Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 30 January 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.60/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.38/kg* mean of bands
Another good entry of 440 weanlings on Friday sold with another great trade. Bullocks to £2270 over for a BB 630kg at £2900 from L Ervine, Newtownabbey. Heifers to £2390 over for a Lim 460kg at £2850 from S Anderson, Ballymoney.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 30 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 10 lots | £6.05/kg | £5.65 to £7.50/kg | £1,461 | £1,200 to £1,660 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £5.49/kg | £5.21 to £6.00/kg | £1,904 | £1,680 to £2,200 | 24 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £5.39/kg | £5.22 to £5.60/kg | £2,232 | £2,100 to £2,520 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 14 lots | £5.66/kg | £5.31 to £6.53/kg | £1,470 | £1,150 to £1,700 | 15 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 27 lots | £5.21/kg | £4.89 to £6.57/kg | £1,806 | £1,570 to £2,500 | 27 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £5.49/kg | £4.87 to £6.19/kg | £2,467 | £1,950 to £2,850 | 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 86 lots, 87 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 160 | £1,200 | £7.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,430 | £6.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 200 | £1,230 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,650 | £6.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 280 | £1,660 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,480 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,200 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,650 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,700 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,470 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £2,100 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £2,020 | £5.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,890 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,810 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,850 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,960 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,900 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,890 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,200 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,520 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,380 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,200 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,080 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,180 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,940 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,100 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,040 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,180 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,060 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,160 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,100 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,140 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,930 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,700 | £6.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 260 | £1,560 | £6.00/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 210 | £1,250 | £5.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,580 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,560 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,440 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,630 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 240 | £1,330 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,550 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,150 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,450 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,440 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,900 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,670 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,790 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,710 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,800 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,590 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,570 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,500 | £6.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,850 | £6.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,960 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,600 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,100 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,990 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,880 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,870 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 370 | £1,820 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,950 | £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.