Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 9 October 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.03/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.68/kg* mean of bands
252 Weanlings on Friday sold with another good steady trade. Bullocks to £1440 over for a Char 580kg at £2020 from A Calwell, Clough and Heifers to £2220 over for a Saler 500kg at £2720 presented by J McNally, Bellaghy.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 9 October 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 10 lots | £5.88/kg | £5.55 to £6.40/kg | £1,350 | £1,030 to £1,710 | 11 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 18 lots | £4.77/kg | £4.10 to £5.64/kg | £1,596 | £1,380 to £1,800 | 22 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.40/kg | £4.00 to £4.78/kg | £1,797 | £1,600 to £1,960 | 6 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 14 lots | £5.17/kg | £4.65 to £6.65/kg | £1,321 | £980 to £1,680 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 11 lots | £4.16/kg | £3.55 to £5.31/kg | £1,405 | £1,110 to £1,750 | 14 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 8 lots | £4.66/kg | £4.25 to £5.59/kg | £1,982 | £1,700 to £2,460 | 8 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.44/kg | £5.44 to £5.44/kg | £2,720 | £2,720 to £2,720 | 1 | |
| 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 68 lots, 76 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 200 | £1,280 | £6.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 250 | £1,550 | £6.20/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SA | 200 | £1,230 | £6.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,300 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,710 | £5.89/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BA | 230 | £1,330 | £5.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,490 | £5.73/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | SA | 180 | £1,030 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 230 | £1,290 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,610 | £5.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 300 | £1,620 | £5.40/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 310 | £1,750 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 310 | £1,740 | £5.61/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 350 | £1,760 | £5.02/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,670 | £4.91/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 330 | £1,520 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | BB | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,520 | £4.47/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,430 | £4.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 310 | £1,380 | £4.45/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | SA | 320 | £1,410 | £4.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,800 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,960 | £4.78/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,720 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,910 | £4.77/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £1,800 | £4.61/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,640 | £4.55/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 430 | £1,880 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,740 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,690 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £1,630 | £4.18/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 390 | £1,600 | £4.10/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | BB | 400 | £1,600 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 200 | £1,330 | £6.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,680 | £5.79/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,220 | £5.54/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,440 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 240 | £1,270 | £5.29/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,470 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,200 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,430 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 290 | £1,420 | £4.89/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,370 | £4.89/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,170 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,160 | £4.83/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BA | 210 | £980 | £4.66/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,350 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,420 | £4.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,460 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 340 | £1,480 | £4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,510 | £4.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 4 | BB | 310 | £1,110 | £3.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BB | 340 | £1,210 | £3.55/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 440 | £2,460 | £5.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 500 | £2,720 | £5.44/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 470 | £2,360 | £5.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 430 | £2,020 | £4.69/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,750 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,800 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £1,880 | £4.47/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 400 | £1,780 | £4.45/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 430 | £1,860 | £4.32/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,590 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,580 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,700 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 360 | £1,530 | £4.25/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 10 October 2026.