Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 24 April 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.22/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.16/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 380 Weanlings in Ballymena on Friday sold with a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1680 over for a Charolais 590kg at £2270 and Heifers sold to £1520 over for a Charolais 530kg at £2050.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 24 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 12 lots | £5.58/kg | £5.37 to £6.00/kg | £1,448 | £1,290 to £1,680 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 27 lots | £5.12/kg | £4.72 to £5.78/kg | £1,779 | £1,490 to £2,090 | 27 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.86/kg | £4.72 to £5.09/kg | £2,088 | £1,960 to £2,190 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.44/kg | £5.12 to £6.04/kg | £1,330 | £1,100 to £1,510 | 15 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 19 lots | £4.99/kg | £4.63 to £5.56/kg | £1,806 | £1,700 to £1,920 | 21 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.62/kg | £4.62 to £4.62/kg | £1,850 | £1,850 to £1,850 | 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 76 lots, 81 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,510 | £6.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SI | 240 | £1,350 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 250 | £1,400 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 200 | £1,100 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 240 | £1,290 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,450 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,230 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,330 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 260 | £1,380 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £1,480 | £5.28/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,460 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 240 | £1,230 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,740 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,830 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,760 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,790 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,790 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,720 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 390 | £1,920 | £4.92/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 3 | CH | 390 | £1,900 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,750 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,860 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,810 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,800 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,730 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,760 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,850 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,680 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,540 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,380 | £5.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,300 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,440 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,480 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,300 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 290 | £1,570 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 240 | £1,290 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,450 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,910 | £5.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,950 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,810 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,620 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,810 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,790 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,720 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,720 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,560 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 310 | £1,520 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,560 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,500 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,530 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £2,000 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,090 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,090 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,920 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,050 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,030 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,090 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,120 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,920 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,910 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,780 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,820 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,960 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 460 | £2,190 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,080 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/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.