Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 15 May 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.53/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.46/kg* mean of bands
A smaller show of 180 Weanlings on Friday sold with a lesser but steady trade. Bullocks to £1940 over for a Char 560kg at £2500 from S Douglas, Limavady and heifers to £1570 over for a Sim 530kg at £2100 from J O'Neill, Ballymena.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 15 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 9 lots | £4.61/kg | £3.77 to £6.37/kg | £1,202 | £680 to £1,720 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 19 lots | £4.34/kg | £3.60 to £5.28/kg | £1,494 | £1,080 to £1,870 | 19 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.87/kg | £4.25 to £5.51/kg | £2,045 | £1,700 to £2,340 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.54/kg | £4.46 to £4.63/kg | £2,500 | £2,500 to £2,500 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.57/kg | £3.95 to £5.06/kg | £1,147 | £530 to £1,470 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 20 lots | £4.58/kg | £4.20 to £5.18/kg | £1,529 | £1,350 to £1,800 | 20 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.19/kg | £4.00 to £4.47/kg | £1,805 | £1,630 to £1,920 | 12 | |
| 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 79 lots, 79 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,720 | £6.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,400 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 270 | £1,280 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 250 | £1,150 | £4.60/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 240 | £1,080 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,350 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 260 | £1,160 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 280 | £1,200 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 290 | £1,150 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 180 | £680 | £3.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 300 | £1,080 | £3.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 340 | £1,500 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 330 | £1,450 | £4.39/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,430 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,420 | £4.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 350 | £1,500 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,450 | £4.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,360 | £4.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,270 | £4.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 350 | £1,420 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | ST | 350 | £1,410 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,260 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,340 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,220 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,020 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,870 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 540 | £2,500 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 440 | £2,000 | £4.54/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 410 | £1,840 | £4.48/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,610 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 560 | £2,500 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 450 | £1,980 | £4.40/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £1,710 | £4.38/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,660 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 400 | £1,700 | £4.25/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 280 | £1,400 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,380 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 260 | £1,280 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,410 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 240 | £1,090 | £4.54/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,350 | £4.50/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,200 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,020 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 130 | £530 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 240 | £950 | £3.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,710 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,800 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,720 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,720 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,600 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,540 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,430 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,380 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 320 | £1,420 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,450 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,360 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,490 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 320 | £1,360 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,430 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 420 | £1,880 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,880 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 440 | £1,920 | £4.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,590 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,660 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,700 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,780 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,810 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,880 | £4.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,630 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £1,910 | £4.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,660 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 450 | £1,810 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/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.