Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 13 February 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.45/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.16/kg* mean of bands
Another good show of 285 Weanlings on Friday continued to sell with another fantastic trade. Bulls sold to £2090 over for a Lim 420kg at £2510 from Newtown Glen Farm, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £1500 over for a Lim 500kg at £2000 from R McIlwaine, Cushendall.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 13 February 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 9 lots | £5.93/kg | £5.40 to £6.80/kg | £1,482 | £1,020 to £1,850 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 21 lots | £5.26/kg | £4.96 to £5.60/kg | £1,820 | £1,540 to £2,150 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £5.38/kg | £5.11 to £5.97/kg | £2,289 | £2,130 to £2,510 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 14 lots | £5.51/kg | £5.03 to £6.16/kg | £1,349 | £800 to £1,650 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £5.00/kg | £4.66 to £5.48/kg | £1,755 | £1,530 to £2,000 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.80/kg | £4.80 to £4.80/kg | £1,970 | £1,970 to £1,970 | 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, 83 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 150 | £1,020 | £6.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,850 | £6.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,280 | £6.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,710 | £6.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,540 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 260 | £1,480 | £5.69/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,490 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,530 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,630 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | HE | 270 | £1,460 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,850 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,890 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,880 | £5.37/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,840 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,760 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,810 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,620 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 310 | £1,540 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,510 | £5.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,150 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,190 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,960 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,950 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £2,380 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,250 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 400 | £2,130 | £5.32/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,490 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,950 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,210 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,000 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,150 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,890 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,860 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,480 | £6.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,480 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,270 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 200 | £1,150 | £5.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,650 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,580 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,460 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,400 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 150 | £800 | £5.33/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 220 | £1,170 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,330 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,410 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,830 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,820 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,810 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,740 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,830 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,560 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,560 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,690 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,530 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,670 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,570 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,550 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 340 | £1,590 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,000 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,890 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,920 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,890 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,940 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,870 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,740 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,880 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,970 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,790 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,680 | £4.66/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.