Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 24 October 2025
- Weanling bulls £6.16/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.42/kg* mean of bands
A show of 265 weanlings sold to a fantastic trade. Bullocks to £1940 over for a Char 540kg at £2480 and Heifers sold to £1700 over for a Lim 430kg at £2130
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 24 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 | £6.94/kg | £6.55 to £7.81/kg | £1,775 | £1,520 to £2,020 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £5.84/kg | £5.00 to £6.73/kg | £1,970 | £1,800 to £2,240 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £5.14/kg | £5.05 to £5.20/kg | £2,143 | £2,020 to £2,290 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £6.09/kg | £5.50 to £6.61/kg | £1,425 | £1,190 to £1,680 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.99/kg | £4.56 to £6.09/kg | £1,747 | £1,590 to £1,890 | 15 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.65/kg | £4.50 to £4.95/kg | £1,910 | £1,800 to £2,130 | 3 | |
| 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 70 lots, 73 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,640 | £7.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,740 | £7.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,800 | £7.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,840 | £7.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 290 | £2,020 | £6.96/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,600 | £6.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 220 | £1,520 | £6.90/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,920 | £6.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,770 | £6.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,560 | £6.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £2,020 | £6.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,680 | £6.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,940 | £6.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,920 | £6.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,900 | £6.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £2,080 | £6.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,960 | £6.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £2,000 | £6.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,980 | £6.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £2,040 | £6.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £2,030 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,900 | £6.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,880 | £6.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,860 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 320 | £1,920 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,960 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,900 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,800 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,120 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,240 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,130 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,060 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,990 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,290 | £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 | 410 | £2,120 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,910 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,020 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 210 | £1,390 | £6.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,310 | £6.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,370 | £6.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,490 | £6.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 200 | £1,270 | £6.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 190 | £1,190 | £6.26/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,530 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,410 | £5.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £1,640 | £5.85/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,400 | £5.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,680 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,300 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,540 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,890 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,860 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,750 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | AA | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,590 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,730 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,130 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,870 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,840 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,740 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,750 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 370 | £1,690 | £4.56/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 400 | £1,800 | £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.