Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 8 May 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.34/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.01/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 325 Weanlings on Friday sold with a great trade. Bullocks to £1920 over for a Limousin 600kg at £2520 from M McGrath, Annacloy and Heifers to £1650 over for a Limousin 550kg at £2200 from B Hall, Monkstown.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 8 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 14 lots | £5.77/kg | £5.03 to £6.75/kg | £1,509 | £960 to £1,760 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 29 lots | £5.16/kg | £4.73 to £5.87/kg | £1,768 | £1,530 to £2,000 | 29 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.22/kg | £5.22 to £5.22/kg | £2,090 | £2,090 to £2,090 | 1 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.80/kg | £4.80 to £4.80/kg | £2,500 | £2,500 to £2,500 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £5.28/kg | £5.00 to £5.96/kg | £1,301 | £860 to £1,490 | 15 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £4.89/kg | £4.43 to £5.57/kg | £1,699 | £1,500 to £1,880 | 24 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.60/kg | £4.42 to £4.90/kg | £1,900 | £1,860 to £1,960 | 3 | |
| 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 84 lots, 87 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 250 | £1,490 | £5.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 230 | £1,280 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,320 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 260 | £1,420 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,340 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 260 | £1,340 | £5.15/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,130 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 170 | £860 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 250 | £1,260 | £5.04/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,460 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 260 | £1,300 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,050 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,840 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,720 | £5.05/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 340 | £1,710 | £5.02/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,530 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,510 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,650 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,690 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,880 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,960 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,760 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 390 | £1,850 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 370 | £1,740 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,670 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,740 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 420 | £1,880 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,740 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,730 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,860 | £4.42/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,620 | £6.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,700 | £6.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,440 | £6.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,760 | £6.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,550 | £5.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 270 | £1,530 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 170 | £960 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,460 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 290 | £1,610 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,470 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,360 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,570 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,460 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,820 | £5.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,820 | £5.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,810 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,770 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,760 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 310 | £1,700 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,670 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,820 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,800 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,770 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,690 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,690 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 310 | £1,530 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £2,000 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,090 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,850 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,830 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,810 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 370 | £1,830 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,770 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,800 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,830 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 380 | £1,830 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 520 | £2,500 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,870 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,750 | £4.73/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.