Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 16 January 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.56/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.31/kg* mean of bands
A great entry also of 480 weanlings on Friday resulted in another great trade. Bullocks to £2060 over for a Limousin 520kg at £2580 and Heifers also to £2060 over for a Limousin 440kg at £2500, both presented by B McAllister, Glenarm.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 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 | £5.72/kg | £5.48 to £6.00/kg | £1,408 | £890 to £1,600 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £5.52/kg | £5.21 to £5.94/kg | £1,922 | £1,680 to £2,300 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £5.30/kg | £5.20 to £5.56/kg | £2,176 | £2,080 to £2,280 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £5.60/kg | £5.35 to £5.81/kg | £1,486 | £930 to £1,610 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £5.16/kg | £4.87 to £6.54/kg | £1,786 | £1,560 to £2,420 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.68/kg | £5.68 to £5.68/kg | £2,500 | £2,500 to £2,500 | 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 81 lots, 82 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,380 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,550 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,480 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,400 | £5.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,390 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 190 | £1,100 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,490 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,400 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 160 | £890 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,440 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,600 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,820 | £5.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,980 | £5.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,920 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,800 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 330 | £1,850 | £5.60/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,960 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,720 | £5.54/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,910 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,900 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,730 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,260 | £5.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,300 | £5.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,010 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,280 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,000 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 370 | £1,980 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,920 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,180 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,000 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,260 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,930 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,980 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | 400 | £2,080 | £5.20/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,480 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 160 | £930 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,560 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,540 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,610 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,650 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,480 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,580 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,600 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,760 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,590 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,730 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,770 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,560 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,660 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,750 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £2,420 | £6.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £2,500 | £5.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,980 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,920 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,000 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,940 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,880 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,830 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,900 | £4.87/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.