Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 27 March 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.39/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.05/kg* mean of bands
320 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday resulted in another terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £1850 for a Cha 410Kg at £2260 presented by R Shaw, Rasharkin. Heifers sold to £1700 over for a Cha 380Kg £2000 offered by W R Wilon, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 27 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 | £5.67/kg | £5.15 to £6.04/kg | £1,391 | £1,250 to £1,640 | 7 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 29 lots | £5.34/kg | £5.00 to £5.93/kg | £1,793 | £1,500 to £2,120 | 29 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £5.32/kg | £5.15 to £5.51/kg | £2,137 | £2,060 to £2,260 | 6 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.43/kg | £4.77 to £6.91/kg | £1,364 | £1,050 to £1,590 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 27 lots | £4.94/kg | £4.44 to £5.47/kg | £1,639 | £350 to £2,080 | 27 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.68/kg | £4.46 to £5.02/kg | £2,038 | £1,970 to £2,110 | 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 85 lots, 85 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 230 | £1,390 | £6.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,500 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,780 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,340 | £5.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,250 | £5.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,610 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,280 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 260 | £1,340 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,790 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,890 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,830 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,770 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,810 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,650 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,630 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,720 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,770 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,120 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,030 | £5.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,260 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,200 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,040 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,130 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £2,000 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,090 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,080 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,910 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,060 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 370 | £1,900 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,890 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,860 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,590 | £6.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,200 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,590 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 230 | £1,300 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,550 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,440 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,480 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 240 | £1,200 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 270 | £1,350 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,490 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 230 | £1,120 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 220 | £1,050 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,690 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,770 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 350 | £350 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,740 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,540 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,680 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,530 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,570 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,640 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,580 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,410 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,080 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,050 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 420 | £2,110 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,870 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,710 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,690 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 440 | £2,060 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,800 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,970 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,770 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 450 | £2,010 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/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.