Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 9 January 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.33/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.22/kg* mean of bands
285 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday me a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £2285 over for a Lim 550Kg £2340 presented by J S Dunn, Ballyclare. Heifers sold to £1920 over for a Lim 560Kg £2480 presented by S Moore, Crumlin
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 9 January 2026
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 | £5.73/kg | £5.37 to £6.56/kg | £1,535 | £1,350 to £1,680 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £5.17/kg | £4.94 to £5.62/kg | £1,802 | £1,590 to £2,010 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £5.04/kg | £4.92 to £5.16/kg | £2,095 | £2,020 to £2,170 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 10 lots | £5.67/kg | £5.42 to £6.13/kg | £1,478 | £1,030 to £1,630 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 33 lots | £5.10/kg | £4.58 to £6.00/kg | £1,772 | £1,620 to £2,100 | 33 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.68/kg | £4.68 to £4.68/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 87 lots, 87 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,510 | £6.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 220 | £1,350 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,630 | £5.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 260 | £1,510 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,680 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,590 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,360 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,530 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,620 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,530 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,620 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,510 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 290 | £1,560 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,590 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,800 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,850 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,740 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,840 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,720 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,750 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,800 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 350 | £1,800 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,790 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,710 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 340 | £1,680 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,970 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,890 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,170 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,010 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,900 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 390 | £1,980 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,940 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,020 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,410 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,400 | £6.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,760 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,630 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,540 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,540 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 300 | £1,640 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,580 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 190 | £1,030 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,620 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £2,100 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,670 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,640 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,670 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,660 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,750 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,980 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,960 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,900 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,890 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,940 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,840 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,780 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,720 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,840 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,780 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,780 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,200 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,810 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,760 | £4.63/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.