Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 7 August 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.05/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.34/kg* mean of bands
A smaller show of 140 Weanlings on Friday sold continued to sell with a steady trade. Bullocks to £1780 over for a Charolais 630kg at £2410 from K McConnell, Muckamore and Heifers to £1360 over for a Limousin 420kg at £1780.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 7 August 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 | £3.94/kg | £3.21 to £4.95/kg | £965 | £800 to £1,140 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £4.04/kg | £2.12 to £5.26/kg | £1,380 | £680 to £1,820 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.27/kg | £4.00 to £4.51/kg | £1,948 | £1,630 to £2,140 | 6 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.10/kg | £4.01 to £4.19/kg | £2,093 | £2,050 to £2,140 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.92/kg | £4.58 to £5.55/kg | £1,154 | £780 to £1,610 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 14 lots | £4.19/kg | £3.50 to £5.20/kg | £1,404 | £1,120 to £1,730 | 14 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £3.92/kg | £3.52 to £4.23/kg | £1,693 | £1,480 to £1,780 | 6 | |
| 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 70 lots, 71 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,610 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,460 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,200 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 200 | £960 | £4.80/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | CH | 240 | £1,140 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 200 | £940 | £4.70/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,380 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 170 | £780 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,510 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,320 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,440 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,390 | £3.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,310 | £3.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 350 | £1,370 | £3.91/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,240 | £3.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,120 | £3.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,730 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,780 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,710 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 430 | £1,730 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,690 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £1,770 | £3.76/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,350 | £3.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,440 | £3.69/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 420 | £1,480 | £3.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,560 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,140 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,090 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 190 | £840 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 280 | £1,110 | £3.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 240 | £950 | £3.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 250 | £960 | £3.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 280 | £1,060 | £3.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 240 | £900 | £3.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SHB | 230 | £800 | £3.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 260 | £860 | £3.30/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | GAL | 280 | £900 | £3.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AU | 310 | £1,440 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,380 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,410 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,380 | £3.94/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,270 | £3.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,290 | £3.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,170 | £3.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,180 | £3.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,190 | £3.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 350 | £1,170 | £3.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,010 | £3.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SH | 350 | £850 | £2.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £680 | £2.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,820 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 370 | £1,710 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,700 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,680 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,120 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,140 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 360 | £1,580 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 480 | £2,100 | £4.37/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,560 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,620 | £4.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,900 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 510 | £2,140 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 500 | £2,050 | £4.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,630 | £4.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 520 | £2,090 | £4.01/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BRB | 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.