Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 27 February 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.90/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.47/kg* mean of bands
Another good entry of 423 weanlings on Friday sold to another great trade. Bullocks sold to £1990 over for a Lim 620Kg at ?2610 from W Bonnes, Randalstown. Heifers sold to ?1740 over for a Lim 380Kg at ?2120 presented by P G & M Delargy, Cushendall.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 27 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 | £6.22/kg | £5.92 to £6.76/kg | £1,624 | £1,480 to £1,760 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £5.88/kg | £5.46 to £6.40/kg | £1,944 | £1,750 to £2,250 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £5.52/kg | £5.42 to £5.76/kg | £2,395 | £2,170 to £2,520 | 6 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £5.71/kg | £5.34 to £6.15/kg | £1,510 | £1,290 to £1,710 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 31 lots | £5.37/kg | £5.05 to £6.17/kg | £1,857 | £1,610 to £2,120 | 31 | |
| 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 | 260 | £1,760 | £6.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,920 | £6.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,920 | £6.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,590 | £6.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,900 | £6.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,580 | £6.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,500 | £6.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,480 | £6.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,660 | £6.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,700 | £6.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,690 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,660 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,770 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,760 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,750 | £5.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £2,140 | £6.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,910 | £6.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,970 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,880 | £6.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,860 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,860 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,840 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,950 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,920 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,830 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,750 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,960 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,840 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,250 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,120 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,230 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,480 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,060 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,110 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,520 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,160 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,980 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,520 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,020 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,180 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,500 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,170 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,600 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,350 | £6.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,710 | £6.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 260 | £1,530 | £5.88/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,700 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,550 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 230 | £1,290 | £5.60/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 240 | £1,340 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,610 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,470 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,620 | £5.40/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,610 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £2,100 | £6.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £2,020 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,770 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,760 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,790 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,830 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,880 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,930 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,720 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,750 | £5.30/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,730 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,830 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,120 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £2,000 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,940 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,900 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,950 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,960 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,850 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,840 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,840 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,940 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,880 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,870 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,920 | £5.05/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.