Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 28 August 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.82/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.39/kg* mean of bands
172 Weanlings on Friday sold with another steady trade. Bullocks to £1560 over for a Charolais 520kg at £2080 presented by K Molyneaux, Dundrod and Heifers to £1920 over for a Lim 600kg at £2520 from the same vendor.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 28 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 13 lots | £5.33/kg | £4.72 to £6.09/kg | £1,375 | £1,140 to £1,540 | 13 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 19 lots | £4.57/kg | £3.90 to £5.26/kg | £1,566 | £1,250 to £1,860 | 20 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.24/kg | £4.23 to £4.25/kg | £1,783 | £1,700 to £1,870 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 3 lots | £5.36/kg | £4.55 to £6.43/kg | £1,427 | £1,320 to £1,480 | 3 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.39/kg | £3.89 to £5.93/kg | £1,460 | £1,200 to £1,880 | 26 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.16/kg | £3.93 to £4.45/kg | £1,810 | £1,740 to £1,900 | 5 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £3.83/kg | £3.80 to £3.86/kg | £2,020 | £1,900 to £2,200 | 3 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £4.20/kg | £4.20 to £4.20/kg | £2,520 | £2,520 to £2,520 | 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 69 lots, 74 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,480 | £6.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,780 | £5.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,480 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,320 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,300 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | LM | 300 | £1,200 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,880 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,480 | £4.48/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 330 | £1,460 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,460 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,500 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,540 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,520 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 340 | £1,440 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,380 | £4.18/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,320 | £4.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 2 | SPK | 350 | £1,400 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 3 | AA | 310 | £1,220 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,740 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,780 | £4.45/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,820 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,580 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 600 | £2,520 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,540 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,900 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,580 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,520 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 440 | £1,740 | £3.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,810 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 380 | £1,480 | £3.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 570 | £2,200 | £3.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 510 | £1,960 | £3.84/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 500 | £1,900 | £3.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,340 | £6.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 220 | £1,300 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,140 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,360 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,520 | £5.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,390 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,540 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,480 | £5.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,580 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,490 | £5.13/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,400 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,440 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 260 | £1,290 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 300 | £1,420 | £4.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,180 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,680 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,580 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,520 | £4.75/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,640 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,620 | £4.62/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,420 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,420 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 320 | £1,250 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,860 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,720 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,620 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,690 | £4.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | CH | 360 | £1,540 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 370 | £1,580 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 440 | £1,870 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 400 | £1,700 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,780 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,560 | £4.21/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.