Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 25 September 2026
- Weanling bulls £4.65/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.43/kg* mean of bands
227 weanlings in Ballymena on Friday met another steady trade. Bullocks to £1640 over for a Lim 510Kg at £2150 presented by T A Rodgers, Broughshane and Heifers to £1420 over for a Sim 480Kg at £1900 presented by P McConnell, Belfast.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 25 September 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 9 lots | £5.40/kg | £5.07 to £5.76/kg | £1,420 | £1,080 to £1,530 | 9 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 22 lots | £4.48/kg | £3.33 to £5.37/kg | £1,507 | £1,100 to £1,730 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots | £4.38/kg | £4.20 to £4.60/kg | £1,918 | £1,800 to £2,100 | 9 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £4.21/kg | £4.21 to £4.21/kg | £2,150 | £2,150 to £2,150 | 1 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.68/kg | £3.86 to £5.60/kg | £1,187 | £850 to £1,360 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 16 lots | £4.37/kg | £3.90 to £4.80/kg | £1,523 | £1,290 to £1,740 | 16 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.16/kg | £4.02 to £4.37/kg | £1,736 | £1,660 to £1,800 | 7 | |
| 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 75 lots, 76 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,440 | £5.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,530 | £5.66/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 260 | £1,470 | £5.65/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,470 | £5.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 200 | £1,080 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,500 | £5.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,440 | £5.14/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,480 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 300 | £1,530 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 270 | £1,370 | £5.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,510 | £5.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,500 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 300 | £1,490 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,720 | £5.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,690 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,710 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,690 | £4.82/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,670 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,580 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,390 | £4.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 350 | £1,410 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,300 | £3.93/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 320 | £1,240 | £3.87/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 340 | £1,310 | £3.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | BEL | 330 | £1,100 | £3.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,840 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,730 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 460 | £2,080 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,670 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 400 | £1,800 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,690 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,820 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,630 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,910 | £4.34/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 480 | £2,060 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 490 | £2,100 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 430 | £1,840 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 510 | £2,150 | £4.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,810 | £4.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | AA | 360 | £1,510 | £4.19/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,290 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 250 | £1,250 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,190 | £4.95/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,360 | £4.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,440 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,200 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,150 | £4.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 250 | £1,170 | £4.68/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,250 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,200 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,150 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 220 | £850 | £3.86/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,490 | £4.80/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,630 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,510 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,470 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,360 | £4.38/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,400 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 330 | £1,290 | £3.90/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,740 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,590 | £4.41/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,750 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,800 | £4.28/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,660 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,740 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,540 | £4.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,730 | £4.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,480 | £4.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 410 | £1,660 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,780 | £4.04/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 390 | £1,570 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 420 | £1,690 | £4.02/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 26 September 2026.