Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 10 April 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.34/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.08/kg* mean of bands
Another good show of 462 weanlings on Friday continued to sell to a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £2120 over for a Limousin 620kg at £2740 from McCabe Bros, Downpatrick and Heifers sold to £1960 over for a Limousin 460kg at £2420 from P Scott, Templepatrick.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 10 April 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 8 lots | £5.32/kg | £5.00 to £5.88/kg | £1,424 | £1,170 to £1,640 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £5.39/kg | £4.90 to £6.21/kg | £1,832 | £1,470 to £2,060 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £5.17/kg | £5.10 to £5.25/kg | £2,152 | £2,040 to £2,400 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £5.27/kg | £4.78 to £6.32/kg | £1,392 | £1,020 to £1,580 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £5.12/kg | £4.38 to £5.94/kg | £1,770 | £1,480 to £2,020 | 24 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.68/kg | £4.25 to £5.26/kg | £1,969 | £1,720 to £2,420 | 8 | |
| 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 78 lots, 80 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,470 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,740 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,570 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | AA | 220 | £1,170 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,520 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 270 | £1,360 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,450 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 300 | £1,470 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,990 | £6.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,860 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,830 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,970 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,760 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,830 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,720 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,960 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,060 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,100 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,880 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 410 | £2,140 | £5.22/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,080 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,920 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £2,020 | £5.18/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,860 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,910 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,400 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,040 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 250 | £1,580 | £6.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,580 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,300 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,490 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,450 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,550 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 270 | £1,380 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,160 | £5.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 290 | £1,440 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,480 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 210 | £1,020 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,340 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £2,020 | £5.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,880 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,900 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,940 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,840 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,700 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,750 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,620 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,820 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,760 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,750 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,900 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,420 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,940 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,000 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,980 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,730 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,820 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 430 | £2,000 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,900 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,700 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,900 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 390 | £1,760 | £4.51/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 370 | £1,630 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,710 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,720 | £4.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,830 | £4.25/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.