Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 16 October 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.35/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £5.26/kg* mean of bands
A good trade in Ballymena on Friday for 295 Weanlings. Bullocks to £1540 over for a Charolais 470kg at £2010 presented by J McQuiston, Ballymoney and Heifers to £2620 over for a Limousin 530kg at £3150 from J Gilliland, Muckamore.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 16 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 14 lots | £6.02/kg | £5.80 to £6.37/kg | £1,486 | £1,260 to £1,700 | 16 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 21 lots | £4.99/kg | £4.25 to £5.61/kg | £1,677 | £1,530 to £1,780 | 23 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £4.57/kg | £4.27 to £4.90/kg | £1,973 | £1,950 to £2,010 | 3 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.52/kg | £5.10 to £6.27/kg | £1,368 | £1,100 to £1,580 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 15 lots | £5.02/kg | £3.82 to £6.57/kg | £1,777 | £1,260 to £2,500 | 15 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 3 lots | £5.23/kg | £4.70 to £5.51/kg | £2,273 | £2,260 to £2,300 | 3 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot | £5.94/kg | £5.94 to £5.94/kg | £3,150 | £3,150 to £3,150 | 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 69 lots, 73 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 240 | £1,530 | £6.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,390 | £6.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 230 | £1,420 | £6.17/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 3 | CH | 250 | £1,520 | £6.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,570 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | 250 | £1,500 | £6.00/kg | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,500 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 210 | £1,260 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,310 | £5.95/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,480 | £5.92/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 250 | £1,470 | £5.88/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,700 | £5.86/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,580 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,510 | £5.80/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,740 | £5.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 320 | £1,750 | £5.46/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | SA | 330 | £1,780 | £5.39/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,760 | £5.33/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,630 | £5.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 310 | £1,590 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,630 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 2 | LM | 340 | £1,730 | £5.08/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,700 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 330 | £1,650 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,600 | £5.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,960 | £4.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,740 | £4.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,660 | £4.61/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,950 | £4.53/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | HE | 390 | £1,730 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 370 | £1,620 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,590 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 470 | £2,010 | £4.27/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,530 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,380 | £6.27/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 180 | £1,100 | £6.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 250 | £1,520 | £6.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 240 | £1,340 | £5.58/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 230 | £1,250 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,370 | £5.26/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,410 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,200 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,510 | £5.20/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 260 | £1,330 | £5.11/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 280 | £1,430 | £5.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £2,100 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 330 | £1,820 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,700 | £5.31/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,540 | £4.52/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,400 | £4.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,530 | £4.37/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,390 | £4.08/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 320 | £1,260 | £3.93/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 340 | £1,300 | £3.82/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 380 | £2,500 | £6.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £2,380 | £6.26/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 530 | £3,150 | £5.94/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £2,100 | £5.52/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SA | 410 | £2,260 | £5.51/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 420 | £2,300 | £5.47/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 390 | £2,100 | £5.38/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 360 | £1,740 | £4.83/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | 380 | £1,800 | £4.73/kg | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 480 | £2,260 | £4.70/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 20 October 2026.