Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 17 October 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.52/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.24/kg* mean of bands
370 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullock sold to £2140 over for a Lim 480Kg £2620 presented by John Hamilton, Comber. Heifers sold to £3190 over for a Belgium Blue 490 Kg £3680 offered by Brendan Mallon, Eglinton.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 17 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 14 lots | £5.97/kg | £5.60 to £6.66/kg | £1,438 | £1,030 to £1,660 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £5.34/kg | £4.74 to £6.22/kg | £1,823 | £1,610 to £2,360 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £5.20/kg | £4.80 to £5.81/kg | £2,246 | £1,970 to £2,620 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £2,480 | £2,480 to £2,480 | 1 | |||
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £5.55/kg | £5.14 to £5.84/kg | £1,414 | £840 to £1,690 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £5.08/kg | £4.50 to £7.63/kg | £1,599 | £160 to £2,900 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 10 lots | £5.20/kg | £4.50 to £7.51/kg | £2,349 | £1,980 to £3,680 | 10 | |
| 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 90 lots, 90 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,400 | £6.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,570 | £6.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,470 | £6.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,280 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 170 | £1,030 | £6.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,630 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,250 | £5.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,660 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,360 | £5.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,460 | £5.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,490 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,710 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,290 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £2,180 | £6.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,780 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,790 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,730 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,730 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,830 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 310 | £1,620 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £2,300 | £6.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,360 | £6.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,260 | £5.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £2,560 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,620 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,080 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,000 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,480 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,830 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 410 | £1,970 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,720 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,850 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,460 | £5.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,690 | £5.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,390 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,620 | £5.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,540 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,380 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 280 | £1,530 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,350 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,620 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,440 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,380 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 160 | £840 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,440 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,960 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 310 | £1,630 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,560 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,650 | £4.85/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,680 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,560 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,460 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 330 | £1,550 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,610 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,420 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £160 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,500 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,530 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,900 | £7.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 490 | £3,680 | £7.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,520 | £6.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 480 | £2,800 | £5.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 470 | £2,520 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,060 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,040 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,920 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,750 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 460 | £2,230 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,060 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £470 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,070 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,700 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,050 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,980 | £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.