Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 1 May 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.16/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.08/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 334 Weanlings on Friday sold with an improved trade. Heifers sold to £2110 over for a Simmental 590kg at £2700 from L Weatherup, Ballyclare and Bullocks to £1610 over for a Limousin 520kg at £2130 from J McErlain, Toomebridge.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 1 May 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 | £5.44/kg | £5.10 to £6.03/kg | £1,470 | £1,320 to £1,690 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 20 lots | £5.08/kg | £4.80 to £5.60/kg | £1,693 | £1,540 to £1,840 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.79/kg | £4.70 to £4.95/kg | £1,917 | £1,880 to £1,980 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £5.36/kg | £5.00 to £5.73/kg | £1,428 | £1,280 to £1,580 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £4.97/kg | £4.52 to £5.51/kg | £1,694 | £1,550 to £1,900 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £5.30/kg | £4.57 to £6.00/kg | £2,263 | £2,150 to £2,400 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.70/kg | £4.57 to £4.83/kg | £2,680 | £2,660 to £2,700 | 2 | |
| 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 71 lots, 79 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,690 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 280 | £1,690 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,410 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | SI | 300 | £1,680 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | PT | 260 | £1,420 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | SI | 290 | £1,510 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | PT | 260 | £1,340 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 280 | £1,430 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,790 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,710 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,650 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,790 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,570 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,560 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | PT | 320 | £1,610 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 340 | £1,680 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,640 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 320 | £1,540 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,680 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,840 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 400 | £1,980 | £4.95/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 360 | £1,770 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,770 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,890 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,880 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,490 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 230 | £1,280 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,400 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 300 | £1,610 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,550 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,370 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,510 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 250 | £1,300 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,550 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,300 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,710 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,900 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,720 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,660 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,750 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,660 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,550 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,570 | £4.90/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 400 | £2,400 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 420 | £2,240 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,760 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 550 | £2,660 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,730 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,810 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,750 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | 360 | £1,690 | £4.69/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | ST | 380 | £1,760 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,790 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 590 | £2,700 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,150 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,720 | £4.52/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.