Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 3 July 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.27/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.13/kg* mean of bands
Another good entry of 392 Weanlings sold with a great trade. Bullocks topped at £1680 over for a Charolais 580kg at £2260 from H Marquess, Muckamore and Heifers to £2160 over for a Limousin 460kg at £2620 from I Beggs, Whitehead.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 3 July 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 9 lots | £5.52/kg | £5.35 to £6.00/kg | £1,484 | £1,180 to £1,620 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £5.20/kg | £4.71 to £5.77/kg | £1,800 | £1,650 to £1,950 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.72/kg | £4.70 to £4.75/kg | £1,890 | £1,880 to £1,900 | 2 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 9 lots | £5.32/kg | £5.03 to £5.84/kg | £1,412 | £1,260 to £1,540 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 26 lots | £4.94/kg | £4.58 to £5.59/kg | £1,687 | £1,470 to £2,040 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £5.58/kg | £5.30 to £6.09/kg | £2,417 | £2,120 to £2,620 | 7 | |
| 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 77 lots, 82 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,620 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,180 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,580 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 300 | £1,650 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 290 | £1,590 | £5.48/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,480 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 240 | £1,300 | £5.41/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,560 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 4 | BB | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,500 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,790 | £5.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,780 | £5.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,710 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,810 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,800 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,780 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 310 | £1,670 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,830 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,830 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,820 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,850 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,950 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,820 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,850 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,840 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,790 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,880 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,910 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,860 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,810 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,840 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,900 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,790 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,880 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,520 | £5.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,650 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,370 | £5.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,260 | £5.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,370 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 280 | £1,450 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,500 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,550 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,290 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,410 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,510 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,790 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,660 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,500 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,590 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,580 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,470 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,640 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,580 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,620 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,560 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £2,500 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,620 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,600 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 440 | £2,400 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £2,280 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £2,120 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,960 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £2,040 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,830 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,900 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,780 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,760 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,660 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,700 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,790 | £4.59/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.