Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 22 May 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.06/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.00/kg* mean of bands
A good entry of 361 weanling in Ballymena on Friday sold with an improved trade. Bullocks sold to £1840 over for a Cha 480Kg £2320 from S Douglas, Limavady and heifers to £1410 over for a Lim 550Kg at £1960 presented by D Carson, Nutts Corner.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 22 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 13 lots | £5.69/kg | £5.28 to £6.17/kg | £1,423 | £1,050 to £1,600 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.76/kg | £4.37 to £5.33/kg | £1,665 | £1,400 to £2,080 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.87/kg | £4.77 to £5.11/kg | £2,088 | £1,910 to £2,320 | 8 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 10 lots | £5.36/kg | £5.06 to £5.78/kg | £1,341 | £1,050 to £1,620 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.88/kg | £4.25 to £5.73/kg | £1,686 | £1,320 to £1,920 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.69/kg | £4.65 to £4.75/kg | £1,893 | £1,860 to £1,920 | 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 78 lots, 78 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 170 | £1,050 | £6.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,570 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,430 | £5.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,600 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,390 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,490 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,290 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,420 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,280 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,480 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,850 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,780 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,730 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,660 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,490 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,580 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,590 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,580 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,570 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,480 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,550 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 330 | £1,460 | £4.42/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,400 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,080 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,150 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,900 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,890 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,830 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,070 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,770 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £2,050 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,990 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 480 | £2,320 | £4.83/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,830 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,060 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,150 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,910 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,620 | £5.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,720 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,390 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 190 | £1,050 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,360 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,240 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,340 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,470 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,240 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,230 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,670 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,710 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,610 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 330 | £1,550 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,590 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 330 | £1,420 | £4.30/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 340 | £1,460 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,320 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,920 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,920 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,870 | £4.92/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,850 | £4.86/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,860 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 390 | £1,860 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,900 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 390 | £1,850 | £4.74/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,920 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,860 | £4.65/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.