Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Weanling sale, Friday 23 October 2026
- Weanling bulls £5.25/kg* mean of bands
- Weanling heifers £4.91/kg* mean of bands
462 weanlings presented in Ballymena on Friday met another good trade. Bullocks to £1620 over for a Lim at 430Kg £2050 presented by Ivor Hyndman, Maghera and heifers to £1530 over for a Cha at 520Kg £2050 presented by M & A Guy, Limavady.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 23 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 | £5.98/kg | £5.67 to £6.51/kg | £1,547 | £1,300 to £1,890 | 14 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 25 lots | £4.98/kg | £4.42 to £6.03/kg | £1,734 | £1,580 to £2,000 | 25 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.38/kg | £4.22 to £4.76/kg | £1,842 | £1,690 to £2,050 | 4 | |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 12 lots | £5.80/kg | £5.23 to £6.81/kg | £1,312 | £1,010 to £1,580 | 12 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 21 lots | £4.64/kg | £3.97 to £5.36/kg | £1,570 | £1,420 to £1,700 | 21 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 6 lots | £4.09/kg | £4.00 to £4.23/kg | £1,767 | £1,660 to £1,890 | 6 | |
| 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 82 lots, 82 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,890 | £6.51/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 290 | £1,810 | £6.24/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 270 | £1,680 | £6.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,300 | £6.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,700 | £6.07/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 220 | £1,330 | £6.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,390 | £6.04/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,810 | £6.03/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 260 | £1,560 | £6.00/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 220 | £1,300 | £5.90/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 290 | £1,660 | £5.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,600 | £5.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,540 | £5.70/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 230 | £1,310 | £5.69/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,590 | £5.67/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 340 | £1,880 | £5.52/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,740 | £5.43/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 320 | £1,730 | £5.40/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | SI | 350 | £1,830 | £5.22/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,670 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,720 | £5.21/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,610 | £5.19/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,660 | £5.18/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,650 | £5.15/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,580 | £5.09/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,620 | £5.06/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 350 | £1,770 | £5.05/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £2,000 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 380 | £1,840 | £4.84/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 430 | £2,050 | £4.76/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,700 | £4.72/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,840 | £4.71/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,770 | £4.65/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,810 | £4.64/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,670 | £4.63/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,750 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 370 | £1,680 | £4.54/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,620 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,710 | £4.50/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,680 | £4.42/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 410 | £1,760 | £4.29/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | CH | 440 | £1,870 | £4.25/kg |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,690 | £4.22/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 160 | £1,090 | £6.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 160 | £1,090 | £6.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 170 | £1,100 | £6.47/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 270 | £1,580 | £5.85/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,220 | £5.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,580 | £5.64/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,570 | £5.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | SI | 250 | £1,360 | £5.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 300 | £1,610 | £5.36/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 290 | £1,550 | £5.34/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 280 | £1,490 | £5.32/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 190 | £1,010 | £5.31/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 210 | £1,100 | £5.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,640 | £5.29/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,600 | £5.16/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | BEL | 310 | £1,590 | £5.12/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,590 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 310 | £1,540 | £4.96/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 330 | £1,630 | £4.93/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,560 | £4.87/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 330 | £1,590 | £4.81/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,610 | £4.60/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,470 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 350 | £1,600 | £4.57/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 320 | £1,420 | £4.43/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,700 | £4.59/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,600 | £4.44/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,610 | £4.35/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 370 | £1,570 | £4.24/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,780 | £4.23/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 400 | £1,660 | £4.15/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 360 | £1,490 | £4.13/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 460 | £1,890 | £4.10/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,870 | £4.06/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 380 | £1,540 | £4.05/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,450 | £4.02/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 420 | £1,680 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 430 | £1,720 | £4.00/kg |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | CH | 390 | £1,550 | £3.97/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 24 October 2026.