Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 21 November 2025
- Weanling bulls £4.94/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.64/kg* mean of bands
140 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1890 over for a Lim 410Kg £2300 presented by N Megarry, Crumlin. Heifers sold to £1350 over for a Lim 420Kg £2000 from the same seller.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 21 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 | £5.50/kg | £4.96 to £6.07/kg | £1,475 | £1,160 to £1,650 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £4.75/kg | £2.85 to £5.65/kg | £1,637 | £1,000 to £1,940 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.55/kg | £4.20 to £5.61/kg | £1,920 | £1,680 to £2,300 | 7 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.86/kg | £4.04 to £6.13/kg | £1,285 | £1,010 to £1,580 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 15 lots | £4.60/kg | £4.02 to £5.66/kg | £1,547 | £1,360 to £1,810 | 16 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.30/kg | £3.90 to £4.76/kg | £1,756 | £1,580 to £2,000 | 5 | |
| 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 76 lots, 77 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,580 | £6.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,490 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,480 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,610 | £5.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,480 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 290 | £1,650 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,450 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,490 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,570 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,440 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,160 | £5.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,400 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,440 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,810 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,820 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,530 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,410 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 340 | £1,490 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,490 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,390 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,330 | £4.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | 350 | £1,000 | £2.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,300 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 370 | £1,820 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,770 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 380 | £1,780 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,820 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,810 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 380 | £1,760 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,900 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,840 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,010 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,900 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,710 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,810 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 400 | £1,680 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,410 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,700 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,580 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,380 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 270 | £1,390 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 220 | £1,090 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,400 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,380 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,300 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 250 | £1,090 | £4.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 270 | £1,100 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 250 | £1,010 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,750 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 330 | £1,670 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,480 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,470 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,610 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,470 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,440 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,480 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,380 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SPK | 330 | £1,360 | £4.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 340 | £1,370 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,000 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,820 | £4.55/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,780 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,620 | £4.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,580 | £3.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,600 | £3.90/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.