Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 14 November 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.45/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.15/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 300 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1850 over for a Lim 410kg at £2260 presented by A Dougherty, Kircubbin. Heifers sold to £1850 over for a Lim 350kg at £2200 offered by S Gowdy, Carrickfergus.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 14 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 12 lots | £5.79/kg | £5.50 to £6.69/kg | £1,479 | £1,290 to £1,720 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 20 lots | £5.28/kg | £5.05 to £5.60/kg | £1,795 | £1,600 to £2,060 | 20 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £5.27/kg | £5.14 to £5.51/kg | £2,188 | £2,110 to £2,260 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.46/kg | £5.06 to £6.55/kg | £1,437 | £1,190 to £1,900 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £5.12/kg | £4.44 to £5.96/kg | £1,737 | £1,490 to £2,040 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.71/kg | £4.37 to £5.09/kg | £1,957 | £1,880 to £2,090 | 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 80 lots, 80 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,540 | £6.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,720 | £6.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,490 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,290 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,480 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,680 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,340 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,610 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,440 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,650 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,850 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,740 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,710 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,060 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,260 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,930 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,260 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,120 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,110 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,850 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,930 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,870 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,900 | £6.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BRB | 300 | £1,790 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,680 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,720 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,300 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,480 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,310 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,580 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,490 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,220 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,190 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,190 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,430 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,910 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,990 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,750 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,820 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,750 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,750 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,740 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,740 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,730 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,580 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,550 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,040 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,090 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,980 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,850 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,990 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,850 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,730 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,880 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,970 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,730 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | FKV | 420 | £1,910 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,720 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,690 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,880 | £4.37/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.