Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 14 August 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.85/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.84/kg* mean of bands
185 weanlings on Friday continued to sell with a great trade. Bullocks to £2050 over for a Belgian Blue 500kg at £2550 from Nugent Estate Ltd, Portaferry and Heifers to £3200 over for a smashing 400kg Limousin heifer at £3600 from W & G Corrie, Newtownards.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 14 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 8 lots | £4.99/kg | £4.16 to £5.64/kg | £1,338 | £1,000 to £1,580 | 8 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.80/kg | £4.08 to £6.00/kg | £1,627 | £1,250 to £1,980 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.83/kg | £4.50 to £5.17/kg | £2,079 | £1,850 to £2,430 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.10/kg | £5.10 to £5.10/kg | £2,550 | £2,550 to £2,550 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £4.92/kg | £4.25 to £6.00/kg | £1,150 | £910 to £1,440 | 15 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 23 lots | £4.68/kg | £3.65 to £6.17/kg | £1,590 | £1,170 to £2,100 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £5.28/kg | £4.19 to £9.00/kg | £2,231 | £1,720 to £3,600 | 7 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.25/kg | £4.25 to £4.25/kg | £2,380 | £2,380 to £2,380 | 1 | |
| 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 81 lots, 85 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,680 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,570 | £5.41/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,560 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,360 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,460 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 300 | £1,420 | £4.73/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,070 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 250 | £1,100 | £4.40/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 240 | £1,000 | £4.16/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | SHB | 300 | £1,250 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,980 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,800 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,680 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,670 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,770 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,700 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,450 | £4.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,630 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,510 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 310 | £1,290 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,450 | £4.14/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,390 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,940 | £5.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,430 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 500 | £2,550 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £2,070 | £5.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 420 | £2,100 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,870 | £4.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,220 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,860 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,840 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 410 | £1,900 | £4.63/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 400 | £1,850 | £4.62/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,790 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,980 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SHB | 170 | £1,020 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,350 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,370 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,540 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,380 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SHB | 210 | £1,070 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,440 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,340 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SHB | 230 | £1,010 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,220 | £4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £910 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 240 | £1,020 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,020 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 340 | £2,100 | £6.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,690 | £5.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,640 | £4.97/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,660 | £4.88/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,510 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,630 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,580 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,560 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,450 | £4.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 340 | £1,420 | £4.17/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,450 | £4.14/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,170 | £3.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £3,600 | £9.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 450 | £2,520 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 430 | £2,150 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,710 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,800 | £4.73/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 370 | £1,720 | £4.64/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,860 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,020 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,750 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,640 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 560 | £2,380 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,720 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,570 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,560 | £4.10/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.