Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 29 May 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.07/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.46/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 233 Weanlings on Friday sold with an improved trade. Bullocks to £1780 over for a Charolais 380kg at £2160 from S Taylor, Ligoniel and Heifers to £1620 over for a Limousin 470kg at £2090 from a local farmer.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 29 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 4 lots | £4.79/kg | £4.40 to £5.35/kg | £1,279 | £1,060 to £1,500 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £5.18/kg | £4.83 to £5.83/kg | £1,782 | £1,450 to £2,160 | 27 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.93/kg | £4.85 to £5.02/kg | £1,975 | £1,940 to £2,010 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 13 lots | £4.65/kg | £4.10 to £5.11/kg | £1,177 | £880 to £1,400 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 24 lots | £4.39/kg | £3.71 to £5.33/kg | £1,533 | £1,190 to £1,780 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.38/kg | £4.31 to £4.46/kg | £1,855 | £1,730 to £2,090 | 6 | |
| 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 73 lots, 84 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 210 | £1,060 | £5.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | CH | 300 | £1,450 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 4 | 290 | £1,400 | £4.82/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | SHB | 270 | £1,190 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,810 | £5.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £2,000 | £5.71/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,860 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,840 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,750 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,570 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 310 | £1,540 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,160 | £5.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 370 | £2,040 | £5.51/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,960 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £2,060 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,890 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,870 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,910 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £2,010 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,850 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,890 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,930 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,760 | £4.88/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,940 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,720 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,630 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 350 | £1,640 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,540 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 310 | £1,350 | £4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,400 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,430 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,400 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 3 | CH | 350 | £1,340 | £3.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,190 | £3.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,780 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,660 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,610 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,830 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,740 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,090 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,800 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,580 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,710 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,780 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,730 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,900 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 380 | £1,640 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,530 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 360 | £1,530 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,570 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,380 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 240 | £1,180 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 240 | £1,180 | £4.91/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,270 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,400 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,100 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 230 | £1,100 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,280 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,060 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 300 | £1,350 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,190 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 260 | £1,090 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 210 | £880 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 290 | £1,190 | £4.10/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.