Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 12 June 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.18/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.75/kg* mean of bands
200 Weanlings on Friday sold with another great trade. Bullocks sold to £1610 over for a Limousin 600kg at £2210 presented by P Kerr, Cloughmills and Heifers sold to £1580 over for a Limousin 600kg at £2180 also presented by P Kerr.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 12 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 11 lots | £5.40/kg | £5.00 to £5.80/kg | £1,467 | £1,290 to £1,590 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 18 lots | £5.12/kg | £4.70 to £5.60/kg | £1,718 | £1,500 to £1,930 | 21 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.83/kg | £4.75 to £4.95/kg | £1,950 | £1,900 to £1,980 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.98/kg | £4.65 to £5.25/kg | £1,316 | £1,000 to £1,470 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 18 lots | £4.72/kg | £4.44 to £5.20/kg | £1,599 | £1,410 to £1,890 | 20 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.50/kg | £4.32 to £4.68/kg | £1,920 | £1,730 to £2,110 | 2 | |
| 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 57 lots, 62 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,510 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,430 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,590 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 260 | £1,470 | £5.65/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,680 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,630 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 280 | £1,450 | £5.17/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,290 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,420 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,360 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,450 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,780 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | SA | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,500 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,600 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,930 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,920 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 370 | £1,860 | £5.02/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 400 | £1,980 | £4.95/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 380 | £1,880 | £4.94/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 360 | £1,780 | £4.94/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,970 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 380 | £1,820 | £4.79/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,900 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,470 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,450 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 200 | £1,000 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,480 | £4.93/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,310 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 290 | £1,350 | £4.65/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,600 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,600 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,600 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,410 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,590 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,450 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,440 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,890 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 450 | £2,110 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,690 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SA | 370 | £1,690 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,740 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,730 | £4.32/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.