Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 31 October 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.77/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.18/kg* mean of bands
404 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another flying trade. Bullocks sold to £820 over for a Cha 370Kg £2100 presented by Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick. Heifers sold to £2050 over for a Lim 330Kg £2380 presented by Newtown Glen Farms, Cushedall.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 31 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 11 lots | £6.47/kg | £6.14 to £7.11/kg | £1,645 | £1,260 to £2,100 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £5.58/kg | £5.02 to £6.26/kg | £1,890 | £1,720 to £2,100 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £5.16/kg | £5.11 to £5.20/kg | £2,195 | £2,060 to £2,300 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.79/kg | £5.39 to £6.33/kg | £1,489 | £1,350 to £1,650 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 30 lots | £5.03/kg | £4.19 to £7.21/kg | £1,723 | £1,490 to £2,380 | 30 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.43/kg | £4.19 to £4.65/kg | £1,802 | £1,740 to £1,860 | 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 89 lots, 89 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £2,100 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,920 | £7.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,800 | £6.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 190 | £1,260 | £6.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,370 | £6.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,820 | £6.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,660 | £6.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,820 | £6.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,880 | £6.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 240 | £1,500 | £6.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,860 | £6.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,550 | £6.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,290 | £6.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,840 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,920 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,900 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,920 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,960 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,780 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,780 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,940 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,760 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,920 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,800 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,720 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,740 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,740 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,100 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,960 | £5.44/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,000 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,980 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,000 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,040 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 430 | £2,240 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,180 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,020 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,060 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,300 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,860 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,520 | £6.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 230 | £1,450 | £6.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,620 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,420 | £5.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,740 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,440 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,600 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,650 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,350 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,440 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,650 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,370 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,620 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,510 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £2,380 | £7.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £2,040 | £6.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £2,000 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,710 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,840 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,730 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,620 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,760 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,620 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,650 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,490 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,500 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,940 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,760 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,750 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,680 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,770 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,860 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,850 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,800 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,670 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,610 | £4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,740 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,510 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,760 | £4.19/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.