Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 19 December 2025
- Weanling bulls £4.64/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.77/kg* mean of bands
110 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday for the last suck calve sale of the year met a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £3150 over for a Cha 420Kg £213prestented by M Young, Magherafelt. Heifers sold to £2100 over for a Bel 400Kg £2500 presented by G Dolan, Killeter.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 19 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 | £5.01/kg | £3.96 to £6.34/kg | £1,375 | £1,150 to £1,540 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £4.45/kg | £2.18 to £5.40/kg | £1,524 | £700 to £1,980 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.71/kg | £4.16 to £5.10/kg | £2,026 | £1,920 to £2,130 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.07/kg | £4.07 to £4.07/kg | £2,080 | £2,080 to £2,080 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 15 lots | £5.42/kg | £4.77 to £6.00/kg | £1,414 | £1,090 to £1,680 | 15 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 21 lots | £4.45/kg | £2.78 to £6.26/kg | £1,530 | £890 to £2,380 | 21 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.46/kg | £3.79 to £6.25/kg | £1,947 | £1,700 to £2,500 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.76/kg | £3.76 to £3.76/kg | £1,920 | £1,920 to £1,920 | 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 87 lots, 87 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,460 | £6.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,510 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,350 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 280 | £1,400 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,420 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,360 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,350 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,310 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 260 | £1,210 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,320 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,330 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 300 | £1,270 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,150 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 300 | £1,050 | £3.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,730 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,710 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 350 | £1,600 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 330 | £1,430 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,330 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 320 | £1,310 | £4.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | 330 | £950 | £2.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | 320 | £700 | £2.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,980 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,040 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,130 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,860 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,040 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,740 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,780 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 360 | £1,610 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,740 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 370 | £1,620 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 370 | £1,620 | £4.37/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,920 | £4.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,000 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,080 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,480 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,440 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,600 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,650 | £5.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,680 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,280 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,150 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,090 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,470 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,570 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,460 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,350 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,440 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,390 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,290 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,650 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,680 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,530 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,380 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,300 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,440 | £4.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,350 | £4.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,380 | £3.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,160 | £3.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £890 | £2.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,380 | £6.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 400 | £2,500 | £6.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,780 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,730 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,720 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,800 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,700 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 490 | £2,060 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,400 | £3.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 480 | £1,820 | £3.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 510 | £1,920 | £3.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 360 | £1,320 | £3.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,300 | £3.61/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.