Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 5 June 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.06/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.95/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 250 weanlings on Friday sold with a good trade. Bullocks sold to £1550 over for a Charolais 560kg at £2110 presented by A Warwick, Templepatrick and Heifers to £1790 over for a Limousin 410kg at £2200 presented by local farmer.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 June 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 10 lots | £5.34/kg | £5.13 to £5.55/kg | £1,413 | £1,130 to £1,550 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.96/kg | £4.50 to £5.50/kg | £1,723 | £1,490 to £1,870 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.73/kg | £4.50 to £4.92/kg | £1,996 | £1,960 to £2,100 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 6 lots | £5.62/kg | £5.20 to £6.31/kg | £1,390 | £1,260 to £1,540 | 6 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 31 lots | £4.81/kg | £3.94 to £5.44/kg | £1,647 | £1,420 to £2,000 | 31 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.36/kg | £5.36 to £5.36/kg | £2,200 | £2,200 to £2,200 | 1 | |
| 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 75 lots, 79 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,550 | £5.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 210 | £1,150 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | 260 | £1,410 | £5.42/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,550 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,490 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,520 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | BB | 280 | £1,450 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 220 | £1,130 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,760 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,790 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,760 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,750 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 350 | £1,690 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,680 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,850 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 400 | £1,970 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,840 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,740 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,780 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,970 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,870 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £2,100 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,800 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,960 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,790 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,980 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 380 | £1,710 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,620 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,390 | £6.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,260 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,400 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,450 | £5.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,630 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,610 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,300 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,550 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,510 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,850 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,660 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,650 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,810 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,570 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,740 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,530 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 340 | £1,630 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,510 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,590 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,200 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,000 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,840 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 380 | £1,810 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,750 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,740 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,790 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 380 | £1,720 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,670 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,700 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,580 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,550 | £3.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 370 | £1,460 | £3.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,420 | £3.94/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.