Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 7 November 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.50/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.06/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1940 over for a Cha 380Kg £2320 offered by S Gowdy, Carrickfergus. Heifers sold to £1620 over for a Lim 320Kg £1940 presented by C Symth, Portaferry.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 7 November 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 13 lots | £5.91/kg | £5.56 to £6.87/kg | £1,502 | £1,180 to £1,820 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 29 lots | £5.34/kg | £4.66 to £6.28/kg | £1,852 | £1,630 to £2,320 | 29 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £5.15/kg | £5.10 to £5.21/kg | £2,115 | £2,040 to £2,190 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £5.60/kg | £5.20 to £6.55/kg | £1,380 | £1,170 to £1,700 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £5.10/kg | £3.69 to £6.06/kg | £1,708 | £1,330 to £1,970 | 24 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.06/kg | £3.74 to £4.63/kg | £1,718 | £1,510 to £2,040 | 7 | |
| 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 86 lots, 86 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,580 | £6.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,370 | £6.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,820 | £6.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,670 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,740 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,620 | £5.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,380 | £5.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,550 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,240 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,690 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,180 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,620 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,280 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £2,200 | £6.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,970 | £5.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,950 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,900 | £5.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,940 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,800 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,790 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,630 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,840 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,640 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,760 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,320 | £6.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,180 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,910 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,900 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,190 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,960 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,040 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,880 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,860 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,790 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,760 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,800 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,690 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,680 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,310 | £6.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,700 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 200 | £1,170 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,320 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,170 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,640 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,410 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,190 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,310 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,510 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,880 | £6.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,940 | £6.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,790 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,810 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,850 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,830 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,660 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,670 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,520 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,580 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,970 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,950 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 440 | £2,040 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,660 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,900 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,720 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,800 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | FKV | 420 | £1,655 | £3.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,520 | £3.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 400 | £1,510 | £3.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,510 | £3.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,610 | £3.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 360 | £1,330 | £3.69/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.