Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 6 March 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.51/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.43/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 381 weanlings on Friday resulted in another impressive trade. Bullocks to £2330 over for a Charolais 570kg at £2900 from P McKeag, Millisle and Heifers to £1810 over for a Charolais 430kg at £2240 from C Ferris, Millisle.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 6 March 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 7 lots | £5.55/kg | £5.03 to £6.26/kg | £1,454 | £1,190 to £1,580 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 30 lots | £5.48/kg | £5.05 to £6.06/kg | £1,829 | £1,520 to £2,360 | 32 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.60/kg | £5.50 to £5.85/kg | £2,372 | £2,260 to £2,460 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.73/kg | £5.48 to £6.48/kg | £1,538 | £1,320 to £1,880 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 26 lots | £5.33/kg | £4.94 to £6.16/kg | £1,759 | £570 to £2,040 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £5.18/kg | £5.04 to £5.26/kg | £2,180 | £2,120 to £2,240 | 4 | |
| 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, 90 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 190 | £1,190 | £6.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 260 | £1,580 | £6.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 300 | £1,740 | £5.80/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 270 | £1,550 | £5.74/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,720 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,390 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,640 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | SI | 300 | £1,590 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,550 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,520 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | AA | 290 | £1,460 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £2,000 | £6.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,870 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,800 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,720 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,840 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,660 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,650 | £5.32/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,770 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,780 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,720 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 390 | £2,360 | £6.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £2,340 | £6.00/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,400 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £2,100 | £5.83/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,380 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £2,040 | £5.66/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £2,070 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,460 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,120 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,380 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 410 | £2,260 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 440 | £2,420 | £5.50/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,980 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,420 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 290 | £1,880 | £6.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,470 | £6.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,690 | £5.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £570 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,710 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,480 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,350 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,380 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,600 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,600 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,910 | £6.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,780 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 310 | £1,750 | £5.64/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,690 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,710 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,810 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,850 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,840 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,780 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,710 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £2,040 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,160 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,200 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,240 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,840 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,980 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,120 | £5.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,890 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,840 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,880 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/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.