,200 | £6.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,810 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,800 | £4.73/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,120 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 420 | £1,920 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 360 | £1,580 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,780 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,780 | £4.23/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,690 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 410 | £1,730 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 370 | £1,550 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 360 | £1,500 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,790 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 410 | £1,700 | £4.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,570 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,470 | £4.08/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.