Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 28 November 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.36/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.12/kg* mean of bands
286 weanling in Ballymena on Friday met another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1700 over for a Lim 500Kg £2200 presented by R Gault, Ballyclare. Heifers sold to £1650 over for a Cha 530Kg £2200 presented by J Weatherup, Ballyclare.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 28 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 10 lots | £5.98/kg | £5.55 to £6.90/kg | £1,420 | £1,200 to £1,560 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 29 lots | £5.22/kg | £4.56 to £6.12/kg | £1,793 | £1,580 to £2,120 | 29 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.80/kg | £4.53 to £5.10/kg | £2,002 | £1,860 to £2,140 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £5.53/kg | £5.18 to £6.57/kg | £1,325 | £1,060 to £1,620 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £5.00/kg | £4.05 to £5.65/kg | £1,700 | £1,460 to £1,980 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.59/kg | £4.04 to £4.90/kg | £1,867 | £1,660 to £1,980 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.15/kg | £4.15 to £4.15/kg | £2,200 | £2,200 to £2,200 | 1 | |
| 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 83 lots, 83 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,520 | £6.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 190 | £1,200 | £6.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SH | 190 | £1,200 | £6.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,440 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,540 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 220 | £1,300 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,540 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,400 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,560 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,640 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,620 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,600 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,960 | £6.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,840 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,820 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,720 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,880 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,020 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,120 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,000 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,080 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,900 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,040 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,970 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,820 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,810 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,740 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,690 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,140 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 390 | £1,800 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,780 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,860 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,380 | £6.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,620 | £5.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,210 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,540 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,280 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,180 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,060 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,310 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,100 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,570 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,090 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,400 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,980 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,960 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,720 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,780 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,620 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,590 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,620 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,960 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,980 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,870 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,850 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,760 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,660 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 530 | £2,200 | £4.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,460 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,660 | £4.04/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.