Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 12 December 2025
- Weanling bulls £5.25/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.69/kg* mean of bands
180 weanlings resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1670 over for a Lim 350Kg £2020 presented by S O’Kane, Carnlough. Heifers sold to £1420 over for a Cha 290Kg £1770 offered by P & C Connon, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 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 13 lots | £6.08/kg | £5.75 to £6.65/kg | £1,416 | £592 to £1,730 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 21 lots | £5.13/kg | £3.65 to £5.93/kg | £1,758 | £1,390 to £2,020 | 21 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.40/kg | £3.92 to £4.95/kg | £1,826 | £1,600 to £1,980 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.84/kg | £3.84 to £3.84/kg | £2,270 | £2,270 to £2,270 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.55/kg | £5.28 to £6.00/kg | £1,341 | £1,010 to £1,710 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £4.32/kg | £3.54 to £5.30/kg | £1,468 | £1,230 to £1,650 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.03/kg | £3.90 to £4.22/kg | £1,640 | £1,560 to £1,730 | 3 | |
| 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 81 lots, 81 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,730 | £6.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,610 | £6.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,560 | £6.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 210 | £1,310 | £6.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,410 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,570 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,490 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,310 | £5.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,780 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £592 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,360 | £5.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,460 | £5.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,400 | £5.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,610 | £5.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,820 | £5.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £2,020 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £2,000 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,880 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,790 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,720 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,870 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,750 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,770 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,750 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,980 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,910 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,840 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,800 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,950 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,800 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,800 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,640 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 460 | £1,920 | £4.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 400 | £1,600 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 420 | £1,650 | £3.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 590 | £2,270 | £3.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 380 | £1,390 | £3.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,320 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 170 | £1,010 | £5.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,710 | £5.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,310 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,460 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,420 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,400 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,560 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,290 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,120 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 190 | £1,010 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,590 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,480 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,570 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,470 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,650 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,490 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,510 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,550 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,340 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,510 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,380 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,370 | £4.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,450 | £4.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,350 | £4.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 310 | £1,230 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,250 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,610 | £4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,550 | £4.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 380 | £1,610 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,730 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,640 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 410 | £1,630 | £3.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,560 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 380 | £1,470 | £3.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 360 | £1,300 | £3.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,310 | £3.54/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.