Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 17 July 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.97/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.63/kg* mean of bands
A smaller entry of 175 weanlings on Friday sold with a steady trade. Bullocks topped at £1540 over for a Cha 480Kg at £2000 from W McVey, Carnlough and Heifers to £1450 over for a Cha 530Kg at £1980 from C Hill, Doagh.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 17 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 15 lots | £5.26/kg | £4.78 to £6.00/kg | £1,356 | £1,000 to £1,660 | 15 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £4.86/kg | £4.43 to £5.62/kg | £1,665 | £1,410 to £1,940 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.64/kg | £4.53 to £4.80/kg | £1,968 | £1,920 to £2,000 | 5 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.96/kg | £4.25 to £5.70/kg | £1,342 | £1,000 to £1,640 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 28 lots | £4.62/kg | £3.76 to £5.59/kg | £1,581 | £1,320 to £1,880 | 28 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £3.86/kg | £3.75 to £4.12/kg | £1,628 | £1,510 to £1,790 | 5 | |
| 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 88 lots, 88 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,440 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,660 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,500 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,070 | £5.35/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,380 | £5.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 190 | £1,000 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,260 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,470 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,350 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,270 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,420 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,460 | £4.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,400 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,390 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,340 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,800 | £5.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,810 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,700 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,750 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,760 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,650 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,590 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 340 | £1,630 | £4.79/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,620 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,520 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,560 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,410 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,540 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,830 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,920 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,720 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,970 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,730 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £2,000 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,710 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £2,000 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,950 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,690 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,640 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,540 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,640 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,560 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,350 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,500 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,220 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 260 | £1,260 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,330 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,360 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,000 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,320 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,200 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 270 | £1,150 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,790 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,780 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,690 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,620 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 350 | £1,740 | £4.97/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,590 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,710 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,510 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,640 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,560 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,550 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,420 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,460 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,550 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,410 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,520 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,840 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,880 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,810 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,660 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,650 | £4.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 390 | £1,590 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,500 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,490 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,400 | £3.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,540 | £3.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,410 | £3.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 470 | £1,790 | £3.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,400 | £3.78/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,510 | £3.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,430 | £3.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,650 | £3.75/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.