Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 21 August 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.14/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.09/kg* mean of bands
178 Weanlings on Friday sold with a steady enough trade. Bullocks to £1630 over for a Charolais 670kg at £2300 from F McVey, Coagh and heifers to £2040 over for a Limousin 360kg at £2400 from E McGraw, Garvagh.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 21 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 4 lots | £3.42/kg | £3.04 to £4.28/kg | £913 | £760 to £1,200 | 4 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.28/kg | £2.75 to £4.76/kg | £1,524 | £880 to £1,770 | 11 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.30/kg | £4.15 to £4.62/kg | £1,873 | £1,700 to £2,040 | 9 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.15/kg | £2.54 to £5.13/kg | £1,120 | £610 to £1,490 | 5 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 27 lots | £4.09/kg | £3.20 to £6.66/kg | £1,411 | £960 to £2,400 | 27 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.04/kg | £3.95 to £4.20/kg | £1,685 | £1,600 to £1,840 | 4 | |
| 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 60 lots, 60 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,200 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 300 | £1,270 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 270 | £900 | £3.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SPK | 260 | £792 | £3.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | 250 | £760 | £3.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,620 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,250 | £3.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 320 | £880 | £2.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,770 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,670 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,850 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,640 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,750 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,610 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,820 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 370 | £1,630 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,670 | £4.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,040 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 420 | £1,800 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,700 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 450 | £1,900 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 450 | £1,900 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 460 | £1,940 | £4.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,910 | £4.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,490 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,410 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,020 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 280 | £1,070 | £3.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 300 | £960 | £3.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 240 | £610 | £2.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,450 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,510 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,470 | £4.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,340 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SPK | 330 | £1,300 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,250 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,300 | £3.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,290 | £3.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 310 | £1,130 | £3.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,120 | £3.61/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SPK | 330 | £1,140 | £3.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,100 | £3.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,060 | £3.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 320 | £1,060 | £3.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £2,400 | £6.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,850 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,540 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,580 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,680 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,500 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 370 | £1,530 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,530 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,470 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,500 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,530 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,600 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,840 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,620 | £3.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,540 | £3.94/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.