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Ballymena Mart, County Antrim

Weanling sale, Friday 4 September 2026

175 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 36, 2026

175 weanlings on Friday sold with another good steady trade. Bullocks to £1940 over for a Lim 650kg at £2590 presented by B McAllister. Glenarm and Heifers to £1580 over for a Lim 460kg at £2040 from R Spence, Drumlin.

Ballymena Mart, sale report, 4 September 2026

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Weanling bullsUnder 300 kgderived from 5 lots£5.24/kg£4.96 to £5.50/kg£1,271£950 to £1,58010
300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots£4.96/kg£4.42 to £5.70/kg£1,636£1,380 to £1,90025
400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots£4.60/kg£4.45 to £4.75/kg£1,899£1,780 to £2,0208
Weanling heifersUnder 300 kgderived from 10 lots£5.04/kg£4.40 to £5.75/kg£1,211£960 to £1,41010
300 to 400 kgderived from 15 lots£4.59/kg£4.28 to £5.16/kg£1,556£1,390 to £1,79015
400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots£4.37/kg£4.28 to £4.45/kg£1,872£1,780 to £2,0405
Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list.
Sample lots 65 lots, 73 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Weanling bulls1CH300£1,710£5.70/kg
Weanling bulls1LM300£1,660£5.53/kg
Weanling bulls1CH280£1,540£5.50/kg
Weanling bulls1290£1,580£5.44/kg
Weanling bulls1BB180£950£5.27/kg
Weanling bulls6AA230£1,200£5.21/kg
Weanling bulls1AA290£1,440£4.96/kg
Weanling bulls2BRB300£1,460£4.86/kg
Weanling bulls1LM300£1,380£4.60/kg
Weanling bulls1CH310£1,690£5.45/kg
Weanling bulls1CH330£1,780£5.39/kg
Weanling bulls1CH310£1,640£5.29/kg
Weanling bulls1CH320£1,690£5.28/kg
Weanling bulls1LM320£1,690£5.28/kg
Weanling bulls1CH310£1,580£5.09/kg
Weanling bulls1LM320£1,580£4.93/kg
Weanling bulls2BRB310£1,490£4.80/kg
Weanling bulls1CH340£1,570£4.61/kg
Weanling bulls2BRB310£1,390£4.48/kg
Weanling bulls1CH350£1,550£4.42/kg
Weanling bulls1LM360£1,870£5.19/kg
Weanling bulls1CH370£1,900£5.13/kg
Weanling bulls1370£1,840£4.97/kg
Weanling bulls1380£1,880£4.94/kg
Weanling bulls1LM410£1,950£4.75/kg
Weanling bulls1CH400£1,900£4.75/kg
Weanling bulls1CH360£1,700£4.72/kg
Weanling bulls1CH430£2,020£4.69/kg
Weanling bulls1CH380£1,770£4.65/kg
Weanling bulls1CH400£1,840£4.60/kg
Weanling bulls1LM410£1,880£4.58/kg
Weanling bulls1LM380£1,740£4.57/kg
Weanling bulls1CH430£1,940£4.51/kg
Weanling bulls1LM420£1,880£4.47/kg
Weanling bulls1LM400£1,780£4.45/kg
Weanling heifers1CH240£1,380£5.75/kg
Weanling heifers1LM210£1,160£5.52/kg
Weanling heifers1CH270£1,410£5.22/kg
Weanling heifers1LM200£1,040£5.20/kg
Weanling heifers1LM300£1,550£5.16/kg
Weanling heifers1CH240£1,230£5.12/kg
Weanling heifers1CH240£1,210£5.04/kg
Weanling heifers1CH270£1,310£4.85/kg
Weanling heifers1LM200£960£4.80/kg
Weanling heifers1LM290£1,310£4.51/kg
Weanling heifers1CH250£1,100£4.40/kg
Weanling heifers1LM340£1,700£5.00/kg
Weanling heifers1CH310£1,440£4.64/kg
Weanling heifers1LM320£1,470£4.59/kg
Weanling heifers1CH330£1,510£4.57/kg
Weanling heifers1CH310£1,400£4.51/kg
Weanling heifers1LM330£1,490£4.51/kg
Weanling heifers1CH330£1,480£4.48/kg
Weanling heifers1CH310£1,390£4.48/kg
Weanling heifers1LM330£1,460£4.42/kg
Weanling heifers1LM380£1,790£4.71/kg
Weanling heifers1BA360£1,690£4.69/kg
Weanling heifers1CH370£1,670£4.51/kg
Weanling heifers1CH400£1,780£4.45/kg
Weanling heifers1LM460£2,040£4.43/kg
Weanling heifers1420£1,850£4.40/kg
Weanling heifers1CH440£1,890£4.29/kg
Weanling heifers1LM380£1,630£4.29/kg
Weanling heifers1LM420£1,800£4.28/kg
Weanling heifers1SI390£1,670£4.28/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 8 September 2026.