Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Dairy sale, Friday 5 September 2025
The 2nd Annual Pedigree Galloway Sale, held on Friday 5th September, achieved an excellent trade. A young Belted Galloway bull from Richard Crieth, Bushmills, Ballylough Price, topped the sale at 6000gns. Leading the female section was Briglands Sapphire, a white Galloway in-calf cow reaching 5400gns and placing 2 nd , presented by Brian Moorhead, Licolman.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 5 September 2025
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | All weightsderived from 13 lots | £3,042 | £2,300 to £3,500 | 13 |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||
Sample lots
13 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,500 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | AY | £3,500 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,400 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | AY | £3,350 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,300 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,100 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,050 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £3,000 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,950 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,900 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | HO | £2,750 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £2,450 |
| Dairy cows | 1 | FR | £2,300 |
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 2 September 2026.