Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 26 June 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.01/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.51/kg* mean of bands
A smaller show of 96 weanlings on Friday sold with a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £1580 over for a Lim 500kg at £2080 from M Gingles, Kilwaughter and Heifers to £1560 over for a Charolais 540kg at £2100.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 26 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 4 lots | £5.09/kg | £4.42 to £6.08/kg | £1,342 | £1,190 to £1,540 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 17 lots | £5.02/kg | £4.28 to £5.67/kg | £1,686 | £1,370 to £2,000 | 17 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.50/kg | £4.50 to £4.50/kg | £1,800 | £1,800 to £1,800 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £5.14/kg | £4.75 to £5.60/kg | £1,386 | £1,250 to £1,530 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.55/kg | £4.23 to £4.90/kg | £1,575 | £1,410 to £1,720 | 12 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.11/kg | £4.00 to £4.36/kg | £1,829 | £1,640 to £2,000 | 9 | |
| 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 48 lots, 48 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,400 | £6.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,490 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,480 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 300 | £1,380 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SH | 260 | £1,190 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 280 | £1,240 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,760 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,810 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,680 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,860 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,400 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,370 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,950 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £2,000 | £5.12/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,940 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,870 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,750 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,800 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,710 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,290 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,530 | £5.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,480 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 250 | £1,250 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,470 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,380 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,510 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,620 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 310 | £1,470 | £4.74/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,650 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,590 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 320 | £1,410 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,720 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,580 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,790 | £4.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,630 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,000 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,820 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 390 | £1,650 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,920 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 490 | £2,000 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 420 | £1,690 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,640 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 450 | £1,800 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 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.