Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 5 December 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.44/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.89/kg* mean of bands
240 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in another steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1730 over for a Lim 390Kg £2120 offered by S J Hanna, Cullybackey. Heifers sold to £1710 over for a Lim 380Kg £2090 presented by B Taggart, Armoy.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 December 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 | £5.86/kg | £5.57 to £6.47/kg | £1,515 | £1,300 to £1,700 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £5.31/kg | £4.84 to £5.96/kg | £1,838 | £1,610 to £2,120 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.90/kg | £4.85 to £4.95/kg | £2,010 | £1,940 to £2,080 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 10 lots | £5.10/kg | £4.50 to £6.17/kg | £1,239 | £970 to £1,480 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £4.81/kg | £4.25 to £5.50/kg | £1,677 | £1,400 to £2,090 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.62/kg | £4.62 to £4.63/kg | £1,875 | £1,850 to £1,900 | 2 | |
| 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 | 210 | £1,360 | £6.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,370 | £6.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,690 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,790 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,350 | £5.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,760 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,700 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,640 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,720 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,650 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 260 | £1,470 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,300 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,690 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,560 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,730 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,950 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,710 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,920 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,730 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,880 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,730 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,760 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,690 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,710 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,710 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,990 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,970 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,120 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,990 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,090 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,980 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,980 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,080 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,770 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,910 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,750 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,940 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,890 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,420 | £6.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 260 | £1,480 | £5.69/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,360 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 250 | £1,300 | £5.20/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 270 | £1,380 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,310 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 200 | £970 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 200 | £970 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,300 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,170 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,760 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,850 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,710 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,550 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 310 | £1,500 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,530 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 350 | £1,670 | £4.77/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,670 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,540 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,540 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,090 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,030 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,820 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,710 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,900 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,850 | £4.62/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,590 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,690 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,590 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,530 | £4.25/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.