Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 31 July 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.54/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.99/kg* mean of bands
An entry of 190 weanlings on Friday resulted in a very good trade. Bullocks to £1670 over for a Charolais 450kg at £2120 from M Gingles, Kilwaughter and heifers to £4040 over for a Limousin 560kg at £4600 from J Quinn, Castlewellan, who showed an impressive run of quality heifers.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 31 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 10 lots | £4.57/kg | £3.21 to £5.76/kg | £1,164 | £490 to £1,540 | 10 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 26 lots | £4.51/kg | £3.73 to £5.38/kg | £1,544 | £1,120 to £1,920 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.58/kg | £4.32 to £4.90/kg | £1,961 | £1,810 to £2,120 | 7 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.47/kg | £3.79 to £5.03/kg | £1,168 | £850 to £1,390 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 18 lots | £4.59/kg | £3.70 to £5.23/kg | £1,538 | £1,110 to £1,800 | 20 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots | £4.73/kg | £4.31 to £5.58/kg | £2,153 | £2,030 to £2,400 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 9 lots | £6.58/kg | £5.08 to £8.21/kg | £3,611 | £2,850 to £4,600 | 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 83 lots, 86 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,360 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,490 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,240 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,220 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,390 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 240 | £1,130 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,290 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 280 | £1,190 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 260 | £1,100 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,240 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 210 | £850 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,170 | £4.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £910 | £3.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SHB | 300 | £1,110 | £3.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,780 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,610 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,690 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,670 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 310 | £1,470 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,550 | £4.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,420 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,510 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 3 | BB | 350 | £1,590 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AU | 310 | £1,370 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,430 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,490 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £4,600 | £8.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 520 | £3,700 | £7.11/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 500 | £3,500 | £7.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 580 | £4,000 | £6.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 580 | £3,900 | £6.72/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 510 | £3,350 | £6.56/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 540 | £3,200 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 590 | £3,400 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,400 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 560 | £2,850 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SA | 470 | £2,030 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,670 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,500 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,540 | £5.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,490 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,480 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,480 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 300 | £1,370 | £4.56/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 110 | £490 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,200 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 300 | £1,200 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,140 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FVK | 250 | £960 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,100 | £3.79/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 300 | £1,120 | £3.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £740 | £3.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,830 | £5.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,790 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,690 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,560 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,580 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,560 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,360 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,480 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 340 | £1,430 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 350 | £1,400 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,280 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,340 | £3.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,920 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,880 | £4.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,010 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,950 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 390 | £1,850 | £4.74/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 450 | £2,120 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,790 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,800 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,090 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,810 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,890 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,860 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,600 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 370 | £1,540 | £4.16/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 370 | £1,500 | £4.05/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.